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150. “Five days after”: Ibid., pp. 425—6.
151. “A few days later”: Ibid., p. 430.
151. “Thirty-five miles northwest”: Ibid., pp. 530-1.
151. “At 8:00 P.M., Porter”: Ibid., pp. 435—7.
152. “Fifty officers, sailors”: Ibid., pp. 435—7, 530—1.
153. “Yusuf boasted to Nissen”: Ibid., pp. 439—40.
153. “Sailing into Tripoli harbor”: Ibid., p. 449.
154. “the squadron spotted a 22-gun”: Ibid., pp. 465—6.
155. “The
New York
pulled”: Ibid., p. 495.
155. “The trigger-happy French”: Ibid., pp. 509, 521—2.
156. “‘You will upon receipt'”: Ibid., p. 457.
157. “Jefferson and his”: Edwards, pp. 128—30.
157. “Eaton had observered”: Prentiss, p. 244.
157. “The Cabinet met”: McKee, pp. 112—4.
157. “Morris was court-martialed”:
Naval Documents,
vol. 2, pp. 528—31.
158. “Algerian corsairs attacked”: Whipple, p. 311.
158. “In February 1803, he”: Ray W. Irwin,
The Diplomatic Relations of the United States with the Barbary Powers
,
1776—1816
(Chapel Hill, N.C.: The University of North Carolina Press, 1931), pp. 129—30.
Chapter IX: The
Philadelphia
Disaster
160. “The commodore had teamed”:
Naval Documents
, vol. 3, pp. 61—2.
161. “Unfortunately for Bainbridge”: Ibid., p. 174.
161. “Born a year”: H. A. S. Dearborn,
The Life of William Bainbridge, Esq., of the United States Navy
(Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1931), pp. vi—7.
162. “He evidently could be”: Allen, p. 86.
162. “He got within”: Dearborn, p. 55;
Naval Documents
, vol. 3, p. 172.
162. “A boat was lowered”:
Naval Documents
, vol. 3, p. 172.
163. “Wind and waves”: Ibid.
163. “At 4:00 P.M., after attempting”: Ibid., p. 174.
164. “Cannon, arms and ammunition”: Ibid., pp. 171—2.
164. “The sailor manning”: William Ray,
Horrors of Slavery: Or, The American Tars in Tripoli
(Troy, N.Y.: Oliver Lyon, 1808), p. 77; J. Robert Moskin,
The U.S. Marine Corps Story
(New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1977), pp. 56—7.
164. “Bainbridge sent an officer”: Ray, p. 77.
165. “The practical-minded sailors”: Ibid., p. 78.
165. “The greedy Tripolitans”:
Naval Documents
, vol. 3, p. 529.
165. “the Tripolitans shoved”: Ray, p. 78.
165. “Seated on a small”: Ibid., pp. 81—2.
165. “‘He counted us'”:
Naval Documents
, vol. 3, pp. 529—30.
166. “The crew was marched”: Ray, pp. 84—5.
166. “they witnessed a melancholy”:
Naval Documents,
vol. 3, pp. 529—30.
166. “An even more demoralizing”: Ibid., pp. 14, 173.
166. “but only a few hundred”: Whipple, p. 315.
167. “‘Had I not sent”':
Naval Documents
, vol. 3, pp. 171—4.
167. “‘A just comparison'”: Ibid., p. 177.
167. “‘I have zealously served'”: Ibid., p. 174.
167. “Bainbridge's torment moved”: Ibid., p. 169.
167. “Busy convoying, Preble”: Ibid., p. 175; McKee, p. 179.
168. “‘This affair distresses me'”:
Naval Documents
, vol. 3, p. 256.
168. “He feared that”: Ibid., p. 175.
168. “‘Would to God”': Ibid., p. 256.
168. “To his brother”: McKee, p. 181.
168. “‘I have not the smallest'”:
Naval Documents
, vol. 3, p. 280.
168. “‘Keep up a good heart'”: Ibid., p. 335.
169. “Preble discovered months' worth”:
Naval Documents
, vol. 3, pp. 351, 385-6.
169. “Jefferson's political enemies”: Allison, pp. 29—30.
169. “‘This accident renders'”:
Jefferson Presidential Papers
(Library of Congress), Microfilm, Reel 30.
169. “Congress established a”: Ibid., p. 523.
170. “‘I have never been'”: Ford, vol. 8, p. 301.
170. “So while the president”:
James Madison Presidential Papers
(Library of Congress), vol. 27, p. 35.
170. “On May 8, 1803”: Whipple, p. 96.
170. “Besides being instructed”:
Naval Documents
, vol. 2, p. 468.
171. “Off Cape de Gatt”:
Naval Documents
, vol. 2, p. 507.
171. “James Simpson, the U.S.”: Ibid., p. 514.
172. “Algiers's dey was”: Ibid., vol. 3, pp. 132, 361—2.
172. “Rodgers objected to it”: Ibid., pp. 46—7.
173. “The American merchantman
Hannah
”: Ibid., pp. 23, 62-3.
173. “Finally, the emperor arrived”: Ibid., p. 106.
173. “He made a show”: Ibid., pp. 107—8.
173. “The delighted emperor”: Ibid., p. 110.
174. “‘a small man'”: Ibid., p. 126.
174. “The emperor suspended”: Ibid., pp. 164—5.
174. “As the two nations”: Ibid., pp. 19, 118, 126—7, 153.
174. “Many were built”: Ibid., pp. 461, 466.
174. “The morning after”: Ray, pp. 83—4.
175. “While the crewmen”: Ibid., p. 104.
176. “‘Rough-bearded men'”: John Greenleaf Whittier.
The Complete Poetical Works of John Greenleaf Whittier
(Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1892), pp. 410—1.
177. “John Morrison, a”: Ray, pp. 114—5.
177. “‘Behave like Americans'”:
Naval Documents
, vol. 3, p. 312.
177. “A janissary cut off”: Ray, p. 96.
178. “The officers were excused”:
Naval Documents
, vol. 3, pp. 530—2.
178. “the midshipmen attended”: Ibid., p. 256.
178. “The captain even”: Dearborn, pp. 66—7.
179. “blindness was a relatively”: Whipple, p. 128.
179. “With happier results”:
Naval Documents
, vol. 3, pp. 531—2.
179. “a sailor cut his”: Ibid.
179. “Nelson's ‘... Answer was'”: Ibid., p. 357.
179. “The first convert”: Ibid., pp. 530—1.
179. “Wilson became one”: Allison, p. 120.
Chapter X: A Daring Counterstroke
180. “The Danish consul”:
Naval Documents
, vol. 3, pp. 266—7.
180. “Lear opened an account”: Ibid., pp. 310, 369; Allen, pp. 163—4.
181. “He first tried”: Dearborn, p. 60.
181. “After experimenting with milk”: Ibid.; Whipple, p. 121.
181. “The censor's eyes”:
Naval Documents
, vol. 3, pp. 526—7.
181. “Bainbridge suggested to Preble”:
Naval Documents,
vol. 3, p. 253.
182. “‘I shall hazard much'”: Ibid., p. 258.
182. “Lieutenant Charles Stewart swore”: Ibid., pp. 426—7.
182. “A month after”: Ibid., p. 236.
182. “By mid-December, he had”: Ibid., p. 273.
183. “Preble and Decatur now”: Ibid., p. 304.
183. “The
Mastico
was”: Ibid., pp. 351, 374.
183. “They turned up”: Ibid., p. 334.
184. “Preble had shifted”: Ibid., p. 257.
184. “Before the
Mastico's
capture”: Ibid., p. 292.
184. “Yusuf's agent at Malta”: Ibid., pp. 385, 378.
184. “But Preble decided”: Ibid., p. 311.
185. “Who was the”: Irvin Anthony,
Decatur
(New York, London: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1931), pp. 4—33.
186. “Decatur helped equip”: Ibid., pp. 35—41.
187. “He settled his first”: Ibid., pp. 103—4.
187. “Decatur and Macdonough”: Ibid., p. 121.
188. “Decatur had assembled”:
Naval Documents
, vol. 3, p. 389.
188. “‘We shall astonish'”: Ibid., pp. 381—2.
189. “‘It will be well'”: Ibid., pp. 375—7.
189. “The strike force arrived”: Ibid., pp. 399, 415—6.
189. “The
Intrepid
was small”: Ibid., p. 417.
189. “When they weren't busy”: Anthony, p. 129; Whipple, p. 133.
189. “The most recent”:
Naval Documents
, vol. 3, p. 258.
190. “The
Intrepid
slowly”: Ibid., p. 416.
190. “Decatur launched the mission”: Ibid. p. 418.
190. “Decatur divided his force”: Anthony, pp. 124—5.
191. “A voice in the”: Ibid., p. 132.
191. “The
Philadelphia's
officer”: Ibid., pp. 416—7; Anthony, pp. 130—3.
192. “The enemy's bloodcurdling”:
Naval Documents
, vol. 3, pp. 417—9.
192. “The frigate went up”: Ibid., p. 415.
193. “Morris described the sight”: Whipple, p. 319.
193. “With seamless precision”:
Naval Documents
, vol. 3, p. 414.
193. “Thirty
Siren
crewmen”: Ibid.
194. “At daybreak, they”: Ibid., pp. 414—5.
194. “The
Philadelphia
burned”: Tucker, p. 283.
194. “The commodore signaled impatiently”:
Naval Documents,
vol. 3, p. 444.
194. “‘Their conduct in the'”: Ibid., p. 413.
194. “‘the most bold'”: Irwin, p. 135.
195. “‘The American commander”': Allison, p. 193.
195. “‘... it is the only'”:
Naval Documents
, vol. 3, p. 525.
195. “Congress Decatur commended”: Ibid., pp. 427—8.
195. “A silent play”: Allison, p. 190.
195. “Francis Scott Key”: Victor Weybright,
Spangled Banner: The Story of Francis Scott Key
(New York: Farrar & Rinehart Inc., 1935), pp. 137—43.
195. “Key's new, forgettable”: Ibid., pp. 143—50.
196. “Susan Decatur made”:
Naval Documents,
vol. 3, pp. 421, 230-1; Allen, pp. 174—5.
197. “The night of the”: Ray, p. 110.
197. “The commotion also”:
Naval Documents
, vol. 3, p. 532.
197. “At daybreak the next”: Ray, p. 110.
197. “‘The Turks appeared”':
Naval Documents,
vol. 3, p. 421.
197. “when the soldiers tried”: Ray, p. 111.
198. “‘I have seen the Sea'”:
Naval Documents
, vol. 3, p. 256.
198. “Six weeks after”: Ibid., p. 532.
198. “One reason for”: Ibid., p. 474.
198. “‘people who handle'”: Ibid., p. 489.
198. “the bashaw forbade”: Ibid., p. 536.
Chapter XI: Preble's Fighting Squadron
199. “In Tripoli, gun crews”:
Naval Documents
, vol. 4, pp. 293—4.
200. “Since taking command”: Ibid., vol. 2, p. 508.
200. “Cathcart had tried”: Ibid., vol. 3, p. 459.
200. “Prime Minister Sir John Acton”: Ibid., vol. 4, pp. 100—1.
200. “Preble mounted all”: Ibid., p. 130.
201. “He had sent”: Ibid., pp. 183—92, 255.
201. “‘It is from thence'”: Ibid., p. 275.
201. “Tobias Lear said”: Ibid., p. 471.
202. “‘
It must be dreadful'
”: Ibid., p. 79.
202. “Almost alone, Bainbridge”: Ibid., vol. 3, pp. 329—30.
202. “A harassing bombardment‘”: Ibid., vol. 4, pp. 264—5.
203. “The Philadelphia prisoners”: Ray, p. 119.
203. “The captives were driven”: Ibid., pp. 121, 145.
203. “Stephen Decatur led Lieutenants”:
Naval Documents
, vol. 4, p. 295.
204. “Trippe boarded another”: Ibid., pp. 296—7.
204. “For the rest”: Ibid., footnote.
205. “‘I find hand to hand”': Ibid., p. 346.
205. “Decatur overtook an”: Anthony, pp. 144—5.
206. “As a souvenir”:
Naval Documents
, vol. 4, pp. 347—8. (Excerpt from
Life of Stephen Decatur
by Alexander Slidell Mackenzie, U.S.N.)
206. “The
Constitution
bombarded”: Ibid., pp. 296—7.
206. “Preble, expecting more”: Anthony, pp. 146—7.
207. “‘I always thought'”:
Naval Documents
, vol. 4, p. 346.
207. “Forty-four Tripolitans perished”: Ibid., pp. 297—8.
208. “Blake's gunboat never”: Ibid., pp. 385—6.
208. “they ascribed the Americans‘”: Ray, pp. 123—4.
208. “A few days after”:
Naval Documents
, vol. 4, pp. 297—8.
208. “‘They did not abate'”: Ray, pp. 124-7.
209. “Two days after”:
Naval Documents
, vol. 4, p. 62.
209. “‘The conduct for sometime'”: Ibid., vol. 2, pp. 474—7.
209. “Preble was determined”: McKee, p. 176.
209. “The commodore had”:
Naval Documents,
vol. 4, pp. 323, 495—6.
210. “The
Siren
chased”: Ibid., pp. 234, 255.
210. “‘a deep designing'”: Ibid., vol. 3, p. 70.
210. “When he was fourteen”: McKee, pp. 6—7.
210. “was a midshipman”: Ibid., pp. 10—12, 18.
210. “he went back to sea”: Ibid., pp. 20—9.
211. “He then had”: Fowler,
Jack Tars and Commodores
, p. 49.
211. “he contracted malaria”: Whipple, p. 106.

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