Free trade and sailors' rights (1813) (14581160820)

Identifier: freetradesailors00phil (find matches)
Title: Free trade and sailors' rights
Year: 1813 (1810s)
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Subjects: United States -- History War of 1812 Naval operations. (from old catalog)
Publisher: Philadelphia, Pub. by the proprietor, D. Heartt, printer
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation



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COISTSTITUTION AND GUERRIEEB. Challenge of Captain Dacres. IVashingioti City, October 30, 1812. Correct Copy of Captain Dacres Challenge, as endorsed in hishandwriting, on the register of the brig John Adams, arrived at NewYork, which register is now in this city. The Guerriere, 44 guns, and 300 men, will be happy to see thePreside?iti Commodore Rodgers, outside the Hook, or any other ofthe large Frigates, to have a sociable tete-a-tete. Official Letter of Captain Hull. United States* Frigate Cofistitution,Off Boston Light, Aug. 30, 1812v SIR—I have the honour to inform you, that on the 19ih instant, at2 P. M. being in latitude 41 degrees 42 minutes, and lon..ntude 55 de-grees 48 minutes, with the Constitution under my command, a sailwas discovered from the mast head, bearing E, by S. or ESE; but atsuch a distance we could not tell what she was. All sail was instantlymade in chase, and soon found we came up with her. At 3 P. M.could plainly see she was a ship on the starboard tack,freetradesailors00phil