 | 1796 - 690 pagine
...were, and ordered me to keep clofe to him. At half part eight we plainly perceived two of {hem to be i large French frigate and a cutter: at nine the enemy's...at the (Quebec, but at too great a diftance to do any execuuon. A\ ten the Quebec, being uithin point blank (hot of the enemy, hciitcd her colours, and... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1780 - 726 pagine
...ordered me to keep clofe to him. At half paft eight we plainly perceived two of them to be a large Fiench frigate and a cutter : at nine the enemy's frigate...fire at the Quebec, but at too great a diftance to do any execution. At ten the Quebec, being within point blank ihot of the enemy, hoifted her colours,... | |
 | 1796 - 692 pagine
...him. At half part tight we plainly perceived tuo of them to be a large French fiigate and a-cutter: at nine the enemy's frigate began to fire at the Quebec, but at too. great a diftance to. do any execution. At ten the Quebec, being within point blank (hot of the enemy, hoiftcd her colours,... | |
 | 1880 - 388 pagine
...and see what they wore, and ordered me to keep closo to him. At half past eight, wo plainly perceived two of them to be a large French Frigate and a Cutter....began to fire at the " Quebec," but at too great a distance to do any execution. At ten the " Quebec," being within Point-Blank shot of the enemy, hoisted... | |
 | 1779 - 828 pagine
...pj(t eight we plainly perceived two of them to be a large French frigate and a cuitfr : at nine tne enemy's frigate began to fire at the Quebec, but at too great я dillance to do nny execution. At ten the Quebec, being within point-blank (hot ot the enemy, hpifted... | |
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Fiench frigate and a cutter : at nine the enemy's frigate began to fire at the Quebec, but at too great a diftance to do any execution. At ten the Quebec... 