England on the sea; or, The story of the British navy, its decisive battles and great commanders, Том 2F.V. White, 1885 |
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... lieutenant he served in Sir George Rooke's expedition in 1704 , and was present at the battle of Malaga . He was raised to the rank of captain in 1706 , when only twenty - two years old ; and in command of the Jersey , a forty - eight ...
... lieutenant he served in Sir George Rooke's expedition in 1704 , and was present at the battle of Malaga . He was raised to the rank of captain in 1706 , when only twenty - two years old ; and in command of the Jersey , a forty - eight ...
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... Lieutenant Hatchway , Pipes the boatswain , and honest Tom Bowling . In the year which witnessed the departure of Vernon's luckless expedition , another expedition , but on a much smaller scale , left the shores of England , intended ...
... Lieutenant Hatchway , Pipes the boatswain , and honest Tom Bowling . In the year which witnessed the departure of Vernon's luckless expedition , another expedition , but on a much smaller scale , left the shores of England , intended ...
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... Lieutenant Cheap . Total force , two hundred and thirty - six guns and one thousand five hundred and ten men . There were also on board , to represent the military power of Great Britain , three hundred raw marines and two hundred and ...
... Lieutenant Cheap . Total force , two hundred and thirty - six guns and one thousand five hundred and ten men . There were also on board , to represent the military power of Great Britain , three hundred raw marines and two hundred and ...
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... Lieutenant Cheap was appointed to the Trial . Anson resumed his voyage on the 2d of November , stretching across the wide Atlantic to the coast of Brazil . On the 20th broke out that pestilent sickness , the continuance and fatal ...
... Lieutenant Cheap was appointed to the Trial . Anson resumed his voyage on the 2d of November , stretching across the wide Atlantic to the coast of Brazil . On the 20th broke out that pestilent sickness , the continuance and fatal ...
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... lieutenant could muster no more than two quartermasters and six foremast men capable of working ; so that , without the assistance of the officers , servants , and the boys , it might have proved impossible for us to have reached the ...
... lieutenant could muster no more than two quartermasters and six foremast men capable of working ; so that , without the assistance of the officers , servants , and the boys , it might have proved impossible for us to have reached the ...
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Страница 162 - him, because he had not received his father's permission :— ' The boy stood on the burning deck, Whence all but he had fled ; The flame that lit the battle's wreck, Shone round him o'er the dead. The flames rolled on—he would not go, Without his father's word
Страница 163 - came a burst of thunder-sound, The boy—ah ! where was he ? Ask of the winds that far around With fragments strewed the sea. With mast and helm, and pennon fair, That well had borne their part; But the noblest thing that perished there Was
Страница 180 - to his cabin, and at seven o'clock wrote down the following prayer :—' May the great God whom I worship grant to my country, and for the benefit of Europe in general, a great and glorious victory ! and may no misconduct in anyone tarnish it! and may humanity, after victory, be the predominant feature in the British fleet! For myself, individually, I
Страница 63 - to reflect that a brother's sword has been sheathed in a brother's breast, and that the once happy and peaceful plains of America are either to be drenched with blood or inhabited by slaves. Sad alternative ! But can a virtuous man hesitate in his choice ?
Страница 180 - my life to Him who made me, and may His blessing light upon my endeavours for serving my country faithfully ! To Him I resign myself and the just cause which is entrusted to me to defend. Amen! Amen! Amen!
Страница 167 - It was ten of April morn by the chime ; As they drifted on their path There was silence deep as death ; And the boldest held his breath For a time.
Страница 180 - anyone tarnish it! and may humanity, after victory, be the predominant feature in the British fleet! For myself, individually, I commend my life to Him who made me, and may His blessing light upon my endeavours for serving my country faithfully ! To Him I resign myself and the just cause which is entrusted to me to defend. Amen! Amen! Amen!
Страница 13 - I, by twenty sail attended, Did this Spanish town affright [ Nothing then its wealth defended But my orders—not to fight ! Oh ! that in this rolling ocean I had cast them with disdain, And obeyed my heart's warm motion, To have quelled the pride of Spain ! For resistance I could
Страница 180 - the Nelson touch, it was like an electric shock. Some shed tears ; all approved. It was new, it was singular, it was simple; and from admirals downwards it was repeated, " It must succeed if ever they will allow us to get at them ! You are, my lord, surrounded by friends whom you inspire with confidence."
Страница 185 - officers on deck to survey each other with inquiring looks, each supposing the other to be wounded. His lordship then smiled and said,—" This is too warm work, Hardy, to last long," and declared that, through all the battles he had been in, he had never witnessed more