This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1898 edition. Excerpt: ...In the course of her attempts on the convoy, she ventured close enough to be severely mauled, and so had to leave the enemy in order to make good her damages. A few days afterwards, the Diademe was sighted and chased by the Shrewsbury, 74, Pallas, 36, and Argo, 28. The Shrewsbury sailed very badly, the ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1898 edition. Excerpt: ...In the course of her attempts on the convoy, she ventured close enough to be severely mauled, and so had to leave the enemy in order to make good her damages. A few days afterwards, the Diademe was sighted and chased by the Shrewsbury, 74, Pallas, 36, and Argo, 28. The Shrewsbury sailed very badly, the Argo was busy with the convoy, and it was left to the Pallas, Captain Michael Clements, to attack single handed. She was but a frigate, and fought only in the hope of knocking away a spar or two and enabling the Shrewsbury to come up. Unfortunately she exposed herself to the enemy's broadside, and very soon had to be content to leave the big ship alone. This voyage of the Diademe bears a certain resemblance to the last cruise of the Glorioso. She was annoyed by frigates all along her route, and she ended with an affair with a heavy ship of the line. The Glorioso, of course, had been harder put to it, and was ultimately taken. The French ship was more fortunate. The lioyal William, 80, which chased her at the conclusion of her voyage, had not time to come up with her before she found safety in Corunna. The loss of the Cumberland, 56, Captain Robert Kirk, which sank at her anchors near Goa, on the night of November 2nd, 1760, was adjudged to have " proceeded from her being entirely decayed, 1 P. P. (). Admiral's Dispatches, Channel, vol. 4, July 27th, 17U0. and not in a condition to have proceeded to sea."' There was nothing extraordinary in the loss of the ship, save that it resulted from the fact that she was one of the rather numerous vessels which were at the time kept on service when they ought to have been in the ship-breaker's yard. In many cases, no doubt, the fault lay with the Admiralty; but it must be borne in mind that...
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