 | Thomas Clark - 1814 - 244 páginas
...found to be astern. In order to back her off, all sails were then laid aback; the top-gallant-sails loosened ; three anchors thrown away from the bows ; the water in the hold started ; and all the guns thrown overboard, excepting a few abaft to defend the ship against the attacks of the... | |
 | David Ramsay - 1817 - 522 páginas
...On sounding, the greatest depth of water was found to be astern. To let her off, all sails were laid aback ; the top-gallant sails loosened ; three anchors...from the bows; the water in the hold started ; and all the guns thrown overboard, excepting a few aloft, to defend the ship against the Tripolitan gunboats,... | |
 | 1828 - 486 páginas
...was found to be astern. In order to back her off", all sails were laid aback ; the top-gallant-sails loosened ; three anchors thrown away from the bows ; the water in the hold started ; and all the guns thrown overboard, excepting a few abaft to defend the ship against the attacks of the... | |
 | 1831 - 338 páginas
...found to be astern. In order to back her oft", all sails were then laid aback ; the top-gallant-sails loosened ; three anchors thrown away from the bows ; the water in the hold started; and all the guns thrown overboard, excepting a few abaft to defend the ship against the attacks of the... | |
 | William James - 1837 - 412 páginas
...astern, the topgallantsails were set, and all the sails thrown flat aback. Three anchors also were cut from the bows, the water in the hold started, and...few abaft, to defend the ship against the attacks of the Tripolitan gun-boats then firing at her. All this, however, proved ineffectual; as did the attempt... | |
 | William James - 1837 - 416 páginas
...astern, the topgallantsails were set, and all the sails thrown flat aback. Three anchors also were cut from the bows, the water in the hold started, and...few abaft, to defend the ship against the attacks of the Tripolitan gun-boats then firing at her. All this, however, proved ineffectual; as did the attempt... | |
 | 1854 - 504 páginas
...found to be astern. In order to back her off, all sails were then laid aback; the top-gallant-sails loosened; "three anchors thrown away from the bows; the water in the hold started; and all the guns thrown overboard, excepting a few abaft to defend the ship against the attacks of the... | |
 | 1857 - 298 páginas
...astern. In order to back her ofT, all sails were then laid aback ; the top-gallant-sails loosened j three anchors thrown away from the bows ; the water in the hold started; and all the guns thrown overboard, excepting a few abaft to defend the ship against the attacks of the... | |
 | William James - 1859 - 548 páginas
...astern, the topgallantsails were set, and all the sails thrown flat aback. Three anchors also were cut from the bows, the water in the hold started, and...few abaft, to defend the ship against the attacks of the Tripolitan gun-boats then firing at her. All this, however, proved ineffectual ; as did the... | |
 | 1876 - 504 páginas
...found to be astern. In order to back her off, al' sails were then laid aback; the top-gallant-sails loosened; three anchors thrown away from the bows; the water in the hold started; and all the guns thrown overboard, excepting a few abaft te defend the ship against the attacks of the... | |
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In order to back her off, all sails were then laid aback; the top-gallant-sails loosened; "three anchors thrown away from the bows; the water in the hold started; and all the guns thrown overboard, excepting a few abaft to defend the ship against the... 