 | 1814 - 550 pages
...were rendered useless, and many had their whole crews destroyed : they were manned from those that were disabled, and one gun in particular was three...men were slain at it in the course of the action, though the captain of it escaped with only a slight wound. Captain Porter now gave up all hope of closing... | |
 | 1814 - 580 pages
...many had their whole crews destroyed : they were manned from those that were disabled, and one gun iu particular was three times manned ; fifteen men were slain at it in the course of the action, though the captain of it escaped with only a slight wound. Captain Porter now gave up all hope of closing... | |
 | 1814 - 466 pages
...up a tremendous fire on us, which mowed " . »_-•.! 1 »»_.__* shot, and many of them had their whole crews destroyed — we manned them again from those which were disabled. an:l on1: gun in particular was three times manned — fifteen men were slain at it in the course of... | |
 | Thomas H. Palmer - United States - 1816 - 516 pages
...guns were rendered useless, and many had their whole crews destroyed: they were manned from those that were disabled, and one gun in particular was three...men were slain at it in the course of the action, though the captain of it escaped with only a slight wound. Captain Porter now gave up all hopes of... | |
 | Barent Gardenier - United States - 1814 - 442 pages
...them again from those whi';l» wept disuhled, and cue gun in partir.ul&i* v. as three times maimed; fifteen men were slain at it in the course of the action ! but. strange pi it mny appear, the captain of it escaped with oniy u slight wound. Finding (hut the «ne my had... | |
 | Heman Allen Fay - United States - 1817 - 294 pages
...had been rendered useless by the enemy's shot, and many of them had their whole crews destroyed->-we manned them again, from those which were disabled...and one gun, in particular, was three times manned — 15 men were slain, at it, in the course of the action ! but, strange as it may appear, the Captain... | |
 | Thomas Wilson - Military biography - 1821 - 350 pages
...dozen. — Many of my guns had been rendered useless by the enemy's shot, and many of them •had their whole crews destroyed. We manned them again from those which were disabled, and «ne gun in particular was three times mannedfifteen men were slain at it in the course of the action... | |
 | David Porter - Galapagos Islands - 1822 - 626 pages
...the dozen. Many of my guns had been rendered useless by the enemy's shot, and many of them had their whole crews destroyed. We manned them again from those...times manned — fifteen men were slain at it in the action. But, strange as it may appear, the Captain of it escaped with only a slight wound. — Finding... | |
 | David Porter - Science - 1823 - 152 pages
...the dozen. Many of my guns had been rendered useless by the enemy's shot, and many of them had their whole crews destroyed. We manned them again from those...times manned — fifteen men were slain at it in the action ; but, strange as it may appear, the captain of it escaped with only a slight wound. Finding... | |
 | John Brannan - United States - 1823 - 522 pages
...the dozen. Many of my guns had been rendered useless by the enemy's shot, ana many of them had their whole crews destroyed. We manned them again from those...disabled, and one gun in particular was three times manned ; 15 men were slain at it in the action ! but strange as it may appear, the captain of it escaped with... | |
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Many of my guns had been rendered useless by the enemy's shot, and many of them had their whole crews destroyed. We manned them again from those which were disabled, and one gun in particular was three times manned — fifteen men were slain at it in... 
