The Life of Admiral Viscount ExmouthSmith Elder and Company, 1835 - 448 pages |
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a-head action Admiral Admiralty afforded afterwards Algiers anchored appointed Arethusa armed army arrived attack batteries battle boat Brest brig British broadside brother Bucentaure Captain Pellew character chase Cleopatra close command conduct confidence Conqueror convoy corvette Country crew cruise Culloden deck duty enemy enemy's England escape exertions Falmouth feeling fell Ferrol fire flag flag-ship fleet force Fort Edward French frigate frigate gale gave gun-boats guns half-past harbour honour hundred immediately Impetueux Indefatigable Israel Pellew killed land letter Lieutenant Light-house line-of-battle line-of-battle ships Lord Bridport Lord Exmouth marines masts ment Mole morning mutiny naval navy never night Nymphe obtained occasion officers Plymouth port quarter-deck Queen Charlotte Rear-Admiral received returned rigging sail sailors seamen sent ship's company shore shot signal Sir Edward Pellew soon Spithead squadron station success taken tier tion took Toulon town troops vessels victory Winchelsea wind wounded wreck