The Library of American BiographyLittle, Brown&Company, 1855 |
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Page 15
... boat , among whom was his father ; and he gained his point , on the ground , as it would seem , that he had the " right stuff " in him . Near the time of this occurrence , his father hit upon a characteristic device to prove his courage ...
... boat , among whom was his father ; and he gained his point , on the ground , as it would seem , that he had the " right stuff " in him . Near the time of this occurrence , his father hit upon a characteristic device to prove his courage ...
Page 19
... Many of her crew jumped overboard , and fifty - five were saved by the boats of the Protector . Williams's loss in * Coll . Mass . Hist . Soc . Vol . VIII . p . 197 . killed and wounded was small ; but a malig- nant EDWARD 19 PREBLE .
... Many of her crew jumped overboard , and fifty - five were saved by the boats of the Protector . Williams's loss in * Coll . Mass . Hist . Soc . Vol . VIII . p . 197 . killed and wounded was small ; but a malig- nant EDWARD 19 PREBLE .
Page 40
... boats at the navy yard , had suffered them to lie upon the ground without cover or paint for nearly two years , and they were spoiled , and new ones were to be procured . The cannon and shot had been left exposed to the weather , and ...
... boats at the navy yard , had suffered them to lie upon the ground without cover or paint for nearly two years , and they were spoiled , and new ones were to be procured . The cannon and shot had been left exposed to the weather , and ...
Page 49
... boats , which soon surrounded and attacked her on every quarter ; and Bainbridge , with the concurrence of his officers , who deemed further delay or opposition to be fruitless , ordered his flag to be lowered ; hoping , as directions ...
... boats , which soon surrounded and attacked her on every quarter ; and Bainbridge , with the concurrence of his officers , who deemed further delay or opposition to be fruitless , ordered his flag to be lowered ; hoping , as directions ...
Page 58
... boats for light cruisers , and to forward letters and a supply of stores to Bainbridge and his fellow - prisoners at Tripoli . Previous to his departure , orders were given which would keep every man in port active during his absence ...
... boats for light cruisers , and to forward letters and a supply of stores to Bainbridge and his fellow - prisoners at Tripoli . Previous to his departure , orders were given which would keep every man in port active during his absence ...
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addressed Admiral American appears arrival Assembly August Bainbridge Barron Bashaw batteries boats bomb-vessels brig called Captain captured charge Christian Colonel Lear colony command Commodore Commodore's Constitution Consul Council court cruise Decatur dollars Duke Duke of York duty EDWARD PREBLE engaged England Enterprise father favor flagship force Friends frigate George Fox Gibraltar Governor gunboats guns Historical Society honor hundred Indians interest James James Barron Jersey John Adams King labors land letter liberty Lieutenant Lord Baltimore Malta Markham Mediterranean meeting Memoirs ment Midshipman Minister months Nautilus naval navy officers peace Penn's Philadelphia port pounds Preble Preble's present principles prisoners proprietor province purchase Quakers received religion religious remarkable sailed Samuel Barron schooners Secretary sent ship shot Siren Society of Pennsylvania soon spirit squadron tain Tangiers territories testimony tion treaty Tripoli Tripolitan Tunis United vessels Vixen William Penn wrote