Biographical sketches of distinguished American naval heroes in the war of the Revolution, between the American Republic and the Kingdom of Great Britain, etc |
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... sails upon tottering masts -- whose furrowed faces exhibited the stern visage of veterans who had borne the " peltings of the pitiless storm , " but whose trembling hands would fruitlessly attempt to record their own achieve- ments , or ...
... sails upon tottering masts -- whose furrowed faces exhibited the stern visage of veterans who had borne the " peltings of the pitiless storm , " but whose trembling hands would fruitlessly attempt to record their own achieve- ments , or ...
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... sail on or before the 21st inst . under the command of Admirals Hardy , Darby , Barrington and Digby : -Victory 100 guns , Britannia 100 , Royal George 100 , Duke 90 , Formidable 90 , Namur 90 , Ocean 90 , Un- ion 90 , Barfleur 90 ...
... sail on or before the 21st inst . under the command of Admirals Hardy , Darby , Barrington and Digby : -Victory 100 guns , Britannia 100 , Royal George 100 , Duke 90 , Formidable 90 , Namur 90 , Ocean 90 , Un- ion 90 , Barfleur 90 ...
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... Sails alone under orders of Congress - Compels Lord Howe to exchange one of his Lieutenants - Captures many prizes -returns and takes command of the Continental ship Randolph-- he suppresses a mutiny - loses all his masts - enters a ...
... Sails alone under orders of Congress - Compels Lord Howe to exchange one of his Lieutenants - Captures many prizes -returns and takes command of the Continental ship Randolph-- he suppresses a mutiny - loses all his masts - enters a ...
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... sail home peaceably through the Pacific Ocean . Perhaps some subsequent navigator may enter " Symmes ' Hole " and sail through the earth . ments and remonstrance , impositions and concessions , pe- titions 46 NAVAL HEROES .
... sail home peaceably through the Pacific Ocean . Perhaps some subsequent navigator may enter " Symmes ' Hole " and sail through the earth . ments and remonstrance , impositions and concessions , pe- titions 46 NAVAL HEROES .
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... sail brought him into contact with four valuable British ships . The commander of one of them , the True Briton , had expressed his urgent wishes to fall in with the Randolph . As soon as he recognized the ship , he hove to , and at ...
... sail brought him into contact with four valuable British ships . The commander of one of them , the True Briton , had expressed his urgent wishes to fall in with the Randolph . As soon as he recognized the ship , he hove to , and at ...
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