The Life of a Sailor, Volume 2R. Bentley, 1832 |
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... pretty high ; so that only one of the vessels became a prize , the rest being destroyed by shot , the shore , and the sea . In the evening , owing to some clumsiness of the officer of the watch , who gave the frigate stern- way when he ...
... pretty high ; so that only one of the vessels became a prize , the rest being destroyed by shot , the shore , and the sea . In the evening , owing to some clumsiness of the officer of the watch , who gave the frigate stern- way when he ...
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... pretty close , when a discharge of round shot , grape , and cannister , with the usual accompani- ments in the minor key of muskets and pistols , convinced us the time was arrived for " three cheers , and then hurrah ! for the first on ...
... pretty close , when a discharge of round shot , grape , and cannister , with the usual accompani- ments in the minor key of muskets and pistols , convinced us the time was arrived for " three cheers , and then hurrah ! for the first on ...
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... pretty fierce antagonists on board , but that , on emergen- cies , we could march and countermarch on shore , to the no small mortification of our foes . We were cruising off the coast of Italy , and had been very unsuccessful in the ...
... pretty fierce antagonists on board , but that , on emergen- cies , we could march and countermarch on shore , to the no small mortification of our foes . We were cruising off the coast of Italy , and had been very unsuccessful in the ...
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... pretty forenoon's entertainment seemed about to commence . The batteries on shore began the engagement , we being about point - blank dis- tance . The first shot went through the fore - top- mast , about three feet above the cap ...
... pretty forenoon's entertainment seemed about to commence . The batteries on shore began the engagement , we being about point - blank dis- tance . The first shot went through the fore - top- mast , about three feet above the cap ...
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... pretty , retired spot . The bowman was a corpse . A musket - ball had been fired from behind a rock on the left - hand en- trance , and that first shot was fatal : it was suc- ceeded by another from the same place , and one marine was ...
... pretty , retired spot . The bowman was a corpse . A musket - ball had been fired from behind a rock on the left - hand en- trance , and that first shot was fatal : it was suc- ceeded by another from the same place , and one marine was ...
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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