A Full and Correct Account of the Military Occurrences of the Late War Between Great Britain and the United States of America: With an Appendix, and Plates, Volume 2author, 1818 - United States |
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... ships , and from that same fort , -sent against Fort - George , * so much its inferior in point of strength and armament . The deputy incendiary M'Clure , with well- grounded apprehension of British vengeance , had , since the very day ...
... ships , and from that same fort , -sent against Fort - George , * so much its inferior in point of strength and armament . The deputy incendiary M'Clure , with well- grounded apprehension of British vengeance , had , since the very day ...
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... ships , brigs , and larger schooners of the American fleet ; nor could they seek safety upon the lake , on account of the ice that surrounded them . The Americans , having good reason to fear an attack upon , had , by collecting troops ...
... ships , brigs , and larger schooners of the American fleet ; nor could they seek safety upon the lake , on account of the ice that surrounded them . The Americans , having good reason to fear an attack upon , had , by collecting troops ...
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... ships , arrived in the Chesapeake . In his way up the bay , the admiral detached a force to attack four armed schooners , lying at the mouth of the Rappa- hannock river . The breeze failing , the capture of the whole four was effected ...
... ships , arrived in the Chesapeake . In his way up the bay , the admiral detached a force to attack four armed schooners , lying at the mouth of the Rappa- hannock river . The breeze failing , the capture of the whole four was effected ...
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... ships . Mr. Thomson is the only editor who has recorded this gun - boat exploit . He declares the Junon was " much shattered ; " that " the Americans had 15 guns , the British , 150 and upwards ; ' that " captain Tarbell's conduct , as ...
... ships . Mr. Thomson is the only editor who has recorded this gun - boat exploit . He declares the Junon was " much shattered ; " that " the Americans had 15 guns , the British , 150 and upwards ; ' that " captain Tarbell's conduct , as ...
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... ships , on the afternoon of that day , gave no very unequivocal notice to the people on shore , that some expe- dition was on foot . Accordingly , " Craney Island being rather weakly manned , ” * the com- manding officer at Norfolk sent ...
... ships , on the afternoon of that day , gave no very unequivocal notice to the people on shore , that some expe- dition was on foot . Accordingly , " Craney Island being rather weakly manned , ” * the com- manding officer at Norfolk sent ...
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