The naval history of Great Britain, from ... 1783, Band 3;Band 224 |
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... received , had he been ordered to strike his flag through the dis- pleasure of the admiralty ? Surely it would have appeared the effort of a friend , to support a repu- tation unjustly assailed ; and as such I sincerely declare it to ...
... received , had he been ordered to strike his flag through the dis- pleasure of the admiralty ? Surely it would have appeared the effort of a friend , to support a repu- tation unjustly assailed ; and as such I sincerely declare it to ...
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... received its final and irrevocable stamp by the sentence of the court- martial on Sir Robert Calder . It has often been observed , that he who writes the history of his own times must , if he does his duty , make himself enemies . If I ...
... received its final and irrevocable stamp by the sentence of the court- martial on Sir Robert Calder . It has often been observed , that he who writes the history of his own times must , if he does his duty , make himself enemies . If I ...
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... received , that they were compelled to retreat with many men killed , and the Lieutenant mortally wounded . The boats of the Phaeton , Captain James N. Morris , boarded the San Josef , a Spanish vessel of fourteen guns , and seventy men ...
... received , that they were compelled to retreat with many men killed , and the Lieutenant mortally wounded . The boats of the Phaeton , Captain James N. Morris , boarded the San Josef , a Spanish vessel of fourteen guns , and seventy men ...
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... receiving the princi- pality of Piombino ( the property of Tuscany ) in compensation . The cession of this island was confirmed to France , at the peace of Amiens . The blockade of Malta , and the siege of Valette , still continued ...
... receiving the princi- pality of Piombino ( the property of Tuscany ) in compensation . The cession of this island was confirmed to France , at the peace of Amiens . The blockade of Malta , and the siege of Valette , still continued ...
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... receiving those of his tremendous enemy . By this fire of the Success , the French Admiral was killed , and his ship thrown into a con- fusion from which she could not recover , and which was one great cause of her capture . Such ...
... receiving those of his tremendous enemy . By this fire of the Success , the French Admiral was killed , and his ship thrown into a con- fusion from which she could not recover , and which was one great cause of her capture . Such ...
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action admiralty Algeziras anchor army arrived attack batteries battle battle of Trafalgar blockade boats Bonaparte Brest brig Britain British fleet Bucentaure Cadiz Cæsar Cape Cape François capture chase coast Collingwood combined fleet conduct convoy crew deck despatches ditto Domingo Egypt enemy England English fell Ferrol fire flag flotilla force four France French French ship frigates gallant Gantheaume garrison Gibraltar harbour honour hundred island joined killed land leeward letter Lieutenant Linois Lord Keith Lord Nelson Lordship Majesty Majesty's Malta marines Martinique masts merchant-ships Napoleon naval navy night officers orders peace port pounders prisoners Rear-adm Rear-admiral Rear-admiral Sir received Robert Calder Rochefort Royal Sovereign sail seamen sent seventy-four guns shore shot signal Sir Robert Calder sloop sloop of war soon Spanish squadron Superb surrendered tain taken Texel thousand tion Toulon treaty troops valour vessels Vice-adm Vice-admiral Victory Villeneuve wind wounded