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... boats and batteries going far over us , His Majesty's ships opened their fire , which was kept up with great vivacity until half - past six , when we had taken seven of the convoy , and drove a great many others on shore on the surf ...
... boats and batteries going far over us , His Majesty's ships opened their fire , which was kept up with great vivacity until half - past six , when we had taken seven of the convoy , and drove a great many others on shore on the surf ...
Page 97
... boat , that vessels were expected from Callund- borg with mortars to mount on the batteries ; the boats of the Falcon were accordingly in - shore every night to intercept them , and on the night of the 7th instant they were so fortunate ...
... boat , that vessels were expected from Callund- borg with mortars to mount on the batteries ; the boats of the Falcon were accordingly in - shore every night to intercept them , and on the night of the 7th instant they were so fortunate ...
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boats in pursuit of them ; after a row of eight hours in a hot sun , he drove the latter on shore , and forced the gun - boats to take shelter under the batteries of Port Dango . At this time , seeing three very suspi- cious vessels ...
boats in pursuit of them ; after a row of eight hours in a hot sun , he drove the latter on shore , and forced the gun - boats to take shelter under the batteries of Port Dango . At this time , seeing three very suspi- cious vessels ...
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74 guns action Admiral Admiralty Admiralty-Office anchor arms artillery attack August ballast batteries beg leave board His Majesty's boats brig brigade Brigadier-General Britannic Majesty British BULLETIN Cadiz captured carronades Centaur Cochrane Collingwood command Commander-in-Chief conduct Copy Danish schooner Danish sloop dated on board detachment dispatch ditto eighteen-pounders embarked enemy enemy's Excellency file killed fire force four-pounders French army French troops frigate gallant garrison Governor gun-boats Harbour hundred instant Island jesty's John killed and wounded Langeland letter from Captain Letter from Vice-Admiral Lieutenant Lieutenant-Colonel LONDON GAZETTE Lord Collingwood Lords Commissioners Lordship Majesty's Ship Majesty's sloop Major-General Marie Galante morning Nyborg o'clock Officers port Portugal prisoners rank and file Rear-Admiral Rear-Admiral Sir received regiment royal royal marines sail Scylla seaman serjeant Ships and Vessels shore shot Signed Sir Samuel Hood six-pounders slightly wounded Spanish squadron surrender Tagus Thomas tons twenty-four-pounders Vice-Admiral Viscount Castlereagh W. W. Pole William