| 1807 - 616 páginas
...shore. The object of the rcar-admiriil wa» ihcn to destroy them, which was most rapidly effected; 15 in less than four hours the whole of them had exploded, except n small corvette, and a gun-boat, which it was thought proper lo preserve. 1 inclose to your lordship... | |
| 1807 - 608 páginas
...in half an hour the Turks had all ent their cables to run on shore. Theobject of the rear-admir.il was then to destroy them, which was most rapidly effected; as in less than four hour» the whole of them li.id ex'plodud, except a small corvette, and a gun-boat, which it was '.bought... | |
| 1808 - 1142 páginas
...to run on shore. The object of the rear-admiral was then to d.-stroy them, which was most r.tpidly effected ; as in less" than four hours the whole of...gunboat, which it was thought proper to preserve. I inclose to your lordship a statement of their number ; and when I add also an account of the loss his... | |
| Archibald Duncan - 1809 - 412 páginas
...VOL. vi. s an hour the Turks had all cut their cables to run on shore. The object of the Rear Admiral was then to destroy them, which was most rapidly effected...them had exploded, except a small corvette, and a gun- boat which it was thought proper to preserve. I inclose to your Lordship a statement of their... | |
| 1828 - 740 páginas
...Turks had all cut their cables to run ashore. The objtct of Sir Sidney was then to destroy them ; and in less than four hours the whole of them had exploded,...gun-boat (which it was thought proper to preserve), viz. one ship of 64 guns, four frigates, three corvettes, a brig, and two gun-boats. One of the English... | |
| Sir Edward Cust - 1862 - 332 páginas
...four hours the rest of the ships were driven off the coast and blown up, with the exception of one small corvette and a gun-boat, which it was thought proper to preserve. As the redoubt on Nagara still maintained its fire on the van, and a considerable body of Asiatic troops,... | |
| 1807 - 552 páginas
...object of the rear-admiral was then to destroy them, which was moat rapidly crtecred, ¡is in le^i man four hours the whole of them had exploded, except a small corvette, and a gun-boat, which it wa4 • drought proper to preserve. I inclose to your lordship a statement of their number-, and when... | |
| 1807 - 746 páginas
...in h¿lf an hour the Turks had all cut their coules ro run on shore. Tiie object of the i ar admiral WAS then to destroy them, which was most rapidly effected ; as in less than tour hours the whole of them had exploded, except a small corvette, a-'d 3 gun-boat, which it was thought... | |
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