 | Archibald Duncan - 1805 - 418 pages
...Piercy, being close in with Scarborough, with a large convoy ; the bailiff of that corporation sent offto inform Captain Pearson that a flying squadron of the enemy's ships had been seen from thence the day before, standing to the southward. Upon receiving this intelligence, Captain Pearson... | |
 | George Lillie Craik, Charles MacFarlane - Great Britain - 1841 - 834 pages
...corporation of the town of Scarborough sent off to inform Captain Pearson that a flying squadron of enemy's ships had been seen the day before standing to the southward. The English commodore then made the signal for his convoy to bear down under his lee ; and he himself... | |
 | Charles MacFarlane - Great Britain - 1846 - 472 pages
...corporation of the town of Scarborough sent off to inform Captain Pearson that a flying squadron of enemy's ships had been seen the day before standing to the southward. About seven o'clock on the evening of the 23rd of September, Paul Jones, in the ' Bon Homme Richard,' a two-decker carrying... | |
 | Charles MacFarlane - Great Britain - 1851 - 468 pages
...corporation of the town of Scarborough sent off to inform Captain Pearson that a flying squadron of enemy's ships had been seen the day before standing to the southward. About seven o'clock on the evening of the 23rd of September, Paul Jones, in the ' Bon Homme Richard," a two-decker carrying... | |
 | Charles MacFarlane - 1851 - 466 pages
...corporation of the town of Scarborough sent off to inform Captain Pearson that a flying squadron of enemy's ships had been seen the day before standing to the southward. About seven o'clock on the evening of the 23rd of September, Paul Jones, in the ' Bon Homme Richard,' a two-decker carrying... | |
 | John Wallace (of Blyth.) - 1869 - 276 pages
...prison. And of the masters, besides Thomas Gibson, there were three others who died — Thirlbeck, Nazeby, and Elder. John Campbell, who was a pilot...evening of the 23rd of September, Paul Jones, in the Botihomme Richard, a two-decker, carrying 40 guns, engaged captain Pearson, in the Serapis, within... | |
 | James Grant - Battles - 1873 - 598 pages
...close in with the town of Scarborough, the bailiff of the corporation sent off a messenger by boat to inform Captain Pearson that a flying squadron of the enemy's ships had been seen from the peninsular height on which the old castle stands the day before, and that they were standing... | |
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Serapis,' of 40 guns, and Captain Piercy, in the ' Countess of Scarborough,' an armed ship of 20 guns. This fleet had arrived safely off the Yorkshire coast, when the bailiff of the corporation of the town of Scarborough sent off to inform Captain Pearson... 