 | Josiah Burchett - Grand Alliance, War of the, 1689-1697 - 1720 - 938 pages
...to do all Night. On Sunday the i3th, in the Morning, he was within three Leagues of them, when they brought to with their Heads' to the Southward, the Wind being Eafterly, and, forming their Line, lay in a Pofture to receive him. They were fifty two Ships, and twenty four... | |
 | John Campbell - Admirals - 1785 - 536 pages
...immediately made all the fail we could, andcon•' tinned the chace all night. " On Sunday the I3th, in the morning, we were within " three leagues of...the enemy, who brought to, with their " heads to the fouthward, the wind being eafterly, formed « their line and lay to to receive us. Their line confined... | |
 | Sir William Laird Clowes, Sir Clements Robert Markham, Alfred Thayer Mahan, Herbert Wrigley Wilson, Theodore Roosevelt, Leonard George Carr Laughton - Great Britain - 1898 - 666 pages
...journal l gives the following account of the proceedings of his fleet : — "Any. 13<A, 1704. — This morning we were within three leagues of the enemy, who brought to with their heads to the southward, and formed their line, the wind still continuing easterly. We steered down upon them until ten o'clock,... | |
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Gibralter; but ftanding in to the Shore about Noon we difcovered the Enemy's Fleet and Gallies to the Weftward, near Cape Malaga, going away large. We immediately made all the Sail we could after them, and continued the Chace all Night. On Sunday the... 