...be cut from the bows 1o >ring her head round : this succeeded. We again jot our broadside to bear, and as the enemy was much crippled and unable to hold his own, I hare no doubt he would have drifted out of gun shot bebre he discovered we had anchored, had not tine...

...bring the ship's head round. This succeeded ; the broadside of the Essex was again brought to bear; and as the enemy was much crippled and unable to hold his own, Captain Porter thought, she might drift out of gunshot before she discovered that he had anchored....

...be cut from the bows to bring her head round : this succeeded. We again got bur broadside to bear; and, as the enemy was much crippled, and unable to...so forward and aft at this moment, the flames were bursting up each hatchway, and no hopes were entertained of saving her ; our distance from the shore...

...; tli? succeeded. We again got our broadside to bar, and as the enemy was much crippled, and itntUe to hold his own, I have no doubt he would soon have drifted out of gun shot before be disouvemJ we had anchered, had not the hawser unfarunately parted. My skip had taken -fire sevml...

...to be cut from her bows to bring her head round; this succeeded, we again got our broadside to bear, and as the enemy was much crippled and unable to hold his own, I have no'doubt he would soon have drifted out of gunshot before he discovered we had anchored, had not the...

...bring the ship's head round. This succeeded ; the broadside of the Essex was again brought to bear; and as the enemy was much crippled, and unable to hold his own, Porter thought she might drift out of gun-shot before she discovered that he had anchored. The halser,...

...from the bows, to bring her head round — this succeeded — we again got our broadside to bear ; and, as the enemy was much crippled, and unable to...I have no doubt he would soon have drifted out of gun-shot, before he discovered we had anchored, had not the hawser unfortunately part* . . _ .. 203...

...be cut from the bows, to bring her head round ; this succeeded. We again got our broadside to bear; and as the enemy was much crippled, and unable to hold his own, I have no doubt he would soon hare drifted out of gun-shot before he discovered we had anchored, had not the hawser unfortunately...

...be cut from the bows, to bring her head round ; this succeeded. We again got our broadside to bear, and as the enemy was much crippled and unable to hold his own, I have no doubt he would scan have drifted out of gun shot, before he discovered we had anchored, had not the hawser unfortunately...

...bring the ship's head around. This succeeded; the broadside of the Essex was again brought to bear; and as the enemy was much crippled, and unable to hold his own, the commodore thought she might drift out of gunshot, before he discovered that the Essex had anchored;...