 | United States. Congress. House - United States - 652 pages
...has been amply supported. A second frigate has indeed fallen into the hands of the enemy, but Unless is hidden in the blaze of heroism with which s-he...whose previous career had been distinguished by daring enterprize and by fertility of genius, maintained a sanguinary contest against two ships, one of them... | |
 | United States. President, James Daniel Richardson - United States - 1896 - 658 pages
...arms had been amply supported. A second frigate has indeed fallen into the hands of the enemy, but the loss is hidden in the blaze of heroism with which...enterprise and by fertility of genius, maintained a sanguinarjr contest against two ships, one of them superior to his own, and under other severe disadvantages,... | |
 | United States. President - Presidents - 1897 - 574 pages
...arms had been amply supported. A second frigate has indeed fallen into the hands ot the enemy, but the loss is hidden in the blaze of heroism with which...against two ships, one of them superior to his own, and under other severe disadvantages, till humanity tore down the colors which valor had nailed to the... | |
 | United States. President, James Daniel Richardson - United States - 1897 - 652 pages
...arms had been amply supported. A second frigate has indeed fallen into the hands ot the enemy, but the loss is hidden in the blaze of heroism with which...against two ships, one of them superior to his own, and under other severe disadvantages, till humanity tore down the colors which valor had nailed to the... | |
 | United States. President, James Daniel Richardson - United States - 1897 - 662 pages
...arms had been amply supported, second frigate has indeed fallen into the hands ot the enemy, but the s is hidden in the blaze of heroism with which she was defended. iptain Porter, who commanded her, and whose previous career had en distinguished by daring enterprise... | |
 | James Madison - Constitutional history - 1908 - 484 pages
...arms has been amply supported. A second frigate has indeed fallen into the hands of the enemy, but the loss is hidden in the blaze of heroism with which...against two ships, one of them superior to his own, and under other severe disadvantages, till humanity tore down the colors which valor had nailed to the... | |
 | United States. President - Presidents - 1917 - 592 pages
...been amply supported. A second frigate has indeed fallen into the hands ot the enemy, but the toss is hidden in the blaze of heroism with which she was...'against two ships, one of them superior to his own, and under other severe disadvantages, till humanity tore down the colors which valor had nailed to the... | |
 | Great Britain. Foreign and Commonwealth Office - Great Britain - 1841 - 888 pages
...Arms has been amply supported. A second Frigate has, indeed, fallen into the hands of the Enemy, but the loss is hidden in the blaze of heroism with which...career had been distinguished by daring enterprise and fertility of genius, maintained a sanguinary contest against 2 Ships, one of them superior to his own,... | |
 | William James - History - 2002 - 588 pages
...declared, that the two little sloops continued the unequal contest, until, as he said of the Essex, "humanity tore down the colours which valour had nailed to the mast." How would Captain Hope have behaved? He would have told a plain tale of his good fortune, applauding... | |
 | United States. President - Presidents - 1858 - 802 pages
...arms has been amply supported. A second frigate has indeed fallen into the hands of the enemy, but the loss is hidden in the blaze of heroism with which...against two ships, one of them superior to his own, and under other severe disadvantages, till humanity tore down the colors which valor had nailed to the... | |
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On the ocean the pride of our naval arms has been amply supported. A second frigate has indeed fallen into the hands of the enemy, but the loss is hidden in the blaze of heroism with which she was defended. Captain Porter, who commanded her, and whose... 
