Lives of the British Admirals: Containing Also a New and Accurate Naval History, from the Earliest Periods, Bind 8C. J. Barrinton, 1817 |
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Side 30
... guns ( those on the quarter - deck tearing away the bulwark ) soon made the ship a perfect wreck abaft : only four or five guns could possibly be fired to alarm the convoy , and give notice of danger . On her striking the second time ...
... guns ( those on the quarter - deck tearing away the bulwark ) soon made the ship a perfect wreck abaft : only four or five guns could possibly be fired to alarm the convoy , and give notice of danger . On her striking the second time ...
Side 38
... guns , eighteen pounders , and three hundred men , taken ; two men killed and ten wounded . - La Fama , thirty - six guns , twelve pounders , and two hundred and eighty men , taken ; eleven killed , and fifty wounded . - La Clara ...
... guns , eighteen pounders , and three hundred men , taken ; two men killed and ten wounded . - La Fama , thirty - six guns , twelve pounders , and two hundred and eighty men , taken ; eleven killed , and fifty wounded . - La Clara ...
Side 41
... guns , and the Pylades sloop of war , of eighteen . In the commencement of our narration of the events of this war , we mentioned the circumstance of the French admiral , Linois , having escaped from the roads of Pon- dicherry , in ...
... guns , and the Pylades sloop of war , of eighteen . In the commencement of our narration of the events of this war , we mentioned the circumstance of the French admiral , Linois , having escaped from the roads of Pon- dicherry , in ...
Side 45
... guns ; and the Bata- vian brig William , of eighteen guns . The 28th of Fe- bruary , in the straits of Malacca , latitude 40 ° 30 ' north , we fell in with His Majesty's ships Albion and Sceptre . I was then in a very poor state of ...
... guns ; and the Bata- vian brig William , of eighteen guns . The 28th of Fe- bruary , in the straits of Malacca , latitude 40 ° 30 ' north , we fell in with His Majesty's ships Albion and Sceptre . I was then in a very poor state of ...
Side 51
... guns , sunk near the Great Nore , by Mr. Joseph Whitby , attendant in Sheerness Dock Yard . • " At eight o'clock in the morning of the 9th of July , 1801 , the Dutch frigate Ambuscade left the moorings in Sheerness harbour , her fore ...
... guns , sunk near the Great Nore , by Mr. Joseph Whitby , attendant in Sheerness Dock Yard . • " At eight o'clock in the morning of the 9th of July , 1801 , the Dutch frigate Ambuscade left the moorings in Sheerness harbour , her fore ...
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Side 87 - It was soon perceived upon examination that the wound was mortal. This, however, was concealed from all except Captain Hardy, the chaplain, and the medical attendants. He himself being certain, from the sensation in his back and the gush of blood he felt momently within his breast, that no human care could avail him, insisted that the surgeon should leave him, and attend to those to whom he might be useful; "for," said he, "you can do nothing for me.
Side 86 - A ball fired from her mizentop, which, in the then situation of the two vessels, was not more than fifteen yards from that part of the deck where he was standing, struck the epaulette on his left shoulder, about a quarter after one, just in the heat of action.
Side 89 - Kiss me, Hardy', said he. Hardy knelt down and kissed his cheek: and Nelson said, 'Now I am satisfied. Thank God I have done my duty'. Hardy stood over him in silence for a moment or two, then knelt again and kissed his forehead. 'Who is that?' said Nelson; and being informed, he replied, 'God bless you, Hardy'.
Side 83 - That officer answered, that considering the handsome way in which battle was offered by the enemy, their apparent determination for a fair trial of strength, and the situation of the land, he thought it, would be a glorious result if fourteen were captured. He replied: "I shall not be satisfied with less than twenty.
Side 142 - O spare me a little, that I may recover my strength : before I go hence, and be no more seen.
Side 297 - I have the honour to acquaint you, for the information of my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, that at 5 o'clock PM on the 6th of August last, in latitude 24° 44
Side 88 - By this time all feeling below the breast was gone, and Nelson having made the surgeon ascertain this, said to him, " You know I am gone. I know it. I feel something rising in my breast," putting his hand on his left side,
Side 142 - Behold, Thou hast made my days as it were a span long, and mine age is even as nothing in respect of Thee ; and verily every man living is altogether vanity.
Side 306 - Frigate Constitution, off St. Salvador, December 31, 1812. " SlBi " Jt is with deep regret that 1 write you, for the information of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, that His Majesty's ship Java...
Side 87 - ' I hope not," cried Hardy. "Yes," he replied, "my backbone is shot through." Yet even now, not for a moment losing his presence of mind, he observed, as they were carrying him down the ladder, that the...