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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... weather , adverse winds , and the little way we were making in our 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 ...
... weather , adverse winds , and the little way we were making in our 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 ...
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... weather , and adverse state of the wind . 18th . We were this morning visited by Colonel Campbell , who had arrived a day or two previously , in the Dowson at Fowey Harbour , and from him we received a con- firmation of the melancholy ...
... weather , and adverse state of the wind . 18th . We were this morning visited by Colonel Campbell , who had arrived a day or two previously , in the Dowson at Fowey Harbour , and from him we received a con- firmation of the melancholy ...
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... weather , and the former happily succeeded in reaching a place of safety . Besides the entire of Colonel Skeene's ill - fated corps , Colonel Campbell had to lament the loss of four officers of his brigade , who had unhappily proceeded ...
... weather , and the former happily succeeded in reaching a place of safety . Besides the entire of Colonel Skeene's ill - fated corps , Colonel Campbell had to lament the loss of four officers of his brigade , who had unhappily proceeded ...
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... character , for owing to the recent tem- pestuous weather , it was in a state of ex- treme agitation . The Britannia rolled ex- cessively , and shipped several heavy seas . On this , and every day throughout the voy- age SOUTH AMERICA . 11.
... character , for owing to the recent tem- pestuous weather , it was in a state of ex- treme agitation . The Britannia rolled ex- cessively , and shipped several heavy seas . On this , and every day throughout the voy- age SOUTH AMERICA . 11.
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... weather ) both officers and men were regularly exercised in the practice of artil- lery and small arms , in the morning and afternoon , and the proceedings and regu- lations in general on board were perfectly similar to those adopted in ...
... weather ) both officers and men were regularly exercised in the practice of artil- lery and small arms , in the morning and afternoon , and the proceedings and regu- lations in general on board were perfectly similar to those adopted in ...
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