Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 600
modore Prebles fleet, gainedpermission to sail into the harbor of Tripoli to destroythe Philadelphia, and thus to prevent its being usedby the pirates. Captain Decatur had previously cap-tured a small Tripolitan ship. This he disguised as amerchantman, and named it the Intrepid. He chosesixty of… … ON THE MARCH, BY ALICE B. LEE, AGE 14.(GOLD BADGE. SILVER BADGE WON AlRIL, 1917.) hailing the ship they were told that it was a Mediter-ranean fruit-trading vessel which had lost its anchors,and which asked to be allowed to tie up to the Phila-delphia for the night. The request was granted, butno…
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