Recollections of My Military Life, Том 1Hurst and Blackett, 1854 |
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... Signal for Adjutants - A Big Bundle of Boards - Our Skipper in a Stew - Go to Sea again - John Bull- Off towards Gibraltar - All our Hopes crushed— Recalled and sent back to the Fleet - Expectation of Disembarking — Disappointment ...
... Signal for Adjutants - A Big Bundle of Boards - Our Skipper in a Stew - Go to Sea again - John Bull- Off towards Gibraltar - All our Hopes crushed— Recalled and sent back to the Fleet - Expectation of Disembarking — Disappointment ...
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... signal was made , and in the course of a few hours eight hundred to nine hundred merchant vessels spread their white sails , and were seen gliding majestically in various directions , as guided by the signals floating in the wind on the ...
... signal was made , and in the course of a few hours eight hundred to nine hundred merchant vessels spread their white sails , and were seen gliding majestically in various directions , as guided by the signals floating in the wind on the ...
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... signal for jumping up , and for each man to seize a bottle and cast it with all his strength into the nearest galley . The bottles were thus smashed to pieces , and the lighted matches coming in contact with the gunpowder , which had ...
... signal for jumping up , and for each man to seize a bottle and cast it with all his strength into the nearest galley . The bottles were thus smashed to pieces , and the lighted matches coming in contact with the gunpowder , which had ...
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... signals . The man had been sitting on the gunwale , near the starboard bow , with the fore - sheet under his knees , which , in consequence of going before the wind , was hanging quite slack , although subject to rise up very sud- denly ...
... signals . The man had been sitting on the gunwale , near the starboard bow , with the fore - sheet under his knees , which , in consequence of going before the wind , was hanging quite slack , although subject to rise up very sud- denly ...
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... Signal Midshipman on the memorable event of the Battle of Trafalgar , when , as the Victory was going into action , Lord Nelson said , addressing him and several others who had in like manner served their time , " Now , you young dogs ...
... Signal Midshipman on the memorable event of the Battle of Trafalgar , when , as the Victory was going into action , Lord Nelson said , addressing him and several others who had in like manner served their time , " Now , you young dogs ...
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Admiral afterwards anchor appeared arrived Artillery attended battery believe boat Cadiz called Captain carried cause commanding completely course deck desire dinner direction discovered distance doubt effect Ellers Engineers England escaped event Excellency expected expressed feet fire five fleet formed four French frequently garrison Gibraltar greatly guns hand head heard hour hundred immediately interesting invited join ladies land leave length Lieutenant looked manner March mentioned miles military mind minutes morning nearly never night notice o'clock observed occasion officer particularly party passed persons pointed present proceeded quarters reached received regarded Regiment remained replied reported returned rock round Royal sail sent severe ship shore short side signal soon South Spanish Spencer thought took town turned usual various vessels whilst whole wind yards