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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Gallatin , Albert 1761 - (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), George (William Frederick) 1737 -1820 (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Gibbs , George 1815 -1873 (search)
Gibbs, George 1815-1873
Historian; born in Astoria, N. Y., July 17, 1815; was attached to the United States boundary commission for many years; did military duty in Washington during the Civil War; was a member of the New York Historical Society for many years and its secretary for six years. Among his works are Memoirs of the administrations of Washington and John Adams; A dictionary of the Chinese jargon; Ethnology and Philology of America, etc. He died in New Haven, Conn., April 9, 1873.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Hall of fame, (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Hamilton , Alexander 1757 - (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Jefferson , Thomas 1743 - (search)
John Adams, the
The naval operations on the sea in 1814, though not so important as in the two preceding years in some respects, fully sustained the character of the American navy.
the John Adams frigate had been cut down to a corvette of twenty-eight guns in 1813, and was the first that figured after the opening of 1814.
She started on a cruise from Washington in January, and on the night of the 18th passed the British blockading squadron in Lynn Haven Bay, put to sea, and ran to the northeast to cross the track of the West India merchantmen.
She made a few prizes, and on March 25 she captured the Indiaman Woodbridge.
While taking possession of her the commander of the Adams (Capt. Charles .Morris) observed twenty-five merchant vessels, with two ships-of-war, bearing down upon her with a fair wind.
Morris abandoned his prize, and gave the Adams wings for flight from danger.
In April she entered the harbor of Savannah for supplies, and on May 5 sailed for the Manila Reef t
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Kossuth , Lajos (Louis) 1802 - (search)