 | Thomas Babington Macaulay - 1849 - 824 pages
...came to the place of peril. Then the Mountjoy took the lead, and went right at the boom. The bilge barricade cracked and gave way: but the shock was...preparing to board; but the Dartmouth poured on them a well directed broadside, which threw them into disorder. Just then the Phoenix dashed at the breach... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - Great Britain - 1855 - 808 pages
...numerous. Leake performed his duty with a skill and spirit worthy of his noble profession, exposed 1689. his frigate to cover the merchantmen, and used his...preparing to board ; but the Dartmouth poured on them a well directed broadside, which threw them into disorder. Just then the Phoenix dashed at the breach... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1856 - 666 pages
...river was low ; and the only navigable channel ran very near to the left bank, where the head quarters of the enemy had been fixed, and where the batteries...preparing to board ; but the Dartmouth poured on them a well directed broadside, which threw them into disorder. Just then the Phoenix dashed at the breach... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - Great Britain - 1856 - 714 pages
...river was low ; and the only navigable channel ran very near to the left bank, where the head quarters of the enemy had been fixed, and where the batteries...were preparing to board ; but the Dartmouth poured 011 them a well directed broadside, which threw them into disorder. Just then the Phoenix dashed at... | |
 | 1856 - 784 pages
...Mountjoy rebounded and stuck in the mud. A yell of triumph rose from the banks : the Irish rushed to lUeir boats and were preparing to board : but the Dartmouth poured on them a well directed broadside which threw them into disorder. Just then the Phœnix dashed at the breach... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - Great Britain - 1858 - 474 pages
...a whole synod of by a peremptory order from presbyterian divines. Schomberg, than by the united » to their boats, and were preparing to board : but the Dartmouth poured on them a well directed broadside, which threw them into disorder. Just then the Phoenix dashed at the breach... | |
 | Robert Demaus - English literature - 1860 - 580 pages
...and where the batteries were most numerous. Leake performed his duty with a skill and spirit worthy his noble profession, exposed his frigate to cover...Just then the Phoenix dashed at the breach which the Mountloy had made, and was in a moment within the fence. Meantime the tide was rising fast. The Mountjoy... | |
 | Alphonse Mariette - 1860 - 404 pages
...cracked and gave way ; 4 but the shock was such that the Mountjoy rebounded, 5 and stuck in the mud. 6 A yell of triumph rose from the banks; the Irish rushed...well-directed broadside, which threw them into disorder. 7 Just then the Phoenix dashed at the breach which the Mountjoy had made, and was in a moment within... | |
 | Alphonse Mariette - 1863 - 400 pages
...shock was such that the Mountjoy rebounded,18 and stuck in the mud.19 A yell of triumph rose from the m banks ; the Irish rushed to their boats, and were preparing to board ; but the Dartmouth poured 21 on them a well-directed broadside, which threw them into disorder.22 Just then a3 the Phoenix dashed... | |
 | Sir Charles Reed - Derry (Northern Ireland) - 1865 - 414 pages
...where the batteries were most numerous. Leake performed his duty with a skill and spirit worthy of Ms noble profession, exposed his frigate to cover the...preparing to board ; but the Dartmouth poured on them a well directed broadside, which threw them into disorder. Just then the Phrenix dashed at the breach... | |
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Leake performed his duty with a skill and spirit worthy of his noble profession, exposed his frigate to cover the merchantmen, and used his guns with great effect. At length the little squadron came to the place of peril. Then the Mountjoy took the lead,... 
