 | 1813 - 550 sider
...flag. Commodore Perry now made signal for close action, and the small vessels got out their sweeps and made all sail. Finding that the Niagara was but...a large schooner and sloop from his larboard side at half pistol shot. Having passed the whole squadron, he luffed up and laid his ship along side the... | |
 | William Cobbett - 1815 - 228 sider
...The Niagara being very little injured, and her crew fresh, the commodore determined to pass through the enemy's line; he accordingly bore up and passed ahead of the Detroit, Queen Charlotte, and Lady Prevost, pouring a terrible raking fire into them from the starboard... | |
 | John Milton Niles - 1820 - 408 sider
...The Niagara being very little injured, and her crew fresh, the Commodore determined to pass through the enemy's line. He accordingly bore up and passed ahead of the Detroit, Queen Charlotte, and Lady Prevost, pouring a terrible raking fire into them from the starboard... | |
 | John Milton Niles - 1821 - 410 sider
...The Niagara being very j little injured, and her crew fresh, the Commodore determined to pass through the enemy's line. He accordingly bore up and passed ahead of the De- I troit, Queen Charlotte, and Lady Prevost, pour- ' j ing a terrible raking fire into them from... | |
 | John Lauris Blake - 1824 - 396 sider
...flag. 9. Commodore Perry now made signal for close action, and the small vessels got out their sweeps, and made all sail. Finding that the Niagara was but...a large schooner and sloop from his larboard side at half pistol shot. Having passed the whole squadron, he luffed up, and laid his ship alongside the... | |
 | Samuel Perkins - 1825 - 530 sider
...bold and desperate expedient of breaking the enemy's line ; he accordingly bore up and passed the head of the two ships and brig, giving them a raking fire, from his starboard guns, and also a raking fire upon a large schooner and sloop, from his larboard quarter, at half pistol shot. Having... | |
 | Samuel Perkins - 1825 - 532 sider
...desperate expedient of breaking the enemy's line ; he accordingly bore up and passed the head of the tiro ships and brig, giving them a raking fire, from his starboard guns, and also a raking fire upon a large schooner and sloop, from his larboard quarter, at half pistol shot. Having... | |
 | John Lauris Blake - 1827 - 494 sider
...— Why did he leave it, and under what circumstances ? and the small vessels got out their sweeps, and made all sail. Finding that the Niagara was but...of the two ships and brig•, giving them a raking tire from his starboard guns, and also to a large schooner and sloop from his larboard side at half... | |
 | R. Thomas (A.M.) - 1834 - 798 sider
...-flag. Commodore Perry now made signal for close action, and the small vessels put out their sweeps and made all sail. Finding that the Niagara was but...distance. Having passed the whole squadron, he luffed up and laid his ship along side the British Commodore. The smaller vessels, under the direction of... | |
 | 1834 - 658 sider
...The Niagara being very little injured, and her crew fresh, the commodore determined to pass through the enemy's line ; he accordingly bore up and passed ahead of the Detroit, Queen Charlotte and Lady Prevost, pouring a terrible raking tire into them from the starboard... | |
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Perry now made signal for close action, and the small vessels got out their sweeps and made all sail. Finding that the Niagara was but little injured, he determined, if possible, to break the enemy's line. He accordingly bore up and passed ahead of the... 
