| Basil Hall - 1824 - 492 pages
...met Lord Cochrane midway on the quarter-deck, and by Captain Crosbie, the after part of the ship was carried, sword in hand. The Spaniards rallied on the...even for this minute circumstance, hoisted the same lights as the American and English frigates, and thus rendered it impossible for the batteries to discriminate... | |
| Basil Hall - 1824 - 360 pages
...met Lord Cochrane midway on the quarter-deck, and by Captain Crosbie, the after part of the ship was carried, sword in hand. The Spaniards rallied on the...even for this minute circumstance, hoisted the same lights as the American and English frigates, and thus rendered it impossible for the batteries to discriminate... | |
| Basil Hall - 1825 - 408 pages
...the alternative of " Silence or death !"—no reply was made—the boats pushed on unobserved—and Lord Cochrane, mounting the Esmeralda's side, was...even for this minute circumstance, hoisted the same lights as the American and English frigates; and thus rendered it impossible for the batteries to discriminate... | |
| Old Sailor - 1826 - 534 pages
...marines, headed by Lord Cochrane. A gallant stand was again made for a short time on the main deck; but before one o'clock the ship was captured, her...being mistaken by the batteries for the Esmeralda, snowed distinguishing signals ; but Lord Cochrane, who had foreseen and provided even for this minute... | |
| Thomas Sutcliffe - 1841 - 606 pages
...headed by Lord Cochrane. A gallant stand was again made for sometime on the '"' PROWESS OF THE PATRIOTS. main-deck; but before one o'clock the ship was captured,...even for this minute circumstance, hoisted the same lights as the American and English frigates ; and thus rendered it impossible for the batteries to... | |
| John Campbell - 1841 - 604 pages
...captured, her cables cut, and she was steered triumphantly out of the harbour, under the fire of the whole north face of the castle. The Hyperion, an English,...mistaken by the batteries for the Esmeralda showed distinguished signals ; but lord Oochrane, who had foreseen and provided even for this minute circumstance,... | |
| Thomas Sutcliffe - 1841 - 620 pages
...English, and the Macedoniami, an American frigate, which were at anchorclose to the scene of action, gm.rt under weigh when the attack commenced; and, in order...even for this minute circumstance, hoisted the same lights as the American and English frigates; and thus rendered it impossible for the batteries to discriminate... | |
| Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith - 1847 - 674 pages
...captured, her cables cut, and she was steered triumphantly out of the harbour, under the fire of the whole north face of the castle. The Hyperion, an English,...being mistaken by the batteries for the Esmeralda, shewed distinguishing signals ; but Lord Cochrane, who had foreseen' and provided even for this minute... | |
| James Paterson - 1852 - 548 pages
...captured, her cables cut, and she was steered triumphantly out of the harbour, under the fire of the whole north face of the castle. The Hyperion, an English,...prevent their being mistaken by the batteries for the Emeralda, showed distinguishing signals ; but Lord Cochrane, who had foreseen and provided even for... | |
| James Paterson - 1852 - 556 pages
...captured, her cables cut, and she was steered triumphantly out of the harbour, under the fire of the whole north face of the castle. The Hyperion, an English,...at anchor close to the scene of action, got under weigli when the attack commenced ; and, in order to prevent their being mistaken by the batteries for... | |
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