 | 1814 - 466 páginas
...anchor, and the anchor to be cut from the bows 1o >ring her head round : this succeeded. We again jot our broadside to bear, and as the enemy was much crippled and unable to hold his own, I hare no doubt he would have drifted out of gun shot bebre he discovered we had anchored, had not tine... | |
 | 1814 - 550 páginas
...bows, to bring the ship's head round. This succeeded ; the broadside of the Essex was again brought to bear; and as the enemy was much crippled and unable to hold his own, Captain Porter thought, she might drift out of gunshot before she discovered that he had anchored.... | |
 | Thomas H. Palmer - 1816 - 518 páginas
...bear. I therefore directed a hawser to be bent to the sheet anchor, and the anchor to be cut from her bows to bring her head round; this succeeded, we again...was much crippled and unable to hold his own, I have no'doubt he would soon have drifted out of gunshot before he discovered we had anchored, had not the... | |
 | Barent Gardenier - 1814 - 442 páginas
...; tli? succeeded. We again got our broadside to bar, and as the enemy was much crippled, and itntUe to hold his own, I have no doubt he would soon have drifted out of gun shot before be disouvemJ we had anchered, had not the hawser unfarunately parted. My skip had taken -fire sevml... | |
 | Thomas H. Palmer - 1816 - 516 páginas
...bows, to bring the ship's head round. This succeeded ; the broadside of the Essex was again brought to bear; and as the enemy was much crippled, and unable to hold his own, Porter thought she might drift out of gun-shot before she discovered that he had anchored. The halser,... | |
 | Heman Allen Fay - 1817 - 294 páginas
...Continuing to rake us, and we unable to bring a gun to bear. I therefore directed a hawser to be bent to the sheet anchor, and the anchor to be cut from the bows,...I have no doubt he would soon have drifted out of gun-shot, before he discovered we had anchored, had not the hawser unfortunately part* . . _ .. 203... | |
 | Thomas Wilson - 1817 - 344 páginas
...continuing to rake us; and we unable to bring a gun to bear. I therefore directed a hawser to be bent to the sheet anchor, And the anchor to be cut from the bows,...and unable to hold his own, I have no doubt he would scan have drifted out of gun shot, before he discovered we had anchored, had not the hawser unfortunately... | |
 | William James - 1817 - 788 páginas
...and we unable to bring a gun to bear. I therefore directed a hawser to be bent to the sheet-anchor, and the anchor to be cut from the bows, to bring her...unable to hold his own, I have no doubt he would soon hare drifted out of gun-shot before he discovered we had anchored, had not the hawser unfortunately... | |
 | Henry Marie Brackenridge - 1818 - 368 páginas
...bows to bring the ship's head around. This succeeded; the broadside of the Essex was again brought to bear; and as the enemy was much crippled, and unable to hold his own, the commodore thought she might drift out of gunshot, before he discovered that the Essex had anchored;... | |
 | Thomas Wilson - 1819 - 344 páginas
...continuing to rake us, and we unable to bring a gun to bear. I therefore directed a hawser to be bent to the sheet anchor, and the anchor to be cut from the bows,...crippled and unable to hold his own, I have no doubt we would soon have drifted out of gun shot, before he discovered we had anchored, had not the hawser... | |
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The slaughter on board my ship had now become horrible, the enemy continuing to rake us, and we unable to bring a gun to bear. I therefore directed a hawser to be bent to the sheet anchor, and the anchor to be cut from the bows to bring her head round... 
