 | John Paul Jones - 1830 - 578 Seiten
...being thus begun, was continued with uuremitting fury. Every method was practised on both sides to gain an advantage, and rake each other; and I must confess...with an enemy of greatly superior force, I was under them, leaving the Vengeance to windward, with orders to bring down the pilot boat as fast as possible,... | |
 | John Paul Jones - 1830 - 566 Seiten
...being thus begun, was continued with unremitting fury. Every method was practised on both sides to gain an advantage, and rake each other ; and I must confess...spite of my best endeavours to prevent it. As I had *o deal with an enemy of greatly superior force, I was under them, leaving the Vengeance to windward,... | |
 | John Paul Jones - 1845 - 416 Seiten
...being thus begun, was continued with unremitting fury. Every method was practised on both sides to gain an advantage, and rake each other ; and I must confess...Bon Homme Richard, gained thereby several times an advanta124 The Richard and Scrapis. Beginning of the action geous situation, in spite of my best endeavours... | |
 | Robert Sears - 1847 - 470 Seiten
...continued with unremitting fury. Every method was practised on both sides to gain an advantage, anjl rake each other ; and I must confess that the enemy's...times an advantageous situation, in spite of my best endeavors to prevent it. As I had to deal with an enemy of greatly superior force, I was under the... | |
 | Robert Sears - 1848 - 448 Seiten
...being thus begun, was continued with unremitting fury. Every method was practised on both sides to gain an advantage, and rake each other ; and I must confess...times an advantageous situation, in spite of my best endeavors to prevent it. As I had to deal with an enemy of greatly superior force, I was under the... | |
 | Robert Sears - 1850 - 448 Seiten
...being thus begun, was continued with unremitting fury. Every method was practised on both sides to gain an advantage, and rake each other ; and I must confess...times an advantageous situation, in spite of my best endeavors to prevent it. As I had to deal with an enemy of greatly superior force, I was under the... | |
 | John Frost - 1850 - 462 Seiten
...being thus begun, was continued with unremitting fury. Every method was practised on both sides to gain an advantage, and rake each other ; and I must confess...enemy's ship, being much \more manageable than the Bon-Homme Richard, gained thereby several times an advantageous situation, in spite of my best endeavours... | |
 | John Henry Sherburne - 1851 - 422 Seiten
...being thus begun, was continued with unremitting fury. Every method was practised on both sides to gain an advantage, and rake each other ; and I must confess...times an advantageous situation, in spite of my best endeavors to prevent it. As I had to deal with an enemy of greatly superior force, I was under the... | |
 | John Frost - 1853 - 822 Seiten
...being thus begun, was continued with unremitting lury. Every method was practised on both sides to gain an advantage, and rake each other ; and I must confess...with an enemy of greatly superior force, I was under th» necessity of closing with him to prevent the advantage which he had over me in point of manoeuvre.... | |
 | 1855 - 624 Seiten
...being thus begun, was continued with unremitting fury. Every method was practised on both sides to gain an advantage, and rake each other ; and I must confess...prevent it. As I had to deal with an enemy of greatly superiour force, I was under the necessity of closing with him, lo prevent the advantage which he had... | |
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The battle, being thus begun, was continued with unremitting fury. Every method was practised on both sides to gain an advantage, and rake each other; and I must confess that the enemy's ship, being much more manageable than the Bon homme Richard, gained... 
