The Naval History of Great Britain: From the Declaration of War by France in 1793 to the Accession of George IV. A New Ed., with Additons and Notes, Bringing the Work Down to 1827, Volume 6R. Bentley, 1886 - Great Britain |
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32-pounders 38-gun frigate 74-gun ship Acasta action afterwards American frigate anchor Aréthuse armed arrived attack battery boats boys brig brig-sloop British frigate British navy British ships broadside Captain Broke Captain Chads Captain Marryat captured carried carronades chase Chesapeake Clorinde colours command commenced Commodore crew cruise Cyane deck despatched destroyed detachment distance Edward Endymion enemy enemy's Essex Eurotas fire first-lieutenant five fleet flotilla force forecastle four French frigate frigate gallant gun-boats gun-brig guns hauled hoisted Hornet island James James Brisbane Lake landed larboard latter Leander Lieutenant long 24-pounders loss marines killed marines wounded masts midshipman miles mounted musketry naval officers Peacock port pounders President prize quarter-deck Rangoon Rear-admiral Rear-admiral Cockburn rigging river Sackett's Harbour sail schooner seamen and marines Shannon shore shot signal Sir Archibald Campbell Sir George Sir James Yeo sloop sloop-of-war squadron starboard stern stockade tack Thomas tons troops vessels William wind Wrecked