 I was but slightly touched in thigh, face, and fingers — my glass cut in my hand, and the skirts of my coat torn off by a large shot ; but as I bled a good deal, it looked as if I was badly hurt, and it was gratifying to see and hear how it was received...  The Life of Admiral Viscount Exmouth - Page 322by Edward Osler - 1841 - 399 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1836 - 600 pages
...band, and the skirts of my coat torn off by a large shot; but as I bled a good deal, it looked as if 1 was badly hurt, and it was gratifying to see and hear how it was received even in the cockpit, cockpit, which was then pretty full. My thigh is not quite skinned over, but I am perfectly well, and... | |
 | 1835 - 642 pages
...as did the Dutch Admiral, Von Capellau. I was but slightly touched in thigh, face, and fingers—jny glass cut in my hand, and the skirts of my coat torn...perfectly well, and hope to reach Portsmouth by the I Oth of October. Ferdinand has sent me a diamond star. Wise behaved most nobly, and took up a line-of-battle... | |
 | 1836 - 456 pages
...and fingers, — my glass cut in my hand, and the skirts of my coat torn off by a large shot ; but a- I bled a good deal, it looked as if I was badly hurt,...ship's station ; — but all behaved nobly. I never saw such enthusiasm in all my service. Not a wretch shrunk anywhere ; and I assure you it was a very... | |
 | 1836 - 600 pages
...Dutch Admiral, Van Capellan. I was but slightly touched in thigh, face, and fingers— my glass rut in my hand, and the skirts of my coat torn off by...reach Portsmouth by the 10th of October. Ferdinand lias sent me a diamond star. Wise behaved most nobly, and took up a line-of-battle ship's station ;... | |
 | 1836 - 602 pages
...large shot ; L \v»w>i ja if I was badly hurt, and ' -jy^yf 'saw :* w*s received even in the cockpit, cockpit, which was then pretty full. My thigh is not...ship's station ; — but all behaved nobly. I never saw such enthusiasm in all my service. Not a wretch shrunk anywhere ; and I assure you it was a very... | |
 | 1836 - 1184 pages
...if I was badly hurt, and it was gratifying to see and hear how it was received even in the cockpit, cockpit, which was then pretty full. My thigh is not...October. Ferdinand has sent me a diamond star. Wise beraved most nobly, and took up a line-of-battle ship's station;—but ail behaved nobly. I never saw... | |
 | Robert Walsh, Eliakim Littell, John Jay Smith - 1836 - 686 pages
...of my coat turn off by a large shot ; but as I bled a good deal, it looked as if I was badly hurl, and it was gratifying to see and hear how it was received even in the cockpit, which was then pretty :V1. My thit;h is not quite skinned over, but 1 am perfectly well, and hope to reach Portsmouth by... | |
 | 1836 - 602 pages
...hand, and the skirts of my coat torn off by a large shot; but as I bled a good deal, it looked as if 1 was badly hurt, and it was gratifying to see and hear how it was received even in the cockpit, cockpit, which was then pretty full. My thigh is not quite skinned over, but I am perfectly well, and... | |
 | Short memoirs - 1847 - 170 pages
...body behaved uncommonly well, indeed nobly. I was hurt by a large shot and bled a good deal, which looked as if I was badly hurt, and it was gratifying...received, even in the cockpit, which was then pretty full. I assure you my task was an arduous one, but I never saw such enthusiasm in all my service. I had formed... | |
 | William Freke Williams - 1854 - 818 pages
...scorched me off the poop ; we were obliged to haul in the ensign, or it would have caught fire. Everybody behaved uncommonly well. Admiral Milne came on board...ship's station; — but all behaved nobly. I never saw such enthusiasm in all my service. Not a wretch shrunk anywhere; and I assure you it was a very... | |
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