The naval history of Great Britain, from ... 1793, to ... 1820, with an account of the origin and increase of the British navy. Chamier, 第 4 巻1859 |
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... passed under the stern of the Cæsar , steering as before about north by east ; and , after the receipt of a shot and the interchange of a few hails , discovering the ship 1 For the names of the captains see vol . iii . , p . 386 . to be ...
... passed under the stern of the Cæsar , steering as before about north by east ; and , after the receipt of a shot and the interchange of a few hails , discovering the ship 1 For the names of the captains see vol . iii . , p . 386 . to be ...
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... passing , on the larboard tack , under the lee , successively , of the Cæsar and Hero , received from each of them , particularly from the latter , which ship she almost touched , a heavy and destructive fire . The French admiral , in ...
... passing , on the larboard tack , under the lee , successively , of the Cæsar and Hero , received from each of them , particularly from the latter , which ship she almost touched , a heavy and destructive fire . The French admiral , in ...
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... passed to wind- ward , and made herself useful in taking possession of the Mont- Blanc after that ship had struck to the Cæsar . The capture of M. Dumanoir's squadron may fairly be con- sidered as an emanation from the battle of ...
... passed to wind- ward , and made herself useful in taking possession of the Mont- Blanc after that ship had struck to the Cæsar . The capture of M. Dumanoir's squadron may fairly be con- sidered as an emanation from the battle of ...
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... passed to leeward of and hailed the Arrow , but did not fire . On arriving abreast of the Acheron , the frigate was her- self hailed . After hailing in return , the Hortense opened a fire of round and grape upon the Acheron ; which ...
... passed to leeward of and hailed the Arrow , but did not fire . On arriving abreast of the Acheron , the frigate was her- self hailed . After hailing in return , the Hortense opened a fire of round and grape upon the Acheron ; which ...
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... passing , became again engaged with the Hortense ; who , after having poured a destructive fire into the starboard quarter of the Arrow , hauled after the Acheron . The Arrow , in her immovable and shattered state , was now left to the ...
... passing , became again engaged with the Hortense ; who , after having poured a destructive fire into the starboard quarter of the Arrow , hauled after the Acheron . The Arrow , in her immovable and shattered state , was now left to the ...
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24-pounders 38-gun frigate 74-gun ship action admiral afterwards anchor armed arrived attack Basque roads batteries boats brig brig-sloop British frigate British navy British ships British squadron broadside Cæsar Canopus Cape Captain captured carronades chase colours command Commodore convoy corvette crew cruising Danish deck despatched Didon distance enemy enemy's fire-ships five fleet force four French French frigate French ships French squadron frigate gallant George gun-boats gun-brigs Gun-ship guns harbour hauled hoisted Honourable Impérieuse island Isle d'Aix James killed larboard larboard tack latter Lieutenant line-of-battle ships Lord Cochrane Lord Collingwood Lord Gambier loss marines wounded master's mate masts midshipman miles minutes mounted musketry officers orders Phoenix Piémontaise port prize Rear-admiral rigging road Robert Calder sail schooner Seahorse seamen and marines Sémillante ship-sloop shore shot signal Sir John sloop soon Spanish starboard steered stern stood Thomas troops vessels Vice-admiral Willaumez William wind Wrecked
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255 ページ - British vessel of superior force, one of a squadron then lying in our waters and covering the transaction, and has been disabled from service with the loss of a number of men killed and wounded. This enormity was not only without provocation or justifiable cause, but was committed with the avowed purpose of taking by force from a ship of war of the United States...
425 ページ - Imperieuse, and other ships employed in that service, it appears to us that the said Admiral Lord Gambier, on the 12th day of the said month of April, the enemy's ships being then on shore, and the signal having been made that they could be destroyed, did for a considerable time neglect or delay taking effectual measures for destroying them.
404 ページ - ... hand-grenades. The puncheons were fastened to each other by cables wound round them, and jammed together with wedges; and moistened sand was rammed down between these casks, so as to render the whole, from stem to stern, as solid as possible, that the resistance might render the explosion the more violent.
426 ページ - Right Honourable Lord Gambier; but that his lordship's conduct on that occasion, as well as his general conduct and proceedings as commander-in-chief of the Channel fleet...
128 ページ - Peschell, the second, but his presence was absolutely necessary on board. To an officer of your discriminating judgment, I trust I shall stand excused if I take the liberty of recommending Lieutenant Fleming to your notice for his meritorious conduct on this occasion. He appears to me to be an officer of distinguished merit and bravery, and I understood he was highly respected by his late captain, the good, the amiable, and my gallant predecessor the Honourable John Murray.
469 ページ - I shall, notwithstanding that, probably not make the signal to form the line of battle, but, keeping the closest order, with the van squadron attack the van of the enemy, while the commander of the lee division takes the proper measures, and makes to the ships of his division the necessary signals, for commencing the action with the enemy's rear, as nearly as possible at the same time that the van begins : to his signals, therefore, the captains of that division will be particularly watchful.
250 ページ - States, to show to the captain of her this order, and to require to search his ship for the deserters from the before-mentioned ships, and to proceed and search for the same ; and if a similar demand should be made by the American, he is to be permitted to search for any deserters from their service, according to the customs and usage of civilized nations on terms of peace and amity with each other.
384 ページ - WITH varying opposition, but with unvaried success, the newly-constructed semaphoric telegraphs, which are of the utmost consequence to the safety of the numerous convoys that pass along the coast of France, at Bourdique, La Pienede, St.
34 ページ - The loss on the part of the garrison was extremely severe : the governor of the fort, a Spanish gentleman who had volunteered, the second captain of the Confiance, and nine others were killed ; and 30, including nearly all the officers of the privateer, were wounded.