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Page 25
You shall enter , as Captain - General , into the charge and government of the
three vessels , namely , the Ayde , the Gabriel , and the Michael , with all that
appertaineth to them whatsoever . “ 2 . Item , You shall appoint , for the furnishing
of the ...
You shall enter , as Captain - General , into the charge and government of the
three vessels , namely , the Ayde , the Gabriel , and the Michael , with all that
appertaineth to them whatsoever . “ 2 . Item , You shall appoint , for the furnishing
of the ...
Page 45
It consisted of four of her ships - of - war , exclusive of some small vessels ; with
orders to proceed off Brest , and to communicate with Sir John Norris . The ships
were , the Vanguard , Sir Martin admiral ; the Rainbow , Captain Fenner vice ...
It consisted of four of her ships - of - war , exclusive of some small vessels ; with
orders to proceed off Brest , and to communicate with Sir John Norris . The ships
were , the Vanguard , Sir Martin admiral ; the Rainbow , Captain Fenner vice ...
Page 56
These little vessels on the 12th of June put into Iceland , and remained there a
few days , then proceeded northerly till the 3rd of July , when getting between two
islands of fixed ice , they were but too glad to escape ; and coasting Greenland ...
These little vessels on the 12th of June put into Iceland , and remained there a
few days , then proceeded northerly till the 3rd of July , when getting between two
islands of fixed ice , they were but too glad to escape ; and coasting Greenland ...
Page 78
... to be so warm on all sides , that , in less than an hour , the Spanish Admiral
was supposed to be sunk , the ViceAdmiral burnt , and another of their chief ships
believed to be sunk , so that they , from their vessels , could not do us much harm
.
... to be so warm on all sides , that , in less than an hour , the Spanish Admiral
was supposed to be sunk , the ViceAdmiral burnt , and another of their chief ships
believed to be sunk , so that they , from their vessels , could not do us much harm
.
Page 119
In short , the whole number of vessels burnt , sunk , and brought away amounted
at the least to 10 , 000 tons of shipping . Captain Fenner , who commanded the
Dreadnought , gives by name nineteen merchant - vessels which accompanied ...
In short , the whole number of vessels burnt , sunk , and brought away amounted
at the least to 10 , 000 tons of shipping . Captain Fenner , who commanded the
Dreadnought , gives by name nineteen merchant - vessels which accompanied ...
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| Title | Memoirs of the Naval Worthies of Queen Elizabeth's Reign: Of Their Gallant Deeds, Daring Adventures, and Services, in the Infant State of the British Navy |
| Author | John Barrow |
| Publisher | J. Murray, 1845 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 17 juuni 2010 |
| Length | 495 pages |
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