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... and in two hours was in flames , the steward having set fire to her while
stealing rum out of the after - hold . Her crew were leaping into the water , when
Nelson came up in his boats , made them throw their powder overboard , and
point their ...
... and in two hours was in flames , the steward having set fire to her while
stealing rum out of the after - hold . Her crew were leaping into the water , when
Nelson came up in his boats , made them throw their powder overboard , and
point their ...
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They poured in troops ; dressed a part of them like the people of the country , by
which means they deceived and destroyed many of the patriots ; cut down the
standing corn , the vines , and the olives ; set fire to the villages , and hung all the
...
They poured in troops ; dressed a part of them like the people of the country , by
which means they deceived and destroyed many of the patriots ; cut down the
standing corn , the vines , and the olives ; set fire to the villages , and hung all the
...
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The Corsicans stopt : but Gaffori stood at their head , and ordered them to
continue the fire . Providentially the child escaped , and lived to relate , with
becoming feeling , a fact so honourable to his father . That father conducted the
affairs of the ...
The Corsicans stopt : but Gaffori stood at their head , and ordered them to
continue the fire . Providentially the child escaped , and lived to relate , with
becoming feeling , a fact so honourable to his father . That father conducted the
affairs of the ...
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It had been Nelson's intention not to fire before he touched her stern ; but seeing
how impossible it was that he should be supported , and how certainly the
Agamemnon must be severely cut up , if her masts were disabled , he altered his
plan ...
It had been Nelson's intention not to fire before he touched her stern ; but seeing
how impossible it was that he should be supported , and how certainly the
Agamemnon must be severely cut up , if her masts were disabled , he altered his
plan ...
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As soon as the Agamemnon's after - guns ceased to bear , she hove in stays ,
keeping a constant fire as she came round ; and being worked , said Nelson ,
with as much exactness as if she had been turning into Spithead . On getting
round ...
As soon as the Agamemnon's after - guns ceased to bear , she hove in stays ,
keeping a constant fire as she came round ; and being worked , said Nelson ,
with as much exactness as if she had been turning into Spithead . On getting
round ...
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