The Works of Theodore Roosevelt: The naval war of 1812P.F. Collier & Son, 1882 |
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... is , for anything below the rank of the frigate- built corvettes of the Cyane's class . The danger 1 Captain Broke's letter of challenge to Captain Lawrence . of recapture was too great to permit of the prizes 4 Naval War of 1812.
... is , for anything below the rank of the frigate- built corvettes of the Cyane's class . The danger 1 Captain Broke's letter of challenge to Captain Lawrence . of recapture was too great to permit of the prizes 4 Naval War of 1812.
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Theodore Roosevelt. of recapture was too great to permit of the prizes being sent in , so they were generally destroyed as soon as captured ; and as the cruising grounds ... prizes of not much value . She then turned toward On the Ocean 5.
Theodore Roosevelt. of recapture was too great to permit of the prizes being sent in , so they were generally destroyed as soon as captured ; and as the cruising grounds ... prizes of not much value . She then turned toward On the Ocean 5.
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Theodore Roosevelt. prizes of not much value . She then turned toward the American coast , striking soundings near St. Au- gustine , and thence proceeding north along the coast to Sandy Hook , which was reached on Feb. 18th . The light ...
Theodore Roosevelt. prizes of not much value . She then turned toward the American coast , striking soundings near St. Au- gustine , and thence proceeding north along the coast to Sandy Hook , which was reached on Feb. 18th . The light ...
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... prizes and reach- ing the coast of Guiana she turned homeward , and on the 23d of the same month fell in , at the en- trance to the Mona passage , with the British 36- gun frigate Pique ( late French Pallas ) , Captain Maitland . The ...
... prizes and reach- ing the coast of Guiana she turned homeward , and on the 23d of the same month fell in , at the en- trance to the Mona passage , with the British 36- gun frigate Pique ( late French Pallas ) , Captain Maitland . The ...
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... prize , re - christ- ened the Essex Junior , with a crew of 60 men , and 20 guns , 10 long sixes and 10 eighteen - pound car- ronades . Of course she could not be used in a com- bat with regular cruisers . On Feb. 8th , the British ...
... prize , re - christ- ened the Essex Junior , with a crew of 60 men , and 20 guns , 10 long sixes and 10 eighteen - pound car- ronades . Of course she could not be used in a com- bat with regular cruisers . On Feb. 8th , the British ...
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