A Narrative of My Professional Adventures: (1790-1839)Navy Records Society, 1953 - 468 σελίδες |
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... completely lost in contemplating the immense size of the ship , the busy motions of the seamen , the noise of the Boatswain's Mates piping , the officers giving orders : in short , the whole machine was beyond my compre- hension . The ...
... completely lost in contemplating the immense size of the ship , the busy motions of the seamen , the noise of the Boatswain's Mates piping , the officers giving orders : in short , the whole machine was beyond my compre- hension . The ...
Σελίδα 117
... completely blind . It seems certain that broadsides were not constantly being discharged into an empty sea . It is often said that during an action communication between quarter deck and gun decks was maintained by midshipmen passing ...
... completely blind . It seems certain that broadsides were not constantly being discharged into an empty sea . It is often said that during an action communication between quarter deck and gun decks was maintained by midshipmen passing ...
Σελίδα 149
... completely out in my reckoning . He had shown so much friendly anxiety in their behalf that I thought he would not desert them at this critical moment . However , it was at last decided they would walk , and under that decision they ...
... completely out in my reckoning . He had shown so much friendly anxiety in their behalf that I thought he would not desert them at this critical moment . However , it was at last decided they would walk , and under that decision they ...
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PEACE March 1790January 1793 | 1 |
THE LESSER ANTILLES March 1796March 1798 | 317 |
JAMAICA STATION April 1799August 1802 | 353 |
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