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 NavyJ. Murray, 1845 - 495 pages |
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Page 6
... remained of the four large ships , and Monson says that she too was burnt : one thing is certain , that none of the four large ships of Henry are found in the list of those , which were em- ployed against the Spanish Armada , nor in any ...
... remained of the four large ships , and Monson says that she too was burnt : one thing is certain , that none of the four large ships of Henry are found in the list of those , which were em- ployed against the Spanish Armada , nor in any ...
Page 37
... remained to watch the narrow seas , and the vigilance of her commander is shown from his letters to Lord Charles Howard , two of which are here inserted more as curiosities for their style and orthography , than as of importance . SIR ...
... remained to watch the narrow seas , and the vigilance of her commander is shown from his letters to Lord Charles Howard , two of which are here inserted more as curiosities for their style and orthography , than as of importance . SIR ...
Page 52
... remained six days without any appearance of change , Captain Davis determined to return homewards , and arrived at Dartmouth on the 20th of September . It is almost certain that the portions of the arctic regions , which Davis traversed ...
... remained six days without any appearance of change , Captain Davis determined to return homewards , and arrived at Dartmouth on the 20th of September . It is almost certain that the portions of the arctic regions , which Davis traversed ...
Page 56
... 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 southerly along the ice some three leagues from the ...
... 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 southerly along the ice some three leagues from the ...
Page 79
... remained only the Minion and the little Judith : the latter being ordered away , as of no use , was not again met with during the voyage . Their miseries did not end here . They are best told in the Admiral's own narrative : - " We were ...
... remained only the Minion and the little Judith : the latter being ordered away , as of no use , was not again met with during the voyage . Their miseries did not end here . They are best told in the Admiral's own narrative : - " We were ...
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