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Pagina xvi
... Crown . Had he chosen , he might now have had a lieutenant's commission ; but , fearing half - pay and inactivity , he rested content , like his fore- bears , with the warrant of a gunner . His abilities , it is certain , would in any ...
... Crown . Had he chosen , he might now have had a lieutenant's commission ; but , fearing half - pay and inactivity , he rested content , like his fore- bears , with the warrant of a gunner . His abilities , it is certain , would in any ...
Pagina xvii
... Crown and suffered William of Orange to land and seize it unopposed . There was thus no immediate honour to be had ; nor were the prospects much rosier when in 1689 the Firedrake fought in the battle of Bantry Bay . But the originality ...
... Crown and suffered William of Orange to land and seize it unopposed . There was thus no immediate honour to be had ; nor were the prospects much rosier when in 1689 the Firedrake fought in the battle of Bantry Bay . But the originality ...
Pagina xviii
... Crown , and acquit a commander whose only fault was that his plans had been ruined by William's spouse , and his tactics by William's countrymen . In 1691 the saviour of Londonderry made one of Russell's fleet in the fruitless campaign ...
... Crown , and acquit a commander whose only fault was that his plans had been ruined by William's spouse , and his tactics by William's countrymen . In 1691 the saviour of Londonderry made one of Russell's fleet in the fruitless campaign ...
Pagina xl
... Crown . The Balearic group were nearest at hand , and it was not long before he had reduced Iviza . Encouraged by this success , he attempted Majorca , and found that the reputation of his fleet was of itself sufficient to throw the ...
... Crown . The Balearic group were nearest at hand , and it was not long before he had reduced Iviza . Encouraged by this success , he attempted Majorca , and found that the reputation of his fleet was of itself sufficient to throw the ...
Pagina xliii
... Crown ; and the Hanoverian elector , mistaking devotion to the Crown for devotion to Queen Anne , from that false premise stupidly argued a slight taint of Jacobitism . But though George I and his German court set aside the embodiment ...
... Crown ; and the Hanoverian elector , mistaking devotion to the Crown for devotion to Queen Anne , from that false premise stupidly argued a slight taint of Jacobitism . But though George I and his German court set aside the embodiment ...
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acquainting Admiral's afterwards anchored appointed arrived ashore Barcelona BATTLE OF MALAGA boats brave Brest Burchett Cadiz Cape Captain Leake Charles Charles Galley coast command Confederates convoy council council of war Court Martial cruise detached dispatched Duke Dutch Earl endeavour enemy enemy's ships engagement England English expedition fireships Flag Officers flag on board forces French fleet frigates galleys garrison Gibraltar Grand Fleet Gunner guns harbour Highness's honour King land Leake's letter likewise Lisbon Lord High Admiral Majesty Majesty's marines Mediterranean men-of-war merchant ships morning naval Navy night orders Peterborough port Portugal Portuguese Prince George Prince of Hesse proceed proceeded provisions Queen ready Rear-Admiral received rendez-vous resolution resolved Royal sail seamen sent shore siege Sir Clowdisley Shovell Sir George Rooke Sir John Leake soon Spain Spithead squadron Stanhope Straits Third Rates thither Torbay Torrington Toulon town Vice-Admiral Leake weather whilst wind