 ... more wilful and untractable than before, adding to their obstinacy much insolence and contumely, denying us all commerce of civility, and hindering all others as much as they could from the same. These barbarous provocations did so far work upon our...  Robert Blake, admiral and general at sea - Page 256by William Hepworth Dixon - 1852 - 366 pagesFull view - About this book
 | François Guizot - Great Britain - 1854 - 624 pages
...wicked." The Dey's only answer was to show the English officers his strong fortresses. "Here," he said, "are our castles of Goletta and Porto Ferino ; do...think to brave us with the sight of your great fleet ;" and he tfas preparing to repel any attack, when he saw the English fleet stand out to sea without... | |
 | François Guizot - Great Britain - 1854 - 654 pages
...wicked." The Dey's only answer was to show the English officers his strong fortresses. "Here," he said, "are our castles of Goletta and Porto Ferino ; do...think to brave us with the sight of your great fleet ;" and he was preparing to repel any attack, when he saw the English fleet stand out to sea without... | |
 | François Guizot - Great Britain - 1868 - 648 pages
...wicked." The Dey's only answer was to show the English officers his strong fortresses. " Here," he said, " are our castles of Goletta and Porto Ferino ; do your...think to brave us with the sight of your great fleet ; " and he was preparing to repel any attack, when he saw the English fleet stand out to sea without... | |
 | Sir Robert Lambert Playfair - Algeria - 1884 - 368 pages
...from the same. Their barbarous provocations did so work upon our spirits that we judged it necessary for the honour of the fleet, our nation and religion,...seeing they would not deal with us as friends, to make them feel us as enemies, and it was thereupon resolved, at a council of war, to endeavour the firing... | |
 | Thomas Alfred Spalding - Admirals - 1899 - 340 pages
...Blake reported, " did so far work upon our spirits, that we judged it necessary for the honour of our fleet, our nation, and religion, seeing they would not deal with us as friends, to make them feel us as enemies; and it was thereupon resolved, at a council of war, to endeavour the firing... | |
 | Charles Harding Firth - Great Britain - 1900 - 590 pages
...Blake's ships to water in his ports. " We judged it necessary," wrote Blake, " for the honour of our fleet, our nation, and religion, seeing they would not deal with us as friends, to make them feel us as enemies " ; so, sailing into the harbour of Porto Farina, he bombarded the Dey's castles,... | |
 | Julian Stafford Corbett - Great Britain - 1904 - 450 pages
...provocations,' says he, . did so far work on our spirits that we judged it necessary for the honour of our fleet, our nation, and religion, seeing they would not deal with us as friends, to make them feel us as enemies : and it was therefore resolved in Council of War to endeavour the firing of... | |
 | Esther Meynell - Admirals - 1910 - 382 pages
...the same. These barbarous provocations did so far work upon our spirits that we judged it necessary, for the honour of the fleet, our nation, and religion,...seeing they would not deal with us as friends, to make them feel us as enemies ; and it was thereupon resolved, at a council of war, to endeavour the firing... | |
 | Geoffrey Callender - 1943 - 232 pages
...the same. These barbarous provocations did so far work upon our spirits, that we judged it necessary for the honour of the fleet, our nation, and religion,...seeing they would not deal with us as friends, to make them feel as enemies ; and it was thereupon resolved at a Council of War to endeavour the firing their... | |
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