| United States. Department of State - United States - 1829 - 556 pages
...sailed quite round Ireland, and took or destroyed seventeen or eighteen sail of vessels, they most effectually alarmed England, prevented the great fair...English merchants -from shipping goods in English bottoms at any rate, so that in a few weeks forty sail of French ships were loading in the Thames on... | |
| United States. Department of State - United States - 1829 - 560 pages
...destroyed seventeen or eighteen sail of vessels, they most effectually alarmed England, pre.t vented the great fair at Chester, occasioned insurance to...the English merchants from shipping goods in English bottoms at any rate, so that in a few weeks forty sail of French ships were loading in the Thames on... | |
| James Fenimore Cooper - 1840 - 450 pages
...Captain Wickes in particular, Mr. Deane observes in one of his letters to Robert Morris, that it " effectually alarmed England, prevented the great fair...the English merchants from shipping goods in English bottoms, at any rate, so that in a few weeks, forty sail of French s/tips were loading in the Thames... | |
| Charles Jacobs Peterson - 1857 - 582 pages
...Wickes, undertaken in 1777, Silas Deane observes in one of his letters to Robert Morris, that it " effectually alarmed England, prevented the great fair...the English merchants from shipping goods in English bottoms, at any rate, so that, in a few weeks, forty sail of French ships were loading in the Thames... | |
| Local history - 1888 - 524 pages
...sailed quite round Ireland, and took or destroyed seventeen or eighteen sail of vessels, they most effectually alarmed England, prevented the great fair...the English merchants from shipping goods in English bottoms at any rate, so that in a few weeks forty sail of French ships were loading in the Thames on... | |
| Jesse Truesdell Peck - United States - 1868 - 774 pages
...waters made a sensation. Mr. Deane, writing to Robert Morris, says that the cruise of Capt. Wickes " effectually alarmed England, prevented the great fair...the English merchants from shipping goods in English bottoms at any rate ; so that, in a few weeks, forty sail of French ships were loaded in the Thames... | |
| Raphael Semmes - Confederate States of America - 1869 - 862 pages
...of Captain Wickes, in particular, Mr. Deane observes in one of his letters to Robert Morris, that it 'effectually alarmed England, prevented the great...even deterred the English merchants from shipping in English bottoms, at any rate, so that, in a few weeks, forty sail of French ships were loading in... | |
| Raphael Semmes - Alabama (Confederate cruiser) - 1869 - 862 pages
...of Captain Wickes, in particular, Mr. Deane observes in one of his letters to Robert Morris, that it 'effectually alarmed England, prevented the great...even deterred the English merchants from shipping in English bottoms, at any rate, so that, in a few weeks, forty sail of French ships were loading in... | |
| ADMIRAL RAPHAEL SEMMES - 1869 - 850 pages
...Captain Wickes, in particular, Mr. Deane observes in one of his letters to Eobert Morris, that it ' effectually alarmed England, prevented the great fair...even deterred the English merchants from shipping in English bottoms, at any rate, so that, in a few weeks, forty sail of French ships were loading in... | |
| Jefferson Davis - Confederate States of America - 1881 - 882 pages
...that was not of force to render the attack hopeless. Mr. Deane observes to Robert Morris that it " effectually alarmed England, prevented the great fair...even deterred the English merchants from shipping in English bottoms at any rate, so that, in a few weeks, forty sail of French ships were loading in... | |
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