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Page vii
... Spirit of the Time . - The public Ships not well equipped . - - No Duels or Courts - martial while Preble commanded . CHAPTER VIII . • Preble's Attention to Bainbridge and his Asso- ciates in Prison . - Correspondence between the two ...
... Spirit of the Time . - The public Ships not well equipped . - - No Duels or Courts - martial while Preble commanded . CHAPTER VIII . • Preble's Attention to Bainbridge and his Asso- ciates in Prison . - Correspondence between the two ...
Page ix
... Spirit of William . Is ―― - sent to travel in France . Studies at Sau- Enters Lincoln's Inn . mur . - Is recalled . - - • 197 Leaves London on Account of the Plague .. 203 CHAPTER III . Penn's and Barclay's Services to the Quakers ...
... Spirit of William . Is ―― - sent to travel in France . Studies at Sau- Enters Lincoln's Inn . mur . - Is recalled . - - • 197 Leaves London on Account of the Plague .. 203 CHAPTER III . Penn's and Barclay's Services to the Quakers ...
Page 43
... spirit , energy , and decision , with which affairs were to be conducted . Every ship was kept clear for instant battle , every man was required to keep at quarters , and a determination was expressed , that , the barbarian prince ...
... spirit , energy , and decision , with which affairs were to be conducted . Every ship was kept clear for instant battle , every man was required to keep at quarters , and a determination was expressed , that , the barbarian prince ...
Page 102
... spirit of these officers , and seems to have entertained no doubt that they were ca- pable of self - destruction : That the thought of preferring death to captivity was not new , but had been : discussed in the squadron , to some extent ...
... spirit of these officers , and seems to have entertained no doubt that they were ca- pable of self - destruction : That the thought of preferring death to captivity was not new , but had been : discussed in the squadron , to some extent ...
Page 121
... spirit of reckless disre- gard for human life is discernible . His cor- respondence with the department , and with gentlemen in the Mediterranean , to whom he would naturally write more freely than to the Secretary of the Navy ...
... spirit of reckless disre- gard for human life is discernible . His cor- respondence with the department , and with gentlemen in the Mediterranean , to whom he would naturally write more freely than to the Secretary of the Navy ...
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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