 | 1814 - 466 pagina’s
...up a tremendous fire on us, which mowed " . »_-•.! 1 »»_.__* shot, and many of them had their whole crews destroyed — we manned them again from those which were disabled. an:l on1: gun in particular was three times manned — fifteen men were slain at it in the course of... | |
 | Thomas H. Palmer - 1816 - 518 pagina’s
...edging off, to choose the distance which best suited her long guns, and kept up a tremendous fire on us, which mowed down my brave companions by the dozen....useless by the enemy's shot, and many of them had had their whole crews destroyed. We manned them again from those which werr disabled, and one gun, in particular,... | |
 | Thomas H. Palmer - 1816 - 516 pagina’s
...dozen. Many of my guns had been rendered useless by the enemy's shot, and many of them had had their whole crews destroyed. We manned them .again from...was three times manned; fifteen men were slain at it in the course of the action! but, strange as it may appear, the captain of it escaped with only a slight... | |
 | John Lewis Thomson - 1816 - 396 pagina’s
...off, to choose the distance which best suited her long guns, and kept up a tremendous fire on us,which mowed down my brave companions by the dozen. Many...useless by the enemy's shot, and many of them had their whole crews destroyed. We manned them again, from those which were disabled, and one gun in particular... | |
 | William James - 1817 - 788 pagina’s
...edging off, to choose the distance which best suited her longguns, and kept up a tremendous fire on us, which mowed down my brave companions by the dozen....them had had whole crews destroyed. We manned them ngajn from those which were disabled ; and one gun, in particular, was three times manned ; fifteen... | |
 | Thomas Wilson - 1817 - 344 pagina’s
...edging off, to choose the distance which best suited her long guns, and kept up a tremendous fire on us, which mowed down my brave companions by the dozen....useless by the enemy's shot, and many of them had their whole crews destroyed. We manned them again from those which were disabled, and one gun in particular... | |
 | Heman Allen Fay - 1817 - 294 pagina’s
...the distance which best suited her long guqs, and kept up a tremendous fire on MS, which mowed 201 t down my brave companions by the dozen ; many of my...useless by the enemy's shot, and many of them had their whole crews destroyed->-we manned them again, from those which were disabled ; and one gun, in... | |
 | Thomas Wilson - 1819 - 344 pagina’s
...edging off, to choose the distance which best suited her long guns, and kept up a tremendous fire on us, which mowed down my brave companions by the dozen.—...useless • by the enemy's shot, and many of them liad their whole crews destroyed. We manned them again from those which were disabled, and one gun... | |
 | Thomas Wilson - 1821 - 350 pagina’s
...dozen. — Many of my guns had been rendered useless by the enemy's shot, and many of them •had their whole crews destroyed. We manned them again from those which were disabled, and «ne gun in particular was three times mannedfifteen men were slain at it in the course of the action... | |
 | David Porter - 1822 - 626 pagina’s
...edging off, to choose the distance which best suited her long guns, and kept up a tremendous fire on us, which mowed down my brave companions by the dozen....useless by the enemy's shot, and many of them had their whole crews destroyed. We manned them again from those which were disabled, and one gun in particular... | |
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Many of my guns had been rendered useless by the enemy's shot, and many of them had their whole crews destroyed. We manned them again from those which were disabled, and one gun in particular was three times manned — fifteen... 
