The Library of American BiographyHilliard, Gray, 1847 - United States |
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... remarked , Preble was confined . Among the loyalists , who had fled to New York , was Colonel William Tyng , the last royal sheriff of the county of Cumberland , and a friend and associate in arms 1 of General Preble . This gentleman ...
... remarked , Preble was confined . Among the loyalists , who had fled to New York , was Colonel William Tyng , the last royal sheriff of the county of Cumberland , and a friend and associate in arms 1 of General Preble . This gentleman ...
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... remarked , that his conduct was highly displeasing to the admin- istration , and that he was superseded before Preble's departure , and a fev few months after was dismissed from the service without the formality of a trial . The ships ...
... remarked , that his conduct was highly displeasing to the admin- istration , and that he was superseded before Preble's departure , and a fev few months after was dismissed from the service without the formality of a trial . The ships ...
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... remarked , that gen- tleman had been appointed Consul - General . Calling at Tangiers Bay on his return from Cadiz , to communicate with Mr. Simpson , and " to let the Moors know that he had not for- gotten them , " he repaired again to ...
... remarked , that gen- tleman had been appointed Consul - General . Calling at Tangiers Bay on his return from Cadiz , to communicate with Mr. Simpson , and " to let the Moors know that he had not for- gotten them , " he repaired again to ...
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... remarked , that he " took the best position without the harbor to cover the retreat of the Intrepid . " " His conduct through the expedition had been judicious , and highly meritorious . " The zeal and ardor of the officers generally ...
... remarked , that he " took the best position without the harbor to cover the retreat of the Intrepid . " " His conduct through the expedition had been judicious , and highly meritorious . " The zeal and ardor of the officers generally ...
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... remarked Preble to Colonel Lear , in a letter of the 19th of February ; " but you know I do not like to be idle . I am preparing for another expedi- tion to the Tripolitan coast . " Early in that month , the Vixen and Nautilus had been ...
... remarked Preble to Colonel Lear , in a letter of the 19th of February ; " but you know I do not like to be idle . I am preparing for another expedi- tion to the Tripolitan coast . " Early in that month , the Vixen and Nautilus had been ...
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