The Life of NelsonHarper, 1862 - 309 страници |
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... wind . The season was far advanced , and every hour les- sened the chance of extricating themselves . Young as he was , Nelson was appointed to command one of the boats which were sent out to explore a pas- sage into the open water . It ...
... wind . The season was far advanced , and every hour les- sened the chance of extricating themselves . Young as he was , Nelson was appointed to command one of the boats which were sent out to explore a pas- sage into the open water . It ...
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... wind . This intelligence considerably abated the hopes of the crew ; for where they lay it had been almost calm , and their main dependence had been upon the effect of an easterly wind in clearing the bay . There was but one alternative ...
... wind . This intelligence considerably abated the hopes of the crew ; for where they lay it had been almost calm , and their main dependence had been upon the effect of an easterly wind in clearing the bay . There was but one alternative ...
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... wind sprang up to the N. N. E. All sail was set , and the ships forced their way through a great deal of very heavy ice . They frequently struck , and with such force , that one stroke broke the shank of the Racehorse's best bower ...
... wind sprang up to the N. N. E. All sail was set , and the ships forced their way through a great deal of very heavy ice . They frequently struck , and with such force , that one stroke broke the shank of the Racehorse's best bower ...
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... wind . On their return to the Downs , while he was ashore visiting the senior officer , there came on so heavy a gale , that almost all the vessels drove , and a storeship came athwart - hawse of the Albemarle . Nelson feared she would ...
... wind . On their return to the Downs , while he was ashore visiting the senior officer , there came on so heavy a gale , that almost all the vessels drove , and a storeship came athwart - hawse of the Albemarle . Nelson feared she would ...
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... wind enabled her to get out of reach of the Agamemnon's guns ; and that ship had received so much damage in the rigging , that she could not follow her . Nel- son conceiving that this was but the forerunner of a far more serious ...
... wind enabled her to get out of reach of the Agamemnon's guns ; and that ship had received so much damage in the rigging , that she could not follow her . Nel- son conceiving that this was but the forerunner of a far more serious ...
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action admiral Admiralty afterward Agamemnon anchor army arrived attack Austrian Bastia batteries battle boats brave British fleet Buonaparte Cadiz called Capt captain Collingwood command commander-in-chief conduct Corsica court crew Danes Danish deck despatches Earl St Egypt enemy enemy's England English exertions feelings fire flag force four France French frigates Genoa Genoese guns Hardy honour hope Horatio Nelson hundred island king Lady Hamilton Lady Nelson land letter lieutenant Lord Hood Malta Mediterranean Minorca Naples navy Neapolitan Nelson never night occasion officers orders passed port possession present prince prizes received replied Robert Calder sail seamen sent seventy-four ships shoal shore shot Sicily signal Sir Hyde Sir John Orde Sir William Sir William Hamilton soon Spanish spirit squadron station struck taken thing thought thousand tion took Toulon troops Trowbridge vessels victory Vincent whole wind wish wounded