 | Henry Mann - 1896 - 350 páginas
...close action. The Niagara being very little injured I determined to pass through the enemy's line, bore up and passed ahead of their two ships and a brig, large schooner and sloop from the larboard side, at half pistol shot distance. The smaller vessels... | |
 | Benjamin Allen - 1813 - 142 páginas
...elose aetion." Th» ^Niagara being very little injured, 1 determined to pass tbrough the enemy's line, bore up and passed ahead of their two ships and a...fire to them from the starboard guns, and to a large sehooner and mop, from the larboard side, at half pistol shot distanee. The smaller vessels at this... | |
 | 1813 - 552 páginas
...close action. The Niagara being very little injured, I determined to pass through the enemy's line; bore up and passed ahead of their two ships and a...raking fire to them from the starboard guns, and to a Targe schooner and sloop from the larboard side, at naif pistol shot distance. The smaller vessels... | |
 | 1843 - 798 páginas
...The Niagara being very little injured, I determined to puss through the enemy's line — bore up nnd passed ahead of their two ships and a brig, giving a raking fire to them with the starboard guns, mid to a large schnnner and sloop from the larboard side, at half pistol shot... | |
 | Thomas Clark - 1814 - 244 páginas
...little injured, commodore Perry determined to pass through the enemy's line with her. He accordingly bore up, and passed ahead of their two ships and a brig, giving a raking fire to them from his larboard side, at half pistol shot distance. The smaller vessels were by this tir/.e within grape... | |
 | 1815 - 410 páginas
...permitted her flag again to be hoisted. At 45 minutes past two, the signal was made for' close action.' The Niagara, being •very little injured, I determined...schooner, and sloop, from the larboard side, at half pistol-shot distance. The smaller vessels at this time having got within grape and canister distance,... | |
 | Thomas O'Connor - 1816 - 338 páginas
...elose aetion." The Niagara being very Httle injured, I determined to pass through the enemy's line, bore up and passed ahead of their two ships and a...fire to them from the starboard guns, and to a large sehooner and sloop, from the larboard side, at half pistol-shot distanee. The smaller vessels at this... | |
 | Heman Allen Fay - 1817 - 294 páginas
...action ;'' the Niagara being very litl!e injured, I determined to pass through the enemy's line — bore up, and passed ahead of their two ships, and...schooner, and sloop, from the larboard side, at half pistol-shot distance. The smaller vessels, at this time, having got within grape and canister distance,... | |
 | William James - 1817 - 788 páginas
..."close action." The Niagara being very little injured, I determined to pass through the enemy's line; bore up and passed a-head of their two Ships and a brig, giving a raking fire to them from the starboard-guns, and to a large schooner and sloop from the larboard-side at half-pistol. shot distance.... | |
 | John Milton Niles - 1820 - 408 páginas
...forty-five minutes past two, having thrown out the signal for clone action, bore up in the Niagara and passed ahead of their two ships and a brig, giving...the larboard side, at half pistol shot distance," decided the fate of the action. The painting was executed io fine style, and produced the most interesting... | |
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The Niagara being very little injured, I determined to pass through the enemy's line, bore up and passed ahead of their two ships and a brig, giving a raking fire to them from the starboard guns, and to a large schooner and sloop, from the larboard side,... 
