 OFFICERS AND SEAMEN OF THE ALABAMA! — You have at length, another opportunity of meeting the enemy — the first that has been presented to you, since you sank the Hatteras! In the meantime you have been all over the world, and it is not too much to...  Two Years on the Alabama - Page 243by Arthur Sinclair - 1895 - 344 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Benjamin La Bree - 1898 - 580 pages
...this formal way since I had addressed them on the memorable occasion of commissioning the ship : " Officers and seamen of the Alabama : You have, at...opportunity of meeting the enemy ; the first that has Sinking of the Alabama ; the Deerhound Rescuing a Portion of the Crew. been presented to you since... | |
 | Edward Kirk Rawson - 1899 - 466 pages
...to neutrals. Captain Semmes, just before the action, mounted a gun carriage, and made the following address : " Officers and seamen of the Alabama : You...the first that has been presented to you since you sank the Hatteras! In the meantime you have been all over the world, and it is not too much to say... | |
 | John McIntosh Kell - 1900 - 326 pages
...at their best, Captain Semmes ordered them sent aft, and mounting a gun-carriage made them a brief address: "Officers and seamen of the Alabama: You have at length another opportunity to meet the enemy, the first that has presented to you since you sank the Hatteras. In the meantime... | |
 | John Morris Ellicott - 1901 - 330 pages
...approaching the Kearsarge, Semmes had his crew mustered aft, and from a gun-carriage delivered the following address : * " Officers and seamen of the Alabama :...the first that has been presented to you since you sank the Hatteras. In the meantime you have been all over the world, and it is not too much to say... | |
 | John Morris Ellicott - 1901 - 332 pages
...Kearsarge, Semmes had his crew mustered aft, and from a gun-carriage delivered the following address : 1 " Officers and seamen of the Alabama : You have at length...the first that has been presented to you since you sank the Hatteras. In the meantime you have been all over the world, and it is not too much to say... | |
 | Frederic Stanhope Hill - 1903 - 638 pages
...Just before the battle began, Captain Semmes called all hands aft and, mounting a gun-carriage, said: Officers and seamen of the Alabama: You have at length...the first that has been presented to you since you sank the Hatteras! In the meantime, you have been all over the world, and it is not too much to say... | |
 | Australia. Parliament - 1903 - 1422 pages
...a vessel of superior force is . described in Captain Semme's address to the men in these terms — You have at length another opportunity of meeting...the first that has been presented to you since you sank the Hnttera». In tl>e meantime you have been all over the world, and it is not too much to say... | |
 | Charles Francis Horne, Rossiter Johnson - 1905 - 474 pages
...struggle. Mustering all his snip's company upon the deck, Captain Semmes addressed them as follows: "You have at length another opportunity of meeting...been presented to you since you sunk the Hatteras! l In the mean time you have been all over the world, and it is not too much to say that you have destroyed,... | |
 | Albert M. Goodrich - 1906 - 244 pages
...leaving the harbor the crew were called aft, and, mounting a gun carriage, he addressed them as follows: Officers and seamen of the Alabama: You have at length...that has been presented to you since you sunk the Hattcras. In the meantime you have been all over the world, and it is not too much to say that you... | |
 | 1907 - 430 pages
...harangue which he delivered to his crew while mounted on a gun-carriage. He said : " Officers and men of the Alabama. You have at length another opportunity...the first that has been presented to you since you sank the Hatter as! In the meantime you have been all over the world, and it is not too much to say... | |
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