The Library of American BiographyHilliard, Gray, 1847 - United States |
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... enterprise , so far as to allow her first lieutenant and fourteen of his force to gain the deck of the brig ; but her way was so rapid , and she passed the brig so quickly , that the remaining twenty - six were unable to leap on EDWARD ...
... enterprise , so far as to allow her first lieutenant and fourteen of his force to gain the deck of the brig ; but her way was so rapid , and she passed the brig so quickly , that the remaining twenty - six were unable to leap on EDWARD ...
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... enterprise , he was captured by a French pirate , plundered of his property , and detained for several months . The recollections of surviving friends enable us further to state , that , while his personal ex- penditures were by no ...
... enterprise , he was captured by a French pirate , plundered of his property , and detained for several months . The recollections of surviving friends enable us further to state , that , while his personal ex- penditures were by no ...
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... Enterprise at Gibraltar , Hull and Decatur were instructed , after exchanging commands , to pursue a sim- ilar line of duty ; but information obtained of the disposition of Morocco , later in September , induced a change ; and both ...
... Enterprise at Gibraltar , Hull and Decatur were instructed , after exchanging commands , to pursue a sim- ilar line of duty ; but information obtained of the disposition of Morocco , later in September , induced a change ; and both ...
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... Enterprise , yet in charge of Hull , was directed to leave her station , and repair to Gibraltar . The Nau- tilus , on the 12th , was sent to Mogadore with the proper documents to obtain the release of the Salem brig , the Hannah , and ...
... Enterprise , yet in charge of Hull , was directed to leave her station , and repair to Gibraltar . The Nau- tilus , on the 12th , was sent to Mogadore with the proper documents to obtain the release of the Salem brig , the Hannah , and ...
Page 54
... Enterprise , after giving the provision ship Traveller safe con- voy to Syracuse , and not finding the Constitu- tion , was ordered to seek the Philadelphia and Vixen , and to continue to aid in the blockade until the weather made ...
... Enterprise , after giving the provision ship Traveller safe con- voy to Syracuse , and not finding the Constitu- tion , was ordered to seek the Philadelphia and Vixen , and to continue to aid in the blockade until the weather made ...
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