The Life of George, Lord Anson: Admiral of the Fleet, Vice-admiral of Great Britain, and First Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty, Previous To, and During, the Seven Years' War |
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able Admiral Byng afterwards Anson's Collection appears appointed army arrived attack Board of Admiralty Boscawen Brest Brett British Cape Captain captured carried Centurion character Charles Wager coast command commission Commodore conduct Conflans considered convoy council court-martial crew death desire Duke of Bedford Duke of Newcastle employed enemy engaged England expedition favour fire flag flag-officers force France frigates gallant George give guns Hardwicke honour hundred Indies island killed King King's Lady land Legge letter lieutenant Lord Anson Lord Sandwich Lordship Majesty Majesty's ships marines Minorca naval navy never occasion officers opinion peace Piercy Brett Pitt ports present proceeded proper rank Rear-Admiral received sail sail-of-the-line Saunders says scurvy seamen sent shore Sir Charles Sir Edward Hawke Sir John sloop soon Spain Spaniards Spanish squadron station taken thought tion troops Vice-Admiral voyage Wager Walpole whole wounded