The Works of Theodore Roosevelt: The naval war of 1812P.F. Collier & Son, 1882 |
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... Essex cap- tured - The Frolic captured - The Peacock captures the Epervier - Commodore Barney's flotilla - The British in the Chesapeake - The Wasp captures the Reindeer and sinks the Avon - Cruise and loss of the Adams - The privateer ...
... Essex cap- tured - The Frolic captured - The Peacock captures the Epervier - Commodore Barney's flotilla - The British in the Chesapeake - The Wasp captures the Reindeer and sinks the Avon - Cruise and loss of the Adams - The privateer ...
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... Essex captured - The Frolic captured - The Peacock captures the Epervier- Commodore Barney's flotilla — The British in the Chesa- peake - The Wasp captures the Reindeer and sinks the Avon - Cruise and loss of the Adams — The privateer ...
... Essex captured - The Frolic captured - The Peacock captures the Epervier- Commodore Barney's flotilla — The British in the Chesa- peake - The Wasp captures the Reindeer and sinks the Avon - Cruise and loss of the Adams — The privateer ...
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... Essex by a coup de main . They hauled into the harbor on a wind , the Cherub falling to leeward ; while the Phoebe made the port quarters of the Essex , and 13 They afterward took on board enough men from British merchant - vessels to ...
... Essex by a coup de main . They hauled into the harbor on a wind , the Cherub falling to leeward ; while the Phoebe made the port quarters of the Essex , and 13 They afterward took on board enough men from British merchant - vessels to ...
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... Essex by sur- prise , and , standing on the after - gun , he inquired after Captain Porter's health ; the latter returned the inquiry , but warned Hilyar not to fall foul . The British captain then braced back his yards , remark- ing ...
... Essex by sur- prise , and , standing on the after - gun , he inquired after Captain Porter's health ; the latter returned the inquiry , but warned Hilyar not to fall foul . The British captain then braced back his yards , remark- ing ...
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... Essex interpreting this as a challenge , took the crew of the Essex Junior aboard and went out to attack the British frigate . But the latter did not await the combat ; she bore up , set her studding - sails , and ran down to the Cherub ...
... Essex interpreting this as a challenge , took the crew of the Essex Junior aboard and went out to attack the British frigate . But the latter did not await the combat ; she bore up , set her studding - sails , and ran down to the Cherub ...
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