 | John Henry Sherburne - United States - 1825 - 374 pages
...strike, of whose courage and good sense I entertain a bigh opinion. My treacherous master-at-armjr let loose all my prisoners without my knowledge, and...the British colors were struck at half an hour past 1 0 o'clock. This prize proved to be the British ship of war the Serapis, a new ship of 44 guns, built... | |
 | United States - 1826 - 494 pages
...to strike, of whose courage and good sense I entertain a high opinion. My treacherous master-at-arms let loose all my prisoners without my knowledge, and...decreased, ours rather increased, and the British colours were struck at half an hour past 10 o'clock. Our readers will recollect that the Bon homme... | |
 | Literature - 1826 - 490 pages
...to strike, of whose courage and good sense I entertain a high opinion. My treacherous master-at-arms let loose all my prisoners without my knowledge, and my prospect became gloomy indeed. 1 would not, however, give up the point. The enemy's mainmast began to shake, their firing decreased,... | |
 | John Paul Jones - United States - 1830 - 358 pages
...opinion. My treacherous master-at-arms let loose all my prisoners without my knowledge, and my prospects became gloomy indeed. I would not, however, give up...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.... | |
 | John Paul Jones - 1845 - 416 pages
...opinion. My treacherous master-at-arms let loose all my prisoners without my knowledge, and my prospects became gloomy indeed. I would not, however, give up...enemy's main-mast began to shake, their firing decreased fast, ours rather increased, and the British colours were struck at half an hour past ten o'clock.... | |
 | Robert Sears - United States - 1847 - 470 pages
...master-at-arms let loose all my prisoners without my knowledge, and my prospects became gloomy indeed. 1 would not, however, give up the point. The enemy's mainmast began to shake, their firing decreased fast, ours rather increased, and the British colors were struck at half an hour past ten o'clock. 837... | |
 | Robert Sears - United States - 1848 - 448 pages
...opinion. My treacherous master-at-arms let loose all my prisoners without my knowledge, and my prospects became gloomy indeed. I would not, however, give up...enemy's mainmast began to shake, their firing decreased fast, ours rather increased, and the British colors were struck at half an hour past ten o'clock. "... | |
 | Robert Sears - United States - 1850 - 448 pages
...opinion. My treacherous master-at-arms let loose all my prisoners without my knowledge, and my prospects became gloomy indeed. I would not, however, give up...enemy's mainmast began to shake, their firing decreased fast, ours rather increased, and the British colors were struck. at half an hour past ten o'clock.... | |
 | John Frost - Naval battles - 1850 - 462 pages
...opinion. My treacherous master-at-arms let loose all my prisoners without my knowledge, and my prospects became gloomy indeed. I would not, however, give up...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.... | |
 | John Henry Sherburne - United States - 1851 - 434 pages
...to strike, of whose courage and good sense I entertain a high opinion. My treacherous master-at-arms let loose all my prisoners without my knowledge, and...the British colors were struck at half an hour past ten o'clock. " This prize proved to be the British ship-of-war the Serapis, a new ship of 44 guns,... | |
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Alliance; the leak gained on the pumps, and the fire increased much on board both ships. Some officers persuaded me to strike, of whose courage and good sense I entertain a high opinion. 
