The Life of a Sailor, Volume 2R. Bentley, 1832 |
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... fire of the citadel from the brig , and thus leave the captors at liberty to get her under weigh par- tially unmolested . Sir Peter jumped along the jib - boom to loosen the sail , when a shot cut the foot - rope away , and the captain ...
... fire of the citadel from the brig , and thus leave the captors at liberty to get her under weigh par- tially unmolested . Sir Peter jumped along the jib - boom to loosen the sail , when a shot cut the foot - rope away , and the captain ...
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... fire ; something like pigeon - shooting , where , if the pigeon is missed by the man in , about a thousand stragglers take the liberty of knocking it down . I was quartered at the eight after - guns on the main - deck , and therefore I ...
... fire ; something like pigeon - shooting , where , if the pigeon is missed by the man in , about a thousand stragglers take the liberty of knocking it down . I was quartered at the eight after - guns on the main - deck , and therefore I ...
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... fire our stern - chasers , in hopes of wounding a spar of the eighty - gun ship . As how- ever the weight aft did not assist our speed , but had evidently altered the trim for the worse , the guns were removed to their proper stations ...
... fire our stern - chasers , in hopes of wounding a spar of the eighty - gun ship . As how- ever the weight aft did not assist our speed , but had evidently altered the trim for the worse , the guns were removed to their proper stations ...
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Frederick Chamier. : again . It was so completely a running fight and fire , that little harm was likely to occur . The marine now stopped , and , resting his gun over a small projection of a rock , fired , and shot the child he fell in ...
Frederick Chamier. : again . It was so completely a running fight and fire , that little harm was likely to occur . The marine now stopped , and , resting his gun over a small projection of a rock , fired , and shot the child he fell in ...
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... Fire the forecastle gun across his hawse , and hoist the colours . " " Main - top there , " said Crease , " hoist the short pendant . " " Ay , ay , sir : " the gun was fired , and the proud flag of old England floated from the peak of ...
... Fire the forecastle gun across his hawse , and hoist the colours . " " Main - top there , " said Crease , " hoist the short pendant . " " Ay , ay , sir : " the gun was fired , and the proud flag of old England floated from the peak of ...
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afterwards Algiers anchor answer appeared arms arrived assistance battery began boat brig called captain chase close command commenced Corfu corpse countenance crew dead deck declared devil endeavoured enemy Euphrates eyes fear feeling Fernando de Noronha fire first-lieutenant fleet French frigate gave gentlemen guns hand harbour head heard honor hour HUDIBRAS instantly island Islay knew ladies land lieutenant looked looked to windward Lord Exmouth Lough Swilly mainsail Malta marines Menelaus midshipman mind morning musket navy never night o'clock oars officer Orford Ness party passed Pipes pistol placed poor port pretty prisoners prize quarter replied retreat round sail sailor scene Seagrove seemed seized ship ship's shore short shortly shot side Sir Peter Parker Sir Thomas Sir Thomas Maitland soon squadron stood thing thought tion took Toulon Turk turned vessel walked watch wind windward words wounded