| Willis John Abbot - 1890 - 490 sidor
...gentleman. "As the 'Chesapeake' now appears ready for sea," he wrote, "I request you will do me the honor to meet the ' Shannon ' with her, ship to ship, to try the fortunes of our respective flags. To an officer of your character, it requires some apology for proceeding... | |
| William Henry Fitchett - 1898 - 392 sidor
...As the Chesapeake," he wrote to Laurence, its captain, " appears now ready for sea, I request that you will do me the favour to meet the Shannon with her, ship to ship." He proceeds to explain the exact armament of the Shannon, the number of her crew, the interesting circumstance... | |
| Richard Bennet - 1899 - 368 sidor
...obliging the old sea dog was about it! "As the Chesapeahe now appears ready for sea,'' wrote he, *' I request you will do me the favour to meet the Shannon,...ship to ship, to try the fortune of our respective Hags. The Shannon mounts twenty-four guns on her broadside, and one light boat gun, eighteen pounders... | |
| Margaret Bertha Synge - 1903 - 258 sidor
...Boston Harbour. "As the Chesapeake appears now ready for sea," ran the challenge, " I request that you will do me the favour to meet the Shannon with...ship, to try the fortune of our respective flags. Choose your terms and place, and let us meet." already captured the Peacock, an English battleship,... | |
| Llewelyn Turner - 1903 - 614 sidor
...directions to deliver it to Captain Lawrence. " As the Chesapeake now appears ready for sea, I request that you will do me the favour to meet the Shannon with...ship, to try the fortune of our respective flags. The Shannon mounts 24 guns upon her broadside (that is 48 guns altogether), and one light boat gun.... | |
| Albert Gleaves - 1904 - 420 sidor
...'13. SIR:— As the "Chesapeake" appears now ready for sea, I request that you will do me the favor to meet the "Shannon" with her, ship to ship, to try the fortunes of our respective flags. To an officer of your character, it requires some apology for proceeding... | |
| 1905 - 818 sidor
...accepting his verbal challenges, which he may never have received, is frank and manly, and begins thus : "As the Chesapeake appears now ready for sea, I request you will do me the favor to meet the Shannon with her, ship to ship, to try the fortunes of our respective flags." The... | |
| 1914 - 798 sidor
...Tenedos, so no British ship will interfere with the duello. This amazing letter begins: "Sir,- — As the Chesapeake appears now ready for sea, I request...will do me the favour to meet the Shannon with her and try the fortune of our respective flags." It ends, "Choose your terms —but let us meet." This... | |
| Sir Ian Hamilton - 1921 - 358 sidor
...from Captain Broke to Captain Lawrence shows that duty was a live motive in Nelson's times : — " As the Chesapeake appears now ready for sea, I request...ship, to try the fortune of our respective flags. ... I entreat you, sir, not to imagine that I am urged by mere personal vanity to the wish of meeting... | |
| Martha Joanna Lamb - 1921 - 636 sidor
...Chesapeake was ready for sea ; and before evening her commander, Philip Vere Broke, wrote to Lawrence, "As the Chesapeake appears now ready for sea, I request you will do me the favor to meet the Shannon with her, ship to ship, to try the fortunes of our respective flags." In... | |
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