The naval history of Great Britain, from ... 1783, Band 3;Band 224 |
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... conduct I had , with many of my brother officers , publicly testified my respect , That such injury was unintentional , those to whom I am known will readily believe ; and as I am con- vinced , by the publication of the orders under ...
... conduct I had , with many of my brother officers , publicly testified my respect , That such injury was unintentional , those to whom I am known will readily believe ; and as I am con- vinced , by the publication of the orders under ...
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... conduct which would have been pursued ; " clearly intimating that the attack was only declined from a sense of duty , and that he would not have hesi- tated in making it , could he thereby have enabled the Commander - in - chief to ...
... conduct which would have been pursued ; " clearly intimating that the attack was only declined from a sense of duty , and that he would not have hesi- tated in making it , could he thereby have enabled the Commander - in - chief to ...
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Edward Pelham Brenton. official letter of Mr. Stephens , that the conduct of the Rear - admiral met with the approbation of the lords commissioners of the admiralty , he must be considered as fully absolved from any blame for returning ...
Edward Pelham Brenton. official letter of Mr. Stephens , that the conduct of the Rear - admiral met with the approbation of the lords commissioners of the admiralty , he must be considered as fully absolved from any blame for returning ...
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... conduct would have been a shameful dereliction of duty ; in one case I fear I may have incurred enmity , in the other I should have merited contempt . Public opinion on the merits of all naval actions , received its final and ...
... conduct would have been a shameful dereliction of duty ; in one case I fear I may have incurred enmity , in the other I should have merited contempt . Public opinion on the merits of all naval actions , received its final and ...
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... conducted himself in the most becoming and gallant style in that action . In the battle of Copenhagen , in 1801 , the plate , as drawn by the late Rear - admiral William Bligh , is , in some measure , erroneous ; the vacant posi- tions ...
... conducted himself in the most becoming and gallant style in that action . In the battle of Copenhagen , in 1801 , the plate , as drawn by the late Rear - admiral William Bligh , is , in some measure , erroneous ; the vacant posi- tions ...
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