 | 1814 - 580 σελίδες
...below exploded, and word was given that the fire was near the magazine. Thus surrounded by horrors, without any chance of saving the ship, Captain Porter...hoped many would be able to save themselves should the sbip blow up. His boats had been cut to pieces by the enemies' shot, but he advised such as could swim... | |
 | 1814 - 466 σελίδες
...moment, the flames were Mirstjng up each hatchway, and no hopes were en.- tertainedof saving her; our distance from the shore did not exceed three quarters of a mile, and I hoped, nany of my brave crew would be able to save them? selves, shoukl the ship blow up, ns... | |
 | Thomas H. Palmer - 1816 - 516 σελίδες
...the fire was near the magazine. Thus surrounded by horrors, without any chance of saving the ship, Porter turned his attention to rescuing as many of...Finding his distance from the shore did not exceed three-quarters of a mile, he hoped many would be able to save themselves should the ship blow up. His... | |
 | Thomas H. Palmer - 1816 - 518 σελίδες
...moment; the flames were bursting up each hatchway, and no hopes were entertained of saving her; our distance from the shore did not exceed three quarters of a mile, and I hoped many of my brave crew would be able to save themselves should the ship blow up, as I was... | |
 | John Lewis Thomson - 1816 - 396 σελίδες
...moment, the flames were bursting up each hatchway, and no hopes were entertained of saving her ; our distance from the shore did not exceed three quarters of a mile, and I hoped many of my brave crew would be able to save themselves, should the ship blow up, as I was... | |
 | Thomas Wilson - 1817 - 344 σελίδες
...moment, the flames were bursting up each hatchway, and no hopes were entertained of saving her ; our distance from the shore did not exceed three quarters of a mile, and I hoped ma/iy of my brave crew would be able to save themselves, should the •ship blow up, as... | |
 | Heman Allen Fay - 1817 - 294 σελίδες
...moment — the flames were bursting up each hatch-way, and no hopes were entertained of saving her ; our distance from the shore did not exceed three quarters of a mile, and 1 hoped many of my brave crew would be able to save themselves, should the ship blow up, as I was... | |
 | John Brannan - 1823 - 522 σελίδες
...moment ; the flames were bursting up each hatchway, and no hopes were entertained of saving her; our distance from the shore did not exceed three quarters of a mile, and I hoped many of my brave crew would be able to save themselves, should the ship blow up, as I was... | |
 | John Brannan - 1823 - 520 σελίδες
...moment ; the flames were bursting up each hatchway, and no hopes were entertained of saving her ; our distance from the shore did not exceed three quarters of a mile, and I hoped many of my brave crew would be able to save themselves, should the sliip blow up, as I... | |
 | John Brannan - 1823 - 522 σελίδες
...moment; the flames were bursting up each hatchway, and no hopes were entertained of saving her; our distance from the shore did not exceed three, quarters of a mile, and I hoped many of my brave crew would be able to save themselves, should the ship blow up, as I was... | |
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Porter turned his attention to rescuing as many of his brave companions as possible. Finding his distance from the shore did not exceed three quarters of a mile, he hoped many would be able to save themselves should the ship blow up. His boats had been... 
