History of the United States,: From Their First Settlement as English Colonies, in 1607, to the Year 1808; Or, the Thirty-third of Their Sovereignty and Independence, Volume 3M. Carey and Son, no. 126, Chesnut Street, 1818 - Slavery |
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Page 120
... despatched three frigates and a sloop of war to the Mediter- ranean , under commodore Dale . On his arrival , he invested the port of Tripoli , and issued a regular notification of strict blockade to all concerned . By this measure ...
... despatched three frigates and a sloop of war to the Mediter- ranean , under commodore Dale . On his arrival , he invested the port of Tripoli , and issued a regular notification of strict blockade to all concerned . By this measure ...
Page 121
... despatched , previously , to reconnoitre , standing five leagues to the eastward of that town , descried a sail in shore , to which chase was immediately given . When it was seen , that no efforts could prevent her escape , the Phila ...
... despatched , previously , to reconnoitre , standing five leagues to the eastward of that town , descried a sail in shore , to which chase was immediately given . When it was seen , that no efforts could prevent her escape , the Phila ...
Page 123
... despatch ; each , sword in hand , rushing upon his enemy , the decks were soon cleared , and possession of the frigate ob- tained . The batteries on shore , the castle , and two corsairs , now opened a tremendous fire upon her , and a ...
... despatch ; each , sword in hand , rushing upon his enemy , the decks were soon cleared , and possession of the frigate ob- tained . The batteries on shore , the castle , and two corsairs , now opened a tremendous fire upon her , and a ...
Page 173
... despatched captain Henry , formerly of the United States ' army , on a secret mission to Boston , the object of which will be more fully explained below . On the 22d of December , 1807 , congress passed an act laying an embargo intended ...
... despatched captain Henry , formerly of the United States ' army , on a secret mission to Boston , the object of which will be more fully explained below . On the 22d of December , 1807 , congress passed an act laying an embargo intended ...
Page 174
... despatch from the latter in 1808 , entitled " information and political observations , " which Sir James transmitted to the secretary of state for foreign af- fairs in London , who was pleased to express " his particular approbation of ...
... despatch from the latter in 1808 , entitled " information and political observations , " which Sir James transmitted to the secretary of state for foreign af- fairs in London , who was pleased to express " his particular approbation of ...
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