The Works of Theodore Roosevelt: The naval war of 1812P.F. Collier & Son, 1882 |
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... effect , both of the British ships hauled out of the fight at 4.30 . " Having lost the use of main- sail , jib , and main - stay , appearances looked a little inauspicious , " writes Captain Hilyar . But the damages were soon repaired ...
... effect , both of the British ships hauled out of the fight at 4.30 . " Having lost the use of main- sail , jib , and main - stay , appearances looked a little inauspicious , " writes Captain Hilyar . But the damages were soon repaired ...
Page 28
... effect . Our second not more successful ; and having lost the use of our main - sail , jib , and main - stay , appearances looked a little inauspicious . " Throughout the war no ship was so desperately defended as the Essex , taking ...
... effect . Our second not more successful ; and having lost the use of our main - sail , jib , and main - stay , appearances looked a little inauspicious . " Throughout the war no ship was so desperately defended as the Essex , taking ...
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... effect , while their antagonist could not return a shot . Contemporary history does not af- ford a single instance of so determined a defence against such frightful odds . The official letters of Captains Hilyar and Porter agree ...
... effect , while their antagonist could not return a shot . Contemporary history does not af- ford a single instance of so determined a defence against such frightful odds . The official letters of Captains Hilyar and Porter agree ...
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... effect aloft , the brig being partially dismantled , while the Peacock's fore - yard was totally disabled by two round shot in the starboard quarter , which I deprived the ship of the use of her fore - 38 Naval War of 1812.
... effect aloft , the brig being partially dismantled , while the Peacock's fore - yard was totally disabled by two round shot in the starboard quarter , which I deprived the ship of the use of her fore - 38 Naval War of 1812.
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... effects , the balance inclined largely to the Americans . The chief damage done to our navy was by the British land - forces , and consisted mainly in forcing us to burn an unfinished frigate and sloop . On the ocean our three sloops ...
... effects , the balance inclined largely to the Americans . The chief damage done to our navy was by the British land - forces , and consisted mainly in forcing us to burn an unfinished frigate and sloop . On the ocean our three sloops ...
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