Naval and Military Memoirs of Great Britain, from 1727 to 1783, Bind 1Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme, 1804 |
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Side 33 - Spain, an usurpation, an inhuman tyranny, claimed and exercised over the American seas ; on the part of England, an undoubted right, by treaties, and from God and nature, declared and asserted in the resolutions of Parliament, are referred to the discussion of plenipotentiaries, upon one and the same equal foot.
Side 495 - The garrison were allowed to march out with all the honours of war ; and at the request of General Bellecombe the regiment of Pondicherry was allowed to retain its colours.
Side 510 - ... either the meaning of the law, or the nature of his offence, they bring him under an article of war, which- according to their own...
Side 481 - Intrepid's place. I found the enemy edged away conftantly ; and as they went three feet to our one, they would never permit our...
Side 227 - McDonell reports his having taken possession of all the Enemy's Artillery (with the exception of one piece), as well, as Naval, Military and Commissariat Stores — and of his having destroyed the Barracks & Shipping.
Side 230 - ... immediately fitted out for two secret expeditions, which, however, would have some connexion with each other; that he, Mr. Anson, was intended to command one of them, and Mr. Cornwall (who hath since lost his life gloriously in the defence of his country's honour) the other; that the squadron under Mr. Anson was to take on board three independent companies of a hundred men each, and Eland's regiment of foot; that Colonel Bland was...
Side 120 - The proceeds of loans, (exclusively of treasury notes, and temporary loans) paid into the treasury from the commencement of the war to the end of the year 1814, amounted to forty-one millions ten thousand dollars.
Side 480 - ... a-head of me, to throw all aback ; this obliged me to do fo alfo for fome minutes to avoid their falling on board me, though not before we had drove our adverfary out of the line, who put before the wind, and had feveral fhot fired at him from his own admiral.
Side 154 - Accordingly, at eight o'clock, the Duke of Monteallegre came down from the King in council, and told them, the demand would be complied with, and in writing, as required. But...
Side 364 - Eagle's falling twice on board of the Devonfhire, having had her wheel fhot to pieces, all the men at it killed, and all her braces and bowlings gone. This unfortunately forced the Rear-Admiral to leeward, and prevented his attacking either the Monarch or Tenant, within a proper diftance to do any execution.