 | 1814 - 652 pages
...hours to a fire so destructive and tremendous, until every brace and bowline was shot away, every gun rendered useless, and the greater part of her crew either killed or wounded. Commodore Perry lay in the Lawrence between the Queen Charlotte and the Detroit, with the schooners... | |
 | Thomas Clark - 1814 - 244 pages
...master. In this situation she sustained the action, within cannister distance, upwards of two hours, until every gun was rendered useless, and the greater part of her crew either killed oc wounded. After a display of skill and gallantry, which, alone, would have been sufficient to have... | |
 | 1815 - 410 pages
...sailing-master. In this fituation she su&.i tuined the action upwards of two hours within canister distance, until every gun was rendered useless, and the greater part of her crew either killed or wounded. Fmding: she could no longer annoy the enemy, I left her in charge of Lieut. Yarnall, who, 1 was convinced... | |
 | 1816 - 416 pages
...hours within canister dis* tance, until every gun was rendered useless, and the great-? er part other crew either killed or wounded. Finding she could no longer annoy the enemy, I left her in charge of Lieut. Yaniall, who, 1 was convinced from the bravery already displayed by him, would do what would... | |
 | Thomas O'Connor - 1816 - 338 pages
...sailing-master. In this situation she sustained the aetion upwards of two hours, within eanister distanee, until every gun was rendered useless, and the greater part of her erew either killed or wounded. Finding she eould no longer annoy the enemy, I left her in eharge of... | |
 | Heman Allen Fay - 1817 - 294 pages
...hours, within canister distance, until every gun was rendered useless, and the greater part of the crew either killed or wounded. Finding she could no longer annoy the enemy, I left her in charge of Lieut. Yafnell, who, I was convinced, by the bravery already displayed by him, would do what would... | |
 | John Brannan - 1823 - 522 pages
...master. In tin's situation, she sustained the action upwards of two hours within canister distance, until every gun was rendered useless, and the greater...wounded. Finding she could no longer annoy the enemy, 1 left her in charge of lieutenant Yarnall, who, I was convinced, from the bravery already displayed... | |
 | 1828 - 486 pages
...hours, within canister distance, until every gun was rendered useless, and the greater part of the crew either killed or wounded. Finding she could no longer annoy the enemy, I left her in charge of Lieut. Yarnell, who. I was convinced, by the bravery already displayed by him, would do what would... | |
 | Abel Bowen - 1830 - 410 pages
...sailing master. In this situation she sustained the action upwards of 2 hours within cannister distance, until every gun was rendered useless, and the greater...or wounded. Finding she could no longer annoy the the enemy, I left her in charge of Lieut Yarnall, who I was convinced, from the bravery already displayed... | |
 | 1831 - 338 pages
...situation she sustained the action, within cannister distance, upwards of two hours, until every gun ,\vas rendered useless, and the greater part of her crew either killed or wounded. After a display of skill and gallantry, which, alone, would have been sufficient to have immortalized... | |
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In this situation, she sustained the action upwards of two hours, within canister distance, until every gun was rendered useless, and the greater part of her crew either killed or wounded. 
