The Works of Theodore Roosevelt: The naval war of 1812P.F. Collier & Son, 1882 |
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... 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 needless ...
... 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 needless ...
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... - line . Porter says she had 18 12 - pound shot below the water - line . The latter statement must have been an exaggeration ; and James is probably further wrong still . line , although from the smoothness of the sea she On the Ocean 21.
... - line . Porter says she had 18 12 - pound shot below the water - line . The latter statement must have been an exaggeration ; and James is probably further wrong still . line , although from the smoothness of the sea she On the Ocean 21.
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... killed and wounded 111 ( Porter , 124 ) , and not 69 , as James says . The latter's statement is wilfully false , as he had seen Hil- yar's letter . Porter's course , after the accident to his top - 28 Naval War of 1812.
... killed and wounded 111 ( Porter , 124 ) , and not 69 , as James says . The latter's statement is wilfully false , as he had seen Hil- yar's letter . Porter's course , after the accident to his top - 28 Naval War of 1812.
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... statements , unless they are supported by unquestionable authority . But if British historians have generally given Por- ter much less than his due , by omitting all reference to the inferiority of his guns , his lost top - mast , etc ...
... statements , unless they are supported by unquestionable authority . But if British historians have generally given Por- ter much less than his due , by omitting all reference to the inferiority of his guns , his lost top - mast , etc ...
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... Brine to Vice - Admiral Tyler , July 12 , 1814 . 43 James , vi , 436 : his statement is wrong as regards the privateer . 44 Letter of Captain Isaac Hull , July 15 , 1814 . f 4 and again by the line - of - battle ship 56 Naval War of 1812.
... Brine to Vice - Admiral Tyler , July 12 , 1814 . 43 James , vi , 436 : his statement is wrong as regards the privateer . 44 Letter of Captain Isaac Hull , July 15 , 1814 . f 4 and again by the line - of - battle ship 56 Naval War of 1812.
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