 | 1829 - 342 pagina’s
...instant the main-mast fell over the bulwarks just above me. This ponderous mass made the ship's whole frame shake ; and had it taken a central direction,...the poop, and added many to our list of sufferers. Until half-past three we- remained in this harassing situation : the only means of bringing our battery... | |
 | 1834 - 560 pagina’s
...Achille, on our quarter. At two o'clock the main-mast fell over the larboard side, and at half-past the fore-mast was shot away close to the deck. In this...every shot from them did considerable execution. We haa suffered severely, as must be supposed ; and those on the poop were now ordered to assist at the... | |
 | 1834 - 562 pagina’s
...instant the main -mast fell over the bulwarks just above me. This ponderous mass made the ship's whole frame shake; and had it taken a central direction,...the poop, and added many to our list of sufferers. Until half-past three we remained in this harassing situation : the only means of bringing our battery... | |
 | Juvenile gleaner - 1840 - 230 pagina’s
...instant the main-mast fell over the bulwarks just above me. This ponderous mass made the ship's whole frame shake ; and, had it taken a central direction,...the poop, and added many to our list of sufferers. Until half-past three we remained in this harassing situation: the only means of bringing our battery... | |
 | Robert Walsh, Eliakim Littell, John Jay Smith - 1829 - 618 pagina’s
...the bulwarks just above me. This ponderous mass made thr ship's whole frame shake; and had it taken s central direction, it would have gone through the poop, and added many to our list of sufferers. Until half-past three we remained in this harassing situation : the only means of bringing our battery... | |
 | Edward Fraser - 1910 - 428 pagina’s
...mainmast fell over the bulwarks just above me. This ponderous mass made the ship's whole frame shake; had it taken a central direction it would have gone...the poop and added many to our list of sufferers." They fought on doggedly. " Every exertion continued to be made for presenting the best resistance,... | |
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I was at the time under the break of the poop, aiding in running out a carronade, when a cry of 'Stand clear there! here it comes!' made me look up, and at that instant the mainmast fell over the bulwarks just above me. This ponderous mass made the... 