Memoirs of Andrew Sherburne: A Pensioner of the Navy of the RevolutionH.H. Brown, 1831 - 312 pages |
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Page 21
... fear that some of their heaviest armed ships were there also . If I am not mistaken , the Boston fri- gate was not in company with us at this time . My read- er may easily imagine that our minds were agitated with alternate hopes and fears ...
... fear that some of their heaviest armed ships were there also . If I am not mistaken , the Boston fri- gate was not in company with us at this time . My read- er may easily imagine that our minds were agitated with alternate hopes and fears ...
Page 23
... fear of the enemy , and we soon came up with our chase . In the mean time , the prize which we had taken , ( but not boarded , ) sought to get under the pro- tection of the Providence , mistaking that frigate for one of the English ...
... fear of the enemy , and we soon came up with our chase . In the mean time , the prize which we had taken , ( but not boarded , ) sought to get under the pro- tection of the Providence , mistaking that frigate for one of the English ...
Page 27
... fears . from my shipmates . After we had discharged a few broadsides , my fears pretty much subsided , and I , with high spirits , served my gun with cartridges , until the fir- ing ceased . Our little ship was once more detached to ...
... fears . from my shipmates . After we had discharged a few broadsides , my fears pretty much subsided , and I , with high spirits , served my gun with cartridges , until the fir- ing ceased . Our little ship was once more detached to ...
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... fear from any one of them ; but if they should prove to be enemies , we should have more than two to encountes , but having spoken with one or two of them , we ascer- tained that they were all Americans . We all took up our quarters ...
... fear from any one of them ; but if they should prove to be enemies , we should have more than two to encountes , but having spoken with one or two of them , we ascer- tained that they were all Americans . We all took up our quarters ...
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... fears which pervaded my mind during that dangerous scene . It was now more than twenty - four hours since I had ... fear from Babb or Annis , but I expected to find Mr. Loyd of a hostile temper . He was a man probably fifty years of ...
... fears which pervaded my mind during that dangerous scene . It was now more than twenty - four hours since I had ... fear from Babb or Annis , but I expected to find Mr. Loyd of a hostile temper . He was a man probably fifty years of ...
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