 | Benjamin Allen - 1813 - 142 strani
...aetion." Th» ^Niagara being very little injured, 1 determined to pass tbrough the enemy's line, bore up and passed ahead of their two ships and a brig, giving...fire to them from the starboard guns, and to a large sehooner and mop, from the larboard side, at half pistol shot distanee. The smaller vessels at this... | |
 | 1813 - 552 strani
...action. The Niagara being very little injured, I determined to pass through the enemy's line; bore up and passed ahead of their two ships and a brig, giving...raking fire to them from the starboard guns, and to a Targe schooner and sloop from the larboard side, at naif pistol shot distance. The smaller vessels... | |
 | 1843 - 798 strani
...The Niagara being very little injured, I determined to puss through the enemy's line — bore up nnd passed ahead of their two ships and a brig, giving a raking fire to them with the starboard guns, mid to a large schnnner and sloop from the larboard side, at half pistol shot... | |
 | Thomas H. Palmer - 1814 - 548 strani
...action. The Niagara being veiy little injured, I determined to pass through the enemy's line; bore up, and passed a-head of their two ships and a brig, giving...from the larboard side, at half pistol shot distance. The smaller vessels at this time having got within grape and canister distance, under the direction... | |
 | Thomas Clark - 1814 - 244 strani
...injured, commodore Perry determined to pass through the enemy's line with her. He accordingly bore up, and passed ahead of their two ships and a brig, giving a raking fire to them from his larboard side, at half pistol shot distance. The smaller vessels were by this tir/.e within grape... | |
 | 1815 - 410 strani
...The Niagara, being •very little injured, I determined to pass through the enemy's lines, bore up and passed ahead of their two ships and a brig, giving...schooner, and sloop, from the larboard side, at half pistol-shot distance. The smaller vessels at this time having got within grape and canister distance,... | |
 | Thomas O'Connor - 1816 - 338 strani
...aetion." The Niagara being very Httle injured, I determined to pass through the enemy's line, bore up and passed ahead of their two ships and a brig* giving...fire to them from the starboard guns, and to a large sehooner and sloop, from the larboard side, at half pistol-shot distanee. The smaller vessels at this... | |
 | Heman Allen Fay - 1817 - 294 strani
...;'' the Niagara being very litl!e injured, I determined to pass through the enemy's line — bore up, and passed ahead of their two ships, and a brig, giving...schooner, and sloop, from the larboard side, at half pistol-shot distance. The smaller vessels, at this time, having got within grape and canister distance,... | |
 | William James - 1817 - 788 strani
...action." The Niagara being very little injured, I determined to pass through the enemy's line; bore up and passed a-head of their two Ships and a brig, giving a raking fire to them from the starboard-guns, and to a large schooner and sloop from the larboard-side at half-pistol. shot distance.... | |
 | John Milton Niles - 1820 - 408 strani
...moment when Commodore Perry, " at forty-five minutes past two, having thrown out the signal for clone action, bore up in the Niagara and passed ahead of...the fate of the action. The painting was executed io fine style, and produced the most interesting and enOLIVER II. PERRY. 235 livening effect. At the... | |
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The Niagara being very little injured, I determined to pass through the enemy's line, bore up and passed ahead of their two ships and a brig, giving a raking fire to them from the starboard guns, and to a large schooner and sloop, from the larboard side,... 
