 | John Knox - 1767 - 554 pages
...engagement, lhe ftruck the ftandard at her main-top-gallant maft-head. Thus was the Centurion poffefled of this rich prize^ amounting in value to near a million and a half ot' dollars. She was called the Noftra Signora de Cabadonga, and was commanded by general Don... | |
 | Robert Kerr - 1814 - 584 pages
...ensign-staff in the beginning of the engagement, she struck the standard at her main-top-galiant-mast-head, the person who was employed to do it, having been...rich prize, amounting in value to near a million and a half of dollars. She was called the Is ostra Signora de Cabadonga, and was commanded commanded by... | |
 | 1917 - 812 pages
...Elisabeth de Win, wonende tc Tiet. iMededeeling van Dr. de Hullu). i Thus was the Centnrion possossed of this rich prize. amounting in value to near a million and half of dollars. She waa called the ffoitra Signora de Cabadonga, and was commanded by the General Don Jeromino de Montero,... | |
 | Richard Walter - 1853 - 160 pages
...ensign-staff in the beginning of the engagement, she struck the standard at her main-top-gallant mast-head, the person who was employed to do it having been in imminent peril lie 117 of being killed, had not the commodore, who perceived what he was about, given express orders... | |
 | George baron Anson - 1853 - 660 pages
...ensign-staff in the beginning of the engagement, she struck the standard at her rnaiu- top-gallant mast-head, the person who was employed to do it having been in imminent peril rf being killed, had not the commodore, who perci-ived what he was about, given express orders to hi-... | |
 | Eliza SLATER - 1854 - 268 pages
...staff in the beginning of the engagement, she struck the standard at her main-top-gallant mast-head ; the person who was employed to do it, having been...possessed of this rich prize, amounting in value to nearly half a million of money ; the galleon was much larger than the Centurion, had 550 men and thirty-six... | |
 | Henry William Dulcken - 1868 - 442 pages
...ensign-staff in the beginning of the engagement, she struck the standard at her topgallant-masthead, the person who was employed to do it having been in...express orders to his people to desist from firing. But the danger was not over when the Spaniard struck her colours. Immediately afterwards the commodore... | |
 | Samuel Orchart Beeton - 1873 - 1170 pages
...ensign-stuff in the beginning of the engagement, she struck the standard at her topgallant-masthead, the person who was employed to do it having been in...killed, had not the commodore, who perceived what ho was about, given express orders to his people to desist from firing. But the danger -ivas not over... | |
 | David Laing Purves - 1874 - 856 pages
...staff in the beginning of the engagement, she struck the standard at lier maintop-gallant masthead, the person who was employed to do it having been in...rich prize, amounting in value to near a million and a half of dollars. She was called the Nuestra Señora de L'abadonga, and was commanded by the General... | |
 | Frederick Whymper - 1883 - 712 pages
...standard from her main-top-gallant-mast head, " the person who was employed to perform this office having been in imminent peril of being killed, had...express orders to his people to desist from firing." And so the great Nostra Signora de Cabadonga became Anson's prize. And she was indeed a prize. She... | |
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... having been in imminent peril of being killed, had not the Commodore, who perceived what he was about, given express orders to his people to desist from firing. 
