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The Quasi War with France... Praising the American Navy...
The Quasi War with France... Praising the American Navy...
Item # 700836
November 13, 1798
THE EDINBURGH ADVERTISER, Scotland, Nov. 13, 1798 Page
5 has a report headed: "Capture Of A French Frigate By An American Frigate" which is on: "...the capture of a French frigate of 28 guns off Charlestown [Charleston] Bar, by the American frigate the Constellation of 48 guns, Capt. Cluxton [sic: Truxton]..." taken: "...without firing a shot. No country in the world possesses more ample means than America of speedily erecting itself into a formable maritime state...concur to yield her an extraordinary facility for raising & maintain a powerful Navy." with more.
Eight pages, 9 3/4 by 13 1/2 inches, nice condition.
Category: The 1600's and 1700's