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... gun to windward , we had no doubt about the matter . She was hove to , with her mizzen - top- sail aback and the main - topsail shivering , waiting for us . This showed that her captain was a brave fellow , and would give us some ...
... gun to windward , we had no doubt about the matter . She was hove to , with her mizzen - top- sail aback and the main - topsail shivering , waiting for us . This showed that her captain was a brave fellow , and would give us some ...
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William Henry G. Kingston. along the decks that not a gun should be discharged until the captain should give the signal ... guns about like playthings , running them in , loading and firing two shots to the Frenchman's one . We were now ...
William Henry G. Kingston. along the decks that not a gun should be discharged until the captain should give the signal ... guns about like playthings , running them in , loading and firing two shots to the Frenchman's one . We were now ...
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... gun we could bring to bear . After some time , having crossed each other's courses , we being ahead of the French ship , she ... guns then began to thunder away at us , and we could not bring one men . to bear in return , until a couple.
... gun we could bring to bear . After some time , having crossed each other's courses , we being ahead of the French ship , she ... guns then began to thunder away at us , and we could not bring one men . to bear in return , until a couple.
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... gun - shot , we being unable , in consequence of the loss of our gaff and topsails , to follow . captain , however , had no intention , as you may suppose , of letting her escape . All hands set to work to knot and splice our rigging ...
... gun - shot , we being unable , in consequence of the loss of our gaff and topsails , to follow . captain , however , had no intention , as you may suppose , of letting her escape . All hands set to work to knot and splice our rigging ...
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... guns than we had , but had commenced the action with upwards of two hundred men more than we mustered . The French captain , Monsieur Brunet , who had really fought his ship very gallantly , shrugged his shoulders , exclaim- ing , ' It ...
... guns than we had , but had commenced the action with upwards of two hundred men more than we mustered . The French captain , Monsieur Brunet , who had really fought his ship very gallantly , shrugged his shoulders , exclaim- ing , ' It ...
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