Life of Andrew Hull Foote: Rear-admiral United States NavyHarper & Brothers, 1874 - 411 páginas |
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... Commodore David Porter's squad- ron , which was sent out in 1823 to break up the piratical nests among the West India Islands . He thus entered at once upon the arduous duties of his profession . He was thrust into the " rough and ready ...
... Commodore David Porter's squad- ron , which was sent out in 1823 to break up the piratical nests among the West India Islands . He thus entered at once upon the arduous duties of his profession . He was thrust into the " rough and ready ...
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... . The Peacock belonged to the Pacific squadron , under Commodore Hull . Before sailing , in a letter , dated January 29 , 1824 , he gives vent to a thought- less , ambitious wish for action : " We are ready for sea , and only waiting.
... . The Peacock belonged to the Pacific squadron , under Commodore Hull . Before sailing , in a letter , dated January 29 , 1824 , he gives vent to a thought- less , ambitious wish for action : " We are ready for sea , and only waiting.
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... Commodore Hull being at Callao , our stay at Valparaiso was short . We left with a convoy for Callao , first , however , landing the American consul at Coquimbo ; we then made the harbor of Callao on the 15th of August , and here saw ...
... Commodore Hull being at Callao , our stay at Valparaiso was short . We left with a convoy for Callao , first , however , landing the American consul at Coquimbo ; we then made the harbor of Callao on the 15th of August , and here saw ...
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... Commodore Hull an application for his ship , it being larger than the Peacock , and the ac- commodation better . I came on board on the 8th . The commodore has his wife and Miss Hart with him . We get a glance at them occasion- ally ...
... Commodore Hull an application for his ship , it being larger than the Peacock , and the ac- commodation better . I came on board on the 8th . The commodore has his wife and Miss Hart with him . We get a glance at them occasion- ally ...
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... Commodore Patterson , then on the Mediterranean station , and was appointed to the honorable post of flag - lieutenant of the squadron . The Delaware sailed from Norfolk to the Mediterranean on the 30th of July , 1833. During this trip ...
... Commodore Patterson , then on the Mediterranean station , and was appointed to the honorable post of flag - lieutenant of the squadron . The Delaware sailed from Norfolk to the Mediterranean on the 30th of July , 1833. During this trip ...
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