The Works of Theodore Roosevelt: The naval war of 1812P.F. Collier & Son, 1882 |
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Page 11
... suffered so severely that they made no attempt to renew the attack , rowing off down stream . On board the Alligator two men were killed and two wounded , including the pilot , who was struck down by a grape - shot while standing at the ...
... suffered so severely that they made no attempt to renew the attack , rowing off down stream . On board the Alligator two men were killed and two wounded , including the pilot , who was struck down by a grape - shot while standing at the ...
Page 17
... suffer much , and at 4.20 , after a quarter of an hour's fight between the three long 12's of the Essex , and the whole 36 broadside guns of the Phoebe and Cherub , the latter were actually driven off . They wore , and again began with ...
... suffer much , and at 4.20 , after a quarter of an hour's fight between the three long 12's of the Essex , and the whole 36 broadside guns of the Phoebe and Cherub , the latter were actually driven off . They wore , and again began with ...
Page 21
... suffered a great loss of canvas and cordage aloft , besides receiving a number of shot between wind and water , 20 and was thus a good deal crip- pled , began to drift slowly to leeward . It was hoped that she would drift out of gunshot ...
... suffered a great loss of canvas and cordage aloft , besides receiving a number of shot between wind and water , 20 and was thus a good deal crip- pled , began to drift slowly to leeward . It was hoped that she would drift out of gunshot ...
Page 28
... suffered even more , was backed by a fleet ; the Frolic was overcome by an equal foe ; and the Reindeer fought at far less of a disadvantage , and suffered less . None of the frigates , British or American , were defended with anything ...
... suffered even more , was backed by a fleet ; the Frolic was overcome by an equal foe ; and the Reindeer fought at far less of a disadvantage , and suffered less . None of the frigates , British or American , were defended with anything ...
Page 35
... suffered under the same disadvantage . They should remember that the rules cut both ways . The Essex having suffered chiefly above the wa- ter - line , she was repaired sufficiently in Valparaiso to enable her to make the voyage to ...
... suffered under the same disadvantage . They should remember that the rules cut both ways . The Essex having suffered chiefly above the wa- ter - line , she was repaired sufficiently in Valparaiso to enable her to make the voyage to ...
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