The Quarterly Review, Том 55John Murray, 1836 |
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... command , and fighting the ship . He did so , engaged and beat off the privateer ; and so concluded a series of services , which , considering the youth and subordinate station of the officer , the strangeness of the occasions , the ...
... command , and fighting the ship . He did so , engaged and beat off the privateer ; and so concluded a series of services , which , considering the youth and subordinate station of the officer , the strangeness of the occasions , the ...
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... command , in your spirited attack on three privateers inside the Isle of Bass , and your success in driving them all on shore , that I am induced to bestow on you the rank of a post - captain in the service to which your universal good ...
... command , in your spirited attack on three privateers inside the Isle of Bass , and your success in driving them all on shore , that I am induced to bestow on you the rank of a post - captain in the service to which your universal good ...
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... command , Captain Pellew was restored to the ( to him ) unwelcome shore - destined it seems to be more than commonly unwelcome : for his active mind , impatient of idleness , sought for employment in cultivating one of his elder ...
... command , Captain Pellew was restored to the ( to him ) unwelcome shore - destined it seems to be more than commonly unwelcome : for his active mind , impatient of idleness , sought for employment in cultivating one of his elder ...
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... command , and the second squadron was given to Sir Edward Pellew . On the 21st October , 1794 , one of the squadron , the Artois , Captain Edward Nagle ( knighted on this occasion ) , captured in an action fought singly , though the ...
... command , and the second squadron was given to Sir Edward Pellew . On the 21st October , 1794 , one of the squadron , the Artois , Captain Edward Nagle ( knighted on this occasion ) , captured in an action fought singly , though the ...
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... mainmast . But disregarding this at the time , he reached the deck , declared himself , and assumed the command . He assured the the people that every one would be saved if they 1835. ] 143 Life of Admiral Lord Exmouth .
... mainmast . But disregarding this at the time , he reached the deck , declared himself , and assumed the command . He assured the the people that every one would be saved if they 1835. ] 143 Life of Admiral Lord Exmouth .
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