A Narrative of My Professional Adventures (1790-1839)Navy Records Society, 1956 |
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... land , by which means we lost sight of her . My dinner hour was past 2 , p.m. By past 4 we had closed this moun- tainous coast and again got sight of the chace . We were now in smoother water , but the stranger disappeared among the ...
... land , by which means we lost sight of her . My dinner hour was past 2 , p.m. By past 4 we had closed this moun- tainous coast and again got sight of the chace . We were now in smoother water , but the stranger disappeared among the ...
Σελίδα 94
... land , and the water was as smooth as a millpond . Under these circumstances all the advantages lay with the enemy . He could see us as we were outside , but we could not see him . I therefore ceased cannonading till the moon enabled us ...
... land , and the water was as smooth as a millpond . Under these circumstances all the advantages lay with the enemy . He could see us as we were outside , but we could not see him . I therefore ceased cannonading till the moon enabled us ...
Σελίδα 264
... land . I shortened sail to a closereefed main topsail and foresail , then shaped a course for Portland lights . When that distance had been run , not seeing them , I hove to . At 7 o'clock the day began to dawn . There was a tremen ...
... land . I shortened sail to a closereefed main topsail and foresail , then shaped a course for Portland lights . When that distance had been run , not seeing them , I hove to . At 7 o'clock the day began to dawn . There was a tremen ...
Περιεχόμενα
CALAMITY September 1802September | 1 |
CAPTIVITY September 1803September 1807 | 33 |
TEMPORARY COMMANDS April 1808March 1811 | 114 |
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A Narrative of My Professional Adventures (1790-1839) Sir William Henry Dillon Προβολή αποσπασμάτων - 1953 |
A Narrative of My Professional Adventures: (1790-1839) William Henry Dillon Προβολή αποσπασμάτων - 1956 |
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