| 1905 - 542 páginas
...battle with great closeness and correctness; but as the mode of attack was unusual, so the itnicture of their line was new ; it formed a crescent, convexing...down to their centre, I had both their van, and rear, abafc the beam ; before the fire opened, every alternate ship was about a cable's length to windward... | |
| 1804 - 554 páginas
...unufual, fo the ftrufture of their line was new ¡ — it formed a crefcent convexing to leeward ¡ fo that in leading down to their centre, I had both their van and rear abaft th'e benm. Before the fire opened, every alternate Пир w?s about a cable's length to windward of her... | |
| William Cobbett - 1805 - 544 páginas
...battle with great closeness and correctness; but as the mode of attack was unusual, so the itmcture of their line was new ; it formed a crescent, convexing...both their van, and rear, abaft the beam ; before the fire opened, every alternate ship was about a cable's length to windward of her second a-head, and... | |
| James Stanier Clarke, Stephen Jones, John Jones - 1805 - 584 páginas
...of' attack wsi «inusual, so the structure of their line WHS new; — it formed a cresje.it cr^vexing to leeward — so that, in leading down to their centre,...both their van and rear abaft, the beam : before the fire opened, every alternate Ship was about a cable's length to windward of her second a-head and »-stern,... | |
| 1805 - 756 páginas
...unufual, fo the ftrufture of their line was new; — it form'ed a crefcent convexing to leeward — fo that, in leading down to their centre, I had both their van and rear abaft the beam. Before the fire opened, every alternate (hip was about a cable's length to windward of the fecond a-hcad anda-dern,... | |
| 1805 - 456 páginas
...their line of battle with jrcat closeness and correctness ; but as the mode of attack was uuusual, so the structure of their line was new— it formed a crescent convening to leeward— so that in leading down to their centre, I had both their van and rear abaft... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1807 - 1014 páginas
...their heads to the northward, and formed their line of battle with great coolness and correctness ; but as the mode of attack was unusual, so the structure...leading down to their centre, I had both their van aud ruar abaft rtie beam. Before the fire opened, бтегу alternate ship was about a cable's length... | |
| 1807 - 1012 páginas
...northward, and formed their line of battle with great coolness and correctness ; but as the mode of at> tack was unusual, so the structure of their line was new ; it formed a crescent convexing to leeward — sa that in leading down to their centre, I bad both- their van and rear abaft the the beam. Before... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1807 - 1004 páginas
...abandoned his first plan, and formed his ships into one line, with great closeness and correctness : — but as the mode of attack was unusual, so the structure of his b'ne was new, forming a crescent, convexing to leeward — Admiral Villeneuve was in the Bucuntaure,... | |
| Thomas Mortimer - 1810 - 532 páginas
...their heads to the' northward, and formed their line of battle with great closeness and correctness; but as the mode of attack was unusual, so the structure...that, in leading down, to their centre, I had both the van and rear abaft the beam.- Before the fire opened, every alternate ship was about a cable's... | |
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