The sailor's companion, and merchantman's convoy Shewing the military power of the Lord High-Admiral, And The Duty and Conduct of all Superior and Inferior Officers of the Royal Navy of Great-Britain. Also The State of the Navy in the Year 973. the Reign of King Edgar, and in 1171. King Henry the Second's Time, who fitted out a Fleet of 400 Sail to reduce Ireland, with the Success of that Expedition: Also an Account of the Fleets that were fitted out by the succeeding Kings; and a List of the Navy as it stood on the first Day of July, 1740. Likewise A Dissertation on the Honour of the Flag; and on the British Right to the Sovereignty of the Seas: With seasonable Remarks in Relation to the Fishery on the Coasts, being monopoliz'd by Foreigners: Together with several useful and curious Particulars mention'd in the Table annex'd. By J. Cowley, Author of The Description of the Windward Passage, &c

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Cowley, John
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Dublin printed for G. Ewing, Bookseller, at the Angel and Bible in Dame-Street 1741, MDCCXLI. [1741]
Subjects:	Great Britain / Royal Navy / Sailors' Handbooks
Online Access:	http://nl.sub.uni-goettingen.de/id/0378000700?orig...
Collection:	Eighteenth Century Collections Online / ECCO - Collection details see MPG.ReNa