A Chronological Abridgment of the History of Great-Britain, from the First Invasion of the Romans, to the Year 1763: With Genealogical and Political Tables ...T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1812 - Great Britain |
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... ships . One day , when he was out , he mistook a fleet of merchantmen for a French fleet , and fled with all his sails from the vessels which he ought to have defended , The naval efforts of the English in the West- Indies , were ...
... ships . One day , when he was out , he mistook a fleet of merchantmen for a French fleet , and fled with all his sails from the vessels which he ought to have defended , The naval efforts of the English in the West- Indies , were ...
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... ships , and the bombardment of the fort St. Martin in the isle of Rhé , and the little town of les Sables d'Olone , in the Lower Poitou . In Scotland and in Ireland both parliaments voted the same address and act of association which ...
... ships , and the bombardment of the fort St. Martin in the isle of Rhé , and the little town of les Sables d'Olone , in the Lower Poitou . In Scotland and in Ireland both parliaments voted the same address and act of association which ...
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... observes with particular attention the improvements in the art of ship - building , and carries over with him numbers of good artificers . The East - India company being sounded about advancing a 28 [ Period 9 . WILLIAM III .
... observes with particular attention the improvements in the art of ship - building , and carries over with him numbers of good artificers . The East - India company being sounded about advancing a 28 [ Period 9 . WILLIAM III .
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... ships laden with a cargo for traffic , with some artillery and military stores ; and the adventurers embark- ing to the number of 1200 had directed their course to the coast of Darien , where they had treated with the natives for the ...
... ships laden with a cargo for traffic , with some artillery and military stores ; and the adventurers embark- ing to the number of 1200 had directed their course to the coast of Darien , where they had treated with the natives for the ...
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... ship of thirty guns , well manned . The board of admiralty declaring that such a number of men could not be spared from the public service , Kidd was equipped by the private subscription of the lord chancellor , the duke of Shrewsbury ...
... ship of thirty guns , well manned . The board of admiralty declaring that such a number of men could not be spared from the public service , Kidd was equipped by the private subscription of the lord chancellor , the duke of Shrewsbury ...
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