Naval history of the United States, from the commencement of the revolutionary war, Volum 21814 |
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Side viii
... frigate , or perhaps any number of figates that could attack it , we must conclude , that a nation with a naval establishment , however large , consisting only of frigates , would not be efficient against one having ships of the line ...
... frigate , or perhaps any number of figates that could attack it , we must conclude , that a nation with a naval establishment , however large , consisting only of frigates , would not be efficient against one having ships of the line ...
Side x
... frigates , and 25 sloops of war . The num- ber of men required to man these vessels , will be 31,500 , allowing very full complements for each vessel . The able seamen required for these vessels , and included in the above number of men ...
... frigates , and 25 sloops of war . The num- ber of men required to man these vessels , will be 31,500 , allowing very full complements for each vessel . The able seamen required for these vessels , and included in the above number of men ...
Side xi
... frigates , and 25 large sloops of war . Corps of marines are particularly requisite for the de- fence of our extensive sea - coast . These corps should be instructed in the discipline of both infantry and artil- lery corps . They should ...
... frigates , and 25 large sloops of war . Corps of marines are particularly requisite for the de- fence of our extensive sea - coast . These corps should be instructed in the discipline of both infantry and artil- lery corps . They should ...
Side xii
... frigates are better calculated for defence from the depredations of the enemy's squadrons on our coasts . This is the great object that should prin- cipally be had in view with these vessels , and for which they are indispensible . But ...
... frigates are better calculated for defence from the depredations of the enemy's squadrons on our coasts . This is the great object that should prin- cipally be had in view with these vessels , and for which they are indispensible . But ...
Side 19
... frigates were , subsequent to the above resolve , added to the navy , yet at no other period of the revolutionary war was its strength greater . Its losses ex- ceeded the inconsiderable additions made to it . This de- cline of the ...
... frigates were , subsequent to the above resolve , added to the navy , yet at no other period of the revolutionary war was its strength greater . Its losses ex- ceeded the inconsiderable additions made to it . This de- cline of the ...
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12 guns able seamen actual service adjudged aforesaid America annual expense Antigua appointed armed vessels authorised Baltimore Barbadoes Betsey board of admiralty Boston Brig Bristol British burnt captain captured by ditto cargo carronades coast commanding officer commission continental Cork court martial crew dollars per month employed enemy fleet force frigates further enacted Glasgow Grenada gun ship gun-boats Halifax hereby hhds Jamaica to London John Journals of Congress judge letters of marque lieutenants Liverpool marine committee Mary mates Names and Masters nations naval establishment navy board New-York Newfoundl Newfoundland port pounders President prisoners privateer prize punishment Quebec rations per day Resolved retak retaken sail Sally Schooner sels sent into Charleston sent into Portland sent into Salem sent into Savannah ship or vessel ships and vessels Sloop sloops of war sugar taken thereof tion tons United Colonies West Indies Whitehaven York
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Side iv - An Act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of maps, charts, and books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies during the times therein mentioned." And also to the act, entitled " An Act supplementary to an Act, entitled, " An Act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of maps, charts, and books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies during the time therein mentioned," and extending the benefits thereof to the arts of designing, engraving, and...
Side 117 - SECTION 21. And be it further enacted, That, in order to avoid misconstruction, it is hereby declared to be the true intent and meaning of this act, so far as the question of slavery is concerned, to carry into practical operation the following propositions and principles, established by the compromise measures of 1850, to wit:
Side iv - IDE, of the said District, hath deposited in this office, the title of a book, the right whereof he claims as proprietor, in the words following, to wit : " Inductive Grammar, designed for beginners. By an Instructer." In conformity to the act of the Congress of the United States...
Side 66 - And you are to observe and follow such orders and directions from time to time as you shall receive from this or a future Congress...
Side 66 - You are, therefore, carefully and diligently to discharge the duty of colonel, by doing and performing all manner of things thereunto belonging. And we do strictly charge and require all officers and soldiers under your command to be obedient to your orders as colonel.
Side 46 - That the flag of the Thirteen United States be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white: that the union be thirteen stars, white on a blue field, representing a new constellation.
Side 126 - ... charges than those so exhibited be urged against the person to be tried before the court, unless it appear to the court that intelligence of such charge had not reached the...
Side 129 - The proceeds of all ships and vessels and the goods taken on board of them, which shall be adjudged gOod prize- shall. when of equal or superior force to the vessel or vessels making the capture, be the sole property of the captors ; and when of inferior force, shall be divided equally between the United States and the officers and men making the capture.
Side 149 - An act for the better government of the navy of the United States," passed the twenty-third day of April, one thousand eight hundred.
Side 45 - Arms, attack, subdue, and take all Ships and other Vessels whatsoever, carrying Soldiers, Arms, Gunpowder, Ammunition, Provisions, or any other contraband Goods, to any of the British Armies or Ships of War, employed against these Colonies.