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... Squadron . CHAPTER IV . , - ― - · 36 Situation of the Squadron . The Frigate Phil- adelphia burned . General Operations . - Tunis evinces hostile Dispositions . - Prepa- rations to attack Tripoli . Preble borrows Gunboats and Bomb ...
... Squadron . CHAPTER IV . , - ― - · 36 Situation of the Squadron . The Frigate Phil- adelphia burned . General Operations . - Tunis evinces hostile Dispositions . - Prepa- rations to attack Tripoli . Preble borrows Gunboats and Bomb ...
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... Squadron not well manned . Anti - naval 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 ...
... Squadron not well manned . Anti - naval 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 ...
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... . II . - Names and Times of the Decease of many of the Naval Officers mentioned in this Memoir . No. III . - Vessels of the four Squadrons . • 189 190 192 Preface .. LIFE OF WILLIAM PENN . BY GEORGE E. viii CONTENTS .
... . II . - Names and Times of the Decease of many of the Naval Officers mentioned in this Memoir . No. III . - Vessels of the four Squadrons . • 189 190 192 Preface .. LIFE OF WILLIAM PENN . BY GEORGE E. viii CONTENTS .
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... squadron , in the war with Tripoli , should occupy a large space ; and , as upon his bril- liant deeds and surpassing energy and activity in that war his fame rests , the deficiency is scarcely to be regretted in writing a memoir of a ...
... squadron , in the war with Tripoli , should occupy a large space ; and , as upon his bril- liant deeds and surpassing energy and activity in that war his fame rests , the deficiency is scarcely to be regretted in writing a memoir of a ...
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... squadron in the Penobscot expedition , and shared the fate of most of the vessels of that officer's command . * But no ship of her name is to be found on the list of vessels that were engaged in that disastrous affair . And besides ...
... squadron in the Penobscot expedition , and shared the fate of most of the vessels of that officer's command . * But no ship of her name is to be found on the list of vessels that were engaged in that disastrous affair . And besides ...
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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