Life of Andrew Hull Foote: Rear-admiral United States NavyHarper & Brothers, 1874 - 411 páginas |
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... ship every pleasure and hardship incident to a mariner's life . A few days after our departure from the United States we had a very heavy thunder - storm , and one flash of lightning struck the ship , killing four men instantly and ...
... ship every pleasure and hardship incident to a mariner's life . A few days after our departure from the United States we had a very heavy thunder - storm , and one flash of lightning struck the ship , killing four men instantly and ...
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... ship appeared to be at the mercy of the waves . Their loss was severely felt , owing to the fact that the vessel was then too short - manned . But after an unpleasant run of fifty - six days , we arrived at Valparaiso , as light ...
... ship appeared to be at the mercy of the waves . Their loss was severely felt , owing to the fact that the vessel was then too short - manned . But after an unpleasant run of fifty - six days , we arrived at Valparaiso , as light ...
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... ship . On the arrival of the Peacock , some difficulty took place in regard to Captain Carter , which terminated in his return to the United States . Several of the officers left the Peacock , and joined other ships ; and I was induced ...
... ship . On the arrival of the Peacock , some difficulty took place in regard to Captain Carter , which terminated in his return to the United States . Several of the officers left the Peacock , and joined other ships ; and I was induced ...
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... ship had spoken to him soon after joining the Natchez on religious subjects , and , as his expression was , he had " bluffed him off " by saying that he had aimed to be honorable and honest in all things , and that would do for him ...
... ship had spoken to him soon after joining the Natchez on religious subjects , and , as his expression was , he had " bluffed him off " by saying that he had aimed to be honorable and honest in all things , and that would do for him ...
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... SHIP ' NATCHEZ , ' PENSACOLA Bay . " SIR , -It is with great pleasure that I have it in my power to state that Midshipman A. H. Foote served on board this ship , and I found him to be a young gentleman of great merit , being always ...
... SHIP ' NATCHEZ , ' PENSACOLA Bay . " SIR , -It is with great pleasure that I have it in my power to state that Midshipman A. H. Foote served on board this ship , and I found him to be a young gentleman of great merit , being always ...
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