The Life and Correspondence of the Late Admiral Lord Rodney, 1권J. Murray, 1830 |
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acquaint their Lordships action Admiral Rodney Admiral's Admiralty America appointed arrival assured attack Barbadoes battle Britain British Captain Rodney coast command Commodore convoy cruising despatch Domingo dron duty Eagle EARL OF SANDWICH enemy enemy's England English Excellency favour flag flat-bottomed boats force France free ports French fleet French ship frigates gallant Gibraltar give Governor guns harbour honour hope immediately inclose intelligence Jamaica JOHN CLEVELAND joined JUAN DE LANGARA King LADY RODNEY land leeward letter likewise line-of-battle Lord Anson Lord Rodney Lucie Majesty Majesty's fleet Majesty's ships mand Marlborough Martinique ment Moncton naval navy obliged occasion officers orders PHILIP STEPHENS Port Royal prisoners proper put to sea Rear-Admiral received Rodney's Royal Bay sail sent shew shore signal Sir George Pocock Sir George Rodney Sir James Douglas Spain Spaniards squa squadron station succour tain tion troops vessels West Indies wind windward
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34 페이지 - If a man die, shall he live again ? all the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change come.
217 페이지 - The Prince is quite the officer, never wearing any other dress than his uniform, and his star and garter only when receiving addresses, or on any other public occasion. He has not slept a night out of his ship since his arrival in these seas, until coming into English Harbour, when the ship's heaving down obliged him to be on shore. His Royal Highness...
440 페이지 - Cannons, mortars, fire-arms, pistols, bombs, granadoes, bullets, balls, fuzees, flints, matches, powder, saltpetre, sulphur, cuirasses, pikes, swords, belts, pouches, cartouch-boxes, saddles and bridles, in any quantity beyond what may be necessary for the ship's provision, and may properly appertain to and be judged necessary for every man of the ship's crew or for each passenger, shall be deemed ammunition of war ; and if any such...
262 페이지 - ve told — That cautious Lee-shore wanted heart, And gallant Rodney gold. Your wisdom, London's Council far Our highest praise exceeds, In giving each illustrious tar The very thing he needs. For Rodney brave, but low in cash, You golden gifts bespoke ; To Keppel rich, but not so rash, You gave a heart of oak.
230 페이지 - ... without a thorough change in naval affairs, the discipline of our navy will be lost. I could say much, but will not. You will hear of it from themselves. I have done them all like honour, but it was because I would not have the world believe that there were officers slack in their duty. Keep this to yourself.
75 페이지 - Lordship the harmony that subsists between the fleet and the army, and the cordial assistance we have received from Admiral Rodney in every part of the operations where his aid could be useful.
392 페이지 - Ternay's Squadron of Eight Sail of the Line, which I am convinced would have been the Consequence if he had given you an Opportunity. I left it entirely to you Sir how to dispose of that Squadron as to answer so desirable an End. Your having detached the Raisonable to England without my Knowledge after you had received my Orders to put yourself under my Command, is I believe unprecedented in the annals of the British Navy.
463 페이지 - The sea rose as high as to destroy the fort, carrying the great guns many yards from the platform, and demolishing the houses near the beach. A ship was driven on shore against one of the buildings of the Naval Hospital, which, by this shock, and by the impetuosity of the wind and sea, was entirely destroyed and swept away.
430 페이지 - The evacuating Rhode Island was the ' most fatal measure that could possibly be ' adopted. It gave up the best and noblest ' harbour in America, capable of containing ' the whole navy of Britain, and where they ' could in all seasons lay in perfect security ; ' and from whence squadrons, in forty-eight ' hours could blockade the three capital ' cities of America, namely, Boston, New
205 페이지 - For God's sake go to sea without delay. You cannot conceive of what importance it is to yourself, to me, and to the public, that you should not lose this fair wind : if you do, I shall not only hear of it in Parliament, but in places to which I pay more attention.