The History of Our Navy from Its Origin to the Present Day, 1775-1897, Volume 1C. Scribner's Sons, 1897 - 607 pages |
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... BON- HOMME RICHARD 66 227 A Condemned Indiaman , Ill - shaped and Rotten , Fitted as a Man- o ' - war - A Disheartening Cruise with Incapable and Mutinous Asso- ciates - Attempt to Take Leith , and the Scotch Parson's Prayer- Meeting ...
... BON- HOMME RICHARD 66 227 A Condemned Indiaman , Ill - shaped and Rotten , Fitted as a Man- o ' - war - A Disheartening Cruise with Incapable and Mutinous Asso- ciates - Attempt to Take Leith , and the Scotch Parson's Prayer- Meeting ...
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... BONHOMME RICHARD and SERAPIS . ( From an engraving by Hamilton of a drawing by Collier ) , DIAGRAM OF THE SERAPIS - BONHOMME RICHARD BATTLE , THE SERAPIS AND THE BONHOMME RICHARD . ( From an en- graving by Lerpinière after a drawing by ...
... BONHOMME RICHARD and SERAPIS . ( From an engraving by Hamilton of a drawing by Collier ) , DIAGRAM OF THE SERAPIS - BONHOMME RICHARD BATTLE , THE SERAPIS AND THE BONHOMME RICHARD . ( From an en- graving by Lerpinière after a drawing by ...
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... Richard Dale , who afterwards , as the executive officer of the Bonhomme Rich- ard , under John Paul Jones , won lasting honor . Another stirring event of this year was the fight between the Yankee brig Andrea Doria and the British brig ...
... Richard Dale , who afterwards , as the executive officer of the Bonhomme Rich- ard , under John Paul Jones , won lasting honor . Another stirring event of this year was the fight between the Yankee brig Andrea Doria and the British brig ...
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... BONHOMME RICHARD 66. A Relic of the Prison Ships : Entrance to the Vault of the Martyrs . From an old wood - cut . Pi Dale engraving by Dodson after the portrait by Wood. 226 THE HISTORY OF OUR NAVY.
... BONHOMME RICHARD 66. A Relic of the Prison Ships : Entrance to the Vault of the Martyrs . From an old wood - cut . Pi Dale engraving by Dodson after the portrait by Wood. 226 THE HISTORY OF OUR NAVY.
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John Randolph Spears. CHAPTER IX JOHN PAUL JONES AND THE BONHOMME RICHARD 66 A CONDEMNED INDIAMAN , ILL - SHAPED AND ROTTEN , FITTED AS A MAN - O ' - WAR - A DISHEARTENING CRUISE WITH INCAPABLE AND MUTINOUS ASSOCIATES - ATTEMPT ΤΟ TAKE ...
John Randolph Spears. CHAPTER IX JOHN PAUL JONES AND THE BONHOMME RICHARD 66 A CONDEMNED INDIAMAN , ILL - SHAPED AND ROTTEN , FITTED AS A MAN - O ' - WAR - A DISHEARTENING CRUISE WITH INCAPABLE AND MUTINOUS ASSOCIATES - ATTEMPT ΤΟ TAKE ...
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Page 132 - that the flag of the thirteen United States be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new constellation.
Page 270 - Richard afloat, and, if possible, to bring her into port. For that purpose, the first lieutenant of the Pallas continued on board with a party of men to attend the pumps, with boats in waiting ready to take them on board, in case the water should gain on them too fast. The wind augmented in the night, and the next day, on the 25th, so that it was impossible to prevent the good old ship from sinking.
Page 270 - Richard afloat so as to reach a port, if the wind should increase, it being then only a very moderate breeze. I had but little time to remove my wounded, which now became unavoidable, and which was effected in the course of the night and next morning. I was determined to keep the Bon Homme Richard afloat, and, if possible, to bring her into port.
Page 268 - ... it was moderate from the explosion of so much gunpowder, yet the three pumps that remained could with difficulty only keep the water from gaining. The fire broke out in various parts of the ship...
Page 304 - It will not be to the interest of any of the great maritime Powers to protect them from the Barbary States. If they know their interests, they will not encourage the Americans to be carriers. That the Barbary States are advantageous to maritime Powers is certain.
Page 166 - When the skilful operator had obtained an equilibrium, he could row upward or downward, or continue at any particular depth, with an oar placed near the top of the vessel, formed upon the principle of the screw, the axis of the oar entering the vessel ; by turning the oar one way, he raised the vessel, by turning it the other way he depressed it...
Page 167 - nade exceedingly strong ; and to strengthen it as much as possible, a firm piece of wood was framed, parallel to the conjugate diameter, to prevent the sides from yielding to the great pressure of the incumbent water, in a deep immersion.
Page 173 - In the year 1777, 1 made an attempt from a whale-boat against the Cerberus frigate, then lying at anchor between Connecticut river and New London, by drawing a machine against her side by means of a line. The machine was loaded with powder, to be exploded by a gun-lock, which was to be unpinioned by an apparatus to be turned by being brought along side of the frigate.
Page 268 - Richard, the rudder was cut entirely off the stern frame, and the transoms were almost entirely cut away; the timbers, by the lower deck especially, from the main-mast to the stern, being greatly decayed with age, were mangled beyond my power of description...