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... . claimed to our merchant- He also pro- preparing I a blockade of Tripoli and was p enforce it when the news reached him that the frigate Philadelphia , forty - fou manded by Captain THE BURNING OF THE " PHILADELPHIA " 105.
... . claimed to our merchant- He also pro- preparing I a blockade of Tripoli and was p enforce it when the news reached him that the frigate Philadelphia , forty - fou manded by Captain THE BURNING OF THE " PHILADELPHIA " 105.
Page 106
... Captain Bainbridge , a best ships in our navy , had gone u the harbor of Tripoli , while pursuing and had been surrounded and capti crew , by the Tripolitan gunboa entirely helpless either to fight of a very serious blow to our navy her ...
... Captain Bainbridge , a best ships in our navy , had gone u the harbor of Tripoli , while pursuing and had been surrounded and capti crew , by the Tripolitan gunboa entirely helpless either to fight of a very serious blow to our navy her ...
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... " long T It was in the year 1814 that the Wasp sailed the United States to prey on the navy and merce of Great Britain . Her commander w gallant Blakeley . cans , and South Carolinian named Captain HERO TALES FROM AMERICAN H.
... " long T It was in the year 1814 that the Wasp sailed the United States to prey on the navy and merce of Great Britain . Her commander w gallant Blakeley . cans , and South Carolinian named Captain HERO TALES FROM AMERICAN H.
Page 119
... Captain Johnson Her crew were nearly all native Ameri- were an exceptionally fine set of men . staying near the American coasts or Instead of of sailing the high seas , the Wasp at once headed boldly for the English Channel , to carry ...
... Captain Johnson Her crew were nearly all native Ameri- were an exceptionally fine set of men . staying near the American coasts or Instead of of sailing the high seas , the Wasp at once headed boldly for the English Channel , to carry ...
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... Captain Manners , was one most gallant men in the splendid British and he promptly took the Wasp threw down . The day up the gage of battle was calm and nearly still ; only a At one o'cloc wind stirred across the sea . Wasp's drum beat ...
... Captain Manners , was one most gallant men in the splendid British and he promptly took the Wasp threw down . The day up the gage of battle was calm and nearly still ; only a At one o'cloc wind stirred across the sea . Wasp's drum beat ...
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