 | Thomas H. Palmer - United States - 1816 - 518 pages
...with both my ships, and afterwards with my single ship, with both crews on board. I was several times under way, and ascertained that I had greatly the...her, when she ran down for the Cherub, which was two and a half miles to leeward. This excited some surprise and expressions of indignation, as previous... | |
 | Heman Allen Fay - United States - 1817 - 294 pages
...first with both my ships, afterwards with my single ship, with both crewst>n board. I was several times under way, and ascertained that I had greatly the...— when she ran down for the Cherub, which was two and a half miles to the leeward ; this excited some surprise, and expressions of indignation, as, previous... | |
 | William James - Great Britain - 1817 - 788 pages
...with both my ships, and afterwards with my single ship, with both crews on board. .1 was several times under way, and ascertained that I had greatly the...and once succeeded in closing within gun-shot of the Pheebe, and commenced a fire on her, when she ran down for the Cherub, which was 2f miles to-leeward.... | |
 | Thomas Wilson - United States - 1817 - 344 pages
...with both my ships, and afterwards with my single ship, with both crews on board. I was several times under way, and ascertained that I had greatly the...point of sailing, and once succeeded in closing within gun shot of the Phoebe, and coi*-" menced a fire on her, when she ran down for the'; Cherub, which... | |
 | Thomas Wilson - United States - 1819 - 344 pages
...in point of sailing, and once succeeded in closing within gun shot of the Phoebe, and com-- menced a fire on her, when she ran down for the Cherub, which was too and a half miles to leeward ; this excited some surprise and expression of indignation, as previous... | |
 | Thomas Wilson - Military biography - 1821 - 350 pages
...that I had greatly the advantage in p*oint of sailing, and once succeeded in closing within gun shot of the Phoebe, and commenced a fire on her, when she ran down for the Cherab, which was two and a half miles to leeward ; this excited some surprise and expressions of indignation,... | |
 | David Porter - Galapagos Islands - 1822 - 626 pages
...with both my ships, and afterwards with my single ship, with both crews on board. I was several times under way, and ascertained that I had greatly the...point of sailing, and once succeeded in closing within gun shot of the Phoebe, and commenced a fire on her, when she ran down for the Cherub, which was two... | |
 | Thomas Wilson - United States - 1822 - 364 pages
....with my single ship, with both crews on board. I was several times under way, and ascertained that 1 had greatly the advantage in point of sailing, and once succeeded in closing within gun shot of the Phoebe, and commenced a fire on her, when she ran down for the Cherub, which was two... | |
 | John Brannan - United States - 1823 - 520 pages
...ships, and afterwards with my single ship, with both crews on board. I was several times under way, arid ascertained that I had greatly the advantage in point...her, when she ran down for the Cherub, which was two and a half miles to leeward: this excited some surprise and expressions of indignation, as previous... | |
 | John Brannan - United States - 1823 - 522 pages
...both my ships, and afterwards with my single ship, •with both crews on board. 1 was several times under way, and ascertained that I had greatly the...and once succeeded in closing within gun-shot of the Phffi'oe, and. commenced a fire on her, when she ran down for the Cherub, which v.as two and a half... | |
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... during which time I endeavoured to provoke a challenge, and frequently, but ineffectually, to bring the Phoebe alone to action, first with both my ships, and afterwards with my single ship, with both crews on board. I was several times under way,... 
