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" Ireland, and took or destroyed seventeen or eighteen sail of vessels, they most effectually alarmed England, prevented the great fair at Chester, occasioned insurance to rise, and even deterred the English merchants -from shipping goods in English bottoms... "
The American Merchant Marine: Its History and Romance from 1620 to 1902 - Page 5
by Winthrop Lippit Marvin - 1902 - 444 pages
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The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution: Being ..., Volume 1

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...
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The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution: Being ..., Volume 1

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...
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History of the Navy of the United States of America, Volume 1

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...
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The American Navy : Being an Authentic History of the United States Navy ...

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...
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Publication Fund Series

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...
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The History of the Great Republic: Considered from a Christian Stand-point

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...
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Memoirs of Service Afloat: During the War Between the States

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...
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My Adventures Afloat: A Personal Memoir of My Cruises and Services ..., Volume 1

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...
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MEMOIRS OF SERVICE AFLOAT, DURING THE WAR BETWEEN THE STATES

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...
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The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Volume 2

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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