Tierra Bomba, near the mouth of the harbour, known by the name of Bocachica, or Littlemouth, which was surprizingly fortified with castles, batteries, booms, chains, cables, and ships of war. An History of England, in a Series of Letters from a Nobleman to His Son - Trang 156bởi Oliver Goldsmith - 1792Xem Toàn bộ - Giới thiệu về cuốn sách này
| 1767 - 542 trang
...caftles, batteries, bombs, chains, cables, and mips of war. The Britifh forces creeled a battery on more, with which they made a breach in the principal fort, while the admiral fent in a number of fhips to divide the fire of the enemy, and cooperate with the endeavours of the army.... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1769 - 264 trang
...Bomba, near the mouth of the harbour, known by the name of the Bocca-Chica, which was fortified with all the arts of engineering. The Britifh forces erected...with which they made a breach in the principal fort, whtle the Admiral fent in a number of fhips to divide the fire of the enemy ; and to co-operate with... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1771 - 452 trang
...of the harbour, which had been previouQy fortified by all the arts of engineering. The land-forces erected a battery on fhore, with which they made a breach in the principal fort, while Vernon, who commanded the fleet, fent a number of fhips into the harbour, to divide the fire of the... | |
| Tobias Smollett - 1785 - 518 trang
...which was furprifingly fortified with caftles, batteries, booms, chains, cables, and fhips of war. The Britifh forces erected a battery on fhore, with...breach in the principal fort, while the Admiral fent in a number of fhips to divide the fire of the enemy, and co-operate with the endeavours of the army.... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1786 - 298 trang
...known by the name of the Bocca-Chica, which was fortified by all the arts of engineering. The Uritifh forces erected 'a battery on fhore, with which they...number of fhips to divide the fire of. the enemy, and to co-operate with the endeavours of the army. The breach being deemed practicable, the forces advanced... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1789 - 330 trang
...of the harbour, which had been previoufly fortified by all the arts of engineering. The landforces erected a battery on fhore, with which they made a breach in the principal fort, while Vernon, who commanded the fleet, fent a number of fhips into the harbour, to divide the fire of the... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1794 - 450 trang
...harbour, which had been preytQufly .fprtifi^d, ,by all the arts of engineering. The land forces creeled a battery on fhore, with which they made a breach in the principal fort, .while Vernon^ who commanded the fleet, fent a number of (hips, into the harbour, to divide the fire of the... | |
| Tobias Smollett - 1800 - 570 trang
...was ,74," furprizingly fortified with caflles, batteries, booms, chains, cables, and fhips of war. The Britifh forces erected a battery on fhore, with...breach in the principal fort, while the Admiral fent in a number of fhips to divide the fire of the enemy, and co-operate with the endeavours of the army.... | |
| Tobias Smollett - 1804 - 564 trang
...which was furprizingly fortified with caftles, batteries, booms, chains, cables, and fhips of war. The Britifh forces erected a battery on fhore, with which they made a breach ir> the principal fort, while the Admiral feat, in a number of fhips to divide the fire of the enemy,... | |
| David Hume - 1810 - 582 trang
...batteries, booms, chains, cables, and ships of war. The British forces erected a battery on shore, with which they made a breach in the principal fort, while the admiral sent in a number of ships to divide the fire of the enemy, and cooperate with the endeavours of the... | |
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