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 39
... gave to Philip a severe blow , in their attack on the Groyne the following year . This was followed up , in the year 1590 , by an expedition for the coast of Spain and the islands , the command of which was conferred on Sir Martin ...
... gave to Philip a severe blow , in their attack on the Groyne the following year . This was followed up , in the year 1590 , by an expedition for the coast of Spain and the islands , the command of which was conferred on Sir Martin ...
Page 41
... gave to Philip the opportunity of sending , as on a former occasion , to countermand the sailing of this fleet for that year ( 1592 ) . Sir Walter had scarcely put to sea when he en- countered a heavy storm , in which he lost several of ...
... gave to Philip the opportunity of sending , as on a former occasion , to countermand the sailing of this fleet for that year ( 1592 ) . Sir Walter had scarcely put to sea when he en- countered a heavy storm , in which he lost several of ...
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... gave to this part of the country , the west coast of Greenland , the name of " the Land of Desolation . " Seeing no prospect of reaching the shore on account of the ice , Davis resolved to return to the southward through the midst of ...
... gave to this part of the country , the west coast of Greenland , the name of " the Land of Desolation . " Seeing no prospect of reaching the shore on account of the ice , Davis resolved to return to the southward through the midst of ...
Page 51
... gave the name of Gilbert's Sound , which from the given latitude must have been Cumberland Strait . Natives in their canoes ap- proached the ship in large numbers , when his musicians began to play , and the sailors to dance and make ...
... gave the name of Gilbert's Sound , which from the given latitude must have been Cumberland Strait . Natives in their canoes ap- proached the ship in large numbers , when his musicians began to play , and the sailors to dance and make ...
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... gave the name of Mount Raleigh , " the cliffs whereof were as orient as gold . " To the two headlands , which formed a large and deep bay , Davis gave the names of Dier and Walsingham , and to the bay , that of Exeter Sound . Here they ...
... gave the name of Mount Raleigh , " the cliffs whereof were as orient as gold . " To the two headlands , which formed a large and deep bay , Davis gave the names of Dier and Walsingham , and to the bay , that of Exeter Sound . Here they ...
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