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" It is a fact worthy of note, and in the highest degree honourable to our brave tars, that on the day succeeding the destruction of his Britannic Majesty's brig Peacock, the crew of the Hornet made a subscription and supplied the prisoners (who had lost... "
Cobbett's Political Register - Page 685
edited by - 1814
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The Pride of Britannia Humbled: Or, The Queen of the Ocean Unqueen'd, "by ...

William Cobbett - 1815 - 228 pages
...honourable to our brave tars, that on the day succeeding the destruction of his Britannic Majesty's brig Peacock, the crew of the Hornet made a subscription...disapprobation of its conduct, of a hatred of the war, and of " a disposition to put themselves under our protection?" And, if you answer in the negative, as...
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An Impartial and Correct History of the War Between the United States of ...

Thomas O'Connor - 1816 - 338 pages
...on the day preeeding the destruetion of the l i eueoek, the erew of the Hornet made a subseription, and supplied the prisoners (who had lost almost every thing,) with two shirts, and a jaeket and trowsers eaeh. The following is the offieial report of an extraordinary event whieh...
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History of the United States: From Their First Settlement as ..., Volume 3

David Ramsay - 1817 - 522 pages
...unfeeling and lawless tyranny. Oft L the day succeeding the destruction of his Britannic majesty's brig Peacock, the crew of the Hornet made a subscription, and supplied the prisoners with two shirts, a blue jacket and trowsers each, to supply the loss they sustained by the sinking...
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The Naval Monument: Containing Official and Other Accounts of All the ...

Abel Bowen - 1830 - 410 pages
...that, the day preceding the destruction of his Britannic Majesty's brig Peacock the crew of the Horntl made a subscription, and supplied the prisoners, who...almost every thing, with two shirts, a blue jacket and trowser*. each. Tribute of gratitude. JVew-For/b. March 27, 1813. We, the surviving officers of his...
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Letters on the Late War Between the United States and Great Britain ...

William Cobbett - 1815 - 422 pages
...honourable to our brave tars, that, on the day succeeding the destruction of his Britannic majesty's brig Peacock, the crew of the Hornet made a subscription,...disapprobation of its conduct, of a hatred of the war, and of " a disjwiulon to put themselves under our protection?" And, if you answer in the negative, as you...
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Niles' National Register, Volume 4

1813 - 466 pages
...honorable to our braves tars, tltat on the day succeeding the destruction of his Britannic majesty's brig Peacock, the crew of the Hornet made a subscription...with two shirts, a blue jacket and trowsers each. The British prisoners taken on board the Peacock were yesterday morning brought over from the navy...
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Niles' National Register, Volume 4

1813 - 446 pages
...honorable to our brave tars, that on the day succeeding the destruction of his Britannic majesty's brig Peacock, the crew of the Hornet made a subscription and supplied the f prisoners (who had lost almost every thing) with two shirts, a blue jacket and trowsers each. The...
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