The Life and Character of John Paul Jones, a Captain in the United States Navy: During the Revolutionary WarAdriance, Sherman & Company, 1851 - 408 Seiten |
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Alliance America appointed April Ariel arrived Baltic fleet board the Bon Bon homme Richard Brest brigantine British Capt Captain Jones Captain Landais capture Chevalier coast command commission Commodore Commodore Jones conduct Congress Countess of Scarborough Court of Denmark crew cruize Date of Entry DEAR SIR Denmark Drake enemy engagement English esteem Europe Excellency THOMAS JEFFERSON expedition favor fire flag Flamborough Head fleet Franklin French frigate Groaix guns honor hope informed James John Paul Jones July June King L'Orient le Ray letter Lieut lieutenant Lord Madam Majesty March marine Marquis merit Midshipman minister naval navy obliged October officers orders Pallas Paris Passy person port Prince Prince Potemkin prisoners prize-money prizes Ranger Ray de Chaumont received render respect sail Sartine seamen sent Sept Serapis ship squadron taken Texel THOMAS JEFFERSON United vessels Whitehaven William wind wish wounded
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Seite 29 - States, or any other your superior officer, according to the rules and discipline of war, in pursuance of the trust reposed in you.
Seite 364 - The condition of this obligation is such, that if the above bounden who is appointed administrator on the estate of late of deceased, do make or cause to be made a true and perfect inventory of all and singular the goods, chattels, rights and credits of the said deceased, which have or shall come to the hands, possession or knowledge of...
Seite 17 - None other than a gentleman, as well as a seaman both in theory and practice, is qualified to support the character of a commission officer in the navy; nor is any man fit to command a ship of war who is not also capable of communicating his ideas on paper, in language that becomes his rank.
Seite 29 - The delegates of the United Colonies of New Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, the counties of New Castle, Kent, and Sussex, on Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina: To GEORGE WASHINGTON, ESQ.
Seite 29 - And yon are to observe and follow such orders and directions from time to time, as you shall receive from this or a future Congress...
Seite 52 - When I was informed, by some men whom I met at landing that his lordship was absent, I walked back to my boat, determined to leave the island. By the way, however, some officers who were with me could not forbear expressing their discontent, observing that in America no delicacy was shown by the English...
Seite 117 - I was determined to keep the Bon Homme Richard afloat, and, if possible, to bring her into port. For that purpose, the first lieutenant of the Pallas continued on board with a party of men, to attend the pumps, with boats in waiting, ready to take them on board in case the water should gain on them too fast. The wind augmented in the night, and the next day, the 25th, so that it was impossible to prevent the good old ship from sinking. They did not abandon her till after nine o'clock; the water was...
Seite 53 - I have sacrificed not only my favourite scheme of Life, but the softer Affections of the Heart, and my Prospects of Domestic Happiness, and I am ready to sacrifice my Life also with cheerfulness, if that forfeiture could restore Peace and good will among Mankind.
Seite 114 - I endeavored by this means to decoy the ships out of the port, but the wind then changing, and with the tide becoming unfavorable for them, the deception had not the desired effect, and they wisely put back. The entrance of the Humber is exceedingly difficult and dangerous; and, as the Pallas was not in sight, I thought it not prudent to remain off the entrance. I therefore steered out again to join the Pallas off Flamborough Head.
Seite 125 - I found it in vain, and, in short, impracticable, from the situation we were in, to stand out any longer with the least prospect of success. I therefore struck. Our mainmast at the same time went by the board.