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... port - gar fire from the long stances Hamilton No attempt was dared not so hole , so deadly was the rifles . Under such circum- forced to surrender . afterward made to molest the was Americans in the land they had won , and upon the ...
... port - gar fire from the long stances Hamilton No attempt was dared not so hole , so deadly was the rifles . Under such circum- forced to surrender . afterward made to molest the was Americans in the land they had won , and upon the ...
Page 119
... port . Off these ports lay the great squadrons of the Eng- lish ships of the line , never , in gale or in calm , relaxing their watch upon the rival war - ships of the French So close was the blockade emperor . of the French ports , and ...
... port . Off these ports lay the great squadrons of the Eng- lish ships of the line , never , in gale or in calm , relaxing their watch upon the rival war - ships of the French So close was the blockade emperor . of the French ports , and ...
Page 121
... ports the rival gunners hewed , hacked , and thrust at one another , while the black smoke curled from between the hulls . The English were suffering terribly . Captain Manners himself was wounded , and realizing that he was doomed to ...
... ports the rival gunners hewed , hacked , and thrust at one another , while the black smoke curled from between the hulls . The English were suffering terribly . Captain Manners himself was wounded , and realizing that he was doomed to ...
Page 122
... port to refit , came ou cruise . For some time she met no ant her own size with which to wage war had to exercise the sharpest vigilance capture . she could selected Late one September afterno see ships of war all around one which was ...
... port to refit , came ou cruise . For some time she met no ant her own size with which to wage war had to exercise the sharpest vigilance capture . she could selected Late one September afterno see ships of war all around one which was ...
Page 126
... ports harmed . Then she sailed for the high made several other prizes , and on Octobe a Swedish brig . gallant This was the last that ... port of the New Wo THE GENERAL ARMSTRONG " PRIVATEER We have fought such a 126 HERO TALES FROM AMERICAN.
... ports harmed . Then she sailed for the high made several other prizes , and on Octobe a Swedish brig . gallant This was the last that ... port of the New Wo THE GENERAL ARMSTRONG " PRIVATEER We have fought such a 126 HERO TALES FROM AMERICAN.
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