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... Frigate Philadel- phia captured . Squadron . General Operations of the • 36 CHAPTER IV . , - Situation of the Squadron . - The Frigate Phil- adelphia burned . General Operations . - Tunis evinces hostile Dispositions . - Prepa- rations ...
... Frigate Philadel- phia captured . Squadron . General Operations of the • 36 CHAPTER IV . , - Situation of the Squadron . - The Frigate Phil- adelphia burned . General Operations . - Tunis evinces hostile Dispositions . - Prepa- rations ...
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... frigate , and maintained a running fight for some time ; but she escaped , and Williams went into port , landed his prisoners , and refitted . The Protector , while at sea on a subsequent cruise or on a special service , was captured ...
... frigate , and maintained a running fight for some time ; but she escaped , and Williams went into port , landed his prisoners , and refitted . The Protector , while at sea on a subsequent cruise or on a special service , was captured ...
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... , Preble joined the Winthrop , another Massachu- setts state ship , under Captain George Little , who. * Mass . Hist . Coll . Vol . X. p . 185 . * This frigate was built at Salem , and Commodore 22 AMERICAN BIOGRAPHY .
... , Preble joined the Winthrop , another Massachu- setts state ship , under Captain George Little , who. * Mass . Hist . Coll . Vol . X. p . 185 . * This frigate was built at Salem , and Commodore 22 AMERICAN BIOGRAPHY .
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... frigate Constitution , of which Sam- uel Nicholson was captain and commander . As by the rank of the captain under whom they were ordered to serve , it is presumed that the particular rank of each of these lieutenants was to be ...
... frigate Constitution , of which Sam- uel Nicholson was captain and commander . As by the rank of the captain under whom they were ordered to serve , it is presumed that the particular rank of each of these lieutenants was to be ...
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... by Commodore Barry in the frigate United States , when he was to place himself under * American State Papers , Vol . XIV . pp . 58 , 59 , 149 . that officer's direction . He was authorized to capture French EDWARD PREBLE . 29.
... by Commodore Barry in the frigate United States , when he was to place himself under * American State Papers , Vol . XIV . pp . 58 , 59 , 149 . that officer's direction . He was authorized to capture French EDWARD PREBLE . 29.
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