| 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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