 | Edmund Burke - History - 1780 - 726 pages
...hoifiing no colours when they began to engage. Notwithflanding thefe incontrovertible truths, my accufer imputes it to me that a general engagement was not brought on ; but it is evident, from the teftimony of every witnefs he has called, that a general engagement was never in my choice ; and that,... | |
 | English literature - 1779 - 756 pages
...hoifting no colours when they began to engage. Notwithftanding thefe incontrovertible truths, my accufer imputes it to me, that a general engagement was -not brought on : but it is evident from the teftimony of every witnefs he has called, that a general engagement was never in my choice ; and that... | |
 | History - 1796 - 692 pages
...tack; and even when he did tack towards the Britith fleet, the alledged indication ii again dire&y refuted, by the van of the French fleet hauling their wind again, inftead of bearing do.vn into action, and by their hoifting no colours when they began to engage. Notwithitanding... | |
 | John Charnock - Great Britain - 1797 - 528 pages
...formed in the line on the fame tack ; and even when he did tack towards the Britifh fleet the allcdged indication is again directly refuted, by the van of the French fleet hauling their wind again inflead of bcariagdown into action, and by their hoiliujz no colours whoii they began to cneaee. Voi..... | |
 | History - 1802 - 684 pages
...tack; and even when he did tack towards the Britim fleet, the alledged indication is again dircitly refuted, by the van of the French fleet hauling their wind again, inftead of bearing down into anión, and by their hoifling no colours when they began to engage. Notwithftanding... | |
 | John Campbell - Admirals - 1818 - 520 pages
...formed in the line on the same tack ; and even when he did tack towards the British fleet, the alleged indication is again directly refuted, by the van of...to 'me that a general engagement was not brought on ; ism it is evident from the testimony of every witness he has called, (hat a general engagement was... | |
 | 1779 - 828 pages
...во coloor» when they begin to engage. Notwithftanding thefe incontrovertible truth«, my accufer imputes it to me, that a general engagement was not brought on | but it is evident, from the leAimony of every witnefs he has called, that » general engagement was never in my choice, and that,... | |
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... its being prevented by my not having formed the line of battle, no engagement, either general or partial, could have been brought on if I had formed it : indeed it... 