 | John Paul Jones - 1830 - 578 pages
...which now appeared to be the vessel that I had forced ashore. Soon after this, a fleet of forty-one sail appeared off Flamborough Head, bearing NNE This...boat, and hoisted a signal for a general chase.* When * This pilot boat contained sixteen of the best hands on board the Bon Hommu Richard, well armed, under... | |
 | John Paul Jones - 1830 - 564 pages
...ashore. Soon after this, a fleet of forty-one sail appeared off Flamborough Head, bearmg N. \ . E. This induced me to abandon the single ship which had...boat, and hoisted a signal for a general chase.* When * This pilot boat contained sixteen of the best hands on board the Bon Homme Richard, well armed, under... | |
 | John Paul Jones - 1830 - 358 pages
...which now appeared to be the vessel that I had forced ashore. Soon after this a fleet of forty-one sail appeared off Flamborough Head, bearing NNE This...anchored in Burlington Bay; I also called back the pilot-boat, and hoisted a signal for a general chase. When the fleet discovered us bearing down, all... | |
 | John Paul Jones - 1845 - 416 pages
...which now appeared to be the vessel that I had forced ashore. Soon after this a fleet of forty-one sail appeared off Flamborough Head, bearing NNE This...anchored in Burlington Bay ; I also called back the pilot-boat, and hoisted a signal for a general chase. When the fleet discovered us bearing down, all... | |
 | Robert Sears - 1847 - 470 pages
...Soon after this, a fleet of forty-one sail appeared off Flamborough Head, bearing north-northeast. This induced me to abandon the single ship, which...anchored in Burlington bay ; I also called back the pilot-boat, and hoisted a signal for a general chase. When the fleet discovered us bearing down, all... | |
 | Robert Sears - 1848 - 448 pages
...sail appeared off Flamborough Head, bearing north-northeast. This induced me to abandon the •ingle ship, which had then anchored' in Burlington bay ; I also called back the pilot-boat, and hoisted a signal for a general chase. When the fleet discovered us bearing down, all... | |
 | John Frost - 1850 - 462 pages
...following is Paul Jones' own account of this famous \ battle :— " Soon after this a fleet of forty-one sail appeared off Flamborough Head, bearing NNE This...anchored in Burlington Bay ; I also called back the pilot-boat, and hoisted a signal for a general chase. When the fleet discovered us bearing down, all... | |
 | Robert Sears - 1850 - 448 pages
...Soon after this, a fleet of forty-one sail appeared off Flamborough Head, bearing north-northeast. This induced me to abandon the single ship, which...anchored in Burlington bay ; I also called back the pilot-boat, and hoisted a signal for a general chase. When the fleet discovered us bearing down, all... | |
 | John Frost - 1853 - 822 pages
...which now appeared to be the vessel that I had forced ashore. Soon after ihis a fleet of forty-one sail appeared off Flamborough -Head, bearing NNE This...anchored in Burlington Bay ; I also called back the pilot-boat, and hoisted a signal for a general chase. When the fleet discovered us bearing down, all... | |
 | 1855 - 624 pages
...which now appeared to be the vessel that I had forced ashore. Soon after this, a fleet of forty-one sail appeared off Flamborough Head, bearing NNE This...bearing down, all the merchant ships crowded sail toward the shore. The two ships of war that protected the fleet at the same time steered from the land,... | |
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I manned and armed one of the pilot boats to send in pursuit of the brigantine, which now appeared to be the vessel that I had forced ashore. Soon after this, a fleet of forty-one sail appeared off Flamborough Head, bearing NNE This induced me to abandon... 
