The Naval History of Great Britain, from 1793, to 1820, with an Account of the Origin and Increase of the British Navy Volume 6 (Paperback)

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: ... convoy of 25 forthe or 30 sail, which the commodore had understood North. would leave Archangel about the middle of the Bpe' month, under the protection of two british brigsloops. On the 19th of July, when off the North-Cape, in Accomcompany with the privateer-schooner Scourge, of Uy"ae New-York, and in momentary expectation of meeting Privathe Archangel fleet, commodore Rodgers was driven faiis'in from his station by, in the language of his official hletter, "a line-of-battle ship and a frigate," but, runs in the language of truth, by the british 12-pounder, TM 32-gun frigate Alexandria, captain Robert Cath-andria cart, and 16-gun ship-sloop Spitfire, captain Johngpftnre Ellis. As the commodore is very brief in his account of this meeting, we shall take our narrative from the logs of the two british ships. On the day in question, at 2 h. 30 m. P. M., latitude at noon (the mean of the two ships' reckonings) 71 52' north, longitude 20 18' east, the Alexandria and Spitfire, standing south-east by south, with a light wind from the northward, discovered a frigate and a large schooner in the north-north-east. The two british ships immediately hauled up in chase, and at 5 h. 30 m. P. M. tacked to the west-north-west, making the russian as well as english private signals. At 6 h. 15 m. the President and her consort, who had hitherto been standing towards the two british ships, tacked from them to the north-west, under all sail, followed by the Alexandria and Spitfire. At 7 h. 30 m. P. M. the Spitfire was within five miles of the President, who then bore from her north-north-west. In order that there may be no doubt of identity in this case, we subjoin a brief extract or two from the letter of commodore Rodgers. "At the time of meeting wi...