 | Horatio Nelson (1st visct.) - 1846 - 864 Seiten
...filled to pass the Enemy's Ships that had struck. 3.40 observed the sternmost (a Spaniard) with her rigging and sails very much cut up, lay to on her quarter, with our fore and main top sails to the mast, all our after sail set, firing obliquely through her, she only returning at... | |
 | Thomas Sturges Jackson - 1900 - 368 Seiten
...had wore to form a junction with their centre. At 3, hailed the Minotaur to allow us to pass ahead of her. Hauled our wind to prevent their forming a...other tack, the other four ships having left her. 4. 2 7. Observed one of the enemy's ships on fire (l'Achille) in the SE quarter, a frigate, the Pickle... | |
 | Sir Henry John Newbolt - 1919 - 406 Seiten
...half an hour, two against five, but when he got away they closed on his tail ship and captured her. "Observed the sternmost, a Spanish, ship's rigging...and sails very much cut up. Lay to on her quarter, firing obliquely through her ; she returning at times from her sternchase and quarter guns." So says... | |
 | Dudley Pope - 1999 - 384 Seiten
...ships in passing with our topsails to the mast," reported Mr. Francis Whitney, master of the Spartiate. "Observed the sternmost, a Spanish ship's, rigging and sails very much cut up. Lay-to on her quarter with our fore and main-topsails to the mast, all our aftersails set, firing obliquely... | |
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Observed the sternmost, a Spanish ship's, rigging and sails very much cut up. Lay to on her quarter with our fore and main topsails to the mast... 