The royal navy - a history from the earliest times to the present (1897) (14765712312)

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Title: The royal navy : a history from the earliest times to the present
Year: 1897 (1890s)
Authors: Clowes, W. Laird (William Laird), Sir, 1856-1905 Markham, Clements R. (Clements Robert), Sir, 1830-1916 Mahan, A. T. (Alfred Thayer), 1840-1914 Wilson, Herbert Wrigley, 1866-1940 Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 Laughton, L. G. Carr (Leonard George Carr), 1871-
Subjects: Great Britain. Royal Navy
Publisher: London : S. Low, Marston and company, limited
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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rval he himself, with the main body, anchored off Belleisle,and landed detachments which ravaged the little islands of Hoatand Hoedic, and brought off much cattle from each. The Groixsquadron, under Captain Richard Fitzpatrick (afterwards LordGowran), of the Bnrford, 70, destroyed numerous villages, and alsosecured about 1300 head of cattle. The Rhe squadron, underCaptain George Mees, of the Sandwich, 90, bombarded the town ofSt. Martin, and thence sailed to Olonne, on the mainland, intowhich it threw a great number of bombs and carcases.^ The chiefsufferers must have been non-combatants ; yet this inhuman method 1 John Lord Berkelej^ of Stratton. Captain, 1G8G. Acting Rear-Admiral underLord Dartmouth, 1688. Vice-Admiral, 1G93. Admiral, 1693. Conducted numerousattacks on French seaports. Admiral of the Fleet, 1696, when Sir Goorge Rooke wentto the Admiralty. Died on February 27th, 1697. ^ While thus detached. Captain Mees took three privateers, one of 38, one of36, and one of 14 guns.
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1696.) CAPTAIN THOMAS ROBINSONS ACTION. 489 of warfare would probably have been continued during the remainderof the summer, had not a large Dutch division been recalled, and hadnot the rest of the fleet run short of provisions. Lord Berkeley,therefore, returned to Torbay on July 20th; and, after awaitinginstructions, anchored at Spithead on August 31st. The fleetdid not again put to sea ere the bigger ships were laid up forthe winter. The minor actions of the year in home waters were neither verynumerous nor very noteworthy. In January, the Lichfield, 42,Captain Lord Archibald Hamilton, made prize in the Channel of aSt. Malo privateer, the Tigre, 24; and, in the following April, shecaptured five, and drove ashore several other sail of a fleet of aboutsixty French merchantmen off Cherbourg. Captain William Jumper, of the Weymouth, was as active as hehad been in previous years. In February, among several prizeswhich he took, was a privateer of twenty guns. In December, incompany With C

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