fire-ships

After some preliminary hostilities, the said Duke sailed to the coast of Holland with a fleet of ninety-eight vessels of war, and four fire-ships.

A Child's History of England 2007

Drake sent eight blazing fire-ships right into the midst of it.

A Child's History of England 2007

Scudamore had nothing to do with the loose adventure of the fire-ships, the object of which was to huddle together this advanced part of the flotilla, so that the catamarans might sweep unseen into a goodly thicket of vessels, and shatter at least half

Springhaven Richard Doddridge 2004

Admiral, Lord Keith, resolved after much consultation to try what could be done with fire-ships.

Springhaven Richard Doddridge 2004

One of the fire-ships, as scandal did declare, was that very ancient tub indeed — that could not float on its bottom — the Peggy of Springhaven, bought at thrice her value, through the influence of Admiral Darling.

Springhaven Richard Doddridge 2004

At this time there was in the public mind, which is quite of full feminine agility, a strong prejudice against the use of fire-ships.

Springhaven Richard Doddridge 2004

Nothing, however, was done that night, by reason perhaps of the weather; but the following night being favourable, and the British fleet brought as nigh as it durst come, the four fire-ships were despatched after dark, when the enemy was likely to be engaged with supper.

Springhaven Richard Doddridge 2004

He desired Mr. Jolter to keep his pupil out of the clutches of those sharking priests who lie in wait to make converts of all young strangers, and in a particular manner cautioned the youth against carnal conversation with the Parisian dames, who, he understood, were no better than gaudy fire-ships ready primed with death and destruction.

The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle 2004

Moreover, they knew that there were four fire-ships, one of which was the Peggy of

Springhaven Richard Doddridge 2004

The principal military events of the year were the terrible massacre of the inhabitants of the Island of Scio by the Turks in April; the defeat of the latter in the Morea, where more than twenty thousand of them were slain; the successes of the Greek fire-ships, by which many

Mosaics of Grecian History Marcius Willson