The Naval History of Great Britain: From the Year MDCCLXXXIII to MDCCCXXII.C. Rice, 1824 |
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... immediately surrendered . She was called the Santa Teresa of forty - two guns , and had on board five hundred soldiers and sea- men . Captain James Saunders in the Espoir brig , of fourteen guns , fought two Spanish xebecs , either of ...
... immediately surrendered . She was called the Santa Teresa of forty - two guns , and had on board five hundred soldiers and sea- men . Captain James Saunders in the Espoir brig , of fourteen guns , fought two Spanish xebecs , either of ...
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... immediately perceived and chased , and the Diane captured by Captain Peard , in the Success : she mounted forty - two guns , eighteen and nine pounders , but had only one hundred and fourteen men on board . The boats of our cruisers ...
... immediately perceived and chased , and the Diane captured by Captain Peard , in the Success : she mounted forty - two guns , eighteen and nine pounders , but had only one hundred and fourteen men on board . The boats of our cruisers ...
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... immediately boarded and carried with great opposition . cheers of the victors announced the conquest , upon which the other ship ( one of her cables being cut ) opened her fire . Her fore - topsail The had been loosed in order to cast ...
... immediately boarded and carried with great opposition . cheers of the victors announced the conquest , upon which the other ship ( one of her cables being cut ) opened her fire . Her fore - topsail The had been loosed in order to cast ...
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... immediately wrote , " I do hereby certify that Don ( with many high sounding names ) conducted him- self like a real Spaniard . " This precious document was re- ceived with every mark of respect and gratitude . In the month of June ...
... immediately wrote , " I do hereby certify that Don ( with many high sounding names ) conducted him- self like a real Spaniard . " This precious document was re- ceived with every mark of respect and gratitude . In the month of June ...
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... immediately did a - head of the Au- dacious . The Hannibal and Spencer being be- calmed to leeward of the Cæsar , their signals were made to tow into action . On a breeze springing up , Captain Ferris eagerly availed himself of it , by ...
... immediately did a - head of the Au- dacious . The Hannibal and Spencer being be- calmed to leeward of the Cæsar , their signals were made to tow into action . On a breeze springing up , Captain Ferris eagerly availed himself of it , by ...
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action admiralty Algeziras anchor army arrived attack batteries battle blockade boats Bonaparte Brest brig Britain British fleet Bucentaure Cadiz Cæsar Cape Cape François capture chase coast Collingwood combined fleet conduct convoy crew deck despatches ditto Domingo Egypt enemy England English fell Ferrol fire flag flotilla force four France French French ship frigates gallant Gantheaume garrison Gibraltar harbour honour hundred island joined killed land leeward letter Lieutenant Linois Lord Keith Lord Nelson Lordship Majesty Majesty's Malta marines Martinique masts merchant-ships Napoleon naval navy night officers orders peace peace of Amiens port pounders prisoners Rear-adm Rear-admiral Rear-admiral Sir received Robert Calder Rochefort Royal Sovereign sail seamen sent seventy-four guns shore shot signal Sir Robert Calder sloop sloop of war soon Spanish squadron Superb surrendered tain taken Texel thousand tion Toulon treaty troops valour vessels Vice-adm Vice-admiral Victory Villeneuve wind wounded
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Halaman 448 - May the great God, whom I worship, grant to my country, and for the benefit of Europe in general, a great and glorious victory, and may no misconduct in any one tarnish it; and may humanity after victory be the predominant feature in the British fleet! For myself individually, I commit my life to Him that made me; and may his blessing alight on my endeavours for serving my country faithfully!
Halaman 96 - ... saddles, and bridles ; excepting, however, the quantity of the said articles which may be necessary for the defence of the ship, and of those who compose the crew ; and all other articles whatever, not enumerated here, shall not be reputed warlike and naval ammunition, nor be subject to confiscation, and of course shall pass freely, without being subject to the smallest difficulty, unless they be considered as enemy's property in the above settled sense.
Halaman 440 - my plan of attack, as far as a man dare venture to guess at the very uncertain position the enemy may be found in ; but it is to place you perfectly at ease respecting my intentions, and to give full scope to your judgment for carrying them into effect. We can, my dear Coll., have no little jealousies. We have only one great object in view, that of annihilating our enemies, and getting a glorious peace for our country.
Halaman 97 - ... on board the convoy, where they shall proceed reciprocally to the verification of the papers and certificates that are to prove, on one part, that the ship of war is authorized to take under its escort such or such merchant...
Halaman 104 - Articles, should be restored on all sides ; that the term should be one month from the Channel and' the North Seas, as far as the Canary Islands inclusively, whether in the ocean or in the Mediterranean...
Halaman 476 - Commander-in-chief, who fell in the action of the 21st, in the arms of Victory, covered with glory, — whose memory will be ever dear to the British Navy and the British Nation, whose zeal for the honour of his King, and for the interest of his Country, will be ever held up as a shining example for a British seaman...
Halaman 92 - SIR, I HAVE the honour to acquaint you, for the information of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, that the...
Halaman 97 - ... and love of justice, the high contracting parties enter here into the most formal engagement, to renew the severest prohibitions to their captains, whether of ships of war or merchantmen, to take, keep, or conceal, on board their ships, any of the...
Halaman 442 - Thinking it almost impossible to bring a Fleet of forty Sail of the Line into a Line of Battle in variable winds, thick weather, and other circumstances which must occur, without such a loss of time that the opportunity would probably be lost of bringing the Enemy to Battle in such a manner as to make the business decisive, I have therefore made up my mind to keep the Fleet in...
Halaman 475 - ... particular parts taken by the several commanders ; the conclusion says more on the subject than I have language to express ; the spirit which animated all was the same : when all exert themselves zealously in their country's service, all deserve that their high merits should stand recorded ; and never was high merit more conspicuous than in the battle I have described.