The Annual biography and obituary, 14. kötet1830 |
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4. oldal
... consisting of five frigates , one corvette , one brig , two schooners , one gun - boat , and one xebec : the force opposed to them was his Majesty's ships Amphion , Active , Cerberus , and Volage . 4 SIR WILLIAM HOSTE .
... consisting of five frigates , one corvette , one brig , two schooners , one gun - boat , and one xebec : the force opposed to them was his Majesty's ships Amphion , Active , Cerberus , and Volage . 4 SIR WILLIAM HOSTE .
5. oldal
... Majesty's ships frequently in positions which unavoidably exposed them to a raking fire from the enemy , who , with his superiority of numbers , had ability to take advantage of it ; but nothing , Sir , could with- ; 1 14 87 Favorite ...
... Majesty's ships frequently in positions which unavoidably exposed them to a raking fire from the enemy , who , with his superiority of numbers , had ability to take advantage of it ; but nothing , Sir , could with- ; 1 14 87 Favorite ...
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... Majesty's ships would admit of ; and the Active and Cerberus were enabled at 3 P. M. to compel the sternmost of them to surrender , when the action ceased , leaving us in possession of the Corona of 44 guns , and the Bellona 32. * The ...
... Majesty's ships would admit of ; and the Active and Cerberus were enabled at 3 P. M. to compel the sternmost of them to surrender , when the action ceased , leaving us in possession of the Corona of 44 guns , and the Bellona 32. * The ...
10. oldal
... Majesty's frigate la Flore , I have had the honour to take upon me the command of his Imperial and Royal Majesty's ships , and can- not surrender to you his Imperial Majesty's frigate under the laws to which you refer , because she did ...
... Majesty's frigate la Flore , I have had the honour to take upon me the command of his Imperial and Royal Majesty's ships , and can- not surrender to you his Imperial Majesty's frigate under the laws to which you refer , because she did ...
17. oldal
... the Albion seventy- four , stationed as a guard - ship at Portsmouth . His last appointment , which he held till his death , was the command VOL . XIV . C of his Majesty's yacht , the Royal George . When SIR WILLIAM HOSTE . 17.
... the Albion seventy- four , stationed as a guard - ship at Portsmouth . His last appointment , which he held till his death , was the command VOL . XIV . C of his Majesty's yacht , the Royal George . When SIR WILLIAM HOSTE . 17.
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415. oldal - And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the Word of His grace, Which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.
387. oldal - On the Power, Wisdom, and Goodness of God, as manifested in the Creation ; illustrating such work by all reasonable arguments ; as for instance the variety and formation of God's creatures in the animal, vegetable, and mineral kingdoms ; the effect of digestion, and thereby of conversion ; the construction of the hand of man, and an infinite variety of other arguments ; as also by discoveries ancient and modern, in arts, sciences, and the whole extent of literature.
153. oldal - Vixere fortes ante Agamemnona Multi, sed omnes illacrymabiles Urgentur, ignotique longa Nocte, carent quia vate sacro.
381. oldal - A finite and exact Expression for the Refraction of an Atmosphere nearly resembling that of the Earth. Phil. Trans. 1824-, p. 159: a computation derived from an optical hypothesis not exactly agreeing with the probable height of the physical atmosphere, but affording correct results.
59. oldal - ... in a state of intense activity ; and a platina wire, communicating with the positive side, was brought in contact with the upper surface of the alkali. The whole apparatus was in the open atmosphere.
62. oldal - In sciences kindred to chemistry, the knowledge of the nature of the alkalies, and the analogies arising in consequence, will open many new views; they may lead to the solution of many problems in geology, and shew that agents may have operated in the formation of rocks and earths which have not hitherto been suspected to exist.
378. oldal - Remarks on the Employment of Oblique Riders, and on other Alterations in the Construction of Ships. Phil. Trans. 1814, p. 303; the substance of a Report before presented to the Board of Admiralty, relating to Sir Robert Sepping's Improvements, with some additional illustrations.
164. oldal - For the repeated thanks and grants bestowed upon you by this house, in gratitude for your many and eminent services, you have thought fit this day to offer us your acknowledgments; but this nation well knows that it is still largely your debtor. It owes to you the proud satisfaction, that amidst the constellation of illustrious warriors, who have recently visited our country...
83. oldal - The Bakerian Lecture, on some of the Combinations of Oxymuriatic Gas and Oxygen, and on the Chemical Relations of these Principles to inflammable Bodies.
180. oldal - Time made thee what thou wast, king of the woods ; And time hath made thee what thou art — a cave For owls to roost in.