 | Samuel Putnam Waldo - 1823 - 418 Seiten
...without our being able to bring a gun to bear on her, I found it in vain, and in short impracticable, from the situation we were in, to stand out any longer...and myself were immediately escorted into the ship along side, when we found her to be an American ship of war, called the Bon Homme Richard, of 40 guns,... | |
 | 1824 - 706 Seiten
...out any lunger, with the least prospect of success : I therefore struck (опт main-mast at the game time went by the board) The first lieutenant and myself...found her to be an American ship of war, called the Bon Homme Kichard, of 40 guns and 376 men, commanded by Capt. Paul Jones ; the other frigate which... | |
 | John Henry Sherburne - 1825 - 374 Seiten
...without our being able to bring a gun to bear on her, I found it in vain, and indeed, impracticable, from the situation we were in, to stand out any longer...main-mast at the same time went by the board.) The 1st. lieutenant in y-'. I) were immediately escorted into the ship along side, when we found her to... | |
 | John Henry Sherburne - 1825 - 400 Seiten
...without our being able to bring a gun to bear on her, I found it in vain, and indeed, impracticable, from the situation we were in, to stand out any longer...success. I therefore struck, (our main-mast at the same tinie went by the board.) The 1st. lieutenant and 131 myself were immediately escorted into the ship... | |
 | 1838 - 1050 Seiten
...escorted, with his first lieutenant, on board the ship alongside, which proved to be the Bon Homme Richard, of forty guns, and three hundred and seventy-five men, commanded by Captain Paul Jones. The frigate which also engaged the SerapLs was the Alliance, of forty guns and three hundred men. Upon... | |
 | John Henry Sherburne - 1851 - 422 Seiten
...without our being able to bring a gun to bear on her, I found it in vain, and indeed impracticable from the situation we were in, to stand out any longer...ship alongside, when we found her to be an American ship-of-war, called the Bon homme Richard of 40 guns and 375 men, commanded by Capt. Paul Jones, the... | |
 | William Grainge - 1854 - 230 Seiten
...without our being able to bring a gun to bear on her. I found it in vain, and in short impracticable, from the situation we were in, to stand out any longer...went by the board. The first lieutenant and myself wore immediately escorted into the ship alongside, when we found her to be an American ship of war,... | |
 | Taliaferro Preston Shaffner - 1863 - 862 Seiten
...without our being able to bring a gun to bear on her, I found it in vain, and in short impracticable, from the situation we were in, to stand out any longer...war, called the Bon-homme Richard, of forty guns, and 375 men, commanded by Captain Paul Jones." The account of Captain Pearson corroborates that of the... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1829 - 754 Seiten
...without our being able to bring a gun to bear on her, I found it in vain, and, in short, impracticable, from the situation we were in, to stand out any longer...struck. Our mainmast at the same time went by the board. . . . I am extremely sorry for the misfortune that has happened — that of losing his Majesty's ship... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1864 - 86 Seiten
...without our being able to hring a gun to bear on her, I found it in vain, aud, in short, impracticable, from the situation we were in, to stand out any longer...struck. Our mainmast at the same time went by the board. . . . I am extremely sorry for the misfortune that has happened—that of losing His Majesty's ship... | |
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I found it in vain, and, in short, impracticable, from the situation we were in, to stand out any longer with the least prospect of success. I therefore struck. Our mainmast at the same time went by the board. 
