 Providence at this interval gave to my anxious' wishes the usual land wind, common in this bay, and my expectations were completed. We were all hands employed warping and towing off, and by the help of the light air, the whole were under sail, and came...  The Asiatic Journal and Monthly Miscellany - Pagina 2751816Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | George Walter Thornbury - 1870 - 494 pagina’s
...were soon busy at the warping and towing off. By the help of " the light airs," the whole fleet soon came to anchor out of reach of shells. About two in...the morning, after twelve hours' incessant labour, Lord Exmouth was still in high spirits, and said to Salame', the interpreter : " Well, my fine fellow,... | |
 | John Timbs - 1873 - 662 pagina’s
...in this bay, find mv expectations were completed. We were all hands employed warping and towing oft, and by the help of the light air the whole were under...the morning, after twelve hours' incessant labour." There, when the ships had hauled out beyond the reach of danger, a sublime spectacle was presented... | |
 | James Grant - 1873 - 598 pagina’s
...Algerine batteries were completely silenced ; and, as a land breeze set in, all hands went to work warping and towing off; "and, by the help of the light...under sail, and came to anchor out of reach of shells after twelve hours oflincessant labour." By this time the fleet had achieved the destruction of four... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1874 - 810 pagina’s
...usual land-wind common in this bay, and my expectations were completed. "We were all hands employed warping and towing off, and by the help of the light...reach of shells about two in the morning, after twelve houre' incessant labour." Nine Algerine frigates and a number of gunboats were burning within the bay... | |
 | Harriet Martineau - 1877 - 688 pagina’s
...usual land wind, common in this bay, and my expectations were completed. We were all hands employed warping and towing off, and by the help of the light...the morning, after twelve hours' incessant labour.' There, when the ships had hauled out beyond the reach of danger, a sublime spectacle was presented... | |
 | 1879 - 246 pagina’s
...usual landwind common in this bay, and my expectations •were completed. We were all hands employed warping and towing off, and by the help of the light...the morning, after twelve hours' incessant labour." There, when the ships had hauled out beyond the reach of danger, a sublime spectacle was presented... | |
 | James Taylor - 1882 - 286 pagina’s
...usual land wind common in this bay, and my expectations were completed. We were all hands employed warping and towing off, and by the help of the light...the morning, after twelve hours' incessant labour.' A storm of thunder and lightning, which arose when the fleet had anchored, added not a little to the... | |
 | Mary C. Innes - 1895 - 274 pagina’s
...usual land wind, common in this bay, and my expectations were completed. We were all hands employed warping and towing off, and by the help of the light...their respective artillery officers, shared, to the fullest extent of their power, in the honours of this day, and performed good service ; it was by their... | |
 | Archibald Wilberforce - 1898 - 608 pagina’s
...Algeriue batteries were completely silenced ; and, as a land breeze set in, all hands went to work warping and towing off; "and, by the help of the light...under sail, and came to anchor out of reach of shells after twelve hours of incessant labor." . By this time the fleet had achieved the destruction of four... | |
 | Thomas Campbell, Samuel Carter Hall, Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton, Theodore Edward Hook, Thomas Hood, William Harrison Ainsworth, William Ainsworth - 1816 - 598 pagina’s
...and my expectations wtre completed. We were all hands employed in wirping and towing oft", and by me help of the light air, the whole were under sail,...morning, after twelve hours' incessant labour. The flo:illa of monar, gun, and rocketboats, under the direction of their respecme artillery officers,... | |
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