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. 1895 Excerpt: ... Elephant. The use of the lead and line for sounding the depth of water over the ship's side was confided to the Master; but two officers had to take their stations, one in each channel or chains, to watch the heaving of the lead; and it is recorded that the competition between these men for the larboard side of the ...
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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. 1895 Excerpt: ... Elephant. The use of the lead and line for sounding the depth of water over the ship's side was confided to the Master; but two officers had to take their stations, one in each channel or chains, to watch the heaving of the lead; and it is recorded that the competition between these men for the larboard side of the ship, where all the danger was, delighted Nelson as he paced the quarter-deck. Riou in the Amazon endeavoured to supply the blank in the plan of attack on the Crown battery, and proceeded down the line with his little squadron of frigates; but sting as these vessels might, they wanted the crushing weight of the liner's broadside, and their heroic efforts were of little or no use. At one o'clock no apparent impression had been produced upon the enemy, whose hulks and batteries and towering block-ships continued to blaze and roar with swiftlyfired artillery. The his was barely saved from destruction by the Provesteeris fire by the Polyphemus and Desir/e. The combined fire of the Holstein and Zealand was imperilling the Monarch, and only two of the British bomb-vessels had managed to get to their station, where they were throwing their shells at the Arsenal over both fleets. Of the gun Platforms affixed to the ship's side for spreading the lower rigging. 1800-1 Admiral Parker s Signal. 183 brigs one alone could manage to come into action. Parker's Division lay idle and helpless in the distance. The Elephant had not only the guns of the Dannebrogto contend with; two heavy praams were hammering at her, one on the bow and one on the quarter. Signals of distress were flying aboard the Bellona and Russell, and the Agamemnon, with similar tokens, was indicating her inability to render the service expected of her. Admiral Parker, aboard the London, viewin...
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Add this copy of Horatio Nelson and the Naval Supremacy of England to cart. $12.60, poor condition, Sold by Anybook rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1890 by G.P. Putnam's Sons.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Cloth covers. Gilt decoration on front board. Gilt lettering on backstrip. Covers faded. Page edges frayed. Main text separated from covers. Some pages loose. Traces of foxing internally. Internally clean. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 900grams, ISBN:
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Fair. 20 cm, 357, color frontis illus., illus., facsimiles, footnotes, index, bds worn & soiled, spine frayed, corners bumped, ink name fr endppr. Volume I of the Heroes of the Nations series.
