Memoir of the life of admiral sir Edward Codrington, with selections from his correspondence, ed. by lady Bourchier, Volum 1 |
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... gun - room mess , older than himself , whose amuse- ment it was a too customary amusement in those days . -to teach the lad to drink , and to lead him into their own habitual practice in that respect . His own strength of character came ...
... gun - room mess , older than himself , whose amuse- ment it was a too customary amusement in those days . -to teach the lad to drink , and to lead him into their own habitual practice in that respect . His own strength of character came ...
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... gun - vessels which , according to report , were about to be employed on the coast of France . To which he answered : I see what your motive is in this wish , and I cannot but highly approve of it - you wish to have an early opportunity ...
... gun - vessels which , according to report , were about to be employed on the coast of France . To which he answered : I see what your motive is in this wish , and I cannot but highly approve of it - you wish to have an early opportunity ...
Side 19
... gun , as it was afterwards ascertained , was most probably let off by a wounded seaman who was crawling from his quarters for assistance , and happened to catch the trigger line while passing . May 28 and 29 . After missing the French ...
... gun , as it was afterwards ascertained , was most probably let off by a wounded seaman who was crawling from his quarters for assistance , and happened to catch the trigger line while passing . May 28 and 29 . After missing the French ...
Side 21
... guns into the other ship : the weather guns bore first , as we went through on a slant , and therefore I had time for the lee guns . The breech- ings were mostly carried away , and guns running about ; all the sand was washed away off ...
... guns into the other ship : the weather guns bore first , as we went through on a slant , and therefore I had time for the lee guns . The breech- ings were mostly carried away , and guns running about ; all the sand was washed away off ...
Side 22
... guns , and still without effect . Just at this moment the Leviathan , ' by dint of carrying sail and outsailing the rest of the fleet , had renched the position of Pasley's flying squadron , and was shortening sail , when , observing ...
... guns , and still without effect . Just at this moment the Leviathan , ' by dint of carrying sail and outsailing the rest of the fleet , had renched the position of Pasley's flying squadron , and was shortening sail , when , observing ...
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Admiral De Rigny Admiralty amongst anchor Areñs army arrival Asia attack August battle BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR betwixt Blake boats Cadiz Campo Verde Captain Codrington Catalonia chief coast command conduct Corfu dear dear Jane despatches doubt duty EDWARD CODRINGTON EDWD enemy England English Eroles fear feel fire fleet Flushing force French frigates Gibraltar give Government Greece Greek guns hear honour hope July Lacy land letter lieutenant Lord Cochrane Lord Nelson Lord Wellington Mataro morning Nauplia Navarin never night officers opinion Orion Pacha passed Peniscola poor port present Queen Charlotte received Rigny sail Salou sent September ships shore shot signal Sir E. C. Smyrna Spaniards Spanish squadron success Tarragona tell tion to-day told Tortosa town Treaty troops trust Turkish Turks Valencia vessels WALCHEREN EXPEDITION whilst whole wind wish wounded yesterday
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Side 186 - See, what a grace was seated on this brow; Hyperion's curls; the front of Jove himself; An eye like Mars, to threaten and command; A station like the herald Mercury, New-lighted on a heaven-kissing hill; A combination, and a form, indeed, Where every god did seem to set his seal, To give the world assurance of a man : This was your husband.