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Count d'Estaing , with a fleet of one hundred and twentyfive sail , men of war and
transports , and a reputed force of five and twenty thousand men , threatened
Jamaica from St. Domingo . Nelson offered his services to the Admiral and to ...
Count d'Estaing , with a fleet of one hundred and twentyfive sail , men of war and
transports , and a reputed force of five and twenty thousand men , threatened
Jamaica from St. Domingo . Nelson offered his services to the Admiral and to ...
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Early in the year 1780 , five hundred men , destined for this service , were
convoyed by Nelson from Port Royal to Cape Gracias a Dios , in Honduras . Not
à native was to be seen when they landed : they had been taught that the English
came ...
Early in the year 1780 , five hundred men , destined for this service , were
convoyed by Nelson from Port Royal to Cape Gracias a Dios , in Honduras . Not
à native was to be seen when they landed : they had been taught that the English
came ...
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... or left for beasts of prey , and for the gallinazos— those dreadful carrion birds ,
which do not always wait for death before they begin their work . Five months the
English persisted in what may be called this war against nature ; they then left a ...
... or left for beasts of prey , and for the gallinazos— those dreadful carrion birds ,
which do not always wait for death before they begin their work . Five months the
English persisted in what may be called this war against nature ; they then left a ...
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During the whole five months he seldom or never quitted the ship , but carried on
the duty with strict and sullen attention . On the morning when orders were
received to prepare the Boreas for being paid off , he expressed his joy to the
senior ...
During the whole five months he seldom or never quitted the ship , but carried on
the duty with strict and sullen attention . On the morning when orders were
received to prepare the Boreas for being paid off , he expressed his joy to the
senior ...
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On the way , five sail of the enemy were discovered off the coast of Sardinia , and
he chased them . They proved to be three forty - four gun frigates , with a corvette
of twenty - four , and a brig of twelve . The Agamemnon had only three hundred ...
On the way , five sail of the enemy were discovered off the coast of Sardinia , and
he chased them . They proved to be three forty - four gun frigates , with a corvette
of twenty - four , and a brig of twelve . The Agamemnon had only three hundred ...
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