 | 1814 - 466 páginas
...she hove too oft' the port,, loiitcil her motto flag and fired a gun to windward, ^ommodore Hillyar seemed determined to avoid a contest with me on nearly...keeping both his ships ever after constantly within hail ot each other, there were no hopes of any advantages to my country from a Longer stay in port. 1 therefore... | |
 | 1815 - 410 páginas
...to provoke a challenge, and brii.g the Puoebe alone to action v\ilh the Essex, but without success. There were no hopes of any advantages to my country...longer stay in port; I therefore determined to put .U> sea the first opportunity. The 28th of march, the itay.atti r this ^solution was formed, the wind... | |
 | Thomas H. Palmer - 1816 - 518 páginas
...way she hove too off the port, hoisted her motto flag, and fired a gun to windward. Commodore Hillyar seemed determined to avoid a contest with me on nearly...offer; and I was the more strongly induced to do so, as I had gained certain intelligence that the Tagus, rated 38, and two other frigates, had sailed for... | |
 | 1816 - 416 páginas
...to provoke a challenge, and bring the Phoebe alone to actioii with the E*sex, buL without success. . There were no hopes of any advantages to my country,,,...determined to p.ut, to sea the first opportunity. Thft;2$th -of march, the day, after thisf resolution was formed, the wind blew fresh from the south,... | |
 | Barent Gardenier - 1814 - 442 páginas
...way, «be hove too off the port, hoisted her motto flag, and fired a gun to windward. Com. Hillyur seemed determined to avoid a contest with me on nearly...extreme prudence in keeping both his ships ever after confbQily \vilhin hail of each other, there were DO lopes of any advantages to my country from a onger... | |
 | Heman Allen Fay - 1817 - 294 páginas
...under way, she hove too off the port, hoisted her motto-flag, and fired a gun to windward. Com. Hillyar seemed determined to avoid a contest with me, on nearly...; and I was the more strongly induced to do so, as I had gained certain intelligence that the Tagus, rating 38, and two other frigates, had sailed for... | |
 | William James - 1817 - 788 páginas
...way, sha hove-to off the port, hoisted her motto-flag, and fired a gun to-windward. CommodoroHillyar seemed determined to avoid a contest with me on nearly...determined to put to sea the first opportunity which should oftvr ; and I was the more strongly induced to do so, as I had gained certain intelligence that the... | |
 | David Porter - 1822 - 626 páginas
...way, she hove too off the port, hoisted her motto flag, and fired a gun to windward. Commodore Hillyar seemed determined to avoid a contest with me on nearly...should offer ; and I was the more strongly induced to i!o *i», as 1 had gained certain intelligence that the Tagus, rafed thirtyeight, and two other frigates,... | |
 | John Brannan - 1823 - 520 páginas
...way, she hove to off the port, hoisted her motto Hag, and fired a gun to windward. Commodore Hillyar seemed determined to avoid a contest with me on nearly...offer; and I was the more strongly induced to do so, as I had gained certain intelligence, that the Tagus, rated 38, and two other frigates, had sailed for... | |
 | John Brannan - 1823 - 510 páginas
...gun to windward. Commodore Hillv.-r seemed determined to at oid a contest with me on nearly e'|ual terms, and from his extreme prudence in keeping both...offer; and I was the more strongly induced to do so, as I had g.iined certain intelligence, that the Tagus, rated 38, and two other frigates, had sailed for... | |
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Hillyar seemed determined to avoid a contest with me on nearly equal terms; and from his extreme prudence in keeping both his ships ever after constantly within hail of each other, there were no hopes of any advantages to my country from a longer stay... 
