 | John Henry Sherburne - United States - 1825 - 374 pages
...answered, " I can't hear what you say." immediately after the Serapis hailed again, " what ship is that ? Answer immediately, or I shall be under the necessity of firing into you." At this moment I received orders from Commodore Jones to commence the action with a broadside, which... | |
 | John Henry Sherburne - United States - 1825 - 400 pages
...answered, "I can't hear what you say." Immediately after the Serapis hailed again, " what ship is that ? Answer immediately, or I shall be under the necessity of firing into you." At this moment 1 received orders from Commodore Jones to commence the action with a broadside, which... | |
 | John Paul Jones - United States - 1830 - 362 pages
...answered, ' I can't hear what you say.' Immediately after the Serapis hailed again, ' What ship is that ? Answer immediately, or I shall be under the necessity of firing into you.' At this moment I received orders from Commodore Jones to commence the action with a broadside, which... | |
 | John Paul Jones - History - 1830 - 572 pages
...answered, ' I can't hear what you say.' Immediately after the Serapis hailed again, ' What ship is that ? Answer immediately, or I shall be under the necessity of firing into you.' At this moment I received orders from Commodore Jones to commence the action with a broadside, which,... | |
 | Alexander Slidell Mackenzie - 1841 - 284 pages
...that ? " Answer was made, " I can't hear what you say." The hail was repeated ; " What ship is that ? answer immediately, or I shall be under the necessity of firing into you!" A shot was fired in reply by the Bon Homme Richard, which was instantly followed by a broadside from... | |
 | Alexander Slidell Mackenzie - 1845 - 310 pages
...is that?" Answer was made, " I can't hear what you say." The hail was repeated; "What ship is that? answer immediately, or I shall be under the necessity of firing into you ! " A shot was fired in reply by the Bon Homme Richard, which was instantly followed by a broadside... | |
 | John Henry Sherburne - United States - 1851 - 422 pages
...answered, ' I can't hear what you say.' Immediately after the Serapis hailed again, ' what ship is that 1 Answer immediately, or I shall be under the necessity of firing into you.7 At this moment I received orders from Commodore Jones to commence the action with a broadside,... | |
 | John Paul Jones - Russo-Turkish War, 1787-1792 - 1855 - 560 pages
...answered, ' I can't hear what you say.' Immediately after the Serapis hailed again, ' What ship is that ? Answer immediately, or I shall be under the necessity of firing into you.' At this moment I received orders from Commodore Jones to commence the action with a broadside, which,... | |
 | Willard W. Glazier - Mexican War, 1846-1848 - 1880 - 474 pages
...He was answered with, " I can't hear what you say." The "Serapis" asked again, " What ship is that? Answer immediately or I shall be under the necessity of firing into you." The answer was a broadside. Thus the famous battle began, and for between three and four hours it raged... | |
 | Ainsworth Rand Spofford, Frank Weitenkampf, John Porter Lamberton - Biography - 1895 - 456 pages
...that?" Answer was made, "I can't hear what you say." The hail was repeated : ' ' What ship is that ? Answer immediately, or I shall be under the necessity of firing into you !" A shot was fired in reply by the "Bon Homme Richard," which was instantly followed by a broadside... | |
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what ship is that? He was answered, " I can't hear what you say." immediately after the Serapis hailed again, " what ship is that ? Answer immediately, or I shall be under the necessity of firing into you." At this moment I received orders from Commodore... 
