Analectic Magazine: Containing Selections from Foreign Reviews and Magazines, 8. kötetJames Maxwell, 1816 |
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... commodore Hop- kins , in which he sailed against New Providence . During this expedition , he gained the notice of some of his superior officers , and soon after his return received a commission , and the command of a sloop of war ...
... commodore Hop- kins , in which he sailed against New Providence . During this expedition , he gained the notice of some of his superior officers , and soon after his return received a commission , and the command of a sloop of war ...
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... commodore Jones , who now assumed the lofty title of " Commander in chief of all the American ships of war in Eu- rope . " Notwithstanding this , it appears that his junior offi- cers were either not under good discipline , or did not ...
... commodore Jones , who now assumed the lofty title of " Commander in chief of all the American ships of war in Eu- rope . " Notwithstanding this , it appears that his junior offi- cers were either not under good discipline , or did not ...
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... commodore say , ' what rascals are those -- shoot them - kill them . ' He was on the forecastle when these fellows first made their appearance upon the quarter deck , where he had just discharged his pistols at some of the enemy . The ...
... commodore say , ' what rascals are those -- shoot them - kill them . ' He was on the forecastle when these fellows first made their appearance upon the quarter deck , where he had just discharged his pistols at some of the enemy . The ...
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... commodore Decatur . " The enemy , " , " says commodore Decatur , " being to windward , had the advantage of engaging us at his own distance , which was so great that , for the first half hour , we did not use our carronades , and at no ...
... commodore Decatur . " The enemy , " , " says commodore Decatur , " being to windward , had the advantage of engaging us at his own distance , which was so great that , for the first half hour , we did not use our carronades , and at no ...
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... commodore captured H. B. M. schooner Highflyer , of five guns , late tender to admiral Warren . That is the only circumstance that can account for the term brilliant being applied by the government papers to this , the commodore's five ...
... commodore captured H. B. M. schooner Highflyer , of five guns , late tender to admiral Warren . That is the only circumstance that can account for the term brilliant being applied by the government papers to this , the commodore's five ...
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