Memoirs of Andrew Sherburne: A Pensioner of the Navy of the RevolutionH.H. Brown, 1831 - 312 pages |
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... taken out , and the Almighty was pleased to resuscitate me . Having reach- ed the age of seven years , my father placed me with Mr. John Cate , of Londonderry , forty miles from Portsmouth . His wife was my father's youngest sister . I ...
... taken out , and the Almighty was pleased to resuscitate me . Having reach- ed the age of seven years , my father placed me with Mr. John Cate , of Londonderry , forty miles from Portsmouth . His wife was my father's youngest sister . I ...
Page 18
... taken from the enemy unloading , priva- teers fitting out , standards waved on the forts and batte- ries , the exercising of soldiers , the roar of cannon , the sound of martial music and the call for volunteers so in- fatuated me ...
... taken from the enemy unloading , priva- teers fitting out , standards waved on the forts and batte- ries , the exercising of soldiers , the roar of cannon , the sound of martial music and the call for volunteers so in- fatuated me ...
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... taken , ( but not boarded , ) sought to get under the pro- tection of the Providence , mistaking that frigate for one of the English convoy , as he still kept their colors flying . Our prize , therefore , as she thought , eluded us ...
... taken , ( but not boarded , ) sought to get under the pro- tection of the Providence , mistaking that frigate for one of the English convoy , as he still kept their colors flying . Our prize , therefore , as she thought , eluded us ...
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... taken in a prize — imprisoned at Placentia ( Newfoundland . ) AFTER a few weeks , or perhaps a few days of pleasing pastime , the lads must repair to their ships again . It would seem unmanly for sailors to shed tears at parting from ...
... taken in a prize — imprisoned at Placentia ( Newfoundland . ) AFTER a few weeks , or perhaps a few days of pleasing pastime , the lads must repair to their ships again . It would seem unmanly for sailors to shed tears at parting from ...
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... taken her station , came to anchor before the battery , and with springs on her cables , commenced cannonading with great fury , and continued the firing for an hour and a half , without cessation . We succeeded in dismount- ing their ...
... taken her station , came to anchor before the battery , and with springs on her cables , commenced cannonading with great fury , and continued the firing for an hour and a half , without cessation . We succeeded in dismount- ing their ...
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