Narrative of the Expedition which Sailed from England in 1817, to Join the South American Patriots: Comprising Every Particular Connected with Its Formation, History, and Fate; with Observations and Authentic Information Elucidating the Real Character of the Contest, Mode of Warfare, State of the Armies, &cJ. Murray, 1818 - 144 páginas |
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... course , had I conceived it to be one in which a gentleman , a man of honour , and a British subject , could not with consistency engage . The termination of the late war , and . consequent reduction of the British army , compelled me ...
... course , had I conceived it to be one in which a gentleman , a man of honour , and a British subject , could not with consistency engage . The termination of the late war , and . consequent reduction of the British army , compelled me ...
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... course . 14th . Arrived at Falmouth Harbour about ten o'clock in the morning , after beating about all night close on the Lizard shore , with the wind blowing hard from the S.W. Went ashore with Colonel Gilmore , and accompanied him to ...
... course . 14th . Arrived at Falmouth Harbour about ten o'clock in the morning , after beating about all night close on the Lizard shore , with the wind blowing hard from the S.W. Went ashore with Colonel Gilmore , and accompanied him to ...
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... course , with a brisk easterly wind , at the rate of from eight to ten knots an hour . This being Christmas - day , we endeavoured to make ourselves as happy and comfortable as circumstances would permit ; but when I contrasted my ...
... course , with a brisk easterly wind , at the rate of from eight to ten knots an hour . This being Christmas - day , we endeavoured to make ourselves as happy and comfortable as circumstances would permit ; but when I contrasted my ...
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... course . 3rd . Becalmed . Captain Sharpe had the jolly boat lowered , and rowed round to see the trim of the ship , after which I accom- panied the Colonel , Captain Lieutenant and about two hundred yards from the vessel , where we ...
... course . 3rd . Becalmed . Captain Sharpe had the jolly boat lowered , and rowed round to see the trim of the ship , after which I accom- panied the Colonel , Captain Lieutenant and about two hundred yards from the vessel , where we ...
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... be perhaps excusable , as serving to vary the monoto- nous character of a sea journal . Had our course been so far to the south this whimsi- 1 cal custom would have been delayed until our arrival on 18 EXPEDITION TO :
... be perhaps excusable , as serving to vary the monoto- nous character of a sea journal . Had our course been so far to the south this whimsi- 1 cal custom would have been delayed until our arrival on 18 EXPEDITION TO :
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