The life and correspondence of admiral sir Charles Napier, 1권 |
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402 페이지 - SIR, -I have had the honour to receive your letter of the 22nd instant, in which you intimate to me your intention of violating the law.
76 페이지 - ... of the river, for the country was thickly wooded, and few habitations visible. The owner was an American farmer — not the most polished man in the world. He had two daughters, rather homely, and as uncouth as himself. They " guessed " we would not go farther than Maryland Point, as the water was shoal ; seemed to know and care very little about what was going on ; offered us a glass of peach brandy, and hoped the ' Britishers ' would not carry off their negroes, which appeared to be their only...
78 페이지 - A little before sunset the squadron anchored just out of gun-shot ; the bomb-vessels at once took up their positions to cover the frigates in the projected attack at day-light next morning, and began throwing shells. The garrison, to our great surprise, retreated from the fort ; and, a short time after, Fort Washington was blown up — which left the capital of America, and the populous town of Alexandria, open to the squadron, without the loss of a man. "It was too late to ascertain whether this...
83 페이지 - Rights,' and behaved remarkably well ; but their efforts were useless. " As the prizes passed, we slipped our cables ; the bomb-ships followed, and we calculated all was over for that day. We were mistaken. The Fairy and prizes were observed to anchor suddenly a few miles further down, having discovered fresh batteries, and the Erebus, in endeavouring to pass, grounded and drew a sharp fire upon her from the defences that were constructed along a high ridge of hills. We had just time to prepare to...
74 페이지 - They are composed of oyster banks of various dimensions, some not larger than a boat, with passages between them. " The best channel is on the Virginian shore, but the charts gave us mostly very bad directions, and no pilots could be procured. A frigate had attempted some time before to effect a passage, and, after being frequently aground, gave it up as impossible. The American frigates themselves never attempted it with their guns in, and were several weeks in the passage from the naval yard at...
330 페이지 - We were then all ushered into the bedroom, about forty in number, where, lo and behold ! seated in a chair, was the Queen of Portugal, looking as if nothing had happened ! We then all walked out ; myself and two or three others kissing her hand. She conducted herself throughout like a Trojan. Everybody was delighted, and, for myself, I could not help shedding tears. About twelve, we all sat down to a very excellent dinner, that had been ready since seven, and we got home about one o'clock in the...
31 페이지 - Napier the better for not staying with me, and would not have thanked them if they had ; I should have attributed it to a dislike of returning into fire. My uneasiness was great, lest George and William (his brother) should come, though only five hundred yards off — yet I felt almost sure they would not.
76 페이지 - ... unmolested — the poultry-yards were respected, and any act that might irritate the inhabitants was most sedulously avoided. In one instance only, a boat did land in the night, in search of stock, and this breach of discipline was justly punished, by an American wounding one of the seamen, which served as a salutary example to the rest.
85 페이지 - I hope, to the whole of the detachments, your favourable estimation of their extraordinary zeal and abilities. To Captain Napier I owe more obligations than I have words to express. The Euryalus lost her bowsprit, the head of her foremast, and the heads of all her topmasts, in a tornado which she encountered on the 25th, just as her sails were clued up, whilst we were passing the Flats of Maryland Point, and yet, after twelve hours work on her refittal, she was again under weigh, and advancing up...
79 페이지 - Merchandise of every description must be instantly delivered up ; and .to prevent any irregularities that might be committed in its embarkation, the merchants have it in their option to load the vessels generally employed for that purpose, when they will be towed off by us.