The United Service Magazine, 76. kötetH. Colburn, 1854 |
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31. oldal
... fleet , dashed out of the creek at a furious pace to the steamer , and the King of Jarra was speedily on the quarter - deck , with his favourite wife ( of the passing hour ) , chiefs , slaves , and music - men . His Majesty is a tall ...
... fleet , dashed out of the creek at a furious pace to the steamer , and the King of Jarra was speedily on the quarter - deck , with his favourite wife ( of the passing hour ) , chiefs , slaves , and music - men . His Majesty is a tall ...
46. oldal
... fleet kept afloat for the twofold purpose of destroying commerce and preventing a free intercourse between nations ; in short , when we have a clear idea of what are the ulterior plans of the house of Romanoff , it becomes our ...
... fleet kept afloat for the twofold purpose of destroying commerce and preventing a free intercourse between nations ; in short , when we have a clear idea of what are the ulterior plans of the house of Romanoff , it becomes our ...
47. oldal
... fleets captured or destroyed by the swarms of Russian cruisers , commanded by officers whose courage , address , and activity had converted the Euxine into a Russian lake , an achievement for which Russia was in- debted to British ...
... fleets captured or destroyed by the swarms of Russian cruisers , commanded by officers whose courage , address , and activity had converted the Euxine into a Russian lake , an achievement for which Russia was in- debted to British ...
50. oldal
... fleet sufficiently strong , might attack Sebas- topol by land . There is , it is true , a wall which runs along the heights to the citadel ; but as these heights are commanded 50 [ SEPT . , WHAT IS TO BE DONE WITH THE CRIMEA ?
... fleet sufficiently strong , might attack Sebas- topol by land . There is , it is true , a wall which runs along the heights to the citadel ; but as these heights are commanded 50 [ SEPT . , WHAT IS TO BE DONE WITH THE CRIMEA ?
52. oldal
... fleet at anchor in the bay as effectually as if it were an army confined in the gorge of a defile . Add to which , the inhabitants of the surrounding district-- a colony of Greek pirates , whom Catherine II . endowed with certain ...
... fleet at anchor in the bay as effectually as if it were an army confined in the gorge of a defile . Add to which , the inhabitants of the surrounding district-- a colony of Greek pirates , whom Catherine II . endowed with certain ...
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Népszerű szakaszok
363. oldal - FORASMUCH as it hath pleased Almighty God of his great mercy to take unto himself the soul of our dear brother here departed, we therefore commit his body to the ground ; earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust ; in sure and certain hope of resurrection to eternal life...
363. oldal - ... in sure and certain hope of the resurrection to eternal life, through our Lord Jesus Christ ; who shall change our vile body, that it may be like unto his glorious body, according to the mighty working, •whereby he is able to subdue all things to himself.
363. oldal - MAN, that is born of a woman, hath but a short time to live, and is full of misery. He cometh up, and is cut down like a flower ; he fleeth as it were a shadow, and never continueth in one stay.
429. oldal - Doot-ko-hi-calik), as its description, and that of the low shore in the neighbourhood of Point Ogle and Montreal Island, agree exactly with that of Sir George Back.* Some of the bodies...
429. oldal - Some of the bodies had been buried (probably those of the first victims of famine) ; some were in a tent or tents ; others under the boat, which had been turned over to form a shelter ; and several lay scattered about in different directions. Of those found on the island, one was supposed to have been an officer, as he had a telescope strapped over his shoulders, and his double-barrelled gun lay underneath him. "From the mutilated state of many of the corpses, and the contents of the kettles, it...
590. oldal - Division, under Lieutenant-General Sir George Cathcart, to move forward, and take advantage of any opportunity to regain the heights ; and, not having been able to accomplish this immediately, and it appearing that an attempt was...
429. oldal - ... shot was found below high-water mark, having probably been left on the ice close to the beach. There must have been a number of watches...
429. oldal - white men ' (Kabloonans) had perished from want of food some distance to the westward, and not far beyond a large river containing many falls and rapids. Subsequently, further particulars were received and a number of articles purchased, which...
590. oldal - ... considered that he was bound to attack at all hazards, and he accordingly ordered Majorgeneral the Earl of Cardigan to move forward with the light brigade. This order was obeyed in the most spirited and gallant manner. Lord Cardigan charged with the utmost vigour, attacked a battery which was firing upon the advancing squadrons, and, having passed beyond it, engaged the Russian cavalry in its rear ; but there his troops were assailed by artillery and infantry as well as cavalry, and necessarily...
18. oldal - All officers shall wear a frock-coat of dark blue cloth, the skirt to extend from two-thirds to three-fourths of the distance from the top of the hip to the bend of the knee; single-breasted for Captains and Lieutenants; double-breasted for all other grades.