The Naval History Of Great Britain From 1793 To 1820 With An Account Of The Origin And Increase Of The British Navy

William James's classic work of naval history is a fascinating account of one of the most important periods in British naval history. From the wars with France and Spain to the rise of British naval power in the 19th century, James covers it all. The book is filled with vivid descriptions of battles at sea, portraits of great naval commanders, and insights into the workings of the Royal Navy. This is a must-read for anyone interested in naval history or British history in general. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1826 Excerpt: ...mouths. It was not until the 24th of December, 1805, that intelligence reached the admiralty, and that was by a cartel from Gibraltar, of the escape from Brest of a french squadron, stated to consist of seven, inBritish stead of 11, sail of the line and four frigates. Irtunedroni diately two british squadrons were ordered to put to semin sea: one 0f seven sail of the line, under vice-admiral pur-ni g.r jQjin g0, .jase Warren, as follows: gun-ship 98 London.. 80 Foudroyant "Ramillies Hero 74 Namur Repulse...Courageux captain sir Harry Neale, bart. vice-adm. (b.) sir John Borlase Warren, bt. captain John Chambers White. Francis Pickmore. hon. Alan Hyde Gardner. Lawrence William Halsted. hon. Arthur Kaye Legge. James Bissett. The other, of the following six sail, under rearadmiral sir Richard Strachan: gun-ship 98 St. SO Caesar ("rear-ad. (b.) sir Richard John Strachan, bt....... capta;n Charles Richardson. George.. captain Thomas Bertie. C Centaur J Terrible 7 j Triumph V.Bellona sir Samuel Hood, lord Henry Paulet. Henry Inman. John Erskine Douglas. About the middle or latter end of January, after having been detained several days by foul winds, these squadrons sailed; sir John Warren's from St.-Helen's, sir Richard Strachaii's from Cawsand bay. Sir John's instructions were to proceed to the 1806 island of Madeira, and there endeavour to gain in-v"jaii7 telligence of the route of the french squadron: if that intelligence did not substantially controvert the supposition of its having gone to the West Indies, the british admiral was then to hasten to Barbadoes; whence, if no tidings could be heard, he was, after leaving a portion of his force with rear-admiral Cochrane, to run down to Jamaica. There he was to consult with vice-admiral Dacres, and, ...

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