The Naval Battles of Great Britain, From the Accession of the Illustrious House of Hanover to the Throne to the Battle of Navarin
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Parker. " About a quarter before eleven the signal for the line-of-battle without regard to the order presctibed ; the enemy now being open to our view, in a disordered line upon the larboard tack : the King's fleet upon the starboard tack. At forty- two minutes past eleven the signal to cut through the enemy's line, I being the only flag oflicer in the van, this was effected by the CuUoden, Blenheim, myself in the Prince George, Orion, and Colossus. The CuUoden passed through, leaving some shi...ps of the enemy between the Prince George and herself; the other four of us were close after each other, which occasioned the enemy's ships left in the rear, though the two headmost were three-deckers, to tack, and make a great deal of sail. At forty-eight minutes past eleven the signal to engage, SIR JOHN JERVIS. 243 which continued during our passing through a number of the enemy's ships, upon the contrary tack in no regular order, close on board of some, and others more distant, and until eighteen minutes past twelve, when we tacked per signal, in which time the Colossus lost her fore and fore-topsail yards.
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