The Works of Theodore Roosevelt: The naval war of 1812P.F. Collier & Son, 1882 |
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... officers , were frost - bitten and crippled . But no stress of weather could long keep the stub- born and hardy British from their posts . With ceaseless vigilance they traversed continually the al- lotted cruising grounds , capturing ...
... officers , were frost - bitten and crippled . But no stress of weather could long keep the stub- born and hardy British from their posts . With ceaseless vigilance they traversed continually the al- lotted cruising grounds , capturing ...
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... officers . " The statement that such men , command- ed by one of the bravest and most skilful captains of our navy , would shrink from attacking a greatly inferior foe , is hardly worth while denying ; and , fortunately , such denial is ...
... officers . " The statement that such men , command- ed by one of the bravest and most skilful captains of our navy , would shrink from attacking a greatly inferior foe , is hardly worth while denying ; and , fortunately , such denial is ...
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... officer and a sea- man.12 For his skill and gallantry Mr. Basset was promoted to a lieutenancy , and for a time his exploit put a complete stop to the cutting - out expeditions along that part of the coast . The Alligator herself sank ...
... officer and a sea- man.12 For his skill and gallantry Mr. Basset was promoted to a lieutenancy , and for a time his exploit put a complete stop to the cutting - out expeditions along that part of the coast . The Alligator herself sank ...
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... officers were intensely irritated over this , and American writers have sneered much at “ a British 36 refusing combat with an American 32. " But the armaments of the two frigates were so wholly dissimilar that it is hard to make ...
... officers were intensely irritated over this , and American writers have sneered much at “ a British 36 refusing combat with an American 32. " But the armaments of the two frigates were so wholly dissimilar that it is hard to make ...
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... officer to leave anything to chance . Seeing he could not close , Porter had a hawser bent on the sheet - anchor and let go . This brought the ship's head round , keeping her stationary ; and from such of her guns as were not dismounted ...
... officer to leave anything to chance . Seeing he could not close , Porter had a hawser bent on the sheet - anchor and let go . This brought the ship's head round , keeping her stationary ; and from such of her guns as were not dismounted ...
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