Biographia Navalis: Or, Impartial Memoirs of the Lives and Characters of Officers of the Navy of Great Britain, from the Year 1660 to the Present Time; Drawn from the Most Authentic Sources, and Disposed in a Chronological Arrangement, Band 5R. Faulder, 1797 |
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Seite 328 - ... and the public, that the signal for coming into " the Victory's wake was flying from three o'clock in the '• afternoon till eight in the evening unobeyed ; at the " same time he did not charge the vice-admiral with
Seite 328 - ... for receiving or attacking an enemy of fuch force; but, on the contrary, although his fleet was already difperfed and in diforder, he, by making the fignal for feveral...
Seite 429 - Street, where my friends had lived when I left England ; but when I came there, I found the house shut up. Having been absent so many years, and in all that time never having heard a word from home, I knew not who was dead, or who was living, or where to go next; or even how to pay the coachman. I recollected a linen-draper's shop, not far from thence, which our family had used.
Seite 337 - ... as my accufer himfelf has admitted, I had called back the Vice-admiral of the red, the French fleet might either have formed their line complete, and have come down upon my fleet while in the...
Seite 226 - ... Martinique. In 1779 he met and defeated the Spanish fleet commanded by Don Juan de Langara, and relieved the garrison of Gibraltar, which was closely besieged; and in 178'2, he obtained his celebrated victory over the French fleet commanded by Count de Grasse.
Seite 200 - I reinforced them by another boat, and the whole detachment.cornmanded by Captain Taylor, continued the chace up the river. The enemy at this time lined both fides of it, and gave the firft fire on the boats, • who were then coming up with three of their armed veflels.
Seite 427 - In short, to sum up his character in a few words, there never was a man of more extensive humanity. Two or three days after our arrival, the president sent Mr Campbell and me an invitation to dine with him, where we were to meet Admiral Pizarro and all his officers. This was a cruel stroke upon us, as we had not any clothes fit to appear in, and dared not refuse the invitation. The next day, a Spanish officer belonging to Admiral Pizarro's squadron, whose name was Don Manuel de Guiror, came and made...
Seite 429 - ... without a farthing for eating a bit upon the road, or even for the very turnpikes. Those I was obliged to defraud, by riding as hard as I could through them all, not paying the least regard to the men, who called out to stop me. The want of refreshment I bore as well as I could.
Seite 343 - ... fail to give even countenance to the purfuit ; and looking round to the general condition of my fleet, I faw it was in vain to attempt either a general or a partial chace. Indeed, my accufer does not venture to alledge that there was any probability, or even poflibility, of doing it with effect, which deftroys the whole imputation of his charge.