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... Islands -- His firm Conduct concerning the American Interlopers and the Contractors -- Marries and returns to England ... Island - Nelson undertakes the Siege of Bastia , and reduces it - Takes a distinguished Part in the Siege of Calvi ...
... Islands -- His firm Conduct concerning the American Interlopers and the Contractors -- Marries and returns to England ... Island - Nelson undertakes the Siege of Bastia , and reduces it - Takes a distinguished Part in the Siege of Calvi ...
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... Islands , was paid off as soon as the difference with the court of Spain was accommodated , and Capt . Suckling was removed to the Triumph , seventy - four , then stationed as a guardship in the Thames . This was considered as too ...
... Islands , was paid off as soon as the difference with the court of Spain was accommodated , and Capt . Suckling was removed to the Triumph , seventy - four , then stationed as a guardship in the Thames . This was considered as too ...
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... islands and in the ice , with no appearance of an opening for the ships . The weather was excedingly fine , mild , and unusu- ally clear . Here they were becalmed in a large bay , with three apparent openings between the islands which ...
... islands and in the ice , with no appearance of an opening for the ships . The weather was excedingly fine , mild , and unusu- ally clear . Here they were becalmed in a large bay , with three apparent openings between the islands which ...
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... islands , and incorporated with them ; and thus these larger pieces continued to grow by aggregation . Another day passed , and there seemed no probability of get- ting the ships out , without a strong E. or N. E. wind . The season was ...
... islands , and incorporated with them ; and thus these larger pieces continued to grow by aggregation . Another day passed , and there seemed no probability of get- ting the ships out , without a strong E. or N. E. wind . The season was ...
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... island , about twelve miles off ( named Walden's Island in the charts , from the midshipman who was intrusted with this service ) , to see where the open water lay . They came back with information , that the ice , though closed all ...
... island , about twelve miles off ( named Walden's Island in the charts , from the midshipman who was intrusted with this service ) , to see where the open water lay . They came back with information , that the ice , though closed all ...
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action admiral Admiralty afterward Agamemnon anchor army arrived attack Austrian Bastia batteries battle boats brave British fleet Buonaparte Cadiz called Capt captain Collingwood command commander-in-chief conduct Corsica court crew Danes Danish deck despatches Earl St Egypt enemy enemy's England English exertions feelings fire flag force four France French frigates Genoa Genoese guns Hardy honour hope Horatio Nelson hundred island king Lady Hamilton Lady Nelson land letter lieutenant Lord Hood Malta Mediterranean Minorca Naples navy Neapolitan Nelson never night occasion officers orders passed port possession present prince prizes received replied Robert Calder sail seamen sent seventy-four ships shoal shore shot Sicily signal Sir Hyde Sir John Orde Sir William Sir William Hamilton soon Spanish spirit squadron station struck taken thing thought thousand tion took Toulon troops Trowbridge vessels victory Vincent whole wind wish wounded