 | Parliament proc - 1808 - 644 Seiten
...the Motives which fixed me to decide in repafling the Channel cf the Dardanelles, and relinquifhing every Idea of attacking the Capital, and I feel confident it will require no Argument to convince your Lordfliip of the utter Impracticability of our Force having made any Jmpreffion, as at this Time the... | |
 | 1808 - 1142 Seiten
...breezo ; which, during the ten days I was off the town, it was not my good fortune to meet with. I now come to the point of explaining to your lordship the motives which fixed me to decide in repassing the channel of the Dardanelles, and relinquishing every idsa of attacking the capital... | |
 | Archibald Duncan - 1809 - 412 Seiten
...breeze; which, during the ten days I was off the town, it was not my good fortune to meet with. " I now come to the point of explaining to your Lordship...idea of attacking the capital ; and I feel Confident that it will require no argument to convince your Lordship of the utter impracticability ofour force... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1809 - 1484 Seiten
...breeze ; which, during the ten days 1 was off the town, it was not my good fortune to meet with. I now come to the point of explaining to your lordship...relinquishing every idea of attacking the capital ; and 1 feel confident it will require no argument to convince your lordship of the utter impracticability... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1809 - 1138 Seiten
...my good furtune to meet with. 1 now come to the point of eiplaining to your lordship the mo. tives which fixed me to decide on repassing the channel...relinquishing every idea of attacking the capital ; and 1 feel confident it will require no argument to convince your lordship of the utler impracticability... | |
 | John William Norie - 1827 - 632 Seiten
...official dispatches to Vice-Adm. Lord Collingwood, commander-in-chief on the Mediterranean Station — " I now come to the point of explaining to your lordship the motives which fixed me to decide in repassing the channel of the Dardanelles, and relinquishing every idea of attacking the capital,... | |
 | Englishmen - 1836 - 258 Seiten
...breeze, which, during the ten days I was off the town, it was not my good fortune to meet with. " I now come to the point of explaining to your lordship the motives which fixed me to decide in repassing the channel of the Dardanelles, and relinquishing every idea of attacking the capital... | |
 | Englishmen - 1837 - 528 Seiten
...breeze, which, during the ten days I was off tho town, it was not my good fortune to meet with. " I now come to the point of explaining to your lordship the motives which 6xed me to decide in repassing the channel of tho Dardanelles, and relinquishing every idea of attacking... | |
 | George Godfrey Cunningham - 1853 - 534 Seiten
...breeze, which, during the ten days I was off tho town, it was not my good fortune to meet with. " I now come to the point of explaining to your lordship the motives which fixed me to decide in repassing the channel of the Dardanelles, and relinquishing every idea of attacking the capital... | |
 | Englishmen - 1863 - 912 Seiten
...breeze, which, during the ten days 1 was off tho town, it was not my good fortune to meet with. •- I now come to the point of explaining to your lordship the motives which fixed me to decide in repassing the channel of the Dardanelles, asid relinquishing every idea of attacking the capital... | |
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... the strength of the current from the Bosphorus, with the circuitous eddies of the port, rendered it impracticable to place ships for an attack without a commanding breeze ; which, during the ten days I was off the town, it was not my good fortune... 
