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Page 69
... masts , and possibly the ship too , by setting up the rigging , which had become danger- ously slack , under great difficulties . The United States was now obliged to cut short her cruise and return to Delaware Bay , arriving at Chester ...
... masts , and possibly the ship too , by setting up the rigging , which had become danger- ously slack , under great difficulties . The United States was now obliged to cut short her cruise and return to Delaware Bay , arriving at Chester ...
Page 98
... mast just above the cap . Midshipman David Porter , who was stationed in the foretop , seeing that the weakened mast was in danger of falling , hailed the deck for instructions , but was unheard in the din of battle . With good judgment ...
... mast just above the cap . Midshipman David Porter , who was stationed in the foretop , seeing that the weakened mast was in danger of falling , hailed the deck for instructions , but was unheard in the din of battle . With good judgment ...
Page 134
... mast- head and confine them for slight offenses on bread and water , which usages we are happy to say have long since been abandoned . " 1 " This was a rough school for young Porter , but he was fortunate in commencing his career with ...
... mast- head and confine them for slight offenses on bread and water , which usages we are happy to say have long since been abandoned . " 1 " This was a rough school for young Porter , but he was fortunate in commencing his career with ...
Page 138
... mast high ; and that the officers of the Navy and of Marines wear crape on the left arm below the elbow for six months . " 1 1 Nav . Chron . p . 140 . CHAPTER VII THE LAST YEAR OF THE WAR ON New 138 OUR NAVAL WAR WITH FRANCE.
... mast high ; and that the officers of the Navy and of Marines wear crape on the left arm below the elbow for six months . " 1 1 Nav . Chron . p . 140 . CHAPTER VII THE LAST YEAR OF THE WAR ON New 138 OUR NAVAL WAR WITH FRANCE.
Page 140
... masts and sails and divided into three squadrons of four barges each . The centre division , consisting of the largest barges , displayed red pendants from the mast heads , while the van and the rear kept the tri - colored flag still ...
... masts and sails and divided into three squadrons of four barges each . The centre division , consisting of the largest barges , displayed red pendants from the mast heads , while the van and the rear kept the tri - colored flag still ...
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