 | Tobias Smollett - English literature - 1785 - 526 pages
...appearance of fuperiority in the cannonade on either fide. The wonderful conftruclion of the fhips feemed to bid defiance to the powers of the heavieft ordnance....afternoon, however, the face of things began to change considerably. The fmoke which had been obJerved to iffue from the upper part of the flag-fhip appeared... | |
 | 1787 - 506 pages
...appearance of fuperiority in the can. Eonade on either fide. The wonderful construction of the mips feemcd to bid defiance to the powers of the heavieft ordnance....been obferved to iflue from the upper part of the flag (hip appeared to prevail, notw:thflanding the eonttant application of water ; and the admiral's... | |
 | Periodicals - 1788 - 404 pages
...appearance of fuperiority in the cannonade on either fide. The wonderful conftrudtion of the fliips feemed to bid defiance to the powers, of the heavieft ordnance. In the afternoon, however, the fLce of things began to change confidejrably. The fmoke which had been obferved to ifTue from the upper... | |
 | 1791 - 822 pages
...appearance of fuperiority in the cannonade on either fide. The wonderful conftruftion of the ihips fecmed to bid defiance to the powers of the heavieft ordnance....afternoon, however, the face of things began to change confidcrably. The fmoke which had been obfcrved to ifluc from the upper part of the flag-fhip appeared... | |
 | Books and bookselling - 512 pages
...fide. The wonderful conftruftion of the (hips feemed to bid defiance to the powers of the heavk-it ordnance. In the afternoon, however, the face of things...confiderably. The fmoke which had been obferved to ifiue from the upper part of the flag-mip appeared to prevail, notwithstanding the conftant application... | |
 | History - 1834 - 562 pages
...side. The wonderful construction of the ships seemed to bid defiance to the powers of the heaviest ordnance. In the afternoon, however, the face of things began to change considerably. The smoke which had been observed to issue from the upper part of the flagship, appeared... | |
 | Fraternal organizations - 1837 - 474 pages
...side. The wonderful construction of the ships seemed to bid defiance to the powers of the heaviest ordnance. In the afternoon, however, the face of things began to change considerably. The smoke which had been observed to issue from the upper part of the flag-ship appeared... | |
 | John Drinkwater - Gibraltar - 1839 - 412 pages
...side. The wonderful construction of the ships seemed to bid defiance to the powers of the heaviest ordnance. In the afternoon, however, the face of things began to change considerably. The smoke which had been observed to issue from the upper part of the flag-ship appeared... | |
 | Charles Leonard Irby, James Mangles - Egypt - 1844 - 364 pages
...side. The wonderful construction of the ships seemed to bid defiance to the powers of the heaviest ordnance. In the afternoon, however, the face of things began to change considerably: the smoke which had been observed to issue from the upper part of the flagship appeared... | |
 | Gleanings, William Henry Bartlett - Gibraltar - 1851 - 402 pages
...side. The wonderful construction of the ships seemed to bid defiance to the powers of the heaviest ordnance. In the afternoon, however, the face of things began to change considerably : the smoke, which had been observed to issue from the upper part of the flag-ship, appeared... | |
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The wonderful construction of the ships seemed to bid defiance to the powers of the heaviest ordnance. In the afternoon, however, the face of things began to change considerably: the smoke which had been observed to issue from the upper part of the flagship... 
