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The History of England, from the Revolution of 1688, to the Death of George ... - Page 368
by Tobias Smollett - 1836 - 967 pages
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Tales of Wonder;, Volume 2

Matthew Gregory Lewis - Ballads, English - 1801 - 266 pages
...own great regret. He afterwards removed to Carthagena, and remained cruizing in these seas, till far the greater part of his men perished deplorably by the diseases of that unhealthy climate. This brave man, seeing his best officers and men thus daily swept away, his thips exposed to inevitable...
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The History of England: From the Invasion of Julius Cæsar, to the ..., Volume 9

David Hume - Great Britain - 1810 - 582 pages
...that station, until he became the jest of the Spaniards. He returned to Jamaica, where he found means to reinforce his crews ; then he stood over to Carthagena....ships were totally ruined by the worms. This brave officer being restricted by his ofders from obeying the dictates of his courage, seeing his best officers...
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The History of England: From the Revolution to the Death of George the ...

Tobias Smollett - Great Britain - 1810 - 590 pages
...returned to Jamaica, where he found means to reinforce his crews ; then he stood over to Carthagetia. The Spaniards had by this time seized the English...ships were totally ruined by the worms. This brave officer being restricted by his orders from obeying the dictates of his courage, seeing his best officers...
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The History of England: From the Revolution to the Death of George the ...

Tobias Smollett - Great Britain - 1810 - 578 pages
...his crews ; then he stood over to Carthagena. The Spaniards had by this time seized the English SouUi Sea ship at La Vera Cruz, together with all the vessels...ships were totally ruined by the worms. This brave officer being restricted by his orders from obeying the dictates of his courage, seeing his beat officers...
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The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper, Volume 17

Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 662 pages
...of the Spaniards: he afterwards removed o Carthagena, and continued cruizing in these seas, till iar the greater part of his men perished deplorably by the diseases of that unhealthy çliTliPre while Vernon sat all-glorious From the Spaniard's late defeat ; And his crews, with shouts...
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Glover, Whitehead, Jago, Brooke, Scott, Mickle, Jenyns

Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 656 pages
...the Spaniards: he afterwards removed to Carthagena, and continued cruizing in these seas, till far the greater part of his men perished deplorably by the diseases of that uuhealtby cliHeav*ns. There while Vernon sat all-glorious Prom the Spaniard's late defeat ; And his...
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A Chronological Abridgment of the History of Great-Britain, from the First ...

Antoine-François marquis de Bertrand de Moleville, Antoine-François Bertrand-de-Molleville - Great Britain - 1812 - 594 pages
...with allthe vessels and effects belonging to that company; the restitution of which being refused, he took some Spanish ships by way of reprisal, and continued cruising in those seas, until the greatest part of his men perished by the diseases of that unhealthy climate, and his ships almost destroyed...
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The History of England, from the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the ..., Volume 10

David Hume - Great Britain - 1825 - 512 pages
...stood over to Carthagena. The Spaniards had by this time seized the English South-sea ship atLaVera Cruz, together with all the vessels and effects belonging...ships were totally ruined by the worms. This brave officer being restricted by his orders from obeying the dictates of his courage, seeing his best officers...
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The History of England, Volume 2

Tobias Smollett - Great Britain - 1827 - 536 pages
...that station, until he became the jest of the Spaniards. He returned to Jamaica, where he found means to reinforce his crews ; then he stood over to Carthagena....ships were totally ruined by the worms. This brave officer, being restricted by his orders from obeying the dictates of his courage, seeing his best officers...
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Tales of the wars; or, Naval and military chronicle

1836 - 884 pages
...own great regret, lie afterwards removed to Carthagena, and remained cruising in those seas, till far the greater part of his men perished deplorably by the diseases of that unhealthy climate. This brave man, seeing his best officers and men thus daily°swept away, his ships exposed to inevitable...
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