 His plan of defence was as well conceived and as original as the plan of attack. He formed the fleet in a double line, every alternate ship being about a cable's length to windward of her second ahead and astern. Nelson, certain of a triumphant issue...  Cobbett's Weekly Political Register - Page 7311905Full view - About this book
 | 1804 - 554 pages
...opened, every alternate Пир w?s about a cable's length to windward of her fécond ahead and a-ftern, forming a kind of double line , and appeared, when...interval between them ; and this without crowding their mips. . Admiral Villeneuve was in the Bucentaure in the centre, and the Prince of Afturias bore Gravina's... | |
 | William Cobbett - 1805 - 544 pages
...convexing to leeward ; so that, in leading down to their centre, I had both their van, and rear, abaft the beam ; before the fire opened, every alternate...them ; and this without crowding their ships. Admiral Villenfeuve' was in the Bucentanre in the centre, and the Prince of Asturias b'ore Gravina's flag in... | |
 | 1805 - 456 pages
...fire opened, every alternate ship about a cable's length to windward of her wcond a head and a stern, forming a kind of double line, and appeared, when...interval between them ; And this without crowding their sliijH. Admiral Villeneuve was in the Bucentaur in the centre, and the Prince of Asturias bore Gravina's... | |
 | 1805 - 756 pages
...every alternate (hip was about a cable's length to windward of the fecond a-hcad anda-dern, farming a kind of double line, and appeared, when on their...interval between them; and this without crowding their (hips. Admiral Villeneuve was in the Buceiitaure in the centre, and the Prince of Afturias bore Gravina's... | |
 | James Stanier Clarke, Stephen Jones, John Jones - 1805 - 584 pages
...cr^vexing to leeward — so that, in leading down to their centre, I had both their van and rear abaft, the beam : before the fire opened, every alternate...cable's length to windward of her second a-head and »-stern, forming a kind of doulile line, and appeared, when on their beam, to leave a very little... | |
 | 1805 - 538 pages
...windward of her fet^rd ahead and . '..:'i\, forming a kind of double line ; and appeared, when oil their beam, to leave a very little interval between them ; and this without crowding their ibipt. Ad::iiial Villeneuve was in the Bucentaure in the centre, and the Prince of Aftur'us bore Gravina's... | |
 | Archibald Duncan - 1806 - 380 pages
...that in leading down to their centre, I had both their van and rear abaft the beam ; before the fife opened, every alternate ship was about. a cable's...crowding their ships. Admiral Villeneuve was in the centre,, and the Prince of Asturias bore Gravina's flag in the Hear ; but the French and Spanish ships... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1807 - 1014 pages
...beam. Before the fire opened, бтегу alternate ship was about a cable's length to windward of the second a-head and a-stern, forming a kind of double...between them ; and this without crowding their ships. Ad. mirai Villeneuve was in the Bucen, taure in the centre, and the Prince of Asturias bore Gravina's... | |
 | 1807 - 1012 pages
...the fire opened, every al (ornate ship was about a cable's length to windward of the second a-ht'cid and a-stern, forming a kind of double l,ine, and appeared,...when on their beam, to leave a very little interval Ivt \veen them : and this without crowding their ships. Admiral Villeneuve was in the Bueenfatire in... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1807 - 1004 pages
...down to their centre, I had both their vaa and rear abaft & i'i I ? :fe'"v If ill! 4' \ 111 «) t (he beam. Before the fire opened, every alternate ship was about a cable's length to windward of the second a-hcad and a-stern, forming a. kind of double line, and appeared, when on their beam, to... | |
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