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Pagina xxvi
... hoped would be copied by the rest of the fleet . And here , in view of imaginary character - sketches which historians have constructed to support their contentions , it must be emphatically stated that he was fussy to a fault in the ...
... hoped would be copied by the rest of the fleet . And here , in view of imaginary character - sketches which historians have constructed to support their contentions , it must be emphatically stated that he was fussy to a fault in the ...
Pagina lx
... hoped to conquer Portugal for Dom Antonio . But just as success seemed in its grasp , the land- forces , persuaded by the Earl of Essex , leapt ashore , and , proceeding by forced marches over- land , carried their pretender to the very ...
... hoped to conquer Portugal for Dom Antonio . But just as success seemed in its grasp , the land- forces , persuaded by the Earl of Essex , leapt ashore , and , proceeding by forced marches over- land , carried their pretender to the very ...
Pagina lxxxii
... hoped ) many another Englishman of meaner clay would have risen when similarly faced . He put his spare , cadaverous little figure at the head of the troops , and , rallying them like the belted earl of a popular romance , finished the ...
... hoped ) many another Englishman of meaner clay would have risen when similarly faced . He put his spare , cadaverous little figure at the head of the troops , and , rallying them like the belted earl of a popular romance , finished the ...
Pagina ci
... hoped to enjoy an immunity analogous to that which the high- waymen derived from the weaponless unprepared- ness of the coach they assailed , yet the risk was there , and the risk was considerable . How great it was may be gauged from ...
... hoped to enjoy an immunity analogous to that which the high- waymen derived from the weaponless unprepared- ness of the coach they assailed , yet the risk was there , and the risk was considerable . How great it was may be gauged from ...
Pagina cvi
... hoped ) from the naked truth that would have shamed him . They , therefore , demand at this point a brief investigation . First Indictment . - If it were stated that the First Light Cruiser Squadron was for more than a month , in the ...
... hoped ) from the naked truth that would have shamed him . They , therefore , demand at this point a brief investigation . First Indictment . - If it were stated that the First Light Cruiser Squadron was for more than a month , in the ...
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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