 | James Richardson Logan - 1850 - 782 sider
...sort of enemy to deal with, and the Steamer, stopping her paddles as she came opposite each prahu, and being able to get her guns to bear with terrible effect, poured in a destructive fire, stretchmg the pirates in masses on their decks. The head-most and largest prahu, however, maintained... | |
 | 1854 - 502 sider
...different enemy to deal with, and the steamer, stopping her paddles as she came opposite each prahu, and being able to get her guns to bear with terrible effect, poured in a destructive iire, stretching the pirates in masses on their decks. The headmost and largest prahu, however, maintained... | |
 | Alexander Wallace - 1862 - 230 sider
...different enemy to deal with, and the steamer stopping her paddles as she came opposite each prahu, and being able to get her guns to bear with terrible...in masses on their decks. The headmost and largest prahu, however, maintained a fierce resistance, protracting the contest till the evening, when she... | |
 | Alexander Wallace - 1878 - 150 sider
...different enemy to deal with, and the steamer stopping her paddles as she came opposite each prahu, and being able to get her guns to bear with terrible...in masses on their decks. The headmost and largest prahu, however, maintained a fierce resistance, protracting the contest till the evening, when she... | |
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... men, were from the Soloo islands. The steamer soon came up with the pirates, who were then drawn up in line astern of the junk, and fired upon the Diana as she approached. But they had now a different enemy to deal with, and the steamer stopping her... 