Life and Correspondence of John Paul Jones: Including His Narrative of the Campaign of the Liman |
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... give up Paul's indentures . This license to act for himself , would have been , to a boy whose purposes in living were not in some measure fixed , and whose will was undecided as to the future , a passport to obscurity , if not to ...
... give up Paul's indentures . This license to act for himself , would have been , to a boy whose purposes in living were not in some measure fixed , and whose will was undecided as to the future , a passport to obscurity , if not to ...
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... give an emphatic direction to the developement of their energies ; and these qualifications , united with the integrity of his heart and mind , rendered him worthy of co - working with the band of brave spirits who came forth with free ...
... give an emphatic direction to the developement of their energies ; and these qualifications , united with the integrity of his heart and mind , rendered him worthy of co - working with the band of brave spirits who came forth with free ...
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... give him a wild goose chase , and tempt him to throw away pow- der and shot . Accordingly , a curious mock engagement was maintained between us , for eight hours ; until night , with her sable * curtains , put an end to this famous ...
... give him a wild goose chase , and tempt him to throw away pow- der and shot . Accordingly , a curious mock engagement was maintained between us , for eight hours ; until night , with her sable * curtains , put an end to this famous ...
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... give them all the prizes . What is the paltry emolu- ment of two thirds of prizes to the finances of this vast continent ? * If so poor a resource is essential to its independency , in sober sadness we are involved in a woful ...
... give them all the prizes . What is the paltry emolu- ment of two thirds of prizes to the finances of this vast continent ? * If so poor a resource is essential to its independency , in sober sadness we are involved in a woful ...
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... give a blow to the English African trade which would not soon be recovered , by not leaving them a mast standing on that This expedition would be attended with no great ex- pense ; besides , the ship and vessels mentioned are unfit for ...
... give a blow to the English African trade which would not soon be recovered , by not leaving them a mast standing on that This expedition would be attended with no great ex- pense ; besides , the ship and vessels mentioned are unfit for ...
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Page 180 - When this position took place, it was eight o'clock, previous to which the Bon Homme Richard had received sundry eighteen-pound shots below the water, and leaked very much. My battery of twelve-pounders, on which I had placed my chief dependence, being commanded by Lieutenant Dale and Colonel Weibert, and manned principally with American seamen and French volunteers, was entirely silenced and abandoned. As to the six old eighteen-pounders that formed the battery of the lower gun-deck, they did no...
Page 184 - ... became gloomy indeed. I would not, however, give up the point. The enemy's mainmast began to shake, their firing decreased fast, ours rather increased, and the British colours were struck at half an hour past ten o'clock.
Page 180 - Richard, gained thereby several times an advantageous situation, in spite of my best endeavors to prevent it. As I had to deal with an enemy of greatly superior force, I was under the necessity of closing with him, to prevent the advantage which he had over me in point of manoeuvre.
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Page 144 - I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast. For I intend to go in harm's way.