Naval Chronology: Or, An Historical Summary of Naval & Maritime Events, from the Time of the Romans, to the Treaty of Peace, 1802, Volume 1T. Egerton, 1802 - Great Britain |
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action Admiral admiralty affiftance afhore againſt alfo alſo anchored Appendix arrived attack Auguft Breft Britiſh chace Chap Charles Charles Wager cloſe coaft coaſt commanded by Captain Commodore confiderable confifting convoy crew cruize deftroyed difcovered ditto Dutch Edward enemy enemy's England Engliſh eſcaped fafe fail fame faved feamen fent fervice feven feveral fhore fhot fhould fignal fire firft firſt flag fleet floop fome foon fquadron French fhips French fquadron frigate ftation ftores ftrong ftruck fuch fuftained fupplies George Pocock harbour himſelf inftantly iſland Jamaica killed land Lieutenant lofs loft Lord majefty majefty's men of war moft moſt navy neceffary officers ordered paffage paffed port Portſmouth prefent R. N. Captain Rear-Admiral refolution refolved Royal royal navy ſea ſeveral ſhe ſhips Sir Chaloner Ogle Sir Edward Hawke Sir George Sir John ſmall Spaniards Spaniſh Spithead theſe thoſe thouſand took Toulon tranſports troops veffels Vice-Admiral Weft wounded
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