 ... centre, I had both their van and rear abaft the beam before the fire opened. Every alternate ship was about a cable's length to windward of her second ahead and astern, forming a kind of double line, and appeared, when on their beam, to leave a very...  The European Magazine, and London Review - Page 3941804Full view - About this book
 | Great Britain - 1905 - 542 pages
...opened, every alternate ship was about a cable's length to windward of her second a-head, and a-stern, forming a kind of double line, and appeared, when...interval between them ; and this without crowding their ships. Admiral Villeneuve was in the Bucentaure in the centre, and the Prince of Asturias bore,Gravina's... | |
 | 1805 - 456 pages
...fire opened, every alternate ship about a cable's length to windward of her wcond a head and a stern, forming a kind of double line, and appeared, when...interval between them ; And this without crowding their sliijH. Admiral Villeneuve was in the Bucentaur in the centre, and the Prince of Asturias bore Gravina's... | |
 | William Cobbett - Great Britain - 1805 - 544 pages
...opened, every alternate ship was about a cable's length to windward of her second a-head, and a-stern, forming a kind of double line, and appeared, when...interval between them ; and this without crowding their ships. Admiral Villenfeuve' was in the Bucentanre in the centre, and the Prince of Asturias b'ore Gravina's... | |
 | Early English newspapers - 1805 - 756 pages
...every alternate (hip was about a cable's length to windward of the fecond a-hcad anda-dern, farming a kind of double line, and appeared, when on their...interval between them; and this without crowding their (hips. Admiral Villeneuve was in the Buceiitaure in the centre, and the Prince of Afturias bore Gravina's... | |
 | James Stanier Clarke, Stephen Jones, John Jones - Europe - 1805 - 584 pages
...was about a cable's length to windward of her second a-head and »-stern, forming a kind of doulile line, and appeared, when on their beam, to leave a...interval between them ; and this without crowding their Ships. Admiral Villeneuve was in the Buceutaure in the ceñiré, and the Prince of Asturias bore Gravina's... | |
 | 1805 - 538 pages
...windward of her fet^rd ahead and . '..:'i\, forming a kind of double line ; and appeared, when oil their beam, to leave a very little interval between them ; and this without crowding their ibipt. Ad::iiial Villeneuve was in the Bucentaure in the centre, and the Prince of Aftur'us bore Gravina's... | |
 | Archibald Duncan - 1806 - 380 pages
...opened, every alternate ship was about. a cable's length to windward of her second a-head and a-stern, .forming a kind of double line, and appeared, when...interval between them, and this without crowding their ships. Admiral Villeneuve was in the centre,, and the Prince of Asturias bore Gravina's flag in the... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1807 - 1014 pages
...бтегу alternate ship was about a cable's length to windward of the second a-head and a-stern, forming a kind of double line, and appeared, when...interval between them ; and this without crowding their ships. Ad. mirai Villeneuve was in the Bucen, taure in the centre, and the Prince of Asturias bore... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1807 - 1004 pages
...opened, every alternate ship was about a cable's length to windward of the second a-hcad and a-stern, forming a. kind of double line, and appeared, when...between them ; and this •without crowding their ships. Admiral Villeneuve. was in the Bucenfanre in the centre, and the Prince of Asturias bore Gravina's... | |
 | History - 1807 - 1012 pages
...opened, every al (ornate ship was about a cable's length to windward of the second a-ht'cid and a-stern, forming a kind of double l,ine, and appeared, when on their beam, to leave a very little interval Ivt \veen them : and this without crowding their ships. Admiral Villeneuve was in the Bueenfatire in... | |
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