 | James Stanier Clarke, Stephen Jones, John Jones - 1805 - 584 sider
...line ; British forty; if cither is less, only a proportional number of the enemy's Ships are to be cut off. Something must be left to chance, nothing is sure in a sea fight beyond all others ; shot will carry away masts and yards of friends, as well as foes : but... | |
 | James Harrison (biographer of Nelson.) - 1806 - 522 sider
...forty : if either is less, only a proportion of the enemy to be cut off. British to to be one-fourth superior to the enemy cut off. Something must be left to chance. Nothing is sure in a sea-fight, beyond all others; shots will carry away masts and yards of friends as well as foes. But I look with... | |
 | sir William Beatty - 1807 - 114 sider
...either is less, only a proportional number of Enemy's ships are to be cut off; British to be one-fourth superior to the Enemy cut off. SOMETHING must be left to chance : nothing is sure in a sea-fight, beyond all others ; shot will carry away masts and yards of friends as well as foes : but I look with... | |
 | Edward Pelham Brenton - 1824 - 588 sider
...sail of the line, or pursue them, should they endeavour to make off. If the van of the enemy tacks, the captured ships must run to leeward of the British fleet. If Ihe enemy wear, the British fleet must place themselves between the enemy and the captured and disabled... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Nelson (Viscount), Matthew Henry Barker - 1836 - 500 sider
...less, only a proportionate number of the enemy's ships are to be cut off; British to be one-fourth superior to the enemy cut off. Something must be left to chance ; nothing is sure in a sea-fight beyond all others. Shots will carry away the masts and yards of friends as well as foes ; but I look... | |
 | William Nugent Glascock - 1836 - 730 sider
...observations are added the remarks contained in the " OFFICIAL MEMORANDUM " of the immortal Nelson : — " Something must be left to chance ; nothing is sure in a sea-fight, above all others : shot will carry away the masts and yards of friends as well as foes ; but I look... | |
 | Edward Pelham Brenton - 1837 - 778 sider
...British 40 ; if either is less, only a proportion of the enemy to be cut off. British to be one-fourth superior to the enemy cut off'; something must be left to chance ; nothing is sure in a sea-fight beyond all others. Shots will carry away masts and yards of friends as well as foes; but I look with... | |
 | William James - 1837 - 408 sider
...either is less, only a proportionate number of enemy's ships are to be cut off. British to be one fourth superior to the enemy cut off. Something must be left to chance. Nothing is sure in a sea fight, beyond all others : shot will carry away the masts and yards of friends as well as of foes... | |
 | George Lillie Craik, Charles MacFarlane - 1844 - 928 sider
...number of the enemy's ships are to be cut off. British tobe one- fourth superior to the enemy they cut off. Something must be left to chance. Nothing is sure in a sea-fight: shot will carry away the masts and yards of friends as well as of foes ; but I look with confidence... | |
 | William Freke Williams - 1854 - 818 sider
...only a proportion of the enemy to be cut off. British to be one-fourth superior to the enemy cut oft': something must be left to chance ; nothing is sure in a sea-fight, beyond all others. Shots will carry away masts and yards of friends as well as of foes j but I look... | |
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... friends as well as foes; but I look with confidence to a Victory before the Van of the Enemy could succour their Rear and then that the British Fleet would most of them be ready to receive their twenty Sail of the Line, or to pursue them, should they... 
