 | 1798 - 488 pages
...attacked at fun-fet on the ift of Auguft, off the Mouth of the Nile. The enemy were moored in a ftrong line of battle for defending the entrance of the Bay...frigates, and a battery of guns and mortars on an Iflani in their van ; but nothing could with- . Itand the fquadron your Lordlhip did me the honour... | |
 | Europe - 1798 - 628 pages
...attacked at fun-fet on the I ft of Auguft off the Mouth of the Nile. The enemy were moored in a ftrong line of battle for defending the entrance of the Bay (of Shoals), flanked by numerous gun-boat», four frigates, and a battery of guns and mortars on an idan^ in their van ; uu 2 but but... | |
 | James Stanier Clarke, Stephen Jones, John Jones - Europe - 1799 - 640 pages
...in the late battle,, bf it great victory over the fleet of the enemy, whom I attacked at sun-, set on the 1st of August off the Mouth of the Nile. The...numerous gun-boats, four frigates, and a battery of guna and mortars on an island in their van J but nothing could withstand the squadron your Lordship... | |
 | 1799 - 958 pages
...attacked at funfet on the iftof Auguft, off the mouth of the Nile. The enemy were moored in a ftrong line of battle for defending the entrance of the bay...frigates, and a battery of guns and mortars on an ifland in their van; but nothing could withftand the fquadron your lordfliip did me the honour to place... | |
 | Books and bookselling - 1799 - 500 pages
...fun-fet on the ill of Auguft off the mouih of the Nile. The enemy »ere mnnred in a ftrong line-of-battle for defending the entrance of the Bay (of Shoals,) flanked by numerous gun-b"a>s, four frigates, and a battery of guns and mortars on an iflaod in their van ; but nothing... | |
 | John Debritt - Europe - 1800 - 804 pages
...attacked at runlet on the ift of Auguft off the mouth of the Nile. The enemy were .-aooreJ in a ftrong line of battle for defending the entrance of the Bay (of Shoals), flanked by numerous gunboats, tour frigate?, and a battery of guns and mortars, on an illand in their van ; but nothing could \vithftand... | |
 | History - 1800 - 800 pages
...The enemy were moored in a ftrong line of battle, for defending the entrance' of the bay (of fhoab), flanked by numerous gunboats, four frigates, and a battery of guns and mortars, on an. ifland in their van ; tut nothing could with fland the fquadron your lordihip did me the honour to... | |
 | Europe - 1802 - 796 pages
...aitacked at fun.fet, on the I ft of Auguft, off the mnuth of the Nile. The enemy were moored in a (Irons; line of battle for defending the entrance of the bay (of Shoals) flanked by numerous gun boats, four fixates, and a battery of guns and mortars on an ill.tnd in their van ; but nothing... | |
 | Cooper Willyams - Mediterranean Sea - 1802 - 442 pages
...The enemy were moored in a ftrong line of battle for defending the entrance of the Bay (of fhoals), flanked by numerous gun-boats, four frigates, and a battery of guns and mortars on an ifland in their van; but nothing could withftand the fquadron your Lordfhip did me the honour to place... | |
 | Archibald Duncan - 1805 - 480 pages
...compact line of battle, close in with the shore, their line describing an obtuse angle in its form, flanked by numerous gun-boats, four frigates, and...battery of guns and mortars on an island in their van. The position of the enemy presented llie most formidable obstacles : but the admiral viewed these with... | |
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The enemy appeared to be moored in a strong and compact line of battle close in with the shore, their line describing an obtuse angle in its form, flanked by numerous gunboats, four frigates, and a battery of guns and mortars on an island in their van. 
