 | 1814 - 580 pages
...extinguish fhe flames, and having succeeded, went again to the guns and kept up a firing for a few minutes ; but the crew had by this time become so weakened that all further resistance was in vain. Captain Porter summoned a consultation of the officers of divisions,... | |
 | 1814 - 466 pages
...sharing with me the fete of the ship. We, who remained, now turned our attention wholly to extinguishing the flames ; and when we had succeeded, went again to our guns, wher* the firing was kept up for some mirmtes, but the crew had by this time become so v.eakened, that... | |
 | 1815 - 410 pages
...enemy— and some perished. We who remained, turned our attention wholly to extinguishing the flames; when we had succeeded, went again to our guns, where the firing was kept up for some minutes. Almost every gun leaving been dismounted, and the impossibility of making/further attempts to capture... | |
 | Thomas H. Palmer - 1816 - 518 pages
...turned our attention wholly to extinguishing the fl.'in s; and when we had succeeded went again to the guns, where the firing was kept up for some minutes,...crew had by this time become so weakened, that they declared to me the impossibility of making further resistance, and entreated me to surrender mv ship... | |
 | Thomas H. Palmer - 1816 - 516 pages
...extinguish the flames, and having succeeded, went again to the guns, and kept up a firing for a few minutes ; but the crew had by this time become so weakened, that all further resistance was in vain. Captain Porter summoned a consultation of the officers of divisions,... | |
 | Thomas Wilson - 1817 - 344 pages
...sharing with me the fate of the ship. We who remained, now turned our attention wholly to extinguishing the flames ; and when we had succeeded, went again...the impossibility of making further resistance, and intreated me to surrender my ship to save my wounded, as aU further attempts at opposition must prove... | |
 | William James - 1817 - 788 pages
...was kept up for some minutes, but the crew had by this time become so weakened, that they all declard to me the impossibility of making further resistance...surrender my ship to save the wounded, as all further attempts at opposition must prove ineffectual, almost every gun being disabled by the destruction of... | |
 | Thomas Wilson - 1821 - 350 pages
...with me the fate of the ship. We who remained, now turned our attention wholly to extinguishing tSe flames ; and when we had succeeded, went again to...the impossibility of making further resistance, and intreated me to surrender my ship to save my wounded, as all further attempts at opposition must prove... | |
 | John Davis - 1823 - 416 pages
...virtue of a Quarterly Re-iewer. Hir niger est, fmite, t« Humane, ravrto ! lion wholly to extinguishing the flames ; and when we had succeeded, went again...surrender my ship to save the wounded, as all further attempts at opposition must prove ineffectual, almost every gun being disabled by the destruction of... | |
 | John Davis - 1822 - 404 pages
...virtue of a Quarterly Re. viewer. Hie nigcr r.it, hum, tu Romant, caveta ! HOM wholly to extinguishing the flames ; and when we had succeeded, went again...become so weakened, that they all declared to me the impossihility of making further resistance ; and entreated me to surrender my ship to save the wounded,... | |
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Some reached it, some were taken by the enemy, and some perished in the attempt; but most preferred sharing with me the fate of the ship. We who remained, now turned our attention wholly to extinguishing the flames; and when we had succeeded, went again... 
