Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Benjamin Franklin ...H. Colburn, 1833 |
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... taken , and set on shore on one of her islands by the English , were maintained comfortably by the gover- nor during their stay there , furnished with every necessary , and sent to Lisbon ; where , on inquiry to whom payment was to be ...
... taken , and set on shore on one of her islands by the English , were maintained comfortably by the gover- nor during their stay there , furnished with every necessary , and sent to Lisbon ; where , on inquiry to whom payment was to be ...
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... taken , ransomed , burnt , and destroyed above thirty sail of their vessels with- in these three months . The owners are about to give her a consort , called the Black Princess , for whom they ask a commission . The prisoners brought in ...
... taken , ransomed , burnt , and destroyed above thirty sail of their vessels with- in these three months . The owners are about to give her a consort , called the Black Princess , for whom they ask a commission . The prisoners brought in ...
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... taken a number of valua- ble prizes , particularly a rich ship bound to Quebec , which we suppose he may have sent to America . The English , from mistaken intelligence , imagining he had a body of troops with him to make descents ...
... taken a number of valua- ble prizes , particularly a rich ship bound to Quebec , which we suppose he may have sent to America . The English , from mistaken intelligence , imagining he had a body of troops with him to make descents ...
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... taken two frigates , with 400 prisoners . He is now with his principal prizes in Holland , where he is pretty well received , but must quit that neutral country as soon as his damages are repaired . The English watch with a superior ...
... taken two frigates , with 400 prisoners . He is now with his principal prizes in Holland , where he is pretty well received , but must quit that neutral country as soon as his damages are repaired . The English watch with a superior ...
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... taken in the Serapis and Countess of Scarborough , being all treated for in Holland , and exchanged there , I hope Mr. Brown's son is now safe at home with his father . It grieved me that the exchange there , which you may remember I ...
... taken in the Serapis and Countess of Scarborough , being all treated for in Holland , and exchanged there , I hope Mr. Brown's son is now safe at home with his father . It grieved me that the exchange there , which you may remember I ...
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