The American NavyDoubleday, Page, 1915 - 284 páginas |
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action Admiral Algiers Alliance American navy anchored April army arrival ashore attack August Bainbridge Barbary battery battle blockade boats Bonhomme Richard Boston brig British built Cape Captain captured carried carronades Cervera Chesapeake coast command Commodore Congress Constitution Continental navy crew cruise cruisers Cuba d'Estaing David Porter Decatur December deck defence Delaware destroyed England Essex Europe Farragut fire flag fleet force France French frigates galleys gunboats guns Gustavus Conyngham Hamet harbor honor Hornet Intrepid Island John John Adams Jones July June Key West killed Lake Lake Champlain later Lieutenant man-of-war March marines midshipman miles naval Newport October officers peace Philadelphia port Porter pounders Preble prisoners privateers prizes Revolution river Rodgers sailed Sampson Santiago schooner seamen September Serapis ships ships-of-the-line shot sloop-of-war sloops South Spain Spanish squadron surrender taken tion treaty Tripoli Tripolitan United vessels victory Washington West Indies wounded York
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Página 102 - I think it not improbable that those rovers may be privately encouraged by the English to fall upon us, and to prevent our interference in the carrying trade; for I have in London heard it is a maxim among the merchants, that, if there were no Algiers, it would be worth England's while to build one.
Página 255 - War has commenced between the United States and Spain. Proceed at once to Philippine Islands. Commence operations at once, particularly against the Spanish fleet. You must capture vessels or destroy. Use utmost endeavors.
Página 123 - To avoid this waste of our resources, it is proposed to add to our navy yard here a dock, within which our present vessels may be laid up dry, and under cover from the sun. Under these circumstances, experience proves that works of wood will remain scarcely at all affected by time. The great abundance of running water which this situation possesses, at heights far above the level of the tide, if employed as is...
Página 15 - The plague, trouble, and vexation I have had with the crews of all the armed vessels, are inexpressible. I do believe there is not on earth a more disorderly set.
Página 109 - To secure respect to a neutral flag requires a naval force organized and ready to vindicate it from insult or aggression. This may even prevent the necessity of going to war by discouraging belligerent powers from committing such violations of the rights of the neutral party as may, first or last, leave no other option.
Página 159 - I have frequently known a dozen and sometimes a couple of dozen ships lying a league or two off the port, losing their fair wind, their tide, and worse than all, their market for many hours, sometimes the whole day, before our search was completed.
Página 105 - Every rational citizen must wish to see an effective instrument of coercion, and should fear to see it on any other element than the water. A naval force can never endanger our liberties, nor occasion bloodshed; a land force would do both.
Página 273 - Manila, pending the conclusion of a treaty of peace, can not be that of conquest, since in spite of the blockade maintained on sea by the American fleet, in spite of the siege established on land by a native supported and provided for by the American admiral, Manila still holds its own, and the Spanish standard still waves over the city. On the other...
Página 43 - The little American navy on Lake Champlain was wiped out, but never had any force, big or small, lived to better purpose or died more gloriously; for it had saved the lake for that year.
Página 239 - I would see every man of you damned before I would raise my arm against the flag."* The expression is not exactly in consonance with Farragut's calm and restrained nature, but it fits so well with his later one from the shrouds of the Hartford in Mobile Bay, that it may be taken as true. In any case, Farragut left Norfolk on April 1 8th, with his wife and son, Loyall. He found Baltimore, on his arrival there in the Bay Line steamer, in possession of the mob which had attacked the Sixth Massachusetts...