 | 1814 - 466 pages
...came on board to receive my orders, under the impression that I should soon b* a prisoner. He could be of no use to me in the then wretched state of the...enemy's putting his helm up) that my last attempt at b-xirding would not succeed, I directed him, after he li*d been 10 minutes onboard. sending for the... | |
 | 1814 - 580 pages
...the enemy's putting his helm up, that the last attempt at boarding would not succeed, Captain Porter directed him, after he had been ten minutes on board, to return to his own ship, to he prepared for defending and destroying her in case of attack. He took with him several of the wounded,... | |
 | 1814 - 550 pages
...expecting that Captain Porter would soon be a prisoner. His services could be of no avail in the deplorable state of the Essex, and finding from the enemy's putting his helm up, that the last attempt at boarding would not succeed, Captain Porter directed him, after he had been ten... | |
 | John Lewis Thomson - History - 1816 - 396 pages
...came on board to receive my orders, under the impression that I should soon be a prisoner. He could be of no use to me, in the then wretched state of the...would not succeed, I directed him, after he had been about ten minutes on board, to return to his own ship, to be prepared for defending and destroying... | |
 | Thomas H. Palmer - United States - 1816 - 518 pages
...came on board to receive my orders, under the impression that I should soon be a prisoner. He could be of no use to me in, the then wretched state of the...would not succeed, I directed him after he had been about ten minutes on board, to return to his own ship, to be pre•pared for defending or destroving... | |
 | Thomas H. Palmer - United States - 1816 - 516 pages
...expecting tha? captain Porter would soon be a prisoner. His services could be of no avail in the deplorable state of the Essex, and finding from the enemy's putting his helm up, that the last attempt at boarding would not succeed, Downes was directed to return to his own ship, to be... | |
 | Heman Allen Fay - United States - 1817 - 294 pages
...on board to receive my orders, under the impression that 1 should soon be a prisoner ; he could be of no use to me in the then wretched state of the...attempt at boarding would not succeed, I directed him to return to his own ship, to be prepared for defending and destroying her, in case of attack ; he... | |
 | Thomas Wilson - United States - 1817 - 344 pages
...impression that I should soon be a prisoner. He could be of no use to me in the then wretched state of die Essex ; and finding (from the enemy's putting his...would not succeed, I directed him, after he had been about ten minutes on board, to return to his own ship, to be prepared for defending and destroying... | |
 | Thomas Wilson - United States - 1819 - 344 pages
...receive VOL. n. 12 my orders, under the impression that I should •soon be a prisoner. He could be of no use to me in the then wretched state of the...attempt at boarding would not succeed, I directed bin), after he had been about ten minutes on board, to return to his own ship, to be prepared for defending... | |
 | Thomas Wilson - Military biography - 1821 - 350 pages
...on board to receive my orders, under the impression tiiat I should soon be a prisoner. He could be of no use to me in the then wretched state of the...would not succeed, I directed him, after he had been about ten minutes on board, to return to his own ship, to be prepared for defending and destroying... | |
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I should soon be a prisoner. He could be of no use to me in the then wretched state of the Essex ; and finding (from the enemy's putting his helm up) that my... 
