 A port -fire also fell into the main-royal of the Alexander ; the fire which it occasioned was speedily extinguished. Captain Ball had provided, as far as human foresight could provide, against any such danger. All the shrouds and sails of his...  Life of Nelson - Page 238by Robert Southey - 1828Full view - About this book
 | Charles Knight - 1820 - 636 pages
...when the ship blew up. She had money on board, (the p^nd^r,,jof, Meita) to the amount of £600,000 sterling. The masses, of burning wreck, which were...Alexander : the fire which it occasioned was speedily extin. guished. Captain Ball had provided, as far as human foresight could provide, against any such... | |
 | Englishman - 1824 - 420 pages
...mast when the ship blew up. She bad money on board, (the plunder of Malta) to the amount of £600,000 sterling. The masses of burning wreck, which were...foretops of the Swiftsure, without injuring any person. A port-fire also fell into the main-royal of the Alexander : the fire which it occasioned was speedily... | |
 | 1836 - 884 pages
...mast when the ship blew up. She had money on board (the plunder of Malta) to the amount of £600,000 sterling. The masses of burning wreck, which were...Swiftsure without injuring any person. A port fire abo fell into the main-royal of the Alexander : the lire which it occasioned was speedily extinguished.... | |
 | Great Britain - 1836 - 480 pages
...mast when the ship blew up. She had money on board (the plunder of Malta) to the amount of £600,000 sterling. The masses of burning wreck, which were...Swiftsure without injuring any person. A port fire alio fell into the main-royal of the Alexander : the fire which it occasioned was speedily extinguished.... | |
 | Child rearing - 1843 - 320 pages
...amount of £600,000 sterling. The masses of burning wreck, which *caiiered by the explosion, excite^ for some moments apprehensions in the English which...Ball had provided, as far as human foresight could provjde, against any such danger. All the shrouds and sails of his ship^not absolutely necessary for... | |
 | Half hours - 1847 - 580 pages
...blew up. She had money on board (the plunder of Malta) to the amount of six hundred thousand pounds sterling. The masses of burning wreck which were scattered...foretops of the Swiftsure, without injuring any person. A port-fire also fell into the main-royal of the Alexander : the fire which it occasioned was speedily... | |
 | Voyage - 1853 - 440 pages
...blew up. She had money on board (the plunder of Malta) to the amount of six hundred thousand pounds sterling. The masses of burning wreck which were scattered...other danger. Two large pieces fell into the main and fore tops of the Swiftsure, without injuring any person. A port-fire also fell into the main royal... | |
 | Theodore Alors W. Buckley - Children's literature, English - 1854 - 332 pages
...blew up. She had money on board (the plunder of Malta) to the amount of six hundred thousand pounds sterling. The masses of burning wreck which were scattered...large pieces fell into the main and foretops of the Siviftsure, without injuring any person. A port-fire also fell into the main-royal of the Alexander:... | |
 | 1858 - 256 pages
...blew up. She had money on board (the plunder of Malta) to the amount of six hundred thousand pounds sterling. The masses of burning wreck which were scattered...moments apprehensions in the English which they had neverfelt from any other danger. Two large pieces fell into the main and fore tops of the Swiftsure,... | |
 | John Heywood (ltd.) - 1872 - 252 pages
...blew up. She had money on board (the plunder of Malta) to the amount of six hundred thousand pounds sterling. The masses of burning wreck which were scattered...fore-tops of the Swiftsure without injuring any person. A port-fire also fell into the mainroyal of the A lexander ; the fire which it occasioned was speedily... | |
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