Memoirs and Letters of Capt. Sir William Hoste, Volum 2Bentley, 1833 |
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... town of Peran . At eight , five of the ships anchored with two springs within musket - shot of the town , and fired on the French troops stationed in different parts of the town and heights . The launch and yawl were sent to flank the ...
... town of Peran . At eight , five of the ships anchored with two springs within musket - shot of the town , and fired on the French troops stationed in different parts of the town and heights . The launch and yawl were sent to flank the ...
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... town ; a firing of musquetry and great guns was seen towards Humago , and at daylight the men were in possession of the town and vessels . The boats brought off some prizes , and destroyed others . The detachment returned , having ...
... town ; a firing of musquetry and great guns was seen towards Humago , and at daylight the men were in possession of the town and vessels . The boats brought off some prizes , and destroyed others . The detachment returned , having ...
Side 23
... town in the Friuli . How greatly he was deceived as to the num- ber of the garrison and the strength of the place , the following detail will clearly show ; nor can it be better described than by passages from his public letter , where ...
... town in the Friuli . How greatly he was deceived as to the num- ber of the garrison and the strength of the place , the following detail will clearly show ; nor can it be better described than by passages from his public letter , where ...
Side 24
... town of Grao , and it was absolutely necessary to be first in possession of it the defences of the town were two old castles , almost in ruins , with loop - holes for mus- quetry , and a deep ditch in their front , extend ing from one ...
... town of Grao , and it was absolutely necessary to be first in possession of it the defences of the town were two old castles , almost in ruins , with loop - holes for mus- quetry , and a deep ditch in their front , extend ing from one ...
Side 25
... town before daylight , and instantly ad- vanced to the attack , the launches with carro- nades , under Lieutenant O'Brien , accompanying them along shore . It had been intended that the Amphion's and Active's men should have landed to ...
... town before daylight , and instantly ad- vanced to the attack , the launches with carro- nades , under Lieutenant O'Brien , accompanying them along shore . It had been intended that the Amphion's and Active's men should have landed to ...
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Memoirs and Letters of Capt. Sir William Hoste, Volum 2 Sir William Hoste (1st Bart.) Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1833 |
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Active Admiral Freemantle Adriatic affectionate Amphion anchor Ancona arrived assistance attack Austrian Bacchante batteries Bellona blockade boats Bocchese brave brig British Captain Hoste captured cargo carronade Castel Nuovo Cattaro Cerberus coast of Italy command commodore convoy Corfu Corona crew Croats cruise Dalmatia dear father DIXON HOSTE duty eighteen-pounders enemy enemy's England exertions fire Fiume flag Flora force fortress friends frigate gallant garrison going gun-boats guns H. M. S. Bacchante happy harbour honour hope Hoste's island JOURNAL CONTINUED landed larboard letter licences Lieutenant Lissa Lord Majesty's ships Malta March marines merchant Montenegrins morning mother mountain night officers orders peace port possession prizes Ragusa received regret sailed sent shore shot Sir William Hoste soon squadron station surrender taken thing tion took town trabacculos trade Trieste Venice vessels Volage whilst whole WILLIAM HOSTE wind wish wounded xebec