The Naval History of Great Britain, from the Declaration of War by France in 1793, to the Accession of George IV.R. Bentley, 1878 - Great Britain |
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24-pounders 36-gun frigate 6-pounders 74-gun ship action admiral afterwards anchor appears armed arrived attack battery boats Brest brig brig-sloop British fleet British frigates British navy British ships broadside Buonaparte Cadiz Captain captured carronades chase coast colours command commenced Commodore Corfu corvette crew saved cruising Culloden cutter damage deck detached Dutch Earl St enemy Ethalion fire force forecastle Foudroyant four French fleet French frigate French ships frigate Généreux George gun-boats Gun-ship guns harbour hauled hoisted island John larboard latter leagues Leander leeward Lieutenant line-of-battle line-of-battle ships Lord Bridport Lord Keith Lord Nelson loss marines wounded masts midshipman mizenmast mounted Nelson officers port pounders prisoners prize quarter-deck Rear-admiral rigging sail schooner seamen killed ship's shore shot Sibylle signal Sir Sidney sloop soon Spaniards Spanish squadron starboard steered Swiftsure tack Texel Theseus Toulon troops vessels Vice-admiral Victoires et Conquêtes wind windward Wrecked