The Naval History of Great Britain: From the Declaration of War by France, in February 1793, to the Accession of George IV. in January 1820 : in Six Volumes, Volumen6 |
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... classes of a crew of 370 men were to bear to each other : officers and petty
officers 66 , able seamen 150 , ordinary seamen 200 , marines 54. Here , be it
observed , are wanted two ratings , either of which usually forms no
inconsiderable ...
... classes of a crew of 370 men were to bear to each other : officers and petty
officers 66 , able seamen 150 , ordinary seamen 200 , marines 54. Here , be it
observed , are wanted two ratings , either of which usually forms no
inconsiderable ...
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british While , therefore , the officers , or the greater part of 1811 , them , were
native Americans , the petty officers con - .May . sisted , almost wholly , of the first
order of british Bulk of seamen ; of whom , also , the bulk of the crew was crew ...
british While , therefore , the officers , or the greater part of 1811 , them , were
native Americans , the petty officers con - .May . sisted , almost wholly , of the first
order of british Bulk of seamen ; of whom , also , the bulk of the crew was crew ...
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1811 , bearing the broad pendant of commodore John Rodgers , with sails
unbent , and the principal part of her officers on shore , lay moored off Annapolis
in the Chesapeake ; when , at 3 P. M. , the commodore came unexpectedly on
board ...
1811 , bearing the broad pendant of commodore John Rodgers , with sails
unbent , and the principal part of her officers on shore , lay moored off Annapolis
in the Chesapeake ; when , at 3 P. M. , the commodore came unexpectedly on
board ...
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66 in a letter to a friend , says : “ By the officers who 1811 . came from
Washington we learn , that we are sent May . in ... This british frigate was reported
to be the Guerrière ; and the american officer anticipates , along with a refusal on
the part ...
66 in a letter to a friend , says : “ By the officers who 1811 . came from
Washington we learn , that we are sent May . in ... This british frigate was reported
to be the Guerrière ; and the american officer anticipates , along with a refusal on
the part ...
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11 officers . 1811. swearings that have grown out of this case , it has hitherto
been a disputed point who fired the first shot . May . Court Having , however ,
learnt by experience , not to place of in- implicit reliance in all that an American
says or ...
11 officers . 1811. swearings that have grown out of this case , it has hitherto
been a disputed point who fired the first shot . May . Court Having , however ,
learnt by experience , not to place of in- implicit reliance in all that an American
says or ...
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