O'Byrne's naval annual1855 |
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15 April 17th October Action Admiral Admiralty April assistance attack Baltic Baltic Fleet battery Black Sea Black Sea Fleet Bomarsund brig British Captain Hall Capture of French CHARLES NAPIER Charles Napier's Letter Chatham coast crew Deptford despatches destroyed destruction Devonport Edward Edward Belcher enemy enemy's expedition fire flag fleet Frederick French frigate frigate gallant George GEORGE GIFFARD gunboats guns harbour Hecla Henry honour Horse-power Hyde Parker Island James July June killed landed Lieut Lieutenant Lord Lyons M'Clure Majesty's ship Majesty's ship Leopard March Master mate Mediterranean midshipman naval cadet Navy Office Odessa Odin ordinary Parker Pembroke Plumridge port Portsmouth Promoted to Commander rank Rear-Admiral Richard Robert Royal Marines Russian sailors sails schooners seamen Sebastopol Sept severely Sheerness shore shot slightly squadron Steam steamers stoker Storekeeper SUNDAY Surgeon Symonds Syria Thomas Tons town troops Uleaborg vessels Vice-Admiral Vulture William Woolwich wounded
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98. oldal - Oot-koo-hi-ca-lik), 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 were in a tent, or tents ; others were under the boat, which had been turned over to form a shelter, and some lay scattered about in different directions.
73. oldal - Venerable, off the coast of Holland, the i2th of October, by log (nth1 three PM Camperdown ESE eight mile. Wind N. by E. Sir, I have the pleasure to acquaint you, for the information of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, that...
78. oldal - I beg you will acquaint the lords commissioners of the Admiralty that the...
122. oldal - Nicholaeff, which are duly handed up to the head contractor, each man pocketing the difference between his contract and that of his neighbour. When the wood is produced before the board appointed to inspect it, another bribe seasons it, and the government, after paying the price of well-seasoned oak, is surprised that the 120 gunship, of which it has been built, is unfit for service in five years.
98. oldal - There appeared to have been an abundant stock of ammunition, as the powder was emptied in a heap on the ground by the natives out of the kegs or cases containing it ; and a quantity of ball and shot was found below high-water mark, having probably been left on the ice close to the beach.
98. oldal - There must have been a number of watches, compasses, telescopes, guns (several double-barrelled), &c., all of which appear to have been broken up, as I saw pieces of these different articles with the Esquimaux, and, together with some silver spoons and forks, purchased as many as I could get.
100. oldal - Pim began to screech and throw up his hands (his face as black as my hat) ; this brought the captain and lieutenant to a stand, as they could not hear sufficiently to make out his language. "At length Pim reached the party, quite beside himself, and stammered out, on M'Clure asking him, — • '"Who are you, and where are you come from?