Lives of the British Admirals: Containing Also a New and Accurate Naval History, from the Earliest Periods, 第 5 巻C. J. Barrinton, 1813 |
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... force of his antagonist ever so superiour . Upon the whole , I believe we may equitably conclude , that Admiral Byng was constitutionally deficient in that degree of per- sonal intrepidity , by no means essential to the character of a ...
... force of his antagonist ever so superiour . Upon the whole , I believe we may equitably conclude , that Admiral Byng was constitutionally deficient in that degree of per- sonal intrepidity , by no means essential to the character of a ...
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... force which was deemed adequate to the expedition , was ordered to be prepared ; but before the ships were ready to sail , the season was so far advanced that it was thought advisable to postpone the design . In the beginning of the ...
... force which was deemed adequate to the expedition , was ordered to be prepared ; but before the ships were ready to sail , the season was so far advanced that it was thought advisable to postpone the design . In the beginning of the ...
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... force being insufficient , the attempt miscarried . On the 29th day of May , the Dorsetshire , Captain Dennis , of seventy guns , cruizing in the bay of Biscay , fell in with the Raisonable , a French man - of - war of sixty- four guns ...
... force being insufficient , the attempt miscarried . On the 29th day of May , the Dorsetshire , Captain Dennis , of seventy guns , cruizing in the bay of Biscay , fell in with the Raisonable , a French man - of - war of sixty- four guns ...
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... , the Capricieux , and the Celebre : so that the Prudent and the Bienfaisant were the only ships of force remaining . In the night of the 25th the first of these two was set on fire , and the other OF KING GEORGE II . 53.
... , the Capricieux , and the Celebre : so that the Prudent and the Bienfaisant were the only ships of force remaining . In the night of the 25th the first of these two was set on fire , and the other OF KING GEORGE II . 53.
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... force . The British minister , sensible that his conquest on the coast of Africa was incomplete without the ... forces under Colonel Worge . This armament sailed from Cork on the 11th of November , and , after a tempestuous voyage ...
... force . The British minister , sensible that his conquest on the coast of Africa was incomplete without the ... forces under Colonel Worge . This armament sailed from Cork on the 11th of November , and , after a tempestuous voyage ...
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action Admiral Byng Admiral Keppel admiralty advantage America anchor appeared armed army arrived artillery attack batteries boats Brest Britain British cannon Cape Captain Cook carried chace coast colonies commanded Commodore conduct considerable continued convoy crew danger defence degrees destroyed discovered east enemy enemy's engagement England English expedition favour fire force four France French French fleet frigates garrison George Collier governor guns harbour honour hostile house of Bourbon immediately inhabitants island killed land latitude leagues lieutenant longitude Lord majesty majesty's March marines minister ministry Minorca minutes south morning nation naval navigation navy night North obliged officers Otaheite port Port Egmont possession present privateers resolution returned river Royal sailed seamen sent shore signal Sir Edward Hawke Sir John Mordaunt sloop soon Spain Spaniards Spanish spirit Spithead squadron straits of Magellan superiour taken thousand took town transports troops vessels Vice-admiral voyage whole wind wounded
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472 ページ - I found it in vain, and, in short, impracticable, from the situation we were in, to stand out any longer with the least prospect of success. I therefore struck. Our mainmast at the same time went by the board.
350 ページ - That the foundation of English liberty and of all free government, is, a right in the people to participate in their legislative council...
13 ページ - Every person in the fleet, who through cowardice, negligence, or disaffection, shall in time of action withdraw or keep back, or not come into the fight or engagement, or shall not do his utmost to take or destroy every ship which it shall be his duty to engage, and to assist and relieve all and every of His Majesty's ships, or those of his allies, which it shall be his duty to assist...
144 ページ - ... accountable for his conduct, and that he would not remain in a situation which made him responsible for measures he was no longer allowed to guide.
338 ページ - They were curious in examining every part of the ship, which they viewed with uncommon attention. They had not the least knowledge of goats, hogs, dogs, or cats, and had not even a name for one of them. They seemed fond of large spike-nails, and pieces of red cloth, or indeed of any other colour, but red was their favourite.
284 ページ - ... should have gone to pieces, we might have been set ashore by the boats, and from which they might have taken us by different turns to the main; the wind, however, gradually died away and early in the forenoon it was a dead calm; if it had blown hard the ship must inevitably have been destroyed.
432 ページ - ... and the public, that the signal for coming into " the Victory's wake was flying from three o'clock in the '• afternoon till eight in the evening unobeyed ; at the " same time he did not charge the vice-admiral with
350 ページ - Countries, we cheerfully consent to the operation of such Acts of the British Parliament, as are, bona fide, restrained to the regulation of our external commerce, for the purpose of securing the commercial advantages of the whole Empire to the mother country, and the commercial benefits of its respective members ; excluding every idea of Taxation, internal or external, for raising a revenue on the subjects in America, without their consent.
347 ページ - Parliament, in which they were informed that in consequence of the unwarrantable practices carried on in North America, and particularly of the violent and outrageous proceedings at the town and port of Boston, with a view of obstructing the commerce of this kingdom, and upon grounds and pretences immediately subversive of its constitution, it was thought fit to lay the whole matter before Parliament...
293 ページ - ... with pliable rods about as thick as a man's finger, in the form of an oven, by sticking the two ends into the ground, and then covering them with palm-leaves and broad pieces of bark : the door is nothing but a large hole at one end, opposite to which the fire is made, as we perceived by the ashes.