 To account for the timidity of my three under officers, — I mean the gunner, the carpenter, and the master-at-arms, — I must observe that the two first were slightly wounded; and, as the ship had received various shots under water, and one of the...  A Naval History of the American Revolution - Stran 460avtor: Gardner Weld Allen - 1913 - 752 straniCelotni ogled - O knjigi
 | John Henry Sherburne - 1825 - 374 strani
...the scene was dreadful beyond the reach of language. To account for the timidity of my three uniier officers, I mean the gunner, the carpenter, and the...cannon ball had done that before, by carrying away the ensign staff: he was therefore reduced to the necessity of sinking, as he supposed, or of calling for... | |
 | John Henry Sherburne - 1825 - 400 strani
...scene was dreadful beyond the reach of language. To account for the timidity of my three un120 der officers, I mean the gunner, the carpenter, and the...cannon ball had done that before, by carrying away the ensign staff: he was therefore reduced to the necessity of sinking, as he supposed, or of calling for... | |
 | John Paul Jones - 1830 - 572 strani
...received various shot under water, and one of the pumps being shot away, the carpenter expressed his fears that she would sink, and the other two concluded that...aft on the poop, without my knowledge, to strike the colours. Fortunately for me, a cannon ball had done that before, by carrying away the ensign-staff;... | |
 | John Paul Jones - 1830 - 358 strani
...received various shot under water, and one of the pumps being shot away, the carpenter expressed his fears that she would sink, and the other two concluded that...aft on the poop, without my knowledge, to strike the colours. Fortunately for me, a cannon-ball had done that before, by carrying away the ensign-staff;... | |
 | John Paul Jones - 1830 - 566 strani
...received various shot under water, and one of the pumps being shot away, the carpenter expressed his fears that she would sink, and the other two concluded that she was sinking, which occasioned the gunner to rup aft on the poop, without my knowledge, to strike the colours. Fortunately for me, a cannon ball... | |
 | John Paul Jones - 1845 - 416 strani
...received various shot under water, and one of the pumps being shot away, the carpenter expressed his fears that she would sink, and the other two concluded that...aft on the poop, without my knowledge, to strike the colours. Fortunately for me, a cannon-ball had done that before, by carrying away the ensign-staff;... | |
 | Robert Sears - 1847 - 470 strani
...shots under water, and one of the pumps being shot away, the carpenter expressed his fears that ehe would sink, and the other two concluded that she was...knowledge, to strike the colors. Fortunately for me, a cannon-ball had done that before, by carrying away the ensign-staff ; he was therefore reduced to the... | |
 | Robert Sears - 1848 - 448 strani
...various shots under water, and one of the pumps being shot away, the carpenter expressed his fears that she would sink, and the other two concluded that...knowledge, to strike the colors. Fortunately for me, a cannon-ball had done that before, by carrying away the ensign-staff; he was therefore reduced to the... | |
 | Robert Sears - 1850 - 448 strani
...shots under water, and one of the pumps being shot away, the carpenter expressed his fears that .c;he would sink, and the other two concluded that she was...knowledge, to strike the colors. Fortunately for me, a cannon-ball had done that before, by carrying away the ensign-staff; he was therefore reduced to the... | |
 | John Frost - 1850 - 462 strani
...received various shot under water, and one of the pumps being shot away, the carpenter expressed his fears that she would sink, and the other two concluded that...aft on the poop, without my knowledge, to strike the colours. Fortunately for me, a cannonball had done that before, by carrying away the ensign-staff;... | |
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