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The Constitution captures the Java...
The Constitution captures the Java...
Item # 700925
February 27, 1813
THE WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Feb. 27, 1813
* USS Constitution - William Bainbridge
* HMS Java - Henry Lambert
Under "Naval Heroism" is a message from the President concerning Captain Bainbridge and his frigate Constitution on the capture of the British frigate Java, signed by him in type: James Madison.
There is much reporting under the heading: "Events of the War" has reports from Nashville, Ogdensburg, Niagara, & Fort George, but the most significant report is under: "Naval" which is a fine letter signed in type: William Bainbridge & headed: "U.S. Frigate Constitution" being his report of the capture of the British frigate Java. There are nearly six pages on the War of 1812.
Page 3 contains a list of the ships that comprised the: "Revolutionary Naval Force" in the year 1776, with their captains noted as well.
Complete in 16 pages, 6 1/2 by 10 1/4 inches, never-trimmed margins, various foxing, good condition.
As noted in Wikipedia, this title: "...(was) one of the most widely-circulated magazines in the United States...Devoted primarily to politics...considered an important source for the history of the period."
Category: War of 1812
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