 | John Henry Sherburne - 1825 - 400 Seiten
...night and next morning. I was determined to keep the Bon homme Richard afloat, and, if possible, 12-2 to bring her into port. For that purpose, the first...The wind augmented in the night and the next day. on the 25th, so that it was impossible to prevent the good old ship from sinking. They did not abandon... | |
 | John Henry Sherburne - 1825 - 374 Seiten
...effected in the course of the night and next morning. I was determined to keep the Bon homme Rkhard afloat, and, if possible. to bring her into port. For that purpose, the first lieutenant of the PaUas continued on board, with a party of men to attend the pumps, with boats in waiting ready to take... | |
 | John Paul Jones - 1843 - 520 Seiten
...out in various parts of the ship in spite of all the water that could be thrown in to quench it, and at length broke out as low as the powdermagazine,...ready to take them on board in case the water should gam on them too fast. The wind augmented in the night, and the next day, the 25th, so that it was impossible... | |
 | John Henry Sherburne - 1851 - 422 Seiten
...lament that war should produce such fatal consequences. "After the carpenters, as well as Capt. de Cottineau, and other men of sense had well examined...The wind augmented in the night and the next day, on the 25th, so that it was impossible to prevent the 118 LIFE OF JOHN PAUL JONES. good old ship from... | |
 | John Frost - 1853 - 822 Seiten
...effected in the course of the night and next morning. I was determined to keep the Bon Horame R chard afloat, and, if possible, to bring her into port....with boats in waiting, ready to take them on board in ease thejvater should gain on them too fast. The wind augmented in the night and the next day, the... | |
 | James Parton - 1864 - 720 Seiten
...prospect of such finished horror, and lament that war should produce sneh fatal consequences." He adds, " I was determined to keep the Bon Homme Richard afloat,...The wind augmented in the night and the next day, so that it was impossible to prevent the good old ship from sinking. They did not abandon her till... | |
 | James Parton - 1864 - 728 Seiten
...prospect of such finished horror, and lament that war should produce such fatal consequence*." He adds, "I was determined to keep the Bon Homme Richard afloat,...first lieutenant of the Pallas continued on board with u party of men to attend the pumps, with boats in waiting, ready to take them on board, in case the... | |
 | 1879 - 882 Seiten
...which was effected in the course of the night and next morning. I was determined to keep the Bonhomme Richard afloat and if possible to bring her into port:...fast. The wind augmented in the night and the next day on the 25th, so that it was impossible to prevent the good old ship from sinking. They did not abandon... | |
 | 1879 - 1020 Seiten
...which was effected in the course of the night and next morning. I was determined to keep the Bonhomme Richard afloat and if possible to bring her into port...board in case the water should gain on them too fast. Ihe wind augmented in the night and the next day on the 25ih, so that it was impossible to prevent... | |
 | Percy Hetherington Fitzgerald - 1883 - 446 Seiten
...wind should increase, it being then only a very moderate breeze. I had but little time to remove'my wounded, which now became unavoidable, and which was...Pallas continued on board with a party of men, to attend'the pumps with boats in waiting, ready to take them on board in case the water should gain on... | |
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I was determined to keep the Bon homme Richard afloat, and, if possible, to bring her into port. For that purpose the first lieutenant of the Pallas continued on board with a party of men to attend the pumps, with boats in waiting ready to take them on... 
