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Page 257
... Flores directly from the east - that is , not in the wake of Captain Middleton , who seems to have sailed to the north of the main group of the Azores in a direct route from Spain . No doubt he kept to the north of the Spanish fleet ...
... Flores directly from the east - that is , not in the wake of Captain Middleton , who seems to have sailed to the north of the main group of the Azores in a direct route from Spain . No doubt he kept to the north of the Spanish fleet ...
Page 258
... Flores and Corvo , whence they could watch the west , the east , and to some extent the north . The only directions in which visibility was obscured were the south , south - east , and south - west , hidden by the breadth of the island ...
... Flores and Corvo , whence they could watch the west , the east , and to some extent the north . The only directions in which visibility was obscured were the south , south - east , and south - west , hidden by the breadth of the island ...
Page 320
... Flores . " Popular in style , but very careful and generally accurate in detail . In addition to a good account of the fight at Flores , the chapter summarizes what was known in 1911 of Grenville's career . CHOPE , R. PEARSE : " New ...
... Flores . " Popular in style , but very careful and generally accurate in detail . In addition to a good account of the fight at Flores , the chapter summarizes what was known in 1911 of Grenville's career . CHOPE , R. PEARSE : " New ...
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE | 19 |
THE SHERIFF OF CORK | 49 |
THE GERALDINES | 57 |
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