 | United States - 1826 - 224 pages
...with respect shall not use his utmost exertions to bring "" 11 and his ship to battle, or shall fail to encourage, in his own person, his inferior officers and men to tight courageously, such offender shall suffer death, or such other punishment as a court martial shall... | |
 | Thomas Francis Gordon - 1837 - 886 pages
...his ship for action, or shall not use his utmost exertions to bring his ship 10 battle, or shall fail to encourage in his own person, his inferior officers and men to fight courageously, such offender shall suffer death, or such oiher punishment as a court martial shall adjudge ; or any... | |
 | James Fenimore Cooper - 1840 - 436 pages
...action." There were six specifications under this charge, all tending to the same point. 3d. " Failing to encourage, in his own person, his inferior officers and men to fight courageously." Ten specifications were made under this charge, all, more or less, implicating the military judgment... | |
 | Jared Sparks - 1846 - 478 pages
...judgment, they feel themselves bound to declare, that he is not guilty under the charge of failing to encourage in his own person his inferior officers and men to fight courageously." They added, " No transposition of the specifications, or any other modification of the charges themselves,... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate - 1852 - 642 pages
...action ; or shall not, when so din-cted, use his utmost exertions to join in battle ; or shall fail to encourage, in his own person, his inferior officers and men to fight courageously ; he shall, on conviction thereof, suffer death, or such other punishment as a general court-martial... | |
 | 1858 - 902 pages
...for action, or shall not when so directed, use his utmost exertions to join in battle, or shall fail to encourage in his own person his inferior officers and men to fight courageously, he shall on conviction thereof suffer death, or such other punishment as a court-martial shall adjudge.... | |
 | United States. Bureau of Naval Personnel - 1860 - 522 pages
...»рrоI«biц"у siiall "ol ltsi' 'ns utmost exertions to bring his ship to battle, or shall fail to of an engage- encourage, in his own person, his inferior officers and men to fight couragement. ously, such offender shall suffer death, or such other punishment aii a courtmartial shall... | |
 | United States - 1865 - 268 pages
...any armed vessel of an enemy or rebel, neglect to prepare and clear his ship for action ; or shall not, upon signal for battle, use his utmost exertions to join in battle, or shall fail to encourage in his own person his inferior officer& and men to fight courageously ;... | |
 | Frederick Charles Brightly - 1869 - 682 pages
...any armed vessel of an enemy or rebel, neglect to prepare and clear his ship for action ; or shall y or shall fail to encourage in his own person his inferior officers and men to fight courageously ;... | |
 | United States. Navy Department - 1877 - 322 pages
...neglects, when an engagement is probable, or when an armed vessel of an enemy or rebel is in sight, to prepare and clear his ship or ships for action...courageously ; 19. Or does not do his utmost to overtake and capture or destroy any vessel which it is his duty to encounter ; 20. Or does not afford all practicable... | |
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Or, being in command of a fleet, squadron, or vessel acting singly, neglects, when an engagement is probable, or when an armed vessel of an enemy or rebel is in sight, to prepare and clear his ship or ships for action ; • 17. 
