Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 406
sters hand. The attack was so spirited, and so muchVol. XXI.—122. 969 damage was done that, next day, the Bashawoffered to surrender the officers and crew ofthe Philadelphia for five hundred dollars each. Tell your master, said Commodore Prebleto the envoy, that I shall yet have every offi-cer and… … REUI3EN JAMES SAVES DECATUR FROM THE TLRK. ing that it was more risky, and not so effective asthe day attacks, Preble told his young captainsthat thereafter the attacks would be by daylight.The Tripolitans now began to be very muchalarmed, and made several offers to treat. ButCommodore Preble would…
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