 | John Stevens Cabot Abbott - 1875 - 958 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... | |
 | R. M. DEVENS - 1876 - 1014 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... | |
 | Horace S. Knapp - 1877 - 772 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 halt pistol shot. Having... | |
 | Richard Miller Devens - 1879 - 680 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... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1881 - 990 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...possible, to break the enemy's line. He accordingly Acre up and passed ahead of the two ships and brig, giving them a raking fire from his starboard guns,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1881 - 996 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...possible, to break the enemy's line. He accordingly Aore up and passed ahead of the two ships and brig, giving them a raking fire from his starboard guns,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1886 - 588 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 alongside the... | |
 | Richard Miller Devens - 1883 - 756 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... | |
 | Henry Howe - 1891 - 684 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 nis larboard quarter at half pistol snot. Having... | |
 | Henry Howe - 1891 - 688 sider
...expedient of breaking the enemy's line ; he accordingly bore up and passed the head of the two ship_s 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... | |
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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... 
