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... board which , being of very considerable value , were confiscated by the Dey . His instructions were to obtain restitution , and , if this barbarian should be refractory , to use menaces to intimidate him . On the arrival of the ...
... board which , being of very considerable value , were confiscated by the Dey . His instructions were to obtain restitution , and , if this barbarian should be refractory , to use menaces to intimidate him . On the arrival of the ...
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... board the Centurion , to receive the punishment he had incurred as a deserter , which was death . In answer to which , the Dey said , " It was contrary to his laws to give up people who turned Moors ; but as he had turned backwards and ...
... board the Centurion , to receive the punishment he had incurred as a deserter , which was death . In answer to which , the Dey said , " It was contrary to his laws to give up people who turned Moors ; but as he had turned backwards and ...
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... board the Seahorse , commanded by Captain Palliser . It was on board this ship , ' observes his biographer , that that friendship commenced between Keppel and the cap- ' tain of the Seahorse , which was destined to be marred in so ...
... board the Seahorse , commanded by Captain Palliser . It was on board this ship , ' observes his biographer , that that friendship commenced between Keppel and the cap- ' tain of the Seahorse , which was destined to be marred in so ...
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... Board of Admiralty , who , unfor- tunately , instead of carrying up the recommendation of the court- martial for mercy to the King , as is the usual course , and always * * Barrow's Life of Anson . succeeds , they requested his Majesty ...
... Board of Admiralty , who , unfor- tunately , instead of carrying up the recommendation of the court- martial for mercy to the King , as is the usual course , and always * * Barrow's Life of Anson . succeeds , they requested his Majesty ...
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... board , and the troops were disembarking in boats ; in short , the same scene was now exhibited as that which took place on the same spot fifty years afterwards , when Admiral Gambier and Lord Cochrane were employed on a similar service ...
... board , and the troops were disembarking in boats ; in short , the same scene was now exhibited as that which took place on the same spot fifty years afterwards , when Admiral Gambier and Lord Cochrane were employed on a similar service ...
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