The Naval History of the United States

Abbot's fighting history of the American navy — privateers and frigates, the Bon Homme Richard and the Constitution, told battle by battle with the smoke still in the rigging.

Slaves in Algiers

6 pages in this part of The Naval History of the United States.

Slaves in Algiers

EACE having been signed with Great Britain in 1783, the nucleus of a navy then in existence was disbanded. Partly this was due to the…

Slaves in Algiers: Barbary

And what a treaty it was! By it the United States relinquished every claim to the rights of a sovereign nation. It agreed to pay an annual…

Slaves in Algiers: Eaton

The agents or ambassadors sent by the United States to these powers were treated with the utmost contempt; and while their lives were often…

Slaves in Algiers: Essex

The vessels chosen for this service were the "President," Commodore Richard Dale; "Philadelphia," Capt. Barron; "Essex," Capt. Bainbridge…

Slaves in Algiers: Decatur

Accordingly, in the forenoon of the following day, a boat from the "Essex," with Decatur in the stern-sheets, made for the Spanish vessel…

Slaves in Algiers: Porter

Having captured his enemy, Capt. Sterrett was in some uncertainty as to what to do with it. The instructions under which he sailed gave him…

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