Lectures on English History and Tragic Poetry As Illustrated by Shakspeare
by Henry Reed
Format: Paperback
ISBN13: 9781150072703
Paperback|9781150072703
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1900 edition. Excerpt: ...4-pound and one 6-pound ball, giving her a broadside of 76 Ibs. On the 26th of February, two leagues from Havana, the Chasseur fell in with the British schooner St. Lawrence, Lieut. H. C. Gordon, mounting twelve 12-pound carronades, and one long 9; her broadside was thus 81 Ibs., and she had between 60 and 80 men aboard.1 1 Letter of Captain Thomas Boyle, of March 2, 1815 (see Mies and Coggeshall); he says the schooner had two more carronades; I have taken the number given by James (p. 539). Captain Boyle says the St. Lawrence had on board 89 men and several more, including a number of soldiers and marines and gentlemen of the navy, as passengers; James says her crew amounted to 51 "exclusive of some passengers," which I suppose The Chasseur mistook the St. Lawrence for a merchant-man and closed with her. The mistake was discovered too late to escape, even had such been Captain Boyles intention, and a brief but bloody action ensued. At 1.26 p. M., the St. Lawrence fired the first broadside, within pistol shot, to which the Chasseur replied with her great guns and musketry. The brig then tried to close, so as to board; but having too much way on, shot ahead under the lee of the schooner, which put her helm up to wear under the Chasseurs stern. Boyle, however, followed his antagonists manoeuvre, and the two vessels ran along side by side, the St. Lawrence drawing ahead, while the firing was very heavy. Then Captain Boyle put his helm a starboard and ran his foe aboard, when in the act of boarding, her colors were struck at 1.41 p. M., 15 minutes after the first shot. Of the Chasseurs crew 5 were killed and 8 wounded, including Captain Boyle slightly. Of the St. Lawrences crew 6 were killed and 17 (according to James 18) wounded. This...
| ISBN-13 | 9781150072703 |
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| ISBN-10 | 1150072709 |
| Weight | 0.84 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.58 In |
| List Price | $19.99 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 254 pages |
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| Published On | 2009-12-01 |
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