The Life of a Sailor, Volume 2R. Bentley, 1832 |
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... harbour , made us watch the last flutter of the admiral's flag with no small regret , as it lessened in the distance . The blockading squadron had by no means a very enviable situation , -constantly exposed to the winter gales , daily ...
... harbour , made us watch the last flutter of the admiral's flag with no small regret , as it lessened in the distance . The blockading squadron had by no means a very enviable situation , -constantly exposed to the winter gales , daily ...
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... harbour , soon sickened us of the station ; in fact , we were sea - sick . To relieve this irksome sameness , the Havannah was despatched off Marseilles for a week ; and , on her return , we were gratified to find her absence had not ...
... harbour , soon sickened us of the station ; in fact , we were sea - sick . To relieve this irksome sameness , the Havannah was despatched off Marseilles for a week ; and , on her return , we were gratified to find her absence had not ...
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... harbour , and to all appearances ready for sea . This was quite enough for Sir Peter Parker ; he resolved to have her ; and as the case was des- perate , he determined to take the command of the boats himself - a very foolish and a very ...
... harbour , and to all appearances ready for sea . This was quite enough for Sir Peter Parker ; he resolved to have her ; and as the case was des- perate , he determined to take the command of the boats himself - a very foolish and a very ...
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... harbour's mouth , the boats out , manned , and armed , Sir Peter in his gig , in com- mand of the whole ; while the marines were des- tined for separate service , under as brave a soldier as ever marched to victory , Lieutenant Banyan ...
... harbour's mouth , the boats out , manned , and armed , Sir Peter in his gig , in com- mand of the whole ; while the marines were des- tined for separate service , under as brave a soldier as ever marched to victory , Lieutenant Banyan ...
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... harbour ; and thus we landed unobserved , sheltering the boats under some hanging trees , which most conveni- ently grew for our concealment . The marines , thirty in number , were silently formed , and marched off ; and , as I thought ...
... harbour ; and thus we landed unobserved , sheltering the boats under some hanging trees , which most conveni- ently grew for our concealment . The marines , thirty in number , were silently formed , and marched off ; and , as I thought ...
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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