The East Anglian. To which is appended The history of Suffolk by T. Harral, W. Bethan and others |
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... islands , which were theu in sight from the fleet . At day break on the 13th they were discovered to leeward of the English , on the star- board tack , consisting of seventeen sail of the line and three frigates , the wind blowing ...
... islands , which were theu in sight from the fleet . At day break on the 13th they were discovered to leeward of the English , on the star- board tack , consisting of seventeen sail of the line and three frigates , the wind blowing ...
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... islands , and immediately singling out the Southampton , called her commander * On the 12th of December , in the following year , la Vestale had another remarkable escape . After sustaining a desperate action of an hour and a quar- ter ...
... islands , and immediately singling out the Southampton , called her commander * On the 12th of December , in the following year , la Vestale had another remarkable escape . After sustaining a desperate action of an hour and a quar- ter ...
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... island ; and they soon be- came so formidable , that Sir Gilbert Elliot , the Vice- roy , found it necessary to intimate to them , that he should withdraw the British forces , and leave them to their former masters . Accordingly , on ...
... island ; and they soon be- came so formidable , that Sir Gilbert Elliot , the Vice- roy , found it necessary to intimate to them , that he should withdraw the British forces , and leave them to their former masters . Accordingly , on ...
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... island ; and so congenial is the soil and climate to its growth and perfection , that it is far superior to that of any other country . * more delicate , in the hollows . This , if not such a foreground as is ridiculed by Mr. Repton ...
... island ; and so congenial is the soil and climate to its growth and perfection , that it is far superior to that of any other country . * more delicate , in the hollows . This , if not such a foreground as is ridiculed by Mr. Repton ...
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... Island of Havergate ; and forming and constructing Basins , Docks , Dams , Canals , Piers , and other works , to connect by a Passage , Cut , or Canal , the River Ore with the North Sea , above Orfordness , and at the North - east point ...
... Island of Havergate ; and forming and constructing Basins , Docks , Dams , Canals , Piers , and other works , to connect by a Passage , Cut , or Canal , the River Ore with the North Sea , above Orfordness , and at the North - east point ...
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