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... British Islands have given a new impulse to the tongue and the pen , and occasioned a terri- ble wordy fever . Do not suppose , my friend , that I mean to condemn any proper and digni- fied expression of resentment for injuries . On the ...
... British Islands have given a new impulse to the tongue and the pen , and occasioned a terri- ble wordy fever . Do not suppose , my friend , that I mean to condemn any proper and digni- fied expression of resentment for injuries . On the ...
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... , who commanded the Constitution . While cruising off the Brazils they fell in with the Bonne Citoyenne , a British ship - of - war , having on board a large amount of specie , and chased her into St. Salvador . Captain James Lawrence 243.
... , who commanded the Constitution . While cruising off the Brazils they fell in with the Bonne Citoyenne , a British ship - of - war , having on board a large amount of specie , and chased her into St. Salvador . Captain James Lawrence 243.
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... British commander declined the combat , alleging that though per- fectly satisfied that the event of such a ren- counter would be favorable to his ship , " yet he was equally convinced that Commodore Bainbridge could not swerve so much ...
... British commander declined the combat , alleging that though per- fectly satisfied that the event of such a ren- counter would be favorable to his ship , " yet he was equally convinced that Commodore Bainbridge could not swerve so much ...
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... British packet of 12 guns , which likewise lay at St. Salvador . At length , on the morning of the 24th of February , when cruising off Demarara , the Hornet fell in with the British brig Peacock , Captain Peake , a vessel of about ...
... British packet of 12 guns , which likewise lay at St. Salvador . At length , on the morning of the 24th of February , when cruising off Demarara , the Hornet fell in with the British brig Peacock , Captain Peake , a vessel of about ...
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... British brig L'Espeigle , mounting 15 two - and - thirty - pound carronades and two long nines , lay at anchor , about six miles inshore . Being apprehensive that she would beat out to the assistance of her consort , the utmost ...
... British brig L'Espeigle , mounting 15 two - and - thirty - pound carronades and two long nines , lay at anchor , about six miles inshore . Being apprehensive that she would beat out to the assistance of her consort , the utmost ...
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