 | John Campbell - 1785 - 582 pages
...were beaten by a number confiderably *' lefs than theirs, the calmnefs and thicknefs of the weather " giving very few of the Dutch or the blue the opportunity of " engaging, which I am fure they look upon as a great misfor-r 41 tune; and, had the weather proved otherwife,... | |
 | 1811 - 444 pages
...they were beaten by a number considerably less than theirs; the calmness and thickness of the weather giving very few of the Dutch, or the Blue, the opportunity of engaging; which, 1 am sure, they look upon as a great misfortune ; and, had the weather proved otherwise, I do... | |
 | William Oldys, John Malham - 1811 - 448 pages
...they were beaten by a number considerably less than theirs; the calmness and thickness of the weather giving very few of the Dutch, or the Blue, the opportunity of engaging ; which, I am sure, tiny look upon as a great misfortune ; and, had the weather proyed otherwise, I... | |
 | William Oldys, John Malham - 1811 - 446 pages
...they were beaten by a number considerably less than theirs ; thu calmness and thickness of the weather giving very few of the Dutch, or the Blue, the opportunity of engaging; which, 1 am sure, they look upon as a great misfortune ; and, h.ad the weather proved otherwise, I... | |
 | John Campbell - 1841 - 604 pages
...they were beaten by a number considerably less than theirs, the calmness and thickness of the weather giving very few of the Dutch or the blue the opportunity of engaging, which I am sure they look upon as a great misfortune ; and had the weather proved otherwise, I do not... | |
 | Edward Kirk Rawson - 1899 - 498 pages
...they were beaten by a number considerably less than theirs, the calmness and thickness of the weather giving very few of the Dutch or the blue the opportunity of engaging." The admiral must have known, however, just how many of his ships were engaged when he wrote, a fortnight... | |
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... with that resolution, I cannot think it had any great effect upon them: and this I may affirm for a truth, not with any intention to value our own action, or to lessen the bravery of the enemy, that they were beaten by a number considerably less than... 