 Before the fire opened, every alternate Ship was about a cable's length to windward of her second a-head and a-stern, forming a kind of double line, and appeared, when on their beam, to leave a very little interval between them; and this without crowding...  Public Characters - Pagina 3031807Vizualizare completă - Despre această carte
 | William Cobbett - 1805 - 544 pagini
...was new ; it formed a crescent, convexing to leeward ; so that, in leading down to their centre, I had both their van, and rear, abaft the beam ; before...when on their beam, to leave a very little interval between : them; and this without crowding their ships. Admiral Villeneuve 'was in the Bucentaure in... | |
 | 1804 - 554 pagini
...opened, every alternate Пир w?s about a cable's length to windward of her fécond ahead and a-ftern, forming a kind of double line , and appeared, when on their beam, to leave a very little interval between them ; and this without crowding their mips. . Admiral Villeneuve was in the Bucentaure in... | |
 | James Stanier Clarke, Stephen Jones, John Jones - 1805 - 584 pagini
...new; — it formed a cresje.it cr^vexing to leeward — so that, in leading down to their centre, I had both their van and rear abaft, the beam : before...cable's length to windward of her second a-head and »-stern, forming a kind of doulile line, and appeared, when on their beam, to leave a very little... | |
 | 1805 - 456 pagini
...was new— it formed a crescent convening to leeward— so that in leading down to their centre, I had both their van and rear abaft the beam ; before the fire opened, every alternate ship about a cable's length to windward of her wcond a head and a stern, forming a kind of double line,... | |
 | 1805 - 756 pagini
...new ; — it formed a crel'cent convexing to leeward — fo that, in leading down to their centre, I had both their van and rear abaft the beam. Before the fire opened, every alternate fhip was about a cable's length to windward of the fecond a-head anda-fteru, farming a kind of double... | |
 | Archibald Duncan - 1806 - 380 pagini
...that in leading down to their centre, I had both their van and rear ahaft the beam ; before the fije opened, every alternate ship was about a cable's length...when on their beam, to leave a very little interval between them, and this without crowding their ships. Admiral Villeneuve was in the centre,. and the... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1807 - 1014 pagini
...beam. Before the fire opened, бтегу alternate ship was about a cable's length to windward of the second a-head and a-stern, forming a kind of double...when on their beam, to leave a very little interval between them ; and this without crowding their ships. Ad. mirai Villeneuve was in the Bucen, taure... | |
 | 1807 - 1012 pagini
...the fire opened, every al (ornate ship was about a cable's length to windward of the second a-ht'cid and a-stern, forming a kind of double l,ine, and appeared,...when on their beam, to leave a very little interval Ivt \veen them : and this without crowding their ships. Admiral Villeneuve was in the Bueenfatire in... | |
 | 1808 - 232 pagini
...it formed a crescent, convexing to leeward— so that, in leading down to their centre, I had hoth their van and rear abaft the beam. Before the fire opened, every alternate ship was ahout a cable's length to windward of her second a-head and a-stern, forming a kind o£ double line,... | |
 | Thomas Mortimer - 1810 - 532 pagini
...formed a crescent, convexing to leeward ; so that, in leading down, to their centre, I had both the van and rear abaft the beam.- Before the fire opened,...alternate ship was about a cable's length to windward 6f her second a-head and a stern, form jng a kind of double line, and appeared, when on their beam,... | |
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