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... islands , and goes to Antigua- Lands the troops - Sends home the Curieux with despatches -Particulars of the recapture of the Diamond Rock - Nelson hears of Villeneuve , and ascertains that he has sailed for Eu- rope - Follows him ...
... islands , and goes to Antigua- Lands the troops - Sends home the Curieux with despatches -Particulars of the recapture of the Diamond Rock - Nelson hears of Villeneuve , and ascertains that he has sailed for Eu- rope - Follows him ...
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... islands , where he took the chief command , Lord Hugh Seymour going down to Jamaica . While the armies of the Republic were regaining what they had lost in Italy , the little island of Elba was the scene of the most brilliant valour and ...
... islands , where he took the chief command , Lord Hugh Seymour going down to Jamaica . While the armies of the Republic were regaining what they had lost in Italy , the little island of Elba was the scene of the most brilliant valour and ...
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... island is eight miles long , and two broad . A small number of English , driven from the dominions of Tuscany , in October , 1800 , took refuge at Porto Ferrajo , headed by Mr. Isaac Grant , the British vice - consul . They formed the ...
... island is eight miles long , and two broad . A small number of English , driven from the dominions of Tuscany , in October , 1800 , took refuge at Porto Ferrajo , headed by Mr. Isaac Grant , the British vice - consul . They formed the ...
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... island was confirmed to France , at the peace of Amiens . The blockade of Malta , and the siege of Valette , still continued ; and such was the vigilance of the British cruisers that the wants of the French became daily more pressing ...
... island was confirmed to France , at the peace of Amiens . The blockade of Malta , and the siege of Valette , still continued ; and such was the vigilance of the British cruisers that the wants of the French became daily more pressing ...
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... island of Cabrera . On the 17th , at six o'clock in the morning , the ship , when about four leagues from Leghorn , took fire under the half- deck , by some loose hay , as it was supposed , being accidentally thrown upon a match - tub ...
... island of Cabrera . On the 17th , at six o'clock in the morning , the ship , when about four leagues from Leghorn , took fire under the half- deck , by some loose hay , as it was supposed , being accidentally thrown upon a match - tub ...
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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