by John Marshall, Royal Naval Biography — De Starck… (1823)
“ Lieutenant de Starck anchored the Milbrook within musket-shot of her, and in the evening a heavy fire was opened upon him from the shore with some field-pieces, which, however, did no sort of damage, and I am happy to say, that on our side not a man was hurt. ”
by John Marshall, Royal Naval Biography — De Starck… (1823)
“ When in lat. 39° 20' N. and long. 35° 49' W., Captain de Starck fell in with the Regulus French 74, by which ship he was chased for eight hours, right before the wind; his pursuer within gun-shot, and repeatedly firing upon him. Fortunately, a violent squall suddenly came on, of which he promptly availed himself by hauling up several points, unperceived by the enemy, who ran so far to leeward before the weather cleared up that she was then scarcely visible [5] . ”
by John Marshall, Royal Naval Biography — De Starck… (1823)
“ The highly respectable gentleman whose services we have been describing, was the original inventor of the now well-known method of projecting a rope by means of powder and shot, the practicability of which contrivance he proved by repeated experiments made on the river Thames, in 1789. ”
