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The British trident; or, Register of naval actions, from ... the Spanish ... - Page 61
by Archibald Duncan - 1809
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The Universal magazine, Volume 7

1807 - 616 pages
...shot of each. They opened their fire on our ships as they continued to pass in succession, although 1 was happy in observing that the very spirited return it met with had so considerably diminished iti force, that the effect on the stern mo»t ships couM not have been so severe. Immediately to the...
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The Monthly Magazine, Volume 23

Art - 1807 - 778 pages
...shot of each. They opened their fire on our ships as they continued to p;iss in succession, although J was happy in observing that the very spirited return...considerably diminished its force, that the effect on the iUrnmcst ships could not have been so severe. Immediately to the NE of the castles ,and between them...
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The Universal Magazine, Volume 7

1807 - 608 pages
...castles, within point-blank shot ofeacli. They opened their 6re on o»r ships as they continued te pass in succession, although I was happy in observing that the very spirited return it met with IiaJ so considerably diminished its force, that the effect on thestemmost ships could not have been...
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The New annual register, or General repository of history ..., Volume 28

1808 - 1142 pages
...a heavy cannonade from both castles, within point-blank 'shot of each. They opened their иге on our ships as they continued to pass in succession, although I was happy in observing that the very-spirited return it met with had SI considerably diminished its íurce, that thtf effect on the...
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Annual Register, Volume 49

Edmund Burke - History - 1809 - 1138 pages
...very heavy cannonade from both castles, with» in point-blank shot of each. Thej opened their fire on our ships as they continued to pass in succession,...that the effect on the sternmost ships could not have beea so severe. Immediately to the NE of the castles, and between them and Point Pesquies, on which...
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The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for ...

History - 1809 - 1080 pages
...тегу heaiy cannonade from both castle«, within point-blank shot of each. They opened fluir fire on our ships as they continued to pass in succession,...considerably diminished its force, that the effect on tfce stcrnmost ships could not have been so severe. Immediately to the NE of the castles, and bctweeri...
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Annual Register, Volume 49

Edmund Burke - History - 1809 - 1484 pages
...heavy • cannonade from both castles, within point-blank shot of each. They opened their lire on x>ur ships as they continued to pass in succession, although...in observing that the very spirited return it met vith had so considerably diminished its force, that the effect on. the sternmost ships could not have...
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The Naval Gazetteer, Biographer, and Chronologist: Containing a History of ...

John William Norie - Anglo-French War, 1793-1802 - 1827 - 632 pages
...fired upon the ships as they passed in succession, but it was returned in such a spirited manner as so considerably diminished its force, that the effect on the sternmost ships could not have been severe. Immediately to the north-east of the castles, and between them and Point Pesquies, in which...
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Lives of eminent and illustrious Englishmen, ed. by G. G. Cunningham, Volume 11

Englishmen - 1836 - 258 pages
...very heavy cannonade from both castles, within point-blank shot of each. They opened their fire on our ships as they continued to pass in succession,...could not have been so severe. Immediately to the north-east of the castles, and between them and Point Pesquies, on which a formidable battery had been...
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Lives of eminent and illustrious Englishmen, ed. by G. G. Cunningham, Volume 7

Englishmen - 1837 - 528 pages
...very heavy cannonade from both castles, within point-blank shot of each. They opened their fire on our ships as they continued to pass in succession,...in observing that the very spirited return it met M ith had so considerably diminished its force, that the effect on the sternmost ships could not have...
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