 Achille was burning, she got out of the gunroom port and sat on the rudder-chains till some melted lead ran down upon her and forced her to strip and leap off. She swam to a spar where several men were, but one of them bit and kicked her till she was...  Logs of the Great Sea Fights, 1794-1805 - Página 231editado por - 1900 - 345 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | Thomas Sturges Jackson - 1900 - 368 páginas
...it. A regular plan was laid down by Lord Nelson some time before the action, but not acted upon. His great anxiety seemed to be to get to leeward of them,...2ist. AM — Moderate breezes and cloudy. At 1.25, the Phoebe came alongside and hailed. At 2, saw a blue light NE. At 3.20, saw another ENE. At 4, light... | |
 | Edward Fraser - 1910 - 428 páginas
...to another, which supported her till she was taken up by the Pickle and sent on board the Revenge. Amongst the men she was lucky enough to find her husband....officers found something to clothe her; in a few hours Jeanette was perfectly happy and hard at work making her petticoat. She was sent ashore, and the men... | |
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