 | Henry Mann - 1896 - 350 σελίδες
...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 line,...up and passed ahead of their two ships and a brig, large schooner and sloop from the larboard side, at half pistol shot distance. The smaller vessels... | |
 | 1813 - 552 σελίδες
...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 σελίδες
...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 σελίδες
...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 H. Palmer - 1814 - 548 σελίδες
...hoisted. At forty-five minutes past 2, the signal was made for close action. The Niagara being veiy little 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,... | |
 | Thomas Clark - 1814 - 244 σελίδες
...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... | |
 | 1816 - 416 σελίδες
...close 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...distance. The smaller vessels at this -time having got yithin grape and canister distance, under the direction of Capt. Elliot, and keeping up a well directed... | |
 | Thomas O'Connor - 1816 - 338 σελίδες
...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... | |
 | William James - 1817 - 788 σελίδες
...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 σελίδες
...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...schooner and sloop from the larboard side, at half pistol shot distance," decided the fate of the action. The painting was executed io fine style, and... | |
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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... 
