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This ship, the "Curieux," actually got a glimpse of the enemy far off in mid ocean, and outsailed him to such good purpose that the Admiralty was able to order the squadrons blockading Brest and Rochefort to unite under the command of Sir Robert Calder and try to intercept Villeneuve on his way back.
Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima John Richard Hale
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The brig "Curieux," despatched to England by Nelson the night before he left Antigua, had fallen in with the allied squadrons, nine hundred miles north-northeast from Antigua, on the 19th of June -- just a week after she sailed.
The Life of Nelson, Volume 2 (of 2) The Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great Britain 1877
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That night the troops were landed, and a brig of war, the "Curieux," was despatched to England with word of his intentions.
The Life of Nelson, Volume 2 (of 2) The Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great Britain 1877
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"Curieux," British brig of war, sent by Nelson to England from West Indies with news of his movements, ii.
The Life of Nelson, Volume 2 (of 2) The Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great Britain 1877
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Curieux brig was sent forward, to look into Tobago; and Sir William
The Life of the Right Honourable Horatio Lord Viscount Nelson, Volume 2 James Harrison
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R'envoyant les Curieux aux Autheurs qui ont ecrit amplement des raretéz de la Mesr, je continue ma routte.
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Sans doute quelques Curieux voudroient Scavoir les raisons d'une Entreprise Si grande et eloigneé de mon Pays et Patrie.
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Nelson followed four days later, on June 13, steering for his old post in the Mediterranean, but at the same time despatching the fast brig _Curieux_ to England with news of the French fleet's return.
A History of Sea Power William Oliver Stevens 1916
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Nouveaux et Curieux du Café_ (the Hague, 1693) is inclined to admit that
All About Coffee 1909
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(The obscure origin and history of feminine drawers have been discussed from time to time in the _Intermédiaire des Chercheurs et Curieux_, especially vols. xxv, lii, and liii.)
Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 1 The Evolution of Modesty; The Phenomena of Sexual Periodicity; Auto-Erotism Havelock Ellis 1899
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