 | John Henry Sherburne - United States - 1825 - 374 pages
...necessity of closing with him, to prevent the advantage which he had over me in point of manoeuvre. It was my intention to lay the Bon homme Richard athwart...being shot away, it did not exactly succeed to my wishes ; the enemy's bowsprit, however, came over the Bon homme Richard's poop by the mizen mast, and... | |
 | John Henry Sherburne - United States - 1825 - 400 pages
...necessity of closing with him, to prevent the advantage which he had over me in point of manoeuvre. It was my intention to lay the Bon homme Richard athwart...being shot away, it did not exactly succeed to my wishes ; the enemy's bowsprit, however, came over the Bon homme Richard's poop by the mizen mast, and... | |
 | John Paul Jones - 1845 - 416 pages
...necessity of closing with him, to prevent the advantage which he had over me in point of manreuvre. It was my intention to lay the Bon Homme Richard athwart the enemy's how ; but as that operation required great dexterity in the management of both sails and helm, and... | |
 | Robert Sears - United States - 1847 - 470 pages
...necessity of closing with him, to prevent the advantage which he had over me in point of manoeuvre. It was my intention to lay the Bon Homme Richard athwart...however, came over the Bon Homme Richard's poop, by the mizzenmast, and I made both ships fast together in that situation, which by the action of the wind... | |
 | Robert Sears - United States - 1848 - 448 pages
...necessity of closing with him, to prevent the advantage which he had over me in point of manœuvre. It was my intention to lay the Bon Homme Richard athwart...management of both sails and helm, and some of our bracos being shot away, it did not exactly succeed to my wish. The enemy's bowsprit, however, came... | |
 | Robert Sears - United States - 1850 - 448 pages
...necessity of closing with him, to prevent the advantage which he had over me in point of manoeuvre. It was my intention to lay the Bon Homme Richard athwart...however, came over the Bon Homme Richard's poop, by the mizzenmast, and I made both ships fast together in that situation, which by the action of the wind... | |
 | John Frost - Naval battles - 1850 - 462 pages
...necessity of closing with him, to prevent the advantage which he had over me in point of manoeuvre. It was my intention to lay the Bon Homme Richard athwart...wish. The enemy's bowsprit, however, came over the Bon-Homme Richard's poop by the mizen-mast, and I made both ships fast together in that situation,... | |
 | John Henry Sherburne - United States - 1851 - 434 pages
...necessity of closing with him, to prevent the advantage which he had over me in point of manoeuvre. It was my intention to lay the Bon homme Richard athwart...being shot away, it did not exactly succeed to my wishes ; the enemy's bowsprit, however, came over the Bon homme Richard's poop by the mizen mast, and... | |
 | Biographies of American leaders - 1855 - 624 pages
...necessity of closing with him, lo prevent the advantage which he had over me in point of manoeuvre. It was my intention to lay the Bon Homme Richard athwart...however, came over the Bon Homme Richard's poop, by the mizzenmast, and I made both ships fast together in that situation, which by the action of the wind... | |
 | Taliaferro Preston Shaffner - 1863 - 862 pages
...prevent the advantage he had over me 400 in point of manoeuvre. It was my intention to lay the Bon-homme Richard athwart the enemy's bow ; but, as that operation...and some of our braces being shot away, it did not succeed exactly to my wish. The enemy's bowsprit, however, came over the Bonhomme Richard's poop, by... | |
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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... 
