 | Charles Prentiss, William Sullivan - 1821 - 288 páginas
...unable to take. possession. About three o'clock, the Niagara^ which had been but little injured, passed through the enemy's line, bore up and passed ahead...of their two ships and a brig, giving a raking fire from the starboard guns to them, and from the larboard side to a large schooner and sloop. In a short... | |
 | John Milton Niles - 1821 - 456 páginas
...forty-five minutes past two, having thrown out the signal for close action, bore up in the Niagara and passed ahead of their two ships and a brig, giving a raking fire to tliem from the starboard guns, and to a large schooner and sloop from the larboard side, at half pistol... | |
 | John Brannan - 1823 - 522 páginas
...to be hoisted. At 4.5 minutes past 2, the signal was made for "close action." The.Niagara being very little injured, I determined to pass through the enemy's...passed ahead of their two ships and a brig, giving t raking fire to them from the starboard guns, and to a large schooner and sloop, from the larboard... | |
 | John Brannan - 1823 - 520 páginas
...hoisted. At 45 minutes past 2, the signal was made for " close action." The Niagara being very littfe injured, I determined to pass through the enemy's...passed ahead of their two ships and a brig, giving & raking fire to them from the starboard guns, and to a large schooner and sloop, from the larboard... | |
 | Charles Prentiss, William Sullivan - 1823 - 288 páginas
...unable to take possession. About three o'clock the Niagara, which had been but little injured, passed through the enemy's line, bore up and passed ahead of their two ships and a brig, giv-" ing a raking fire from the starboard guns to them, and "from the larboard side to a large schooner... | |
 | 1828 - 486 páginas
...be hoisted. At 45 minutes past 2, the signal was made for " close action ;'' the Niagara being very little injured, I determined to pass through the enemy's...ahead of their two ships, and a brig, giving a raking lire to them, from the starboard guns, and to a large schooner, and sloop, from the larboard side,... | |
 | Abel Bowen - 1830 - 410 páginas
...be hoisted. At 45 minutes past 2, "the signal was made for " close action." The Niagara being very little injured, I determined to pass through the enemy's...smaller vessels at this time having got within grape and cannister distance, under the direction of Capt. Elliott, and keeping up a well directed fire, the... | |
 | 1831 - 338 páginas
...little injured, commodore Perry determined to pass through the enemy's line with her. He accordingly bore up, and passed ahead of their two ships and a brig, giving a raking fire to them from his larboard side, at half pistol shot distance. The smaller vessels were by this time within grape... | |
 | Citizen of Massachusetts - 1834 - 74 páginas
...Niagara being very little injured, I determined to pass through the enemies line, bore up and pass ahead of their two. ships and a brig, giving a raking fire to tliem from the starboard guns and to a large schooner and sloop, from the larboard side, at half pistol... | |
 | Mann Butler - 1836 - 636 páginas
...for close action, and Perry determined to break the enemy's line with the Niagara. He, accordingly, "bore up and passed ahead of their two ships and a...schooner and sloop from the lar-board side, at half pistol-shot distance. The smaller vessels, at this time, having got within cannister distance under... | |
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The Niagara being very little injured, I determined to pass through the enemy's line, bore up and passed ahead of their two ships and a brig, giving a raking fire to them from the starboard guns, and to a large schooner and sloop, from the larboard side,... 
