The Life and Correspondence of Admiral Sir Charles Napier, K.C.B.: From Personal Recollections, Letters, and Official Documents, Том 1Hurst and Blackett, 1862 |
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Стр. 394 - SIR, -I have had the honour to receive your letter of the 22nd instant, in which you intimate to me your intention of violating the law.
Стр. 77 - Point, and yet, after twelve hours work on her refittal, she was again underweigh, and advancing up the river. Captain Napier speaks highly of the conduct of Lieutenant Thomas Herbert on this as well as on every other of the many trying occasions which have called his abilities into action. His exertions were also particularly conspicuous in the prizes, many of which, already sank by the enemy, were weighed, masted, hove down, caulked, rigged, and loaded, by our little squadron, during the three...
Стр. 264 - Most had entered voluntarily, but several had been kidnapped when drunk, and shipped off without their consent. Nevertheless, they were generally very well behaved, and few instances of plundering or maltreating the inhabitants had occurred, but in all these cases the offenders were most severely punished.
Стр. 68 - ... of the river, for the country was thickly wooded, and few habitations visible. The owner was an American farmer — not the most polished man in the world. He had two daughters, rather homely, and as uncouth as himself. They " guessed " we would not go farther than Maryland Point, as the water was shoal ; seemed to know and care very little about what was going on ; offered us a glass of peach brandy, and hoped the ' Britishers ' would not carry off their negroes, which appeared to be their only...
Стр. 70 - A little before sunset the squadron anchored just out of gun-shot ; the bomb-vessels at once took up their positions to cover the frigates in the projected attack at day-light next morning, and began throwing shells. The garrison, to our great surprise, retreated from the fort ; and, a short time after, Fort Washington was blown up — which left the capital of America, and the populous town of Alexandria, open to the squadron, without the loss of a man. "It was too late to ascertain whether this...
Стр. 75 - Rights,' and behaved remarkably well — but their efforts were useless. " As the prizes passed, we slipped our cables ; the bombs followed, and we calculated all was over for that day. We were mistaken. The ' Fairy ' and prizes were observed to anchor suddenly a few miles further down, having discovered fresh batteries; and the 'Erebus,' in endeavouring to pass, grounded, and drew a sharp fire upon her from the defences that were constructed along a high ridge of hills. We had just time to prepare...
Стр. 69 - Sea-horse' sprung her mizen-mast, and all the squadron suffered more or less : the ' Meteor ' was lying on a bank, and was fairly blown over it, and brought up in deep water. This catastrophe took place a little after noon. We piped to dinner, leaving the wreck as it was. The squadron was all together, with the exception of two, who were four or five miles lower down the river. " Captain Gordon thought the game up ; but he was assured we should be refitted before the other ships joined.
Стр. 40 - After being battered for two hours within pistol-shot, the garrison surrendered at discretion; "but," says Captain Napier, "in consequence of their gallant defence, I allowed them to march out with the honours of war, but not to serve against us in this expedition." The British found 28 vessels laden with oil, some of them nearly a quarter of a mile in the country; all of which were launched and the battery blown up before sunset. Captain Napier speaks in the highest terms of Mr. Langlands, who...
Стр. 66 - The river Potomac is navigable for frigates as high up as Washington, but the navigation is extremely intricate, and nature has done much for the protection of the country by placing, one-third of the way up, very extensive and intricate shoals, called the ' Kettle Bottoms.' They are composed of oyster banks of various dimensions, some not larger than a boat, with passages between them. " The best channel is on the Virginian shore, but the charts gave us mostly very bad directions, and no pilots...
Стр. 23 - Napier the better for not staying with me, and would not have thanked them if they had ; I should have attributed it to a dislike of returning into fire. My uneasiness was great, lest George and William (his brother) should come, though only five hundred yards off — yet I felt almost sure they would not.