 | 1798 - 488 pages
...late battle, by a great viftory over the fleet of the enemy, whom I attacked at fun-fet on the ift of Auguft, off the Mouth of the Nile. The enemy were...frigates, and a battery of guns and mortars on an Iflani in their van ; but nothing could with- . Itand the fquadron your Lordlhip did me the honour... | |
 | Europe - 1798 - 628 pages
...late battle, by a great victory over the fleet of the enemy, whom I attacked at fun-fet on the I ft of Auguft off the Mouth of the Nile. The enemy were moored...entrance of the Bay (of Shoals), flanked by numerous gun-boat», four frigates, and a battery of guns and mortars on an idan^ in their van ; uu 2 but but... | |
 | James Stanier Clarke, Stephen Jones, John Jones - Europe - 1799 - 640 pages
...attacked at sun-, set on the 1st of August off the Mouth of the Nile. The enemy were moored in a strong line of battle for defending the entrance of the Bay...numerous gun-boats, four frigates, and a battery of guna and mortars on an island in their van J but nothing could withstand the squadron your Lordship... | |
 | Books and bookselling - 1799 - 500 pages
...fun-fet on the ill of Auguft off the mouih of the Nile. The enemy »ere mnnred in a ftrong line-of-battle for defending the entrance of the Bay (of Shoals,) flanked by numerous gun-b"a>s, four frigates, and a battery of guns and mortars on an iflaod in their van ; but nothing... | |
 | History - 1800 - 800 pages
...The enemy were moored in a ftrong line of battle, for defending the entrance' of the bay (of fhoab), flanked by numerous gunboats, four frigates, and a...battery of guns and mortars, on an. ifland in their van ; tut nothing could with fland the fquadron your lordihip did me the honour to place under my command.... | |
 | John Debritt - Europe - 1800 - 804 pages
...enemy, whom I attacked at runlet on the ift of Auguft off the mouth of the Nile. The enemy were .-aooreJ in a ftrong line of battle for defending the entrance...the Bay (of Shoals), flanked by numerous gunboats, tour frigate?, and a battery of guns and mortars, on an illand in their van ; but nothing could \vithftand... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1800 - 788 pages
...defending the entrance of the bay (of fhoals), flanked by nun; rous gunboats, four frigates, an<! ; battery of guns and mortars, on an ifland in their van ; but nothir" could withfland the fquadron you: Jordfliip did nit: the honour to plats under my command.... | |
 | William Cobbett - United States - 1801 - 482 pages
...ftrong line of battle for defending the entrance of the bay (of flioals) flanked by numerous gun boats, four frigates, and a battery of guns and mortars on...van ; but nothing could withftand the fquadron your lordfhip did me the honor to place under my command. Their high ftate of difcipline is well known to... | |
 | William Cobbett - United States - 1801 - 472 pages
...ftrong line of battle for defending the entrance of the bay (of ihoals) flanked by numerous gun boats, four frigates, and a battery of guns and mortars on an ifland in their van ; but nothing could withfland the fquadroh your lordfhip did me the honor to place under my command. Their high ftate of... | |
 | Cooper Willyams - Mediterranean Sea - 1802 - 442 pages
...The enemy were moored in a ftrong line of battle for defending the entrance of the Bay (of fhoals), flanked by numerous gun-boats, four frigates, and...van; but nothing could withftand the fquadron your Lordfhip did me the honour to place under my command. Their high ftate of difcipline is well known... | |
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August off the mouth of the Nile. The enemy were moored in a strong line of battle, for defending the entrance of the bay (of Shoals), flanked by numerous gun-boats, four frigates, and a battery of guns and mortars... 
