The Percy Anecdotes: Original and Select, Volume 7G. Berger, 1868 - Anecdotes |
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Page 39
... vessel commanded by Prince Rupert had sprung a leak , and was filling with water so rapidly that there were no hopes ... vessel , and took as many in the boat as it would carry , when the rest , with the utmost courage , remained in the ...
... vessel commanded by Prince Rupert had sprung a leak , and was filling with water so rapidly that there were no hopes ... vessel , and took as many in the boat as it would carry , when the rest , with the utmost courage , remained in the ...
Page 40
... vessel , he begged his Captain , Sir Richard Hadock , who was almost his only surviving officer , and the crew , to get into the boats and save themselves , declaring that he would be the last man to quit the ship . Many of the seamen ...
... vessel , he begged his Captain , Sir Richard Hadock , who was almost his only surviving officer , and the crew , to get into the boats and save themselves , declaring that he would be the last man to quit the ship . Many of the seamen ...
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... commanded by Du Casse , was shame- fully deserted by the captains of several of his vessels , at the moment when there was the best prospect of a glorious victory . Two of these captains were after- wards 42 PERCY ANECDOTES .
... commanded by Du Casse , was shame- fully deserted by the captains of several of his vessels , at the moment when there was the best prospect of a glorious victory . Two of these captains were after- wards 42 PERCY ANECDOTES .
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... vessel of four hundred tons , twenty - two guns and one hundred men ; and after a smart fight of two hours and a half , in which Captain Death's brother and sixteen of his men were killed , he took her , and put forty men on board ...
... vessel of four hundred tons , twenty - two guns and one hundred men ; and after a smart fight of two hours and a half , in which Captain Death's brother and sixteen of his men were killed , he took her , and put forty men on board ...
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... vessel called the St. Michael was brought - to by a Spanish guarda costa , just as she was entering the bay of Gibraltar , on pretence of searching for contraband goods . After much abusive language to the master of the vessel , he was ...
... vessel called the St. Michael was brought - to by a Spanish guarda costa , just as she was entering the bay of Gibraltar , on pretence of searching for contraband goods . After much abusive language to the master of the vessel , he was ...
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