This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1840 edition. Excerpt: ...the Rear-Admiral's ship, Captain, Orion, Irresistible, composed one division, which was engaged with the enemy's rear. Sir John Jervis, with the other division, consisting of the Excellent, Victory, Barfleur, Namur, Egmont, Goliah, and Britannia, was pressing forward in support of his advanced squadron, but ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1840 edition. Excerpt: ...the Rear-Admiral's ship, Captain, Orion, Irresistible, composed one division, which was engaged with the enemy's rear. Sir John Jervis, with the other division, consisting of the Excellent, Victory, Barfleur, Namur, Egmont, Goliah, and Britannia, was pressing forward in support of his advanced squadron, but had not yet approached the real scene of action. The Colossus having, in the early part of the day, unfortunately lost her fore-yard and fore-top-sailyard, was obliged, in consequence of these losses, to fall to leeward, and the Minerve's signal was made to take her in tow, which was, however, handsomely declined by Captain Murray, when the Minerve had come within hail in execution of her orders. While the British advanced division warmly pressed the enemy's centre and rear, the Admiral meditated, with his division, a co-operation, which must effectually compel some of them to surrender. In the confusion of their retreat, several of the enemy's ships had doubled on each other, and in the rear they were three or four deep, (vide plate No. VI.) It was tberefore the British Admiral's design to reach the weathermost of these ships, then bear up, and rake them all in succession with the seven ships composing his division. His object afterwards was to pass on to the support of his van division, which, from the length of time they had been engaged, he judged might be in want of it. The casual position, however, of the rear ships of his van division, prevented his executing this plan: the Admiral, therefore, ordered the Excellent, the leading ship of his own division, to bear up; and, with the Victory, he himself passed to leeward of the enemy's rearmost and leewardmost ships, which, though almost silenced in their fire, continued obstinately to...
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