Philp's Washington Described: A Complete View of the American Capital, and the District of Columbia, with Many Notices, Historical, Topographical, and Scientific, of the Seat of GovernmentWilliam D'Arcy Haley S. Low, 1861 - Počet stran: 239 |
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... Navy Yard the average . tide rises three feet , the Spring tide three and a half feet , and the neap two and a half feet . The southerly winds have a marked effect upon the height and continuance of the tides , and periodical freshets ...
... Navy Yard the average . tide rises three feet , the Spring tide three and a half feet , and the neap two and a half feet . The southerly winds have a marked effect upon the height and continuance of the tides , and periodical freshets ...
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... Navy Yard , was safely launched and successfully navigated down the river to Chesapeake Bay . Between the Navy Yard and Georgetown the channel has been filled up with denuda- tions from the upper valley of the Potomac , but it has been ...
... Navy Yard , was safely launched and successfully navigated down the river to Chesapeake Bay . Between the Navy Yard and Georgetown the channel has been filled up with denuda- tions from the upper valley of the Potomac , but it has been ...
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... Navy , the Barney flotilla was blown up at 9 in the morning of the 22d , —and the sound of the explosion cheered up the enemy on what their commander considered a desperate undertaking The approach of the British , under Ross and ...
... Navy , the Barney flotilla was blown up at 9 in the morning of the 22d , —and the sound of the explosion cheered up the enemy on what their commander considered a desperate undertaking The approach of the British , under Ross and ...
Strana 65
... Navy had previously given orders to Commodore Tingey to destroy the shipping and stores at the Navy Yard , in the event of a defeat at Bladensburgh , to prevent their falling into the hands of the enemy . At four o'clock the Secretary ...
... Navy had previously given orders to Commodore Tingey to destroy the shipping and stores at the Navy Yard , in the event of a defeat at Bladensburgh , to prevent their falling into the hands of the enemy . At four o'clock the Secretary ...
Strana 68
... Navy Departments . Cock- burn , mounted upon a switch - tailed mare , and followed by her foal , paraded the streets , enjoying the effect of his ludicrous appearance and the terror of the women and children . The Post and Patent Office ...
... Navy Departments . Cock- burn , mounted upon a switch - tailed mare , and followed by her foal , paraded the streets , enjoying the effect of his ludicrous appearance and the terror of the women and children . The Post and Patent Office ...
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