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Pagina vii
... lost . And what is true of sleep is true of Sea - Power . The rest and refreshment which its exercise affords are accepted with graceless unconcern , and enjoyed without conscious acknowledgment . This per- haps in peace - time is ...
... lost . And what is true of sleep is true of Sea - Power . The rest and refreshment which its exercise affords are accepted with graceless unconcern , and enjoyed without conscious acknowledgment . This per- haps in peace - time is ...
Pagina x
... lost efficiency with discouraging speed ; and in 1702 England possessed none of those foreign stations which to - day enable her to grasp the seven seas in her embrace . It was one thing to INTRODUCTION xi send a naval force to Spanish ...
... lost efficiency with discouraging speed ; and in 1702 England possessed none of those foreign stations which to - day enable her to grasp the seven seas in her embrace . It was one thing to INTRODUCTION xi send a naval force to Spanish ...
Pagina xiv
... lost her grip on the Strait ; she would have lost her Portuguese base , and her maritime prestige . Whereas her victory— for such it undoubtedly was confirmed the verdict of Barfleur and circumscribed the power of Louis XIV within the ...
... lost her grip on the Strait ; she would have lost her Portuguese base , and her maritime prestige . Whereas her victory— for such it undoubtedly was confirmed the verdict of Barfleur and circumscribed the power of Louis XIV within the ...
Pagina xvii
... destructive- ness of his ' bomb ' vessel , and promoted him to the rank of captain with command of a fifth- rate of 36 guns . 1 Troude , Batailles navales de la France , i . 193 . Leake's new vessel , the Dartmouth , lost not a.
... destructive- ness of his ' bomb ' vessel , and promoted him to the rank of captain with command of a fifth- rate of 36 guns . 1 Troude , Batailles navales de la France , i . 193 . 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 ...
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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