The Cornhill Magazine, Volume 180George Smith, William Makepeace Thackeray Smith, Elder and Company, 1973 |
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Page 133
... Tripoli by blockading Tripoli harbour , the flagship of the American squadron , the ' Phila- delphia ' , a powerful frigate , went aground in Tripoli bay , and was forced to surrender , with her Commander and 300 officers and men ...
... Tripoli by blockading Tripoli harbour , the flagship of the American squadron , the ' Phila- delphia ' , a powerful frigate , went aground in Tripoli bay , and was forced to surrender , with her Commander and 300 officers and men ...
Page 148
... Tripoli . Headed : ' Desert of Libya ' , and addressed to : " The inhabitants of the kingdom of Tripoli ' , it was a curious mixture of admonitions , threats , biblical exhortations and promises . Yusef Bashaw was ' a blood- thirsty ...
... Tripoli . Headed : ' Desert of Libya ' , and addressed to : " The inhabitants of the kingdom of Tripoli ' , it was a curious mixture of admonitions , threats , biblical exhortations and promises . Yusef Bashaw was ' a blood- thirsty ...
Page 162
... Tripoli troops had deserted to Egypt with the soldiers ' pay , and the commander himself had no other alternative than to flee should this final attack fail . To return to Tripoli would be death . In this final attack , the Tripoli ...
... Tripoli troops had deserted to Egypt with the soldiers ' pay , and the commander himself had no other alternative than to flee should this final attack fail . To return to Tripoli would be death . In this final attack , the Tripoli ...
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