The Naval History of Great Britain: From the Declaration of War by France, in February 1793, to the Accession of George IV. in January 1820 : in Six Volumes, Հատոր 6Harding, Lepard, and Company, 1826 |
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... 11th of May , to join their ship , must have brought some verbal orders of a more particular nature ; for one of the President's officers , dore Rod- 66 in a letter to a friend , says : " 10 LIGHT SQUADRONS AND SINGLE SHIPS .
... 11th of May , to join their ship , must have brought some verbal orders of a more particular nature ; for one of the President's officers , dore Rod- 66 in a letter to a friend , says : " 10 LIGHT SQUADRONS AND SINGLE SHIPS .
Էջ 11
... says : " By the officers who 1811 . came from Washington we learn , that we are sent May . in pursuit of the british frigate , who had impressed a passenger from a brig . " This british frigate was reported to be the Guerrière ; and the ...
... says : " By the officers who 1811 . came from Washington we learn , that we are sent May . in pursuit of the british frigate , who had impressed a passenger from a brig . " This british frigate was reported to be the Guerrière ; and the ...
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... says , it was " eleven " when he descried the President ; the Little - Belt's log says , " half past . " Even the latest of these times would , according to the letter of com- modore Rodgers , make it 40 minutes after the Little- Belt ...
... says , it was " eleven " when he descried the President ; the Little - Belt's log says , " half past . " Even the latest of these times would , according to the letter of com- modore Rodgers , make it 40 minutes after the Little- Belt ...
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... say , by each ship ; and , let us also say , that both guns went off by accident . A gun- cident , two Each ship ... says " three quarters ; " some of the american officers , " a quarter of an hour or twenty minutes . " dent . May ...
... say , by each ship ; and , let us also say , that both guns went off by accident . A gun- cident , two Each ship ... says " three quarters ; " some of the american officers , " a quarter of an hour or twenty minutes . " dent . May ...
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... says . the commodore , " her appearance indicated she was a frigate . " Had the Little - Belt been a deep - waisted or frigate - built ship , such a mistake might have happened ; but she was a low flush vessel , similar in size , number ...
... says . the commodore , " her appearance indicated she was a frigate . " Had the Little - Belt been a deep - waisted or frigate - built ship , such a mistake might have happened ; but she was a low flush vessel , similar in size , number ...
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The Naval History of Great Britain: From the Declaration of War by ..., Հատոր 6 William James Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1826 |
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