The Edinburgh annual register, Svazek 3,Díl 21812 |
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Strana 66
... enemy's force , threw overboard the dispatches ; in which operation , by the way , the usual precautions were adopted of using means to sink the box which contained them . By what means the box became liberated from the weights which ...
... enemy's force , threw overboard the dispatches ; in which operation , by the way , the usual precautions were adopted of using means to sink the box which contained them . By what means the box became liberated from the weights which ...
Strana 113
... enemy's fire , within half pistol shot , nothing could induce them to give up the attempt , until the enemy bore off and got out of the bay . On the morning of the 4th she was seen at a great dis- she was out of sight . tance , making ...
... enemy's fire , within half pistol shot , nothing could induce them to give up the attempt , until the enemy bore off and got out of the bay . On the morning of the 4th she was seen at a great dis- she was out of sight . tance , making ...
Strana 114
... enemy to engage , Cap- tain Brenton ordered the Success frigate , which was cruizing with him , to sail out of sight , which she did , and was becalm- ed . Ignorant of this circumstance , but confident of victory , the enemy's squa ...
... enemy to engage , Cap- tain Brenton ordered the Success frigate , which was cruizing with him , to sail out of sight , which she did , and was becalm- ed . Ignorant of this circumstance , but confident of victory , the enemy's squa ...
Strana 256
... enemy's gun - boat , she made off again . The situation of Mrs Richardson and her companion was now dreadful indeed ; night was coming on , all hopes of being picked up had vanished , their boat in a sink- ing state , it seemed ...
... enemy's gun - boat , she made off again . The situation of Mrs Richardson and her companion was now dreadful indeed ; night was coming on , all hopes of being picked up had vanished , their boat in a sink- ing state , it seemed ...
Strana 269
... enemy's fri- the Perlen , then on her way towards Gua- gates ; I immediately made the signal to daloupe , to speak the brig , and to proceed according to the intelligence she might obtain ; the Alcmene was ordered to weigh and follow ...
... enemy's fri- the Perlen , then on her way towards Gua- gates ; I immediately made the signal to daloupe , to speak the brig , and to proceed according to the intelligence she might obtain ; the Alcmene was ordered to weigh and follow ...
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Strana 284 - May it please your Majesty, We, your Majesty's most dutiful and loyal Subjects the Ministers and Elders of the Church of Scotland, met in...
Strana 219 - Thus it hath pleased Almighty God to take out of this transitory life, unto his divine mercy, the late most high, most mighty, and most excellent monarch William the Fourth, by the grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, and Sovereign of the Most Noble Order of the Garter ; King of Hanover, and Duke of Brunswick and Lunenburgh.
Strana 295 - I have the honour to transmit, for the information of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, a copy of a letter from Captain Pring, late commander of his Majesty's brig Linnet.
Strana 154 - Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
Strana 384 - How happy could I be with either, Were t'other dear Charmer away!
Strana cxi - Hints for the Treatment of the Principal Diseases of Infancy and Childhood, adapted to the use of Parents. By James Hamilton, MD Professor of Midwifery in the University, and Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh.
Strana cxxiii - Rowden. 7s. The Lower World ; a Poem, by Mr. Pratt ; in four Books : occasioned by Lord Erskine's Bill for the prevention of unnecessary and wanton Cruelty to Animals.
Strana lxxix - And he fixed his eye on the darker speck. He felt the cheering power of spring ; It made him whistle, it made him sing; His heart was mirthful to excess, But the Rover's mirth was wickedness. His eye was on the Inchcape float; Quoth he, " My men, put out the boat, And row me to the Inchcape Rock, And I'll plague the Abbot of Aberbrothok.
Strana 272 - ... where the defence possessed a force, in the first instance, of 3500 men, notwithstanding which the campaign terminated in eight days. This force underwent a gradual diminution, and latterly a very extensive one, by the falling off of the colonial troops...
Strana xcvii - Those beams which so bright through my casement appear, To far distant scenes they extend ; Illumine the dwellings of those that are dear, And sleep on the grave of my friend. Then still I must love thee, mild Queen of the Night, Since feeling and fancy agree To make thee a source of unfailing delight, A friend and a solace to me.