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 |
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Page 6
The Sovereign now only 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 employed against the Spanish ...
The Sovereign now only 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 employed against the Spanish ...
Page 37
The Triumph 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 .
The Triumph 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 .
Page 52
Here the weather becoming thick and foggy , and having 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 ...
Here the weather becoming thick and foggy , and having 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 ...
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 79
The battle ended by the Jesus being abandoned , the Angel sunk , and the
Swallow taken ; so there 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 .
The battle ended by the Jesus being abandoned , the Angel sunk , and the
Swallow taken ; so there 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 .
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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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