The Works of Theodore Roosevelt: The naval war of 1812P.F. Collier & Son, 1882 |
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Page 48
... tonnage of those de- stroyed would not much exceed that of the British barges captured by them from time to time or de- stroyed by the land batteries . The purchased brig Rattlesnake , 16 , had been cruising in the Atlantic with a good ...
... tonnage of those de- stroyed would not much exceed that of the British barges captured by them from time to time or de- stroyed by the land batteries . The purchased brig Rattlesnake , 16 , had been cruising in the Atlantic with a good ...
Page 63
... tonnage of the ships or the courage of the crews , are not worth the paper they are written on ; on all points connected purely with the British navy , or which can be checked off by official documents or ships ' logs , or where there ...
... tonnage of the ships or the courage of the crews , are not worth the paper they are written on ; on all points connected purely with the British navy , or which can be checked off by official documents or ships ' logs , or where there ...
Page 88
... Tonnage . Crew . Metal . Superior , ship , 1,580 500 2 1,050 lbs . Mohawk , : 46 1,350 350 554 2 Pike , s " 875 300 360 " 2 Madison , 66 593 200 364 " Jones , brig , 500 Jefferson , • 500 88 160 ་ ་ 332 Armament . 30 long 32's 24's 66 ...
... Tonnage . Crew . Metal . Superior , ship , 1,580 500 2 1,050 lbs . Mohawk , : 46 1,350 350 554 2 Pike , s " 875 300 360 " 2 Madison , 66 593 200 364 " Jones , brig , 500 Jefferson , • 500 88 160 ་ ་ 332 Armament . 30 long 32's 24's 66 ...
Page 89
... Tonnage . Crew . Broadside Metal . 485 872 lbs . 22 Princess Charlotte , " 1,215 31S 604 44 Armament . 32 long 24's 4 short 68's 44 26 long 24's 2 short 65's 32's " 14 32's Montreal , 60 637 220 Niagara , 60 510 200 332 258 " 64 7 long ...
... Tonnage . Crew . Broadside Metal . 485 872 lbs . 22 Princess Charlotte , " 1,215 31S 604 44 Armament . 32 long 24's 4 short 68's 44 26 long 24's 2 short 65's 32's " 14 32's Montreal , 60 637 220 Niagara , 60 510 200 332 258 " 64 7 long ...
Page 114
... her machinery got out of order on almost every trip that she took . Her tonnage is only approximately known , but she was of the same size as the Linnet . merely a guess , as he gives no authority . 114 Naval War of 1812.
... her machinery got out of order on almost every trip that she took . Her tonnage is only approximately known , but she was of the same size as the Linnet . merely a guess , as he gives no authority . 114 Naval War of 1812.
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