 May last, he did withdraw or keep back, and did not do his utmost to take, seize, and destroy, the ships of the French King, which it was his duty to have engaged, and to assist such of his Majesty's ships as were engaged in fight with the French ships,...  The Life of Augustus, Viscount Keppel, Admiral of the White, and First Lord ... - Page 237by Thomas Robert Keppel - 1842Full view - About this book
 | Tobias Smollett - Great Britain - 1760 - 502 pages
...the twentieth day of May laft,. did not do his utmoft endeavour to take, feize, and deftroy the fbips of the French king, which it was his duty to have engaged ; and to affift fuch of his majefty's fhips as were engaged, which it was his duty to have affifted ; and that... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - Great Britain - 1785 - 486 pages
...the twentieth day of May laft, did not do his utmoft endeavour to take, feife, and deftroy the fhips of the French King, which it was his duty to have engaged, and to affift fuch of his Majefty's fhips as were engaged, which it was his duty to have affifted ; and that... | |
 | Robert Beatson - Great Britain - 1790 - 622 pages
...French King, on the 2cth of May laft, he did not do his utmoil to take, feize, and dellroy the (hips of the French King, which it was his duty to have engaged ; and to afSft fuch of his Majefty's (hips as were engaged in fight with the French (hips, which it was. his... | |
 | John M'Arthur - Courts-martial and courts of inquiry - 1792 - 394 pages
...laft, he did withdraw, or keep back, and did not do his utmoft to take, feize, and deftroy the fhips of the French king, which it was his duty to have engaged, and and to affift fuch of his Majefty's fhips as were engaged in the action with the French fhips, which... | |
 | English literature - 1757 - 740 pages
...rear of the French on the zoth of May lad, did not do his utmoft to take, feize, and dcflroy the (hips of the French King, which it was his duty to have engaged, and to afiift fuch of his Majefty's ihips as were enit« had filled their maintopfails and gaged in fight... | |
 | Robert Beatson - Great Britain - 1804 - 478 pages
...the French King, on the 2Oth of May laft, did not do his utmoft to take, feize, and deftroy the (hips of the French King, which it was his duty to have engaged, and to afiift fuch of his Majefty's ihips as were engaged in fight with the French (hips, which it was his... | |
 | John M'Arthur - Courts-martial and courts of inquiry - 1805 - 494 pages
...laft, he did withdraw, or keep back, and did not do his utmoft to take, feize, a.nd deftroy the lhips of the French king, which it was his duty to have engaged, and to affift fuch of his Majefty's fhips as were engaged in the action wi'h the French fhips, which it was... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - Great Britain - 1810 - 576 pages
...between the British and French fleets, on the twentieth day of May last, did not do his utmost endeavour to take, seize, and destroy the ships of the French...assist such of his majesty's ships as were engaged, which it was his duty to have assisted; and that he did not exert his utmost power for the relief of... | |
 | John Campbell - Admirals - 1814 - 546 pages
...did not do his utmost to relieve it. •i •' '••• " That during the engagement, he did not I do his utmost to take, seize, and destroy the ships of the' " French king, and assist such of his own ships as were " engaged. The court martial therefore came to the following... | |
 | David Hume - Great Britain - 1819 - 400 pages
...between the British and French fleets, on the twentieth day of May last, did not do his utmost endeavour to take, seize, and destroy the ships of the French : king, which it was bis duty to have engaged, and to assist such of his majesty's ships as were engaged, which it was his... | |
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