 I parted my larboard cable and dragged my starboard anchor directly out to sea. Not a moment was to be lost in getting sail on the ship. The enemy were close in with the point forming the west side of the bay ; but on opening them...  The Anglo-American Magazine - Page 1071854Full view - About this book
 | 1814 - 466 pages
...formed, the wind came on to blow fre^sh from the southward, when I ported my larboard cable and dragged my starboard anchor directly out to sea. Not a moment was to be losl in getting sail on the bhip. The enemy were close in wiih the point forming the west side of the... | |
 | 1814 - 550 pages
...directly out to sea. Not a moment was lost in getting sail on the ship; but perceiving that the enemy was close in with the point forming the west side of the bay, and that there was a possibility of passing to windward, and escaping to sea by superior sailing, Captain... | |
 | John Lewis Thomson - History - 1816 - 396 pages
...to sea; the occurrences which followed, are thus described iu cap tain Porter's official letter :* " Not a moment was to be lost, in getting sail on the...but, on opening them, I saw a prospect of passing to windward, when I took in my topgallant sails, which were set over single reefed top-sails, and braced... | |
 | Thomas H. Palmer - United States - 1816 - 516 pages
...formed, the wind came on to blow fresh from the southward, when I parted my larboard pable, and dragged my starboard anchor directly out to sea. Not a moment...on the ship. The enemy were close in with the point formingthe west side of the bay; but on opening them, I saw a prospect of passing to windward, when... | |
 | Barent Gardenier - United States - 1814 - 442 pages
...formed, the wind came on to blow fresh from the •uthward, when I parted my larboard cable, and dragged my starboard anchor directly out to sea. Not a moment...getting sail on the ship. The enemy were close in with tlin point forming the west ride of the bay — but oh opening them, I saw a prospect of passing to... | |
 | Thomas H. Palmer - United States - 1816 - 518 pages
...directly out to sea. Not a moment was lost in getting sail on the ship ; but perceiving that the enemy was close in with the point forming the west side of the bay, and that there was a possibility of passing to windward, and escaping to sea by superior sailing, captain... | |
 | Thomas Wilson - United States - 1817 - 344 pages
...formed, the wind came on to blow fresh from the southward, when I parted my larboard cable and dragged my starboard anchor directly out to sea. Not a moment...but on opening them, I : saw a prospect of passing to windward, when I took in my top-gallant sails, which were set over .single-reefed topsails, and... | |
 | William James - Great Britain - 1817 - 788 pages
...formed, the wind came on to blow fresh from the southward, when I parted my larboard cable, and dragged my starboard anchor directly out to sea. Not a moment...The enemy were close in with the point forming the west-side of the bay; but, on opening them, I saw a prospect of passing to- wind ward, when I took... | |
 | Heman Allen Fay - United States - 1817 - 294 pages
...parted my larboard cable, and dragged my starboard anchor directly out to sea — not a moment was 190 to be lost in getting sail on the ship— the enemy...forming the west side of the bay ; but, on opening them, 1 saw a prospect of passing to windward — when I took in my top-gallant sails, which were set over... | |
 | Thomas Wilson - United States - 1819 - 344 pages
...formed, the wind came on to blow fresh from the southward, when I parted my larboard cable and dragged my starboard anchor directly out to sea. Not a moment...the west side of the bay ; but on opening them, I «aw a prospect of passing to windward, when I took in my top-gallant sails, which were set over single-reefed... | |
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