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Page 55
... fire , before which all must have succumbed . The captains of guns in the flag- ship had attained to such a pitch of perfection , as to fire in two minutes and a half , or three minutes at the most , the six * prescribed rounds with ...
... fire , before which all must have succumbed . The captains of guns in the flag- ship had attained to such a pitch of perfection , as to fire in two minutes and a half , or three minutes at the most , the six * prescribed rounds with ...
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... warfare , when boarding usually ended the contest , and fire - ships formed a part of every fleet , all depended on the " weather - gage . " disadvantageous to the French navy , circum- stances which ( 62 LAST GROUND OF THE CONFIDENCE.
... warfare , when boarding usually ended the contest , and fire - ships formed a part of every fleet , all depended on the " weather - gage . " disadvantageous to the French navy , circum- stances which ( 62 LAST GROUND OF THE CONFIDENCE.
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... fire . In the mean time the Franco- Spanish fleet had become completely disordered , and seemed only intent on escape , regardless of the two three - deckers now on fire , and the seventy - four captured . The two three - deckers soon ...
... fire . In the mean time the Franco- Spanish fleet had become completely disordered , and seemed only intent on escape , regardless of the two three - deckers now on fire , and the seventy - four captured . The two three - deckers soon ...
Page 90
... fire of the French ships reduced the fortress to a ruinous state , and after inflicting a loss of about 400 men on its garrison , compelled it to surrender . It is true the French ships occupied a point of com- parative impunity , but ...
... fire of the French ships reduced the fortress to a ruinous state , and after inflicting a loss of about 400 men on its garrison , compelled it to surrender . It is true the French ships occupied a point of com- parative impunity , but ...
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... fire which subdued our ships . † While your gunners were * The desperate though at the same time unskilful defence of French ships , especially in the earlier part of the war , is proved by all the best English authorities . † To show ...
... fire which subdued our ships . † While your gunners were * The desperate though at the same time unskilful defence of French ships , especially in the earlier part of the war , is proved by all the best English authorities . † To show ...
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