A Memoir of William Wolseley: Admiral of the Red SquadronKegan Paul, Trench, Trübner, 1895 - 249 strán (strany) |
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Strana 208 - ... incessant labour. The flotilla of mortar, gun, and rocket boats, under the direction of their respective artillery officers, shared, to the full extent of their power, in the honours of this day, and performed good service ; it was by their fire all the ships in the port (with the exception of the outer frigate) were in flames, which extended rapidly over the whole arsenal, store-houses and gun-boats, exhibiting a spectacle of awful grandeur and interest 110 peo can describe.
Strana 206 - I had assigned to him, and soon after, at intervals, the remainder of his frigates keeping up a wellsupported fire on the flanking batteries he had offered to cover us from, as it had not been in my power, for want of room, to bring him in the front of the mole.
Strana 86 - General Dundas had not the same confidence. "After mature consideration," said he in a letter to Lord Hood, " and a personal inspection for several days of all circumstances, local as well as others, I consider the siege of Bastia, with our present means and force, to be a most visionary and rash attempt ; such as no officer would be justified in undertaking.
Strana 208 - Gossett, by my side, who had been eager to land his corps of miners, pressed me most anxiously for permission to accompany Lieutenant Richards in this ship's barge. The frigate was instantly boarded, and in ten minutes in a perfect blaze; a gallant young midshipman, in rocket boat No. 8, although forbidden, was led by his ardent spirit to follow in support of the barge, in which he was desperately wounded, his brother officer killed, and nine of his crew.
Strana 143 - ... on the quarter-deck of a Spanish first-rate, extravagant as the story may seem, did I receive the swords of the vanquished Spaniards ; which, as I received, I gave to William Fearney, one of my bargemen, who put them, with the greatest sang-froid, under his arm.
Strana 205 - ... distance. At this moment not a gun had been fired and I began to suspect a full compliance with the terms which had been so many hours in their hands; at this period of profound silence, a shot was fired at us from the mole, and two at the ships to the northward then following; this was promptly returned by the Queen...
Strana 204 - The ships were all in port, and between 40 and 50 gun and mortarboats ready, with several more in forward repair. The Dey had closely confined the Consul, and refused either to give him up or promise his personal safety ; nor would he hear a word respecting the officers and meo seized in the boats of the Prometheus.
Strana 207 - I cannot now attempt to describe, occasioned by firing the ships so near us, and I had long resisted the eager entreaties of several around me to make the attempt upon the outer frigate, distant about...
Strana 202 - I had not deeply to lament the severe loss of so many gallant officers and men : they have profusely bled in a contest which has been peculiarly marked by proofs of such devoted heroism as would rouse every noble feeling, did I dare indulge in relating them. " Their lordships will already have been informed, by his Majesty's sloop Jasper, of my proceedings up to the...