ISBN: 9780217730815

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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www. million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: out Europe, and for the happinefs of mankind, extended its influence over all the other quarters of the world, was very favourable to a defign which his Britannic Majefty had long formed, of fending fome veflels under the command of intelligent and enterprizing officers, to explore fuch parts of the globe as were imperfectly known, and if poffible to afcertain the truth of geographical opinions, which were by many con- fidered as chimerical or at beft problematicalf. Thefe voyagers, befides their defign of making new difcoveries, and of afcertain- ing with more precifion thofe alteady made, had it alfo in view to fearch for objects which might enlarge or improve our commerce. The firft who was fent on this fervice was the Honourable Captain John Byron, in his Majefty's fhip the Dolphin of twenty guns, accompanied by the Tamer floop, commanded by Captain Patrick Mowat. Befides other inftructions, Captain Byron had orders to make an accurate furvey of fuch iflands as lay to the eaftward of the coaft of the moft foutherly part of the continent of South America. This led him to examine with great attention Falkland's iflands: and from the favourable report which he made of them on his return, meafures were purfued by Adminiftration, which, by their conferences, had nearly involved the country in a war with Spain. Thefe wilt be confidered in their proper place, 1765. The next event which falls under our notice,' and which was followed by confequences of flill greater importance, was thethe taxation of the Britifh American Colonies by the famous Stamp Act. Without entering into any detail of the arguments which were adduced, in fupport either of the meafuresof Government, or of the claims of the Colonies, it will be fuffi- cient to obferve, that the party called the Books History~~United States~~Revolutionary Period (1775-1800) Naval-And-Military-Memoirs-Of-Great-Britain-From-1727-To-1783~~Robert-Beatson General Books LLC This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from GeneralBooksClub.com. You can also preview excerpts from the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Volume: 4; Original Published by: Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme in 1804 in 598 pages; Subjects: Great Britain; United States; History / General; History / Europe / Great Britain; History / Military / Naval; History / United States / General; History / United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775); History / United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800); Juvenile Nonfiction / History / United States / Colonial & Revolutionary Periods; Political Science / Constitutions;<

ISBN: 9780217730815

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This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1804. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... fleet at Barbadoes, where he joined Rear-Admiral Barrington.* In this dangerous voyage he lost only one small vessel, which was taken by the French squadron. A resolution was immediately formed to attack the ifland of St. Lucia: and, that no time might be lost in making new signals, Admiral Barrington adcpted thofe given out by Commodore Hotham. The Admiral sent ahead the Ariadne, Ceres, Snake, Pelican, and Barbadoes; and ordered them to be stationed so as to intercept any vessels that might attempt to escape from St. Lucia, or which, by going there, might give the enemy notice of the intended attack. With the rest of the fleet and troops, he failed from Carlifle Bay on the 12th of December : and in the asternoon of next day, the whole anchored in the Grand Cul de Sac of the ifland of St. Lucia. The troops were ordered immediately to prepare for landing, and soon aster to get into the flat-boats, and assemble astern of the Preston. Commodore Hotham, assisted by Captains Grissiths, Braithwaite, and Onflow, superintended the debarkation. The Venus was ordered to silence a battery of four twelve pounders, that sired on the ships; and this was accomplished in half an hour by Captain Ferguson. The sirst division of the army, under the command of Brigadier-General Medows, then made good their landing; and were immediately supported by the fn.st brigade, under Brigadier-General Prescott. The remainder of the troops, under the command of Brigadier-General Sir Henry Calder, were landed early next morning. Brigadier-General Medows, as soon as he had landed and formed the troops on the beach, pushed forward with his division, and forced the Chevalier de Micoud, with a corps of regular troops and a great body of militia, to abandon the heights on the north side of the bay. ... Robert Beatson, Books, History, Naval And Military Memoirs Of Great Britain, From 1727 To 1783 (volume 4) Books>History This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from GeneralBooksClub.com. You can also preview excerpts from the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Volume: 4; Original Published by: Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme in 1804 in 598 pages; Subjects: Great Britain; United States; History / General; History / Europe / Great Britain; History / Military / Naval; History / United States / General; History / United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775); History / United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800); Juvenile Nonfiction / History / United States / Colonial & Revolutionary Periods; Political Science / Constitutions;<

ISBN: 9780217730815

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1804. Not illustrat… Mehr…

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1804. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... fleet at Barbadoes, where he joined Rear-Admiral Barrington.* In this dangerous voyage he lost only one small vessel, which was taken by the French squadron. A resolution was immediately formed to attack the ifland of St. Lucia: and, that no time might be lost in making new signals, Admiral Barrington adcpted thofe given out by Commodore Hotham. The Admiral sent ahead the Ariadne, Ceres, Snake, Pelican, and Barbadoes; and ordered them to be stationed so as to intercept any vessels that might attempt to escape from St. Lucia, or which, by going there, might give the enemy notice of the intended attack. With the rest of the fleet and troops, he failed from Carlifle Bay on the 12th of December : and in the asternoon of next day, the whole anchored in the Grand Cul de Sac of the ifland of St. Lucia. The troops were ordered immediately to prepare for landing, and soon aster to get into the flat-boats, and assemble astern of the Preston. Commodore Hotham, assisted by Captains Grissiths, Braithwaite, and Onflow, superintended the debarkation. The Venus was ordered to silence a battery of four twelve pounders, that sired on the ships; and this was accomplished in half an hour by Captain Ferguson. The sirst division of the army, under the command of Brigadier-General Medows, then made good their landing; and were immediately supported by the fn.st brigade, under Brigadier-General Prescott. The remainder of the troops, under the command of Brigadier-General Sir Henry Calder, were landed early next morning. Brigadier-General Medows, as soon as he had landed and formed the troops on the beach, pushed forward with his division, and forced the Chevalier de Micoud, with a corps of regular troops and a great body of militia, to abandon the heights on the north side of the bay. ... Robert Beatson, Books, History, Naval And Military Memoirs Of Great Britain, From 1727 To 1783 (volume 4) Books>History, General Books LLC<

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