Life and Correspondence of John Paul Jones: Including His Narrative of the Campaign of the Liman |
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... things caused much speculation , but in a few hours the mystery was somewhat cleared up , for away came the poor Glasgow , under all the sail she could set , yelping from the mouths of her cannon like a broken legged dog , as a signal ...
... things caused much speculation , but in a few hours the mystery was somewhat cleared up , for away came the poor Glasgow , under all the sail she could set , yelping from the mouths of her cannon like a broken legged dog , as a signal ...
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... thing prepared , I bore away before the wind , and set all our light sail at once ; so that , before her sails could be trimmed , and steer- ing sails set , I was almost out of reach of grape , and soon after out of reach of cannon shot ...
... thing prepared , I bore away before the wind , and set all our light sail at once ; so that , before her sails could be trimmed , and steer- ing sails set , I was almost out of reach of grape , and soon after out of reach of cannon shot ...
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... thing I could into the hold . The 19th , I made the Isle of Sable , and on the 20th , being between it and the main , I met with an English frigate , with a merchant ship under her con- voy . I had hove to , to give my people an ...
... thing I could into the hold . The 19th , I made the Isle of Sable , and on the 20th , being between it and the main , I met with an English frigate , with a merchant ship under her con- voy . I had hove to , to give my people an ...
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... thing of a private nature , the best way * This refers to the action commenced against Jones for damages , by the men taken from the Rhode Island privateer . Commodore Hopkins left him to defend the suit himself , saying that his orders ...
... thing of a private nature , the best way * This refers to the action commenced against Jones for damages , by the men taken from the Rhode Island privateer . Commodore Hopkins left him to defend the suit himself , saying that his orders ...
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... thing with good nature . Therefore to remove your doubts , if you have any , I send this by express , to inform you that I will meet you at Pawtucket , or at any other place , on as early a day as you please to appoint , and will there ...
... thing with good nature . Therefore to remove your doubts , if you have any , I send this by express , to inform you that I will meet you at Pawtucket , or at any other place , on as early a day as you please to appoint , and will there ...
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Page 180 - When this position took place, it was eight o'clock, previous to which the Bon Homme Richard had received sundry eighteen-pound shots below the water, and leaked very much. My battery of twelve-pounders, on which I had placed my chief dependence, being commanded by Lieutenant Dale and Colonel Weibert, and manned principally with American seamen and French volunteers, was entirely silenced and abandoned. As to the six old eighteen-pounders that formed the battery of the lower gun-deck, they did no...
Page 184 - ... became gloomy indeed. I would not, however, give up the point. The enemy's mainmast began to shake, their firing decreased fast, ours rather increased, and the British colours were struck at half an hour past ten o'clock.
Page 180 - Richard, gained thereby several times an advantageous situation, in spite of my best endeavors to prevent it. As I had to deal with an enemy of greatly superior force, I was under the necessity of closing with him, to prevent the advantage which he had over me in point of manoeuvre.
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Page 144 - I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast. For I intend to go in harm's way.