 I became then fearful, lest after some fighting, he would again make for the shore. To defeat this, I determined to keep full speed on, and with a port helm to run under the stern of the Alabama and rake her, if he did not prevent it by sheering and keeping...  Essex Institute Historical Collections - Pàgina 104per Essex Institute - 1924Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | Jesse Ames Spencer - 1866 - 620 pàgines
...speed on, and with a port helm to run under the steru of the Alabama and rake, if he did not pi-event it, by sheering and keeping his broadside to us. He adopted this mode as a preventive, and, as-a consequence, the Alabama was forced with a full head of steam, into a circular track, during the... | |
 | United States. Navy Dept - 1864 - 916 pàgines
...that Captain Semmes did not seek close action. 1 became then fearful lest, after some fighting, that he would again make for the shore. To defeat this...helm to run under the stern of the Alabama and rake her, if he did not prevent it by sheering and keeping his broadside to us. He adopted this mode as... | |
 | United States. Navy Department - 1864 - 854 pàgines
...that Captain Semmes did not seek close action. I became then fearful lest, after some fighting, that he would again make for the shore. To defeat this...determined to keep full speed on, and with a port helm to nm under the sUrn of the Alabama and rake her, if he did not prevent it by sheering and keeping his... | |
 | Samuel Mosheim Smucker - 1865 - 1244 pàgines
...with a third, without damaging us except in rigging. " We had now arrived within about nine hundred yards of her, and I was apprehensive that another...helm to run under the stern of the Alabama and rake her, if he did not prevent it by sheering and keeping his broadside to us. He adopted this mode as... | |
 | Thomas Prentice Kettell - 1865 - 944 pàgines
...that Captain Semmes did not seek close action. I became then fearful lest, after some fighting, that he would again make for the shore. To defeat this,...helm to run under the stern of the Alabama and rake her, if he did hot prevent it by sheering and keeping his broadside to us. He adopted this mode as... | |
 | Thomas Prentice Kettell - 1865 - 872 pàgines
...that Captain Semmos did not seek close action. I became then fearful lest, after some fighting, that he would again make for the shore. To defeat this, I determined to koep full speed on, and with a port helm to run under the stern of the Alabama and rake her, if he... | |
 | Edward Everett Hale - 1880 - 322 pàgines
...apparent that Capt. Semmes did not seek close action. I became then fearful lest after some fighting, that he would again make for the shore. To defeat this...to run under the stern of the " Alabama " and rake her, if he did not prevent it by sheering and keeping his broadside to us. He adopted this mode as... | |
 | Edward Everett Hale - 1880 - 334 pàgines
...apparent that Capt. Semmes did not seek close action. I became then fearful lest after some fighting, that he would again make for the shore. To defeat this...determined to keep full speed on, and with a port helm tc run under the stern of the " Alabama " and rake her, if he did not prevent it by sheering and keeping... | |
 | Henry Harrison Metcalf, John Norris McClintock - 1894 - 512 pàgines
...that Captain Seinmes did not seek close action. I became fearful lest, after some fighting, he would make for the shore. To defeat this I determined to...helm to run under the stern of the Alabama and rake her, if he did not prevent it by sheering and keeping his broadside to us. He adopted this mode as... | |
 | Henry Harrison Metcalf, John Norris McClintock - 1894 - 512 pàgines
...that Captain Summes did not seek close action. I became fearful lest, after some fighting, he would make for the shore. To defeat this I determined to...helm to run under the stern of the Alabama and rake her, if he did not prevent it by sheering and keeping his broadside to us. He adopted this mode as... | |
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