The Works of Theodore Roosevelt: The naval war of 1812P.F. Collier & Son, 1882 |
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... brig Chasseur captures St. Lawrence schooner - Constitution captures Cyane and Levant— Escapes from a British squadron - The Hornet cap- tures the Penguin , and escapes from a 74 - The Pea- cock and the Nautilus - Summary - Remarks on ...
... brig Chasseur captures St. Lawrence schooner - Constitution captures Cyane and Levant— Escapes from a British squadron - The Hornet cap- tures the Penguin , and escapes from a 74 - The Pea- cock and the Nautilus - Summary - Remarks on ...
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... brig being in sight . This rencounter gave rise to nonsensical boastings on both sides ; one American writer calls the Loire the Plantagenet , 74 ; James , on the other hand , states that the President was afraid to engage the 38 - gun ...
... brig being in sight . This rencounter gave rise to nonsensical boastings on both sides ; one American writer calls the Loire the Plantagenet , 74 ; James , on the other hand , states that the President was afraid to engage the 38 - gun ...
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... brig were perceived close inshore near the breakers . Judging from their motions that they would at- tempt to cut him out when it was dark , Mr. Basset 10 James , vi , 479 . At half - past made his preparations accordingly . " ΙΟ Naval ...
... brig were perceived close inshore near the breakers . Judging from their motions that they would at- tempt to cut him out when it was dark , Mr. Basset 10 James , vi , 479 . At half - past made his preparations accordingly . " ΙΟ Naval ...
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... British officer , but it is justly strong . Exactly as any outsider must consider Warrington's attack on the British brig Nautilus in 1815 as a piece of needless cruelty ; so any outsider must con- 30 Naval War of 1812.
... British officer , but it is justly strong . Exactly as any outsider must consider Warrington's attack on the British brig Nautilus in 1815 as a piece of needless cruelty ; so any outsider must con- 30 Naval War of 1812.
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... brig - sloop Epervier , Capt . Wales , 5 days out of Havana , and with $ 118,000 in specie on board.26 The Epervier when discovered was steering north by east , the wind being from the eastward ; soon afterward the wind veered gradually ...
... brig - sloop Epervier , Capt . Wales , 5 days out of Havana , and with $ 118,000 in specie on board.26 The Epervier when discovered was steering north by east , the wind being from the eastward ; soon afterward the wind veered gradually ...
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