 | RICHARD ROLT - 1749 - 548 páginas
...to prevent the defertion of the men from their quarters: but all their endeavours were ineffectual; for after having, as a laft effort, fired five or...than ufual, they yielded up the conteft ; and, the Spanifh colours being finged off the enfign ftaff, in the beginning of the engagement, the galleon... | |
 | 1759 - 568 páginas
...rendered ineffectual all the endeavours of her officers to keep the hands to the guns. The galleon having, as a laft effort, fired five or fix guns with more judgment than any of the former, at length yielded up the conteft ; and the colours being burnt off the enfign-Aaff,... | |
 | 1760 - 256 páginas
...prevent the men from deferting their quarters. But their endeavours were vain, for after they had, as a laft effort, fired five or fix guns, with more judgment than ufual, they lubmitted, and as the galeon's colours were in the beginning of the aftion fmged off the enfign ftaff,... | |
 | John Knox - 1767 - 530 páginas
...who was the lifeot the action, being wounded, was no longer capable of exerting himfelf. Therefore, after having, as a laft effort, fired five or fix...than ufual, they yielded up the conteft ; and the galeon's, colours being finged off the enfign ftaff in the begin-. ning of the engagement, fhe itruck... | |
 | Robert Kerr - 1814 - 584 páginas
...some of the Spanish officers were seen running about with great assiduity, to prevent the desertion of their men from their quarters : But all their endeavours were in vain; for after having, as a last effort, fired five or six guns with more judgment than usual, they gave up the contest ; and,... | |
 | R. P. Forster - 1818 - 592 páginas
...some of the Spanish officers were seen running about with great assiduity, to prevent the desertion of their men from their quarters : but all their endeavours were in vain ; for after having, as a last effort, fired five or six guns with more judgment than usual, they gave up the contest ; and,... | |
 | Richard Walter - 1853 - 160 páginas
...some of the Spanish officers were seen running about with great assiduity, to prevent the desertion of their men from their quarters : but all their endeavours were in vain ; for after having, as a last effort, fired five or six guns with more judgment than usual, they gave up the contest ; and,... | |
 | George baron Anson - 1853 - 660 páginas
...some of the Spanish officers were seen running about with great assiduity, to prevent the desertion of their men from their quarters : but all their endeavours were in vain ; for after having, as a last effort, fired five or six guns with moro judgment than usual, they gave up the contest ; and,... | |
 | Henry William Dulcken - 1868 - 442 páginas
...some of the Spanish officers were seen running about with great assiduity to prevent the desertion of their men from their quarters. But all their endeavours were in vain, for after having as a last effort fired five or six guns with more judgment than usual, they gave up the contest, and the... | |
 | Samuel Orchart Beeton - 1873 - 1170 páginas
...some of the Spanish officers were seen running about with great assiduity to prevent the desertion of their men from their quarters. But all their endeavours were in vain, for after having as a last effort fired five or six guns with more judgment than usual, they gave up the contest, and the... | |
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Spanish officers were seen running about with great assiduity, to prevent the desertion of their men from their quarters : but all their endeavours were in vain ; for after having, as a last effort, fired five or six guns with more judgment than usual,... 
