 | Don Carlos Seitz - 1917 - 364 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...found her to be an American ship of war, called the Bon Homme Richard, of 40 guns and 375 men, commanded by Captain Paul Jones; the other frigate which... | |
 | James Richard Thursfield - 1920 - 440 Seiten
...down with his own hands. Anyhow, he says himself, " I found it in vain, and in short impracticable, from the situation we were in, to stand out any longer...(our mainmast at the same time went by the board)." It is true that he attributes his surrender mainly to the fire of the Alliance, and does not mention... | |
 | Edward Livermore Burlingame, Robert Bridges, Alfred Sheppard Dashiell, Harlan Logan - 1905 - 1096 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...success; I therefore struck (our mainmast at the same lime went by the board). The first Lieutenant and myself, were immediately escorted into the .ship... | |
 | George Smith, William Makepeace Thackeray - 1864 - 812 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... | |
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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. 
