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. 1832 Excerpt: ...of bad weather, or an encounter with an enemy, could have such deficiencies made good by supplies from her consorts, and thus resume her station in the most important crisis; a crisis, perhaps, in which a glorious cause was at stake--a crisis in which redoubled energy was called for, and a crisis in which fidelity, and ...
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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. 1832 Excerpt: ...of bad weather, or an encounter with an enemy, could have such deficiencies made good by supplies from her consorts, and thus resume her station in the most important crisis; a crisis, perhaps, in which a glorious cause was at stake--a crisis in which redoubled energy was called for, and a crisis in which fidelity, and honour, and bravery, and glory, were to surround a nation's banners. Amidst such a variety of ships which constitutes a British Navy, it may seem impracticable to accomplish a design so bold, without incurring great expense; it is a work that only time can accomplish, and all should be effected in the several repairs, unless a still bolder stroke were sanctioned, by metamorphosing at once. Our neighbours, the French, are at work. Why should not we? Then let us reduce our Caledonia, and her sister ships, a deck, and bring them upon a par with the Delaware, in metal and capabilities; and as America is upon a gigantic stretch in three deckers--let us produce the same, which ships, with the Caledonia, &c. should constitute the line; our 84's, approximating to each other in tonnage, and of the known best lines, reduce to double bank frigates, armed with heavy metal; and our 1800 ton 74's continue to reduce to fine frigates, as already begun--these would constitute a frigate class. Our present frigates, averaging about 1100 tons, and those of 600, continue to metamorphose into corvettes--brigs, fe.. dispose of ad libitum. Intermediate vessels, from the line to the sloop, might, with great propriety, be converted into store and troop ships, for which they would be admirably calculated. Continue the construction of Steamers: we should then, it is deemed, possess a navy, an honour to ourselves, and a terror to our foes. In taking a retrospective v...
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