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Page 42
... thips of the line ; and thefe had been fo long at fea , as to be neceffarily much out of condition , and their crews much weakened by lofs and fickness . Upon his ar- ' rival in Madras Road , Feb. 8th , 1782. he received intelligence ...
... thips of the line ; and thefe had been fo long at fea , as to be neceffarily much out of condition , and their crews much weakened by lofs and fickness . Upon his ar- ' rival in Madras Road , Feb. 8th , 1782. he received intelligence ...
Page 43
... thips came up with and took fix veffels of the convoy , of which five were English prizes , newly taken , with their crews on board ; but the fixth , taken by Capt . Lumley , in the Ifis , proved to be the Lau- rifton , a huge French ...
... thips came up with and took fix veffels of the convoy , of which five were English prizes , newly taken , with their crews on board ; but the fixth , taken by Capt . Lumley , in the Ifis , proved to be the Lau- rifton , a huge French ...
Page 45
... thips , bore down in the fame manner upon the Superbe , and fell with no lefs fury upon the admiral . It was evidently their defign , at all events , difable thofe two fhips ; while they feemed to intend little more than to keep the ...
... thips , bore down in the fame manner upon the Superbe , and fell with no lefs fury upon the admiral . It was evidently their defign , at all events , difable thofe two fhips ; while they feemed to intend little more than to keep the ...
Page 46
... thips coming up in fucceffion to take a close and steady aim as at a dead mark , while they ftill ex- pected that every broadfide muft have decided the fate of the Exe- ter , could not have been fuffi- ciently praifed or admired . the ...
... thips coming up in fucceffion to take a close and steady aim as at a dead mark , while they ftill ex- pected that every broadfide muft have decided the fate of the Exe- ter , could not have been fuffi- ciently praifed or admired . the ...
Page 48
... thips from being too nearly en- tangled with the fhore , to make a fignal for the fquadron to wear , and haul their wind in a line of battle a head , ftill fighting the enemy through the whole evolu- tion . At length , towards the ap ...
... thips from being too nearly en- tangled with the fhore , to make a fignal for the fquadron to wear , and haul their wind in a line of battle a head , ftill fighting the enemy through the whole evolu- tion . At length , towards the ap ...
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