 | James Stanier Clarke, Stephen Jones, John Jones - Europe - 1799 - 640 pages
...their danger : hence arose difficulty and disappointment to the regular troops, who being under arms, and anxious to proceed with all expedition, suffered...men, set off with orders to rally round the Merlin, 1 immediately joined them in hopes of assisting Capt. . : oss and harrassing the enemy ; but although... | |
 | Books and bookselling - 1799 - 510 pages
...embark in. As foon as I faw fcventeen craft of different defcriptioni, having on board ac» men, fet off with orders to rally round the Merlin, I immediately joined them in hopes of affifting Capt. Mofs and baraffiaf the enemy ; but although we were only two hours in getting on board... | |
 | English poetry - 1805 - 1082 pages
...their danger : hence arose difficulty and disappointment to the regular troops, who, being under arms, and anxious to proceed with all expedition, suffered...seventeen craft of different descriptions, having on board 200 men, set off with orders to rally round the Merlin, 1 immediately joined them, in hope of assisting... | |
 | Thomas Southey - West Indies - 1827 - 636 pages
...their danger ; hence arose difficulty and disappointment to the regular troops, who, being under arms and anxious to proceed with all expedition, suffered...seventeen craft of different descriptions, having on board 200 men, set off with orders to rally round the Merlin, I immediately joined them, in hope of assisting... | |
 | Thomas Southey - West Indies - 1827 - 634 pages
...craft to embark in. " As soon as I saw seventeen craft of different descriptions, having on board 200 men, set off with orders to rally round the Merlin, I immediately joined them, in hope of assisting Captain Moss, and harassing the enemy ; but although we were on board the Merlin,... | |
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Hence arose difficulty and disappointment to the regular troops, who being under arras, and anxious to proceed with all expedition, suffered delay from want of the necessary boats and craft to embark in. As soon as I saw seventeen craft of different descriptions,... 