A Narrative of My Professional Adventures: (1790-1839)Navy Records Society, 1953 - 468 σελίδες |
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Σελίδα 120
... enemy . * Lord Howe was the favourite of that day . He had been allowed , not only to select the ships to be placed under his command , but also the officers commanding them . There were a great many 64's in our Navy , but his Lordship ...
... enemy . * Lord Howe was the favourite of that day . He had been allowed , not only to select the ships to be placed under his command , but also the officers commanding them . There were a great many 64's in our Navy , but his Lordship ...
Σελίδα 122
... enemy , and it became evident that reinforcements were on their way to him . I may mention here the critical state ... Enemy we had been so anxiously looking for . His ships were not , by appearance , in any regular order of sailing ...
... enemy , and it became evident that reinforcements were on their way to him . I may mention here the critical state ... Enemy we had been so anxiously looking for . His ships were not , by appearance , in any regular order of sailing ...
Σελίδα 123
... enemy , having closed us to about 8 miles , hauled to the wind ( in the western quarter ) . The whole of our Fleet being in chace , the order of sailing was no longer an object . About 4 o'clock in the afternoon the wind . moderated a ...
... enemy , having closed us to about 8 miles , hauled to the wind ( in the western quarter ) . The whole of our Fleet being in chace , the order of sailing was no longer an object . About 4 o'clock in the afternoon the wind . moderated a ...
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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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Admiral Admiralty afterwards Aimable Alcide anchor anxious appearance arrived attend became boat brig cabin called Capt Captain captured chace command consequence convoy court martial Crescent crew cruize Curaçao Defence Dillon dine dinner duty enemy enemy's Father favourable fire Flag Fleet French frigate Gambier gave gentleman Guadeloupe guns hand harbour heard instantly Island Jamaica letter Library Lieutenant Lieutenant-Commander Lobb London Lord Hawke Lord Hugh Lordship lost Martinique mast Master Meleager mentioned mess messmates Mids Midshipman morning naval Navy never night noticed o'clock occasion officers ordered party passed port Port Royal Portsmouth Post Captain Prize proceedings promotion Quarter Deck R-Ad received replied returned Royal sail schooner seamen sent ship Ship's Company shore shot signal Sir Andrew Sir John Sir John Orde soon Spithead squadron taken Thetis thought told took topsail Tortola V-Ad vessel watch weather Whilst wind