 | John Henry Sherburne - United States - 1825 - 400 pages
...favorable, I would have proceeded directly up the Firth, and must have succeeded as they lay there in a state of perfect indolence and security, which...they having chased to the southward ; this obliged us to steer out of the Firth again to meet them. The Captains of the Pallas and Vengeance being come... | |
 | John Henry Sherburne - United States - 1825 - 374 pages
...the Firth, and must have succeeded as they lay there in a state of perfect indolencr. and sr.r.urity, which would have proved their ruin. Unfortunately...they having chased to the southward ; this obliged us to steer out of the Firth again to meet them. The Captains of the Pallas and Vengeance being come... | |
 | John Paul Jones - United States - 1830 - 358 pages
...against Leith, which I purposed to lay under contribution, or otherwise to reduce it to ashes. Had I been alone, the wind being favourable, I would have...This obliged me to steer out of the frith again to meet'them. The captains of the Pallas and Vengeance being come on board the Bon Homme Richard, I communicated... | |
 | John Paul Jones - History - 1830 - 566 pages
...favourable, I would have proceeded directly up the Firth, and must have succeeded ; as they lay there in a state of perfect indolence and security, which...they having chased to the southward ; this obliged us to steer out of the Firth again to meet them." The prospect of levying £200,000 upon the inhabitants... | |
 | John Paul Jones - Russo-Turkish War, 1787-1792 - 1855 - 560 pages
...favourable, I would have proceeded directly up the Firth, and must have succeeded ; as they lay there in a state of perfect indolence and security, which...they having chased to the southward ; this obliged us to steer out of the Firth again to meet them." The prospect of levying <£200,000 upon the inhabitants... | |
 | Netherlands - 1879 - 1020 pages
...being favorable, I would have proceded directly up the firth and must have succeeded, as they lay there in a state of perfect indolence and security which would have proved their ruin ; unfortunatly for me, the Pallaa & Vengeance were both at a conside rable distance in the oflSng,... | |
 | 1879 - 882 pages
...being favorable, I would have proceded directly up the firth and must have succeeded, as they lay there in a state of perfect indolence and security which would have proved their ruin ; unfortunatly for me, the Pallas & Vengeance were both at a conside rable distance m the offing, they... | |
 | Percy Hetherington Fitzgerald - 1883 - 408 pages
...against Leith, which I purposed to lay under contribution, or otherwise to reduce it to ashes. Had I been alone, the wind being favourable, I would have...have proved their ruin. Unfortunately for me, the Pcdlas and Vengeance were both at a considerable distance in the offing, they having chased to the... | |
 | 1907 - 362 pages
...favorable, I Would have proceeded directly up the Firth, and must have Succeeded; as they lay there in a State of perfect indolence and Security, Which...a considerable distance in the offing; they having chaced to the Southward ; this obliged me to Steer out of the Firth again to meet them. The Captains... | |
 | United States. Congress. Joint Committee on Printing - Admirals - 1907 - 350 pages
...favorable, I Would have proceeded directly up the Firth, and must have Succeeded; as they lay there in a State of perfect indolence and Security, Which...a considerable distance in the offing; they having chaced to the Southward ; this obliged me to Steer out of the Firth again to meet them. The Captains... | |
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I purposed to lay under a large contribution, or otherwise to reduce it to ashes. Had I been alone, the wind being favorable, I would have proceeded directly up the Firth, and must have succeeded, as they lay there in a state of perfect indolence and... 
