| Archibald Duncan - 1805 - 418 str.
...fell under part of the 12th article of the act passed in the reign of George II, which runs thus: ' Every person in the fleet, who, through cowardice, negligence, or disaffection, shall, in time of action, withdraw, or keep back, or not come into the fight, or engagement, or shall not... | |
| Wyndham Beawes - 1813 - 786 str.
...which it shall be his duty to assist and relieve, being convicted thereof, shall suffer death». 13. Every person in the fleet, who-, through cowardice, negligence, or disaffection, shall forbear to pursue the clnce of an enemy, pirate, or rebel, beaten or flying; or shall not relieve and... | |
| Richard Glover - 1813 - 138 str.
...harbour of Portsmouth; the prisoner was tried under the 12th article of war, which runs thus: — " Every person in the fleet, who, through cowardice, negligence, or disaffection, shall in time of action withdraw, or keep back, or not come into the fight or engagement, or shall not do... | |
| Harold Nuttall Tomlins - 1819 - 726 str.
...Punishment as from the nature and degree of the Offence a Court-martial shall deem him to deserve. 12. Every person in the Fleet, who through Cowardice, Negligence, or Disaffection, shall in time of Action withdraw or keep back, or not come into the Fight or Engagement, or shall not do... | |
| David Hume - 1819 - 400 str.
...consciences' sake, as well as in justice to the prisoner, we pray your lordships, in the most earnest manner, to recommend him to his majesty's clemency." The lords of the admiralty, instead of complying with the request of the court-martial, transmitted their letter to the king, with... | |
| John Nicholls - 1822 - 264 str.
...still." 24. Admiral Byng was tried by a court martial under the 12th Article of War, which runs thus : " Every person in the fleet, who, through cowardice, negligence, or disaffection, shall in time of action withdraw, or keep back, or .not come into the fight or engagement, or shall not do... | |
| John Nicholls - 1822 - 684 str.
...still." Admiral Byng was tried by a court martial under the 12th Article of War, which runs thus: " Every person in the fleet, who, through cowardice, negligence, or disaffection, shall in time of action withdraw, or keep back, or not come into the fight or engagement, or shall not do... | |
| 1834 - 600 str.
...consciences' sake, as well as injustice to the prisoner, we pray your lordships, in the most earnest manner, to recommend him to his majesty's clemency." The lords of the admiralty did not comply with this request. But they transmitted to his majesty the letter of the members of... | |
| Tobias Smollett - 1836 - 840 str.
...consciences' sake, as well as in justice to the prisoner, we pray your lordships in the most earnest manner to recommend him to his majesty's clemency. The lords of the admiralty, instead of complying with the request of the courtmartial, transmitted their letter to the king, with... | |
| 1839 - 444 str.
...article of war, under which that unfortunate officer suffered.—As originally framed it ran thus :— " Every person in the fleet, who, through cowardice, negligence, or disaffection, shall in time of action withdraw, or keep back, or not come into the fight or engagement, or shall not do... | |
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