 | John Henry Sherburne - 1825 - 374 páginas
...him by firing a whole broadside. The battle being thus begun, was continued with unremitting fury. Every method was practised on both sides to gain an...with an enemy of greatly superior force", I was under the necessity of closing with him, to prevent the advantage which he had over me in point of manoeuvre.... | |
 | John Henry Sherburne - 1825 - 400 páginas
...him by firing a whole broadside. The battle being thus begun, was continued with unremitting fury. Every method was practised on both sides to gain an...with an enemy of greatly superior force, I was under the necessity of closing with him, to prevent the advantage which he had over me in point of manoeuvre.... | |
 | John Paul Jones - 1830 - 572 páginas
...him by firing a whole broadside. " The battle being thus begun, was continued with unremitting fury. Every method was practised on both sides to gain an...with an enemy of greatly superior force, I was under them, leaving the Vengeance to windward, with orders to bring down the pilot boat as fi'st as possible,... | |
 | John Paul Jones - 1830 - 358 páginas
...being thus begun, was continued with unremitting fury. Every method was practised on both sides to gam an advantage, and rake each other; and I must confess...with an enemy of greatly superior force, I was under the necessity of closing with him, to prevent the advantage which he had over me in point of manoeuvre.... | |
 | John Paul Jones - 1830 - 566 páginas
...him by firing a whole broadside. " The battle being thus begun, was continued with unremitting fury. Every method was practised on both sides to gain an...spite of my best endeavours to prevent it. As I had *o deal with an enemy of greatly superior force, I was under them, leaving the Vengeance to windward,... | |
 | John Paul Jones - 1843 - 520 páginas
...him by firing a whole broadside. " The battle being thus begun, was continued with unremitting fury. Every method was practised on both sides to gain an...with an enemy of greatly superior force, I was under the necessity of closing with him, to prevent the advantage which he had over me in point of manoeuvre.... | |
 | John Paul Jones - 1845 - 416 páginas
...him by firing a whole broadside. " The battle being thus begun, was continued with unremitting fury. Every method was practised on both sides to gain an...Bon Homme Richard, gained thereby several times an advanta124 The Richard and Scrapis. Beginning of the action geous situation, in spite of my best endeavours... | |
 | Robert Sears - 1847 - 470 páginas
...continued with unremitting fury. Every method was practised on both sides to gain an advantage, anjl rake each other ; and I must confess that the enemy's...times an advantageous situation, in spite of my best endeavors to prevent it. As I had to deal with an enemy of greatly superior force, I was under the... | |
 | Robert Sears - 1848 - 448 páginas
...him by firing a whole broadside. " The battle being thus begun, was continued with unremitting fury. Every method was practised on both sides to gain an...times an advantageous situation, in spite of my best endeavors to prevent it. As I had to deal with an enemy of greatly superior force, I was under the... | |
 | Robert Sears - 1850 - 448 páginas
...him by firing a whole broadside. " The battle being thus begun, was continued with unremitting fury. Every method was practised on both sides to gain an...times an advantageous situation, in spite of my best endeavors to prevent it. As I had to deal with an enemy of greatly superior force, I was under the... | |
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The battle being thus begun, was continued with unremitting fury. Every method was practised on both sides to gain an advantage, and rake each other. ; and I must confess that the enemy's ship being much more manageable than the Bon homme Richard, gained... 
