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Naval researches;: Or A candid inquiry into the conduct of Admirals Byron, Graves, Hood, and Rodney, in the actions off Grenada, Chesapeak, St. ... British accounts of the American Revolution)
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About Naval Researches;: Or A Candid Inquiry Into The
Excerpt from Naval Researches, or a Candid Inquiry Into the Conduct of Admirals Byron, Graves, Hood, and Rodney: In the Action Off Grenada, Chesapeak, Sr. Christophers, and of the Ninth and Twelfth of April, 1782, Being a Reputation of the Plans and Statements of Mr. Clerk, Rear Admiral Ekins, and Others; Founded on Authentic Documents, or Actual ObservationHaving devoted a considerable portion of the leisure which it has been the lot of many a Sailor on shore to enjoy, to keeping alive in my own mind an interest in the pursuits of the Profession to which I find the attachment which bound me to it in child hood, still unabated, I am desirous that others also should cherish at least an equal interest in studies of such vital importance to their country; and, with this View, Ihave endeavoured to divest the generally received opinions on certain Naval Movements, of the intricacies and contrad ictions which have hitherto enveloped them, and which, if suffered to remain, would tend to disgust the young Naval Student by their perplexing Obscurity, and to damp the ardour he might otherwise feel in preparing himself for the momentous duties ofhis profession.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
