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1822008040Washington D.C.: <i>The National Intelligencer</i> 1822. Newspaper. Very Good. <br /><br />A complete four-page newspaper of 5 December 1822 recounts the battle between the American Schooner USS Alligator commanded by Lieutenant William Howard Allen of the West Indies Squadron and three pirate ships probably commanded by Diabolito off the coast of Cuba on 9 November 1822. It occupies over 18" of front page column space and has a large capitalized headline.The paper is toned but supple; generally clean with some staining at the upper right. The spine appears to have been neatly mended. The paper reports details of the encounter. <br /><br />At the time of battle the pirate force had in its possession five US merchant vessels. The <i>USS Alligator</i> although out-gunned and out-manned had an experienced crew which recently captured another pirate ship after a bloody battle and its commander Lt. Allen had previously commanded the <i>USS Argus</i> when it engaged the <i>HMS Pelican</i> during the War of 1812. <br /><br />Allen and his crew manned launches from the <i>Alligator</i> in an attempt to board the principal pirate vessel the <i>Revenge</i> which fired upon the Americans with grape and roundshot. Rather than attempt to fight off the boarding party the pirates abandoned the <i>Revenge</i> and fled to their other two ships. <br /><br />As Allen turned his boats to continue the attack they came under withering fire from the pirates. In an attempt to rally his men Allen stood up and was cut down by musket fire. The two remaining pirate ships fled the battle during the resulting confusion leaving the pirate ship <i>Revenge</i> and the five merchant ships with the <i>Alligator</i>. <br /><br />Allen became an immediate naval hero and his name was used as a rallying cry a year later when the Navy defeated another pirate force and killed its leader Diabolito in the same area. <br /><br /> The National Intelligencer books
19001873Chicago: Montgomery Ward & Co 1900. Stereoview. Gelatin silver photograph. 8 cm x 14 cm on a tan 'America Illustrated Cities and Landscapes' mount 9 cm x 18 cm Minor spotting to head of mount. Image of a team of horses pulling a covered wagon through a scrubby landscape. Montgomery Ward & Co unknown books
1863011706Philadelphia: U. S. Navy 1863. Book. Very good condition. No Binding. Signed by Authors. First Edition. Four documents three of which are partly printed and the other is handwritten. 1. Navy Agent's Office.certify that the Schr Armenia Bartlett of Philadelphia is laden with a Cargo of Provisions.All Revenue and other Government Offices are hereby respectfully requested.to allow her to pass unmolested. Signed by Theo. C. Uhler Chief Clerk for Navy Agent. 2. Manuscript List of Stores.lists quantity.beef port bread flour potatoes sugar onions butter lard molasses vinegar salt apples whiskey etc. signed A. S. Crawford 500 Nth Front St.; on the reverse is a handwritten note "This is to certify.has been loded under my inspection and that the within is a true and full invoice.signed H. A. Zug Inspector. 3. Large 14 x 8.25 inches Manifest showing total burthen of 281 tons providing a detailed listing of the supplies and a statement of the number of passengers. Signed by A. M. Waldenshard or similar name and Joseph Bartlett master. 4. Crew List 16 x 18 inches listing Captain Jos Bartlett crew S. Smith L. Milton Jn Zazez I. Smith S. Miller J. Adams John Savez and passenger John Fitch. Signed by Bartlett A. M Waldenshard and countersigned by another. This document is torn at center fold about half of the height. Printed on one side with the manifest side engraved with an eagle decoration. U. S. Navy unknown books
