 He made signal to tack in succession. Nelson, whose station was in the rear of the British line, perceived that the Spaniards were bearing up before the wind, with an intention of forming their line, going large, and joining their separated ships, or...  The British Critic - Sivu 3591813Koko teos - Tietoja tästä kirjasta
 | John George Edgar - 1861 - 364 sivua
...Spaniards filled that hero's mind with suspicion. "It is clear," he said to himself," that the enemy are bearing up before the wind with an intention of forming their line, going large, and joining their separate ships, or else getting off without an engagement; it is necessary to frustrate their purposes."... | |
 | 1869 - 506 sivua
...in succession; but perceiving the Spanish fleet to bear up before the wind, or nearly so, evidently with an intention of forming their line, going large and joining their separate divisions at that time engaged with some of our centre ships, or flying from us ; to prevent... | |
 | Evert Augustus Duyckinck - 1872 - 740 sivua
...signal to tack in succession. Nelson, whose station was in the rear of the British line, perceiving that the Spaniards were bearing up before the wind, with an intention of forming line and joining their separated ships, or of avoiding an engagement, disobeyed the signal without... | |
 | James Grant - 1873 - 598 sivua
...leeward by wearing round the rear of the British line." Nelson, whose station was in rear of the latter, perceived that the Spaniards were bearing up before...with an intention of forming their line, going large (ie, with the breeze abaft the beam), and joining their separated vessels, or else of getting away... | |
 | 1876 - 504 sivua
...of metal. He made signal to tack in succession. Nelson, whose station was in the rear of the British line, perceived that the Spaniards were bearing up...forming their line, going large, and joining their separated ships, or else, of getting off without an engagement. To prevent either of these schemes,... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1877 - 410 sivua
...of metal. He made signal to tack in succession. Nelson, whose station was in the rear of the British line, perceived that the Spaniards were bearing up...forming their line, going large, and joining their separated ships ; or else, of getting off without an engagement. To prevent either of these schemes,... | |
 | 1877 - 814 sivua
...whole fleet, and mado the signal to tack in succession. But Nelson, who was in the rear of the British line, perceived that the Spaniards were bearing up before the wind, with the intention of forming their line, and either rejoining their separated ships, or escaping an engagement.... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1878 - 306 sivua
...of metal. He made signal to tack in succession. Nelson, whose station was in the rear of the British line, perceived that the Spaniards were bearing up...forming their line, going large, and joining their separated ships ; or else, of getting off without an engagement. To prevent either of these schemes,... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1881 - 348 sivua
...of metal. He made signal to tack in succession. Nelson, whose station was in the rear of the British line, perceived that the Spaniards were bearing up...forming their line, going large, and joining their separated ships, or else of getting off without an engagement. To prevent either of these schemes,... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1883 - 316 sivua
...of metal. He made signal to tack in succession. Nelson, whose station was in the rear of the British line, perceived that the Spaniards were bearing up...forming their line, going large, and joining their separated ships ; or else, of getting off without an engagement. To prevent either of these schemes,... | |
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