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Our first century- being a popular descriptive portraiture of the one hundred great and memorable events of perpetual interest in the history of our country, political, military, mechanical, social, (14591623057)

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Our first century- being a popular descriptive portraiture of the one hundred great and memorable events of perpetual interest in the history of our country, political, military, mechanical, social, (14591623057)

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Title: Our first century: being a popular descriptive portraiture of the one hundred great and memorable events of perpetual interest in the history of our country, political, military, mechanical, social, scientific and commercial: embracing also delineations of all the great historic characters celebrated in the annals of the republic; men of heroism, statesmanship, genius, oratory, adventure and philanthropy
Year: 1876 (1870s)
Authors: Devens, R. M. (Richard Miller)
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Publisher: Springfield, Mass., C.A. Nichols & Co. Easton, Pa., J.W. Lyon
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation



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ys shipfor the Bon Homme Richard, there beingthe most essential difference in their ap-pearance and construction. Besides, it wasthen full moonlight. The Bon HommeRichard received various shots under wa-ter from the Alliance; tlie leak gained onthe pumps, and the fire increased much onboard both ships. Some officers persuaded me to strike, of whose courage and goodsense I entertain a high opinion. Mytreacherous master-at-arms let loose all myprisoners without my knowledge, and myprospects became gloomy indeed. I wouldnot, however, give up the point. The ene-mys mainmast began to shake, their firingdecreased fast, ours rather increased, andthe British colors were struck at half anhour j)ast ten oclock. This prize proved to be the British ship-of-war, the Serapis, a new ship of forty-four guns, built on the most approved con-struction, with two complete batteries, oneof them of eighteen-pounders, and com-manded by the brave Commodore RichardPearson. 88 OUR FIltST CENTUIiV.—17:G-1«76.
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IV. THE WONDERFUL DARK DAT.—1780. Tlie Northern States wrapt in a Dense Black Atmosphere for Fifteen Hours.—The Day of JudgmentSupposed to have Come.—Cessation of Labor.—Religious Devotions Resorted to.—The HerdsRetire to their Stalls, the Fowls to their Roosts, and the Birds Sing their Evening Songs at Noonday.—Science at Loss to Account for the Mysterious Phenomenon.—One of Natures Marvels.—Redness ofthe Sun and Moon.—Approach of a Thick Vapor.—Loud Peals of Thunder.—Sudden and StrangeDarkness.—Alarm of the Inhabitants.—End of the World Looked For.—Dismay of the Brute Crea-tion.—An Intensely Deep Gloom.—Difficulty in Attending to Business.—Lights Burning in theHouses.—Vast Extent of the Occurrence.—Condition of the Barometer.—Change in the Color ofObjects.—Quick Motion of the Clouds.—Birds Suffijcate and Die.—The Suns Disc Seen in SomePlaces.—Oily Deposit on the Waters.—Impenetrable Darkness at Night.—Incidents and Anecdotes.—Ign

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