The Naval History of Great Britain, Volume 6Macmillan and Company, Limited, 1902 - Great Britain |
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32-pounder carronades 38-gun frigate 74-gun ship Abstract Acasta action afterwards American frigate anchor appears Aréthuse armed army arrived attack battery boats brig brig-sloop British navy British ships broadside Captain Broke Captain Chads Captain Downie Captain Marryat captured carried carronades chase Chesapeake Clorinde colours command commenced Commodore Confiance crew Cyane despatched destroyed detachment distance Edward Endymion enemy enemy's Essex Eurotas fire first-lieutenant five flag fleet flotilla force forecastle four French frigate frigate gallant gun-boats guns harbour hauled hoisted Hornet island James Lake landed larboard latter Leander Levant Lieutenant long 24-pounders long guns loss main deck marines wounded masts midshipman miles mounted musketry naval officers Peacock port pounders President quarter-deck Rangoon Rear-admiral rigging river Sackett's Harbour sail schooner seamen and marines Shannon shore shot side signal Sir Archibald Campbell Sir George sloop sloop-of-war starboard stern stockade tacked Thomas tons troops vessels Wasp William wind Wrecked