History of the American Privateers, and Letters-of-marque: During Our War with England in the Years 1812, '13, and '14. Interspersed with Several Naval Battles Between American and British Ships-of-warThe author, 1856 - 438 |
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Algeciras American privateer arrived ballast Baltimore battle blockade boats Bordeaux Boston bound Brig Britain British British brig British government British ship broadside burnt burthen Cape Capt CAPTURED BY PRIVATEERS carronades cartel Charleston chase coast colors commanded commenced Commodore crew cruise David Porter Decatur divested Dolphin dry-goods enemy enemy's England English escape fire fleet France frigate full cargo Gibraltar Guerriere guns half-past Halifax hauled hhds honor Island Jamaica John killed La Rochelle laden with fish laden with sugar letter-of-marque letter-of-marque schooner lieutenant Lisbon Liverpool London man-of-war Martinique nations Newfoundland Nova Scotia o'clock officers packet Philadelphia Portsmouth prisoners priva private armed prize-master PRIZES CAPTURED rigging sail Saucy Jack schooner seamen sent into Charleston sent into Portland sent into Salem sent into Savannah shot Sloop sloop-of-war soon tacked taken Teazer tons took tured United valuable cargo valuable vessel wind windward wine wounded Yankee York
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Strona 403 - Scotia ; and whereas the several Islands in the Bay of Passamaquoddy, which is part of the Bay of Fundy, and the Island of Grand Menan in the said Bay of Fundy, are claimed by the United States as being comprehended within their aforesaid boundaries...
Strona 401 - ... and citizens of the two Powers to cease from all hostilities. And to prevent all causes of complaint which might arise on account of the prizes which may be taken at sea after the said ratifications of this treaty, it is reciprocally agreed that all vessels...
Strona 410 - Majesty, and his subjects, upon the ratification of the present treaty being notified to such tribes or nations, and shall so desist accordingly.
Strona 408 - Woods, to decide to which of the two parties the several islands lying in the lakes, water communications...
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Strona 406 - And, in the event of the said two commissioners differing, or both, or either of them, refusing, declining, or wilfully omitting to act, such reports, declarations, or statements, shall be made by them, or either of them, and such reference to a friendly sovereign or state, shall be made, in all respects, as in the latter part of the fourth article i» 506 contained, and in as full a manner as if the same was herein repeated.
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Strona 406 - Erie ; thence along the middle of said communication into Lake Erie, through the middle of said lake until it arrives at the water communication between that lake and Lake Huron ; thence along the middle of said water communication into the Lake Huron ; thence through the middle of said lake to the water communication between that lake and Lake Superior...
Strona xxii - British cabinet would not, for the sake of the precarious and surreptitious intercourse with hostile markets, have persevered in a course of measures which necessarily put at hazard the invaluable market of a great and growing country, disposed to cultivate the mutual advantages of an active commerce.