 | John Henry Sherburne - 1825 - 374 Seiten
...decreased, ours rather increased, and the British colors were struck at half an hour past 1 0 o'clock. This prize proved to be the British ship of war the Serapis, a new ship of 44 guns, built on their most approved construction, with two complete batteries, one of them of 1 8... | |
 | John Henry Sherburne - 1825 - 400 Seiten
...decreased, ours rather increased, and the British colors were struck at half an hour past 10 o'clock. This prize proved to be the British ship of war the Serapis, a new ship of 44 guns, built on their most approved construction, with two complete batteries, one of them of 1 8... | |
 | 1826 - 402 Seiten
...broadside. Thus began the famous action between the old and crazy Bon Homme Richard and the British frigate Serapis, a new ship of forty-four guns, built on the...construction, with two complete batteries, one of them of eighteen pounders, and commanded by the brave Commodore Richard Pearson. A more desperate and sanguinary... | |
 | John Paul Jones - 1845 - 416 Seiten
...fast, ours rather increased, and the British colours were struck at half an hour past ten o'clock. " This prize proved to be the British ship of war the Serapis, a new ship of forty-four-guns, built on the most approved construction, with two complete batteries, one of them... | |
 | John Frost - 1850 - 462 Seiten
...fast, ours rather increased, and the British colours were struck at half an hour past ten o'clock. " This prize proved to be the British ship of war the...construction, with two complete batteries, one of them eighteen-poundcrs, and commanded by the brave Commodore Richard Pearson. I had yet two enemies to encounter... | |
 | John Frost - 1853 - 822 Seiten
...fast, ours rather increased, and the British colours were struck at half an hour past ten o'clock. " This prize proved to be the British ship of war the...Britons, — I mean fire and water. The Serapis was attackecf only by the first, but the Bon Homme Richard was assailed by both ; there was five feet water... | |
 | 1855 - 624 Seiten
...decreased fast, ours rather increased, and the British colours were struck at half an hour past ten o'clock "This prize proved to be the British ship of war,...construction, with two complete batteries, one of them of eighteen-ponnders, and commanded by the brave Commodore Richard Pearson. I had yet two enemies to encounter,... | |
 | John Frost - 1857 - 853 Seiten
...fast, ours rather increased, and the British colours were struck at half an hour past ten o'clock. "This prize proved to be the British ship of war the...enemies to encounter, far more formidable than the Britons,—I mean fire and water. The Serapis was attacked only by the first, but the Bon Homme Richard... | |
 | John Paul Jones - 1858 - 504 Seiten
...o'clock. " This prize proved to be the British ship of war the Serapis, a new ship of forty-four-guns, built on the most approved construction, with two complete batteries, one of them o eighteen-pounders, and commanded by the brave Commodore Richard Pearson. I had yet two enemies to... | |
 | R. M. DEVENS - 1876 - 1014 Seiten
...colors were struck at half an hour past ten o'clock. This prize proved to be the British shipof-war, the Serapis, a new ship of fortyfour guns, built on...commanded by the brave Commodore Richard Pearson. OUR FIRS')' ÜE.NTUKY.- 4776-1876, m lY. THE WONDERFUL DARK DAT.— 1780. The Northern States wrapt... | |
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... became gloomy indeed. I would not, however, give up the point. The enemy's mainmast began to shake, their firing decreased fast, ours rather increased, and the British colours were struck at half an hour past ten o'clock. 
