The Great Dutch AdmiralsH.S. King & Company, 1873 - 351 páginas |
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... returned to their ships . This had the desired effect . Next day , when they went on shore , a whole party in sledges drawn by reindeer came to meet them , and , having got out , approached them with many smiles and curtsies , which ...
... returned to their ships . This had the desired effect . Next day , when they went on shore , a whole party in sledges drawn by reindeer came to meet them , and , having got out , approached them with many smiles and curtsies , which ...
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... his terrific claws , and killed him . The party returned to shore as soon as they could fetch their muskets , and managed to shoot the monster , after a combat of half - an - hour , when he was found ΙΟ The Great Dutch Admirals .
... his terrific claws , and killed him . The party returned to shore as soon as they could fetch their muskets , and managed to shoot the monster , after a combat of half - an - hour , when he was found ΙΟ The Great Dutch Admirals .
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... returned also , and proved more ferocious than ever . The cold re- mained intense ; their wood was all done , and ... returning next day they managed , with great difficulty , to procure a supply sufficient for three or four days . At ...
... returned also , and proved more ferocious than ever . The cold re- mained intense ; their wood was all done , and ... returning next day they managed , with great difficulty , to procure a supply sufficient for three or four days . At ...
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... returned presently with the intelligence that the great fleet had run out again , and was lying , true to its practice , like a spider in his web , somewhere about the Straits of Gibraltar , knowing that about this time of the 24 The ...
... returned presently with the intelligence that the great fleet had run out again , and was lying , true to its practice , like a spider in his web , somewhere about the Straits of Gibraltar , knowing that about this time of the 24 The ...
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... returning from Italy , Turkey , and Egypt . Here was a glorious chance . Exactly the thing they wanted . Imme- diately they steered for Gibraltar . On the 22nd , while they were sailing forward with a sharp look - out , they met a Dutch ...
... returning from Italy , Turkey , and Egypt . Here was a glorious chance . Exactly the thing they wanted . Imme- diately they steered for Gibraltar . On the 22nd , while they were sailing forward with a sharp look - out , they met a Dutch ...
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Admiral Tromp Admiral's afterwards already Amsterdam anchor army ashore attack battle began Blake boats broadside cabin captains coast command Cornelis Tromp Cornhill courage Crown 8vo D'Oquendo danger deck defeat Dunkerque Dutch Admiral Dutch fleet enemy England English fleet Evertsen father felt fight fire fire-ship flag followed fought French friends furious George Ayscue guns Hague hand harbour Heemskerk Holland honour hundred immediately Jacob van Heemskerk John de Witt King knew land London looked men-of-war merchantmen Michiel Monk morning Netherlands never night o'clock once Paternoster Row Pensionary Piet Hein pirates port Prince Prince of Orange province ready received retire returned round Ruyter sailed sailors scarcely sent ship shore shot side signalled silver fleet soldiers Spaniards Spanish fleet splendid squadron Stadtholder States-General terrific Texel thousand town Tromp vessels Vice-Admiral victory Wassenaer whole wind wounded young
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