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FABRE states that Admiral REYNAUD contemplates visiting Bermuda shortly in his flagship ... From the St. Kitts Gazette, 13th. The U.S. sloop-of-war Alabama anchored in our Roadstead on Wednesday ...
In 1770, Governor Bruere noted that "in time of war (Bermudians ... The crews of the typical Bermuda sloop of 40 registered tons were small (four to seven men), so tasks such as raising anchor ...
By 1701, a virtual state of war existed between Bermuda and the Bahamas, which lasted through much of the 18th century over the salt pans of Grand Turk. When the Bermudian sloop Seaflower was ...
A week before war broke out, the change was already noticeable. The population (30,552) began trenching the talcum-powder beaches, the little green coves. Reserves of the Bermuda Volunteers were ...
Goodrich. It was fall 1892, and the Constellation was on its final transatlantic voyage. The sloop of war -- the last all-sail warship built for the U.S. Navy -- was almost 40 years old and not in ...
BOSTON, Saturday, Sept. 9. The United States sloop-of-war Guerriere was successfully launched here this P.M., from the Navy-yard, in presence of a large crowd of spectators. Mr. EDWIN HART ...