 | James Stanier Clarke, Stephen Jones, John Jones - Europe - 1805 - 584 pages
...through about their twelfth Ship from their rear, (or wherever he could fetch, if not able to get so far advanced) : my line would lead through about their centre, and the advanced squadron two, three, or four Ships a-head of their centre, so a* to ensure getting at their Commander in Chief;... | |
 | Archibald Duncan - 1806 - 380 pages
...far advanced) ; my line would l«ad through about their centre, and the ad» vanced squadron, two, three, or four ships a-head of their centre, so as to ensure getting at their commander-in-chief, whom every effort must be made to capture. — The whole impression of the British fleet must be to... | |
 | James Harrison (biographer of Nelson.) - 1806 - 522 pages
...the twelfth VOL. II. 3 Q ship from their rear ; or wherever he could fetch, if not able to get so far advanced : my line would lead through about their centre, and the advanced squadron two, three, or four, ships a-head of their centre, so as to ensure getting at their commander in chief,... | |
 | sir William Beatty - 1807 - 114 pages
...through about their twelfth ship from their rear; or wherever he could fetch, if not able to get so far advanced. My line would lead through about their centre: and the advanced squadron to cut three or four ships ahead gf their centre, so as to ensure getting at their Commander in Chief, on... | |
 | Edward Pelham Brenton - Great Britain - 1824 - 588 pages
...through, about the twelfth ship from their rear (or wherever he could fetch, if not able to get so far advanced). My line would lead through about their centre, and the advanced squadron two, three, or four ships ahead of their centre, so as to ensure getting at their Commanderin-chief,... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Nelson (Viscount), Matthew Henry Barker - 1836 - 500 pages
...through about the twelfth ship from their rear, or wherever he could fetch, if not able to get so far advanced. My line would lead through about their centre, and the advanced squadron, two Nelson's Instructions to his Officers. or three, or four, ships ahead of their centre, so as to... | |
 | William James - Great Britain - 1837 - 408 pages
...through about the twelfth ship from their rear, or wherever he could fetch, if not able to get so far advanced. My line would lead through about their centre ; and the advanced squadron, to cut two, (cut through ?) three, or four ships ahead of their centre ; so as to ensure getting at their commander-in-chief,... | |
 | Edward Pelham Brenton - Great Britain - 1837 - 778 pages
...through, about the 12th ship from their rear (or wherever he could fetch, if not able to get so far advanced). My line would lead through about their centre, and the advanced squadron two, three, or four ships ahead of their centre, so as to ensure getting at their commander-in-chief,... | |
 | William Freke Williams - 1854 - 818 pages
...through about the twelfth ship from their rear (or wherever he could fetch, if not able to get so far advanced.) My line would lead through about their centre ; and the advanced squadron two, three, or four ships ahead of their centre, so as to ensure getting at their commander-in-chief,... | |
 | William James - 1859 - 548 pages
...through about the twelfth ship from their rear, or wherever he could fetch, if not able to get so far advanced. My line would lead through about their centre; and the advanced squadron to cut two (cut through ?), three, or four ships ahead of their centre ; so as to insure getting at their commander-in-chief,... | |
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I should, therefore, probably make the second in command's signal to lead through, about their twelfth ship from their rear (or wherever he could fetch, if not able to get so far advanced), my line would lead through about their centre, and the advanced... 
