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Pagina xvii
... Leake , doubtless out of compliment to his father , was appointed to command her . The same year she made one of Lord Dartmouth's fleet , which was intended to preserve the Stuart Crown and ... Leake's new vessel , the Dartmouth , lost not a.
... Leake , doubtless out of compliment to his father , was appointed to command her . The same year she made one of Lord Dartmouth's fleet , which was intended to preserve the Stuart Crown and ... Leake's new vessel , the Dartmouth , lost not a.
Pagina xviii
Leake's new vessel , the Dartmouth , lost not a moment in adorning history's page . As all the world knows , she was chiefly responsible for raising the leaguer of Londonderry , though that gallant exploit was not conducted in quite the ...
Leake's new vessel , the Dartmouth , lost not a moment in adorning history's page . As all the world knows , she was chiefly responsible for raising the leaguer of Londonderry , though that gallant exploit was not conducted in quite the ...
Pagina xx
... Leake to follow with reinforcements . The ships , still commissioning , had to be manned , and the shyness of the seamen rendered the task , as ever , wearisome and onerous . Yet such was Leake's unflagging zeal and knack of getting ...
... Leake to follow with reinforcements . The ships , still commissioning , had to be manned , and the shyness of the seamen rendered the task , as ever , wearisome and onerous . Yet such was Leake's unflagging zeal and knack of getting ...
Pagina xxi
... Leake's ship was among those that still lay in the Downs when there broke upon them the ever memorable and disastrous storm , which in a single night caused London a million pounds worth of damage and inflicted upon the Navy losses more ...
... Leake's ship was among those that still lay in the Downs when there broke upon them the ever memorable and disastrous storm , which in a single night caused London a million pounds worth of damage and inflicted upon the Navy losses more ...
Pagina xxviii
... Leake had played at Malaga , decided that to fight would savour too much of self - immolation , and allowed his adversary to pass by him unchal- lenged . He had ample opportunity to save his flotilla . But so excellent was Leake's ...
... Leake had played at Malaga , decided that to fight would savour too much of self - immolation , and allowed his adversary to pass by him unchal- lenged . He had ample opportunity to save his flotilla . But so excellent was Leake's ...
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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