 | James Stanier Clarke, Stephen Jones, John Jones - Europe - 1799 - 714 pages
...wounds. I asked him on his honor, if the ship was surrendered ? lie declared she was : on which I gave him my hand, and desired him to call on his officers,...company, and tell them of it ; which he did -.—and on tht quarter -cUci of a Spanish first rate, extravagant as the story may itftn, did I wivf tfje worsts... | |
 | Archibald Duncan - 1806 - 380 pages
...the ship was surrendered ; he declared she was : on which I gave him my hand, and desired him to call his officers and ship's company, and tell them of...he did : — and on the quarter-deck of a Spanish first rate, extravagant as the story may seem, did I receive the swords of vanquished Spaniards: which,... | |
 | James Harrison (biographer of Nelson.) - 1806 - 430 pages
...gave him my hand ; and desired him to call in his officers, and ship's company, and tell them of it: and, on the quarter-deck of a Spanish first-rate,...as the story may seem, did I receive the swords of vanquished Spaniards ; which, as I received, I gave to William Fearaey, one of my bargemen; who put... | |
 | Thomas Mortimer - 1810 - 532 pages
...wounds. I asked 'him, on his honor, if the ship was surrendered. He declared she was j on which I gave him my hand, and desired him to call on his officers, and ships .company, and tell them of it, which he did; and on the quarter-deck of a Spanish first-rate,... | |
 | William James - 1826 - 606 pages
...wounds. I asked him, on his honour, if the ship was surrendered. He declared she was : on which I gave him my hand, and desired him to call on his officers...as the story may seem, did I receive the swords of vanquished Spaniards; which, as I received, I gave to William Fearney, one of my bargemen ; who put... | |
 | Old Sailor - Naval biography - 1826 - 534 pages
...him on his honor, if the ship was surrendered ? he declared she was : on which I gave him my band, and desired him to call on his officers and ship's...extravagant as the story may seem, did I receive the f words nf vanquished Spaniards ; which, as I received, I gave to William Fearney, one of my bargemen... | |
 | Great Britain - 1832 - 488 pages
...wounds. I asked him, on his honour, if the ship was surrendered ? He declared she was : on which I gave him my hand, and desired him to call on his officers...which he did : — and on the quarterdeck of a Spanish first rate, extravagant as the story may seem, did I receive the swords of vanquished Spaniards ; which,... | |
 | Great Britain - 1832 - 520 pages
...wounds. I asked him, on his honour, if the ship was surrendered ? He declared she was : on which I gave him my hand, and desired him to call on his officers...which he did : — and on the quarterdeck of a Spanish first rate, extravagant as the story may seem, did I receive the swords *of vanquished Spaniards ;... | |
 | 1832 - 488 pages
...wounds. I asked him, on his honour, if the ship was surrendered ? He declared she was: on which I gave him my hand, and desired him to call on his officers...ship's company, and tell them of it; which he did: — arid on the quarterdeck of a Spanish first rate, extravagant as the story may seem, did I receive... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Nelson (Viscount), Matthew Henry Barker - 1836 - 500 pages
...surrendered ; he declared she was : on which I gave hin my hand, and desired him to call his officers anl ship's company, and tell them of it ; which he did...— and on the quarter-deck of a Spanish first-rate, estravagant as the story may seem, did I receive 1he * A well-executed painting of the boarding of... | |
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... and on the quarter-deck of a Spanish first-rate, extravagant as the story may seem, did I receive the swords of vanquished Spaniards ; which, as I received, I gave to William Fearney, one of my bargemen, who put them, with the greatest sangfroid,... 
