 | 1813 - 552 ページ
...hoisted. At forty-five minutes past two the signal was made for close action. The Niagara being very little injured, I determined to pass through the enemy's...raking fire to them from the starboard guns, and to a Targe schooner and sloop from the larboard side, at naif pistol shot distance. The smaller vessels... | |
 | Benjamin Allen - 1813 - 142 ページ
...was made for " elose aetion." Th» ^Niagara being very little injured, 1 determined to pass tbrough the enemy's line, bore up and passed ahead of their...fire to them from the starboard guns, and to a large sehooner and mop, from the larboard side, at half pistol shot distanee. The smaller vessels at this... | |
 | 1843 - 798 ページ
...The Niagara being very little injured, I determined to puss through the enemy's line — bore up nnd passed ahead of their two ships and a brig, giving a raking fire to them with the starboard guns, mid to a large schnnner and sloop from the larboard side, at half pistol shot... | |
 | Thomas Clark - 1814 - 244 ページ
...little injured, commodore Perry determined to pass through the enemy's line with her. He accordingly bore up, and passed ahead of their two ships and a brig, giving a raking fire to them from his larboard side, at half pistol shot distance. The smaller vessels were by this tir/.e within grape... | |
 | 1815 - 410 ページ
...action.' The Niagara, being •very little injured, I determined to pass through the enemy's lines, bore up and passed ahead of their two ships and a...schooner, and sloop, from the larboard side, at half pistol-shot distance. The smaller vessels at this time having got within grape and canister distance,... | |
 | Thomas O'Connor - 1816 - 338 ページ
...hoisted. At 45 minutes pabt 2, the signal was made for ''' elose aetion." The Niagara being very Httle injured, I determined to pass through the enemy's...fire to them from the starboard guns, and to a large sehooner and sloop, from the larboard side, at half pistol-shot distanee. The smaller vessels at this... | |
 | Heman Allen Fay - 1817 - 294 ページ
...HOISTE D. At 45 minutes past 2, the signal was made for " close action ;'' the Niagara being very litl!e injured, I determined to pass through the enemy's...schooner, and sloop, from the larboard side, at half pistol-shot distance. The smaller vessels, at this time, having got within grape and canister distance,... | |
 | William James - 1817 - 788 ページ
...to be hoisted. At 45 minutes past 2, the signal was made for "close action." The Niagara being very little injured, I determined to pass through the enemy's...and a brig, giving a raking fire to them from the starboard-guns, and to a large schooner and sloop from the larboard-side at half-pistol. shot distance.... | |
 | John Milton Niles - 1820 - 408 ページ
...forty-five minutes past two, having thrown out the signal for clone action, bore up in the Niagara and passed ahead of their two ships and a brig, giving...the larboard side, at half pistol shot distance," decided the fate of the action. The painting was executed io fine style, and produced the most interesting... | |
 | John Milton Niles - 1821 - 410 ページ
...forty-five minutes past two, having thrown out the signal for close action, bore up in the Niagara and passed ahead of their two ships and a brig, giving...the larboard side, at half pistol shot distance," deci.ded the fate of the action. The painting was executed in fine style, and produced the most interesting... | |
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The Niagara being very little injured, I determined to pass through the enemy's line, bore up and passed ahead of their two ships and a brig, giving a raking fire to them from the starboard guns, and to a large schooner and sloop, from the larboard side,... 
