The Library of American BiographyHilliard, Gray, 1847 - United States |
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... boat , among whom was his father ; and he gained his point , on the ground , as it would seem , that he had the " right stuff " in him . Near the time of this occurrence , his father hit upon a characteristic device to prove his courage ...
... boat , among whom was his father ; and he gained his point , on the ground , as it would seem , that he had the " right stuff " in him . Near the time of this occurrence , his father hit upon a characteristic device to prove his courage ...
Page 19
... Many of her crew jumped overboard , and fifty - five were saved by the boats of the ' Protector . Williams's loss in * Coll . Mass . Hist . Soc . Vol . VIII . p . 197 . • killed and wounded was small ; but a malig- EDWARD PREBLE . 19.
... Many of her crew jumped overboard , and fifty - five were saved by the boats of the ' Protector . Williams's loss in * Coll . Mass . Hist . Soc . Vol . VIII . p . 197 . • killed and wounded was small ; but a malig- EDWARD PREBLE . 19.
Page 40
... boats at the navy yard , had suffered them to lie upon the ground without cover or paint for nearly two years , and they were spoiled , and new ones were to be procured . The cannon and shot had been left exposed to the weather , and ...
... boats at the navy yard , had suffered them to lie upon the ground without cover or paint for nearly two years , and they were spoiled , and new ones were to be procured . The cannon and shot had been left exposed to the weather , and ...
Page 49
... boats , which soon surrounded and attacked her on every quarter ; and Bainbridge , with the concurrence of his officers , who deemed further delay or opposition to be fruitless , ordered his flag to be lowered ; hoping , as directions ...
... boats , which soon surrounded and attacked her on every quarter ; and Bainbridge , with the concurrence of his officers , who deemed further delay or opposition to be fruitless , ordered his flag to be lowered ; hoping , as directions ...
Page 58
... boats for light cruisers , and to forward letters and a supply of stores to Bainbridge and his fellow - prisoners at Tripoli . Previous to his departure , orders were given which would keep every man in port active during his absence ...
... boats for light cruisers , and to forward letters and a supply of stores to Bainbridge and his fellow - prisoners at Tripoli . Previous to his departure , orders were given which would keep every man in port active during his absence ...
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addressed Admiral affairs Algiers American appear arrival Assembly attack Bainbridge Barron Bashaw batteries blockade boats bomb-vessels brig brigs and schooners Captain captives captured charge Chauncey Christian close Colonel Lear colony command Commodore Commodore's compelled Constitution Consul Council crew cruise Decatur despatch duty EDWARD PREBLE enemy engaged England Enterprise father fire flagship force friends frigate gentleman George Fox Gibraltar Governor gunboats guns harbor honor Hull hundred James James Barron John Adams joined King land letter liberty Lieutenant Lord Malta Mediterranean ment Minister month Nautilus naval navy officers peace Penn's Pennsylvania Philadelphia port Preble Preble's prisoners province Quakers ransom received religious remarked round shot sail Samuel Barron schooners Secretary sent ship shot Sir Alexander Ball Siren Society Somers soon squadron Stewart Syracuse tain Tangiers thousand dollars tion treaty Tripoli Tripolitan Tunis United vessels Vixen William Penn wrote