 | James Stanier Clarke, Stephen Jones, John Jones - Europe - 1805 - 584 pages
...their rallying point; but in case signals cannot be seen, or clearly understood, no Captain can do very •wrong, if he places his Ship alongside that of an enemy. The divisions of the British fleet will be brought nearly within gun-shot of the enemy's centre. The... | |
 | sir William Beatty - 1807 - 114 pages
...their rallying-point ; but in case signals cannot be seen or clearly understood, no Captain can do very wrong if he places his ship alongside that of an Enemy. PLAN of the intended attack from to-windward, the Enemy in line of battle ready to receive an attack:... | |
 | William Nugent Glascock - Great Britain - 1836 - 730 pages
...rallying point ; but in case signals can neither be seen nor be perfectly understood, no captain can do very wrong if he places his ship alongside that of an enemy ! " FINIS. INDEX TO VOL. II. GUNNER. PAGE Arms, Cleaning 35 Breechings, Spare 35 Carronades and Slides... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Nelson (Viscount), Matthew Henry Barker - 1836 - 500 pages
...rallying point ; but, in case signals can neither be seen nor .perfectly understood, no captain can do very wrong if he places his ship alongside that of an enemy. KE Nelson's Instructions to his Officers. "Of the intended attack from to windward, the enemy in line... | |
 | William James - Great Britain - 1837 - 408 pages
...their rallying point; but, in case signals cannot be seen or clearly understood, no captain can do very wrong if he places his ship alongside that of an enemy. -British Enemy. " The divisions of the British fleet will be brought nearly within gun-shot of the... | |
 | Horatio Nelson (1st visct.) - 1846 - 864 pages
...rallying point. But, in case Signals can neither be seen or perfectly understood, no Captain can do very wrong if he places his Ship alongside that of an Enemy. Of the intended attack from to windward, the Enemy in Line of Battle ready to receive an attack, The divisions of the British Fleet... | |
 | David Hume - 1859 - 238 pages
...their rallying point ; but in case signals cannot be seen clearly or understood, n0 captain can do very wrong if he places his ship alongside that of an enemy." At length the day which Nelson had long looked for arrived. On the 19th, signal was made by the " Mars,"... | |
 | Sir Edward Cust - Europe - 1862 - 390 pages
...their rallying point ; but, in case signals cannot be seen or clearly understood, no captain can do very wrong if he places his ship alongside that of an enemy.» " In the intended attack from to-windward, the divisions of the • Let Nelson's French antagonist... | |
 | J Bradshawe Walker - 1864 - 328 pages
...wrong if he place his ship alongside that of an enemy. 204 " Of the intended attack from to windward, the enemy in the line of battle ready to receive an attack : | British 1 Lines. Enemy's Line of Battle. " The division of the British fleet will be brought nearly within... | |
 | Charles Clement Cotterill - Naval art and science - 1868 - 380 pages
...decisive action. ' In case signals cannot be seen or clearly understood,' he said, ' no captain can do very wrong if he places his ship alongside that of an enemy.' The French admiral, perceiving that an action was unavoidable, made the signal for his vessels to form... | |
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Captains are to look to their particular line as their rallying point. But, in case signals can neither be seen or perfectly understood, no captain can do very wrong if he places his ship alongside that of an enemy. 
