| William Cobbett - Great Britain - 1833 - 844 pages
...rigging and sails, very much torn to pieces. The fire was kept ».•;• with equal warmth for 15 minutes longer, when his main-mast and foremast went, taking with them every •par, excepting the bowsprit ; on seeing this we ceased firing, so that in 30 minutes after we got... | |
| 1813 - 554 pages
...the hull, rigging, and sails, very much torn to pieces. The fire was kept up with equal warmth for 15 minutes longer, when his main-mast and fore-mast went,...every spar, excepting the bowsprit; on seeing this we ceased firing; so that in thirty minutes after we got fairly along side the enemy, she surrendered,... | |
| Benjamin Allen - American poetry - 1813 - 142 pages
...sails very much torn to pieces. The fire was kept up with equal warmth for 15 minutes longer, when_his mainmast and fore-mast went, taking with them every spar, excepting the bowsprit ; on seeing this we ceased firing, so that in 30 minutes after we got fairly along side the enemy, she surrendered,... | |
| Thomas H. Palmer - United States - 1814 - 548 pages
...the hull, rigging, and sails, very much torn to pieces. The fire was kept up with equal warmth for 15 minutes longer, when his main-mast and fore-mast Went,...every spar, excepting the bowsprit ; on seeing this we ceased firing ; so that in thirty minutes after we got fairly along side the enemv, she surrendered,... | |
| William Cobbett - United States - 1815 - 228 pages
...the hull, rigging, and sails, very much torn to pieces. The fire was kept up with equal warmth for 15 minutes longer, when his main-mast and fore-mast went,...every spar, excepting the bowsprit ; on seeing this we ceased firing ; so that in thirty minutes after we got fairly along side of the enemy, she surrendered,... | |
| United States - 1816 - 416 pages
...much torn to pieces. The tire was kept up with equal warmth tor 15 minutes longer, when his mam-mast and fore-mast went, taking with .them every spar, excepting the bowsprit : on seeing this we ceased firing, so that in 30 minutes after we got fairly alongside the enemy, she surrendered, and... | |
| Thomas Wilson - United States - 1817 - 344 pages
...slings, and the hull, rigging and sails very much torn to pieces. The fire was kept up with equal warmth for fifteen minutes longer, when his main-mast and...every spar, excepting the bowsprit. On seeing this we ceased firing, so that in thirty minutes after we got fairly alongside the enemy, she surrendered,... | |
| William James - Great Britain - 1817 - 788 pages
...hull, rigging, anil sails, very much torn to pieces. The fire was kept up with equal warmth for 15 minutes longer, when his main-mast and fore-mast went,...every spar excepting the bowsprit. On seeing this, we ceased firing ; so that in 30 minutes after we got fairly alongside the enemy she surrendered, and... | |
| Henry Marie Brackenridge - Canada History War of 1812 Campaigns - 1818 - 378 pages
...this moment lieutenant Bush, in attempting to throw his marines on board, was killed by a musket ball, and the enemy shot ahead, but could not be brought...at twenty-five minutes past five she surrendered. "In thirty minutes," says captain Hull, "after we got fairly along side of the enemy, she surrendered,... | |
| Henry Marie Brackenridge - Canada History War of 1812 Campaigns - 1818 - 368 pages
...this moment lieutenant Bush, in attempting to throw his marines on board, was killed by a musket ball, and the enemy shot ahead, but could not be brought...longer, when his mainmast and foremast went, taking with mem every spar, excepting the bowsprit. On seeing this, the firing ceased, and at twenty-five minutes... | |
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