Biographia Navalis: Or, Impartial Memoirs of the Lives and Characters of Officers of the Navy of Great Britain, from the Year 1660 to the Present Time; Drawn from the Most Authentic Sources, and Disposed in a Chronological Arrangement, Том 4R. Faulder, 1796 |
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... fecond in command of the fleet sent to Lisbon , under the unfortunate fir J. Balchen , to relieve fir C. Hardy , who was blocked up in the Tagus by a very superior French force ; and , previous to his failing on that fervice , was , on ...
... fecond in command of the fleet sent to Lisbon , under the unfortunate fir J. Balchen , to relieve fir C. Hardy , who was blocked up in the Tagus by a very superior French force ; and , previous to his failing on that fervice , was , on ...
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... fecond opportunity of materially benefiting his country , or acquiring renown to himself , during his fubfequent continuance in the Mediterranean ; nor have we , after his return from thence , any account of him till the year 1729 , at ...
... fecond opportunity of materially benefiting his country , or acquiring renown to himself , during his fubfequent continuance in the Mediterranean ; nor have we , after his return from thence , any account of him till the year 1729 , at ...
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... fecond lieutenant of the Northumberland , of feventy guns , commanded by captain Cotton . He did not , however , obtain the rank of captain till the 25th of April 1710 , when he was appointed to the Antelope . He had attained fo ...
... fecond lieutenant of the Northumberland , of feventy guns , commanded by captain Cotton . He did not , however , obtain the rank of captain till the 25th of April 1710 , when he was appointed to the Antelope . He had attained fo ...
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... fecond fon of David , third earl of Airly * , * This noble family , remarkable for many inflances of loyalty to their fovereigns and attachment to the intereft of their country , is defcended from Gilbert , fecond fon of Gilibred , and ...
... fecond fon of David , third earl of Airly * , * This noble family , remarkable for many inflances of loyalty to their fovereigns and attachment to the intereft of their country , is defcended from Gilbert , fecond fon of Gilibred , and ...
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... fecond fon of fir Edward Blacket , in the county of York , baronet ; and Mary , daughter to fir John York , of Richmond in the aforefaid county , knight . Having entered into the naval fervice he was made captain of the Phoenix ; but we ...
... fecond fon of fir Edward Blacket , in the county of York , baronet ; and Mary , daughter to fir John York , of Richmond in the aforefaid county , knight . Having entered into the naval fervice he was made captain of the Phoenix ; but we ...
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Страница 172 - Majefty's honour, and my country's fervice. I am forry that my endeavours were not attended with more fuccefs, and that the armament under my command proved too weak to fucceed in an expedition of fuch moment. Truth has prevailed over calumny and falfehood, and juftice has wiped off the ignominious ftain of my fuppoled want of perfonal courage, or difaffeftion.
Страница 333 - Thus beloved and revered, amiable in private life as illustrious in public, this gallant and profitable servant of his country, when he was beginning to reap the harvest of his toils and dangers, in the full meridian of years and glory, after having been providentially...
Страница 338 - Generalship of the Marines, together with his rank in the navy, at the King's feet, entreating him to take both away, if they could forward his service...
Страница 218 - Joseph, and to two ships that guarded the mouth of the harbour, which he sustained for many hours that day, and part of the next, with uncommon intrepidity. As he was giving his...
Страница 166 - Article of War, part of which he falls under, and which admits of no mitigation, even if the crime should be committed by an error in judgment only ; and therefore, for our own consciences ' sakes, as well as in justice to the prisoner, we pray your Lordships, in the most earnest manner, to recommend him to his Majesty's clemency.
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Страница 147 - ... what batteries or guns might be placed to prevent our having any communication with the Castle, falling little wind, it was five before I could form my line, or distinguish any of the enemy's motions; and not at all to judge of their force more than by their numbers, which were...
Страница 150 - three feet to our one, and therefore have the choice " how they will engage us, or if they will at all, and...
Страница 173 - ... be on their fide, God forgive them, as I do ; and may the diftrefs of their minds, and uneafinefs of their confciences, which in juftice to me they have reprefented, be relieved and fubfide as my refentment has done. The Supreme Judge lees all hearts and motives, and to him I muft fubmit the juftice of my caufe.
Страница 172 - I know my own innocence, and am conscious that no part of my country's misfortunes can be owing to me.