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bigram	frequency
united states	1919
great britain	780
new york	612
et seq	339
states navy	259
west indies	254
navy department	233
new orleans	227
one hundred	212
executive officer	193
per cent	181
state papers	180
american state	179
paul jones	167
lake erie	162
dave darrin	161
two hundred	151
mobile bay	148
one side	144
commanding officer	142
lake champlain	142
british ships	142
next day	141
british navy	141
marine corps	139
naval officer	138
ensign darrin	134
american navy	134
ea ea	134
vera cruz	132
long island	132
british government	130
first lieutenant	127
hundred yards	126
foreign relations	119
naval officers	119
states marine	117
american vessels	117
heavy fire	116
jack benson	116
two ships	112
two men	112
british squadron	109
de grasse	108
three hundred	107
long guns	106
american ships	106
minutes later	104
extraordinary heroism	103
young men	103
five hundred	101
young man	101
two hours	100
shot away	96
dreadnought boys	96
naval force	96
distinguished conduct	95
british frigate	93
full speed	91
lieutenant commander	91
st nd	90
next morning	89
short time	89
every man	89
pound carronades	88
let us	86
sea power	86
hundred miles	85
one man	85
merchant ships	85
west india	85
every one	85
first time	84
danny grin	84
lieutenant cantor	84
took place	83
either side	83
naval base	83
rhode island	82
two days	82
british fleet	82
british ship	80
british vessels	79
battleship boys	79
days later	78
naval chronicle	78
two vessels	78
sam hickey	77
civil war	76
captain bainbridge	76
ordinary seaman	76
dan davis	75
american squadron	75
merchant vessels	75
lieutenant trent	75
captain jones	75
carrying trade	75
inch guns	74
small arms	74
gun captain	73
five minutes	73
ten minutes	72
will see	72
three days	71
motor boat	70
red river	70
one thing	70
good deal	70
three miles	69
fort fisher	68
four hundred	68
sir george	68
new england	68
nd rd	68
captain jack	67
naval power	67
captain porter	66
two years	66
damage done	66
navy yard	65
long time	65
british naval	64
opened fire	64
american naval	63
two months	62
hundred men	62
two miles	61
one day	61
american flag	61
fort george	61
petty officer	61
one another	61
states government	60
inch gun	60
good conduct	60
port hudson	60
main body	59
old man	59
miles away	59
came back	59
two long	59
years old	59
naval academy	58
two frigates	58
queen charlotte	58
captain gales	58
sir james	58
dreadnought boy	58
first class	58
five miles	57
will take	57
american frigate	57
british admiral	57
offensive power	57
dave answered	57
american government	56
sam truax	56
conning tower	56
get away	55
fifteen minutes	55
hour later	55
admiral timworth	55
santa lucia	55
heavy guns	55
herr muller	55
captain lawrence	55
submarine boys	54
great guns	54
battleship boy	54
young officer	54
starboard tack	54
th period	53
made sail	53
thousand men	53
men killed	53
one hand	52
let go	52
mortally wounded	52
small vessels	52
commodore preble	52
young officers	52
american ship	52
captain stewart	51
three months	51
port tack	51
lake ontario	51
two countries	51
much less	51
several times	51
enlisted men	51
four hours	51
starboard side	51
chesapeake bay	50
last night	50
commodore rodgers	50
north sea	50
engine room	50
two thousand	50
will find	50
british seamen	49
ten miles	49
answered dan	49
smaller vessels	48
fort erie	48
one time	48
young woman	48
naval forces	48
french fleet	48
extraordinary bravery	48
gun frigate	47
will go	47
naval history	47
six hundred	47
three thousand	47
cables leading	47
american sailors	47
department mss	47
six months	47
twenty years	47
captain hull	47
captain allen	47
two fleets	47
superior force	46
general eaton	46
navigation act	46
even though	46
april th	46
rd th	46
looked like	46
high school	46
port bow	46
commodore decatur	46
forts jackson	45
come back	45
years ago	45
will make	45
captain simms	45
de guichen	45
rejoined ned	45
dan dalzell	45
naval operations	45
get back	45
coasting trade	44
naval service	44
court martial	44
american seamen	44
narragansett bay	44
next instant	44
four miles	44
two young	44
petty officers	44
great deal	43
american officers	43
hal hastings	43
near enough	43
will give	43
ned strong	43
new jersey	43
go back	43
far away	43
starboard bow	43
three times	42
close quarters	42
two british	42
bon homme	42
one end	42
british frigates	42
gun crew	42
shore leave	41
long range	41
july th	41
american coast	41
jumping overboard	41
sandy hook	41
captain kennor	41
english channel	41
eight hundred	41
stephen decatur	41
mother country	40
john adams	40
captain broke	40
large number	40
british officers	40
target practice	40
gun ship	40
british commerce	40
ever seen	40
canadian archives	40
port side	39
right hand	39
give us	39
miles distant	39
long enough	39
high seas	39
black rock	39
board ship	39
american fleet	39
von schellen	39
fifty miles	39
american merchant	39
eph somers	39
within range	39
general quarters	38
homme richard	38
hampton roads	38
two guns	38
gallant conduct	38
three weeks	38
captain john	38
take care	38
seven hundred	38
young ensign	38
french ships	38
rifled guns	38
four years	38
four days	37
commodore bainbridge	37
old tom	37
two brigs	37
twenty miles	37
chief engineer	37
twenty minutes	37
small boats	37
ordnance stores	37
taken place	37
british army	37
inch shell	37
following day	37
look like	36
greater part	36
ten years	36
british captain	36
one long	36
two boats	36
starboard quarter	36
ever since	36
go ahead	36
four men	36
many years	36
two nations	36
three men	36
four guns	36
one ship	36
carried away	36
close action	36
per volume	36
monte carlo	35
french admiral	35
two feet	35
commercial blockade	35
good luck	35
three minutes	35
every thing	35
british ministry	35
west bank	35
drew near	35
naval war	35
senior officer	34
wireless room	34
old ironsides	34
three ships	34
naval vessels	34
round shot	34
four thousand	34
thirty miles	34
captain james	34
deep water	34
states naval	34
berlin decree	34
british general	34
hundred feet	34
south carolina	34
looks like	34
left behind	34
quarter gunner	33
secretary daniels	33
almost every	33
green hat	33
big guns	33
little craft	33
three hours	33
british sloop	33
one night	33
american commerce	33
niagara frontier	33
lieutenant fernald	33
north american	33
captain carden	33
cut away	33
speed ahead	33
will come	33
port quarter	33
new london	32
anything else	32
good enough	32
royal george	32
captain dacres	32
little belt	32
take charge	32
number required	32
naval station	32
one else	32
will never	32
five years	32
submarine boy	32
ensign dave	32
british commander	32
james says	32
british loss	32
caribbean sea	32
french government	32
fifty years	31
chapter iii	31
never mind	31
headed boy	31
uncle sam	31
two officers	31
official report	31
raking fire	31
went back	31
chapter vi	31
north carolina	31
international law	31
set forth	31
many men	31
chapter ii	31
watch officer	31
british brig	31
commanding officers	31
seaman davis	30
moment later	30
british vessel	30
nostrand publisher	30
chapter vii	30
hard work	30
six weeks	30
dave asked	30
upper canada	30
american army	30
ordnance officer	30
captain dunham	30
julius bien	30
san diego	30
chapter viii	30
will probably	30
young naval	30
battle ships	30
cast loose	30
secret service	30
pounder carronades	30
powder division	30
chapter iv	30
doctor mccrea	30
thousand miles	30
naval strategy	30
jacob farnum	30
grand fleet	30
salt water	30
commodore perry	30
machine gun	30
old fellow	30
darrin answered	30
every ship	30
much greater	30
two boys	30
van nostrand	30
six miles	30
island sound	29
admiral sir	29
two schooners	29
de la	29
short distance	29
march th	29
war department	29
atlantic coast	29
months later	29
santo domingo	29
bore guns	29
dick co	29
state department	29
following morning	29
left side	29
illustrated price	29
total number	29
commander bainbridge	29
david porter	29
one gun	29
took part	29
severely wounded	29
armed vessels	29
gave way	29
just now	29
battle ship	28
british admiralty	28
george prevost	28
naval policy	28
captain biddle	28
french revolution	28
deck guns	28
british force	28
commander mayhew	28
war broke	28
solid shot	28
ten days	28
upper deck	28
broadside guns	28
ensign dalzell	28
whole fleet	28
first broadside	28
turned away	28
boys series	28
british islands	28
intercourse act	28
two squadrons	28
june th	28
platform deck	28
foreign affairs	28
merchant service	28
low voice	27
merchant ship	27
spanish fleet	27
ever saw	27
ordnance equipments	27
will also	27
offensive operations	27
east indies	27
equal force	27
chapter ix	27
caught sight	27
sent ashore	27
every officer	27
essex junior	27
ten thousand	27
small boat	27
john paul	27
one half	27
five ships	27
instant later	27
much better	27
take place	27
east bank	27
fell back	27
spanish ships	27
sir william	27
way back	27
hundred years	27
right side	27
american shipping	27
evening post	27
nearly two	27
thrown overboard	27
asked ned	27
north america	27
american war	27
gun frigates	26
six men	26
american frigates	26
first thing	26
soon afterward	26
george washington	26
good night	26
take part	26
two lads	26
badly wounded	26
three years	26
mound city	26
bonhomme richard	26
sick bay	26
open sea	26
american general	26
hyder ali	26
pound carronade	26
american side	26
war vessels	26
two points	26
every day	26
german submarine	26
general grant	26
channel fleet	26
years later	26
lieutenant de	26
general staff	26
de kalb	26
european waters	26
two weeks	26
british navigation	26
thousand dollars	26
eight miles	26
will tell	26
nova scotia	25
almost wholly	25
torpedo boat	25
great part	25
latter part	25
small craft	25
chapter xii	25
may go	25
official letter	25
west point	25
smooth water	25
james lawrence	25
private property	25
anything like	25
continental system	25
fort royal	25
isaac hull	25
took command	25
every effort	25
lower deck	25
may seem	25
fort niagara	25
run away	25
war zone	25
second class	25
active service	25
captain eaton	25
james yeo	25
must know	25
fifty yards	25
chapter xi	25
chesapeake affair	25
forty miles	25
every possible	25
bow guns	25
naval occurrences	25
good reason	24
american people	24
vessel carrying	24
five thousand	24
land forces	24
nearly equal	24
first two	24
good fortune	24
enemy fleet	24
chapter xiii	24
naval bases	24
chapter xiv	24
american commander	24
british minister	24
will now	24
second time	24
admiral sims	24
military power	24
thirty years	24
right now	24
american continent	24
took possession	24
feet long	24
american consul	24
within gunshot	24
came near	24
battle practice	24
made fast	24
well enough	24
school boys	24
five men	24
british flag	24
first place	24
young fellow	24
thousand troops	24
line ahead	24
long ago	24
two wounded	23
wait till	23
sir edward	23
th st	23
niagara peninsula	23
laughed ned	23
south american	23
heavy sea	23
union fleet	23
commodore chauncy	23
much superior	23
gun crews	23
royal navy	23
quarter deck	23
will permit	23
told us	23
declared war	23
dave replied	23
shortly afterward	23
come along	23
eight guns	23
much like	23
pounder frigate	23
exclaimed ned	23
go ashore	23
rear admiral	23
young captain	23
great advantage	23
six feet	23
every time	23
asked jack	23
good many	23
chief command	23
american independence	23
motor cycle	23
irving hancock	23
general pike	23
first year	23
big ship	22
fighting men	22
old zack	22
chapter xvii	22
right angles	22
sailing vessel	22
american accounts	22
much larger	22
india islands	22
take possession	22
allied forces	22
taken possession	22
de cuba	22
reuben james	22
hurst company	22
last time	22
proportion ships	22
civil life	22
mutual support	22
chapter xvi	22
tell us	22
well known	22
right bank	22
south america	22
new ship	22
blockading squadron	22
british cruisers	22
four months	22
british subjects	22
see also	22
fall back	22
bonne citoyenne	22
come aboard	22
red cross	22
hank harkins	22
soon found	22
aboard ship	22
went ashore	22
came within	22
military affairs	22
water line	22
lieutenant totten	22
captain barclay	22
good hope	22
british officer	22
came aboard	22
crown point	22
chapter xv	22
yards away	22
new hampshire	22
go away	22
national policy	22
nd st	22
grand gulf	22
union forces	21
hospital ship	21
men came	21
shall see	21
will soon	21
men will	21
good old	21
charles stewart	21
white flag	21
far enough	21
great measure	21
lower end	21
american citizens	21
well trained	21
american vessel	21
great battle	21
fighting ships	21
war began	21
set sail	21
pretty good	21
chapter xviii	21
two lines	21
great lakes	21
large part	21
boy scouts	21
lieutenant decatur	21
rifled cannon	21
various kinds	21
captain thomas	21
within pistol	21
documentary history	21
twenty guns	21
jumped overboard	21
home bases	21
good thing	21
eight hours	21
rejoined herc	21
santiago de	21
de frees	21
merchant vessel	21
monroe doctrine	21
comparative force	20
fifteen hundred	20
great number	20
two forces	20
eight bells	20
six days	20
jack replied	20
french squadron	20
main deck	20
hours later	20
almost exactly	20
moments later	20
admiral farragut	20
hurst co	20
land force	20
six thousand	20
know whether	20
lost killed	20
berth deck	20
larger vessels	20
gilbert stuart	20
captain perry	20
cloth bound	20
bay august	20
herc taylor	20
nothing else	20
long line	20
naval control	20
british writers	20
wounded men	20
general chase	20
slightly wounded	20
almost immediately	20
heavy weather	20
greatly superior	20
british trade	20
never saw	20
sent back	20
relief expedition	20
large enough	20
may th	20
british regulars	20
nearly every	20
one place	19
gun brig	19
within three	19
little time	19
naval machine	19
two divisions	19
will report	19
seaman runkle	19
military force	19
going ashore	19
one set	19
action began	19
men aboard	19
metal stocks	19
naval heroes	19
several days	19
answered sam	19
shore boat	19
white house	19
never seen	19
two minutes	19
two american	19
old lady	19
american force	19
lieutenant george	19
broad pennant	19
ordinary seamen	19
two commanders	19
without waiting	19
british sailors	19
sent postpaid	19
number one	19
st captain	19
forward deck	19
british west	19
battle cruisers	19
whole number	19
young skipper	19
american brig	19
set fire	19
take advantage	19
commodore macdonough	19
lord howe	19
must go	19
brought back	19
next ahead	19
naval warfare	19
will get	19
inch rifles	19
cleared away	19
equal terms	19
navy yards	19
several men	19
naval men	19
fort jackson	19
already mentioned	19
american cruisers	19
sixty miles	19
ensigns darrin	19
critical moment	19
two parts	19
captain lambert	19
jacob jones	19
fifteen miles	19
fell short	19
miles east	19
north atlantic	19
fort henry	19
american captain	18
got away	18
make sure	18
academy museum	18
young submarine	18
direct trade	18
british shipping	18
american prisoners	18
good service	18
american station	18
short weight	18
william bainbridge	18
much longer	18
five days	18
hundred thousand	18
every nation	18
early days	18
two sloops	18
drew back	18
barbary powers	18
fort morgan	18
every gun	18
low tone	18
miles long	18
first cruise	18
one thousand	18
little way	18
must get	18
ned felt	18
captain david	18
several years	18
commodore barney	18
far less	18
give way	18
seven men	18
sent word	18
depth charges	18
four weeks	18
get ready	18
meritorious conduct	18
august th	18
seven years	18
even now	18
two others	18
first gun	18
ships came	18
chapter xix	18
present war	18
english ships	18
opposite side	18
lower canada	18
six guns	18
anchor watch	18
american troops	18
every way	18
divisional officer	18
replied jack	18
captain pearson	18
three frigates	18
take command	18
marked coolness	18
every direction	18
twelve years	18
lady prevost	18
wounded man	18
second lieutenant	18
four ships	18
navy men	18
whole force	18
will admit	18
great coolness	18
slow speed	18
naval reserve	18
commodore barron	18
immediately afterward	18
submarine boat	18
dave returned	18
admiral porter	17
northern frontier	17
chapter xx	17
two craft	17
captain truxtun	17
ned knew	17
french minister	17
officer commanding	17
foreign trade	17
prince regent	17
public opinion	17
last two	17
must always	17
records office	17
never heard	17
american crew	17
colonial trade	17
ran away	17
sir john	17
ten men	17
cried jack	17
small force	17
bad weather	17
mile away	17
naval strength	17
patrol boat	17
strange sail	17
port guns	17
now came	17
serious injury	17
series iii	17
twenty feet	17
every shot	17
lord howard	17
single ship	17
active fleet	17
san francisco	17
dozen men	17
german navy	17
following year	17
naval campaign	17
lieutenant william	17
captain briggs	17
three quarters	17
george dewey	17
emil gortchky	17
made ready	17
superior numbers	17
strong enough	17
prize money	17
several hundred	17
know anything	17
good time	17
naval defense	17
captain william	17
behind us	17
various parts	17
replied mr	17
one third	17
october th	17
depth bomb	17
present time	17
cycle chums	17
one way	17
minute later	17
richard dale	17
turned toward	17
baton rouge	17
british troops	17
british line	17
machine guns	17
highly commended	17
last moment	17
short range	17
examining guns	17
fleet will	17
regular navy	17
american minister	17
good ship	17
will cause	17
almost certain	17
active operations	17
weeks later	17
one point	17
came along	17
confederate gunboat	17
prize crew	17
many ships	17
will always	17
jack ready	17
left arm	17
british convoy	17
every american	17
next year	17
pretty well	17
will show	17
two great	17
almost impossible	17
west indian	17
west side	17
key west	17
states marines	17
first one	17
near fort	17
boat club	17
neutral vessels	17
cadet midshipmen	17
fallen overboard	17
ran along	16
british soldiers	16
commissioned officers	16
red flag	16
mississippi river	16
american commissioners	16
american destroyer	16
three feet	16
british orders	16
class fireman	16
elevating screw	16
best thing	16
general armstrong	16
upper lakes	16
san salvador	16
starboard guns	16
four points	16
officer came	16
month later	16
navy will	16
half hour	16
hyde parker	16
injuries received	16
roller handspike	16
captured two	16
british van	16
american privateers	16
shoal water	16
pony rider	16
captain charles	16
pistol shot	16
captain downie	16
much smaller	16
still remained	16
nearly half	16
gold medal	16
early morning	16
came together	16
rider boys	16
captain evans	16
lee quarter	16
good order	16
naval gunnery	16
muttered herc	16
naval training	16
german officer	16
soon afterwards	16
different kinds	16
american waters	16
already quoted	16
universal detector	16
every preparation	16
arrived safely	16
richard somers	16
five feet	16
pacific coast	16
old ship	16
take us	16
spirits turpentine	16
native seamen	16
war college	16
see us	16
first step	16
musky bay	16
will keep	16
exhibited marked	16
atlantic fleet	16
southern coast	16
leeward islands	16
nearly three	16
three officers	16
knew nothing	16
first american	16
captain blakely	16
large ships	16
driven back	16
low tones	16
little vessel	16
chapter xxi	16
hamet bashaw	16
eight men	16
will put	16
lost men	16
benjamin franklin	16
captain barry	16
american flotilla	16
dark night	16
arms furnished	16
british historians	16
going back	16
much trouble	16
one may	16
pound shot	16
rebel ironclads	16
inches thick	16
two small	16
motive power	16
two principal	16
raking position	16
four feet	16
something else	16
made every	16
henry reuterdahl	16
first day	16
present writer	15
poor herc	15
good work	15
prime minister	15
james lucas	15
hundred troops	15
signal quartermaster	15
first shot	15
lake borgne	15
human nature	15
two shots	15
american trade	15
la motte	15
river defence	15
naval battle	15
thought jack	15
much heavier	15
gave chase	15
one must	15
effective work	15
superior officer	15
chapter xxiii	15
two prizes	15
stroke oar	15
bois de	15
highly trained	15
billy raynor	15
british war	15
cried ned	15
oliver hazard	15
felt sure	15
two thirds	15
general harrison	15
miles north	15
john carmody	15
left bank	15
submarine craft	15
two captains	15
left hand	15
general direction	15
thousand yards	15
fifty feet	15
far greater	15
fair wind	15
east side	15
may take	15
twelve miles	15
two sides	15
began firing	15
cease firing	15
delaware bay	15
will become	15
passed along	15
junior officer	15
great many	15
armed force	15
many british	15
forward turret	15
one inch	15
porto rico	15
russian fleet	15
british court	15
black smoke	15
brave men	15
naval commander	15
irish coast	15
field pieces	15
war problems	15
british merchant	15
young american	15
year later	15
benedict arnold	15
craney island	15
base port	15
every part	15
big ships	15
french port	15
especially commended	15
german submarines	15
naval stores	15
serve vent	15
much attention	15
captain ingraham	15
thomas macdonough	15
dave nodded	15
general banks	15
took charge	15
forward end	15
long point	15
stepped forward	15
hazard perry	15
something like	15
grammar school	15
niagara river	15
time came	15
dave smiled	15
war breaks	15
turned back	15
dave called	15
light breeze	15
ice cream	15
feel like	15
one vessel	15
american port	15
minutes past	15
water tender	15
great fight	15
covered decks	15
american loss	15
chapter xxiv	15
million dollars	15
next time	15
chapter xxii	15
navigating officer	15
ned looked	14
trade routes	14
one might	14
british official	14
linseed oil	14
nine men	14
almost instantly	14
three boats	14
battle began	14
american states	14
replied captain	14
asked dave	14
must make	14
william howe	14
four vessels	14
like manner	14
little later	14
german fleet	14
two sailors	14
just come	14
little schooner	14
came forward	14
british forces	14
high speed	14
dick prescott	14
cape fear	14
great ship	14
american line	14
two dreadnought	14
kept away	14
monsieur darrin	14
three vessels	14
european civilization	14
twenty men	14
hostile fleet	14
adequate force	14
rebel ram	14
black river	14
lower masts	14
important part	14
ordnance instructions	14
close enough	14
came another	14
carronade range	14
admiral barkham	14
thirty men	14
continental colonies	14
yazoo city	14
next order	14
thought ned	14
right away	14
coast defence	14
british service	14
within musket	14
early part	14
des touches	14
pivot gun	14
run ashore	14
boat hook	14
seven miles	14
young midshipman	14
able seaman	14
elder pulsifer	14
undersea boat	14
automobile girls	14
captain foote	14
second year	14
great danger	14
whose name	14
commander dunham	14
within half	14
brave man	14
british records	14
military strength	14
porto praya	14
captain senby	14
little doubt	14
submarine commander	14
came alongside	14
british ports	14
demanded jack	14
service charges	14
without much	14
seven feet	14
english frigate	14
running away	14
open space	14
commodore porter	14
lieutenant downes	14
officer will	14
fifty guns	14
brook girls	14
fell overboard	14
one american	14
lieutenant james	14
sir peter	14
young lieutenant	14
last long	14
became necessary	14
replied ned	14
american ports	14
one part	14
displayed great	14
european nations	14
barbary states	14
ten feet	14
merchant marine	14
windward passage	14
young benson	14
naval superiority	14
hundred dollars	14
whole body	14
taken away	14
coming back	14
two women	14
dave went	14
foreign secretary	14
hudson river	14
miles south	14
fort st	14
asked dan	14
many times	14
shot struck	14
left alone	14
admiral cochrane	14
heroism displayed	14
red fleet	14
commander william	14
within twenty	14
training school	14
two killed	14
leading ship	14
sinking condition	14
four inches	14
now one	14
came running	14
little ship	14
edward preble	14
young ensigns	14
ensign trahern	14
every nerve	14
within two	13
right flank	13
much cut	13
heavy ships	13
fifteen years	13
central america	13
dave inquired	13
captain isaac	13
captain winslow	13
official reports	13
better go	13
de soto	13
without firing	13
navigation acts	13
mother ship	13
make one	13
boy scout	13
carrying guns	13
much damage	13
commissioned officer	13
eight years	13
six ships	13
twelve hundred	13
well done	13
six long	13
little group	13
new navy	13
smiled darrin	13
military operations	13
lower part	13
french coast	13
must tell	13
many things	13
fresh water	13
fort hindman	13
sailed away	13
captain warrington	13
ned turned	13
commander john	13
modern times	13
like one	13
answer came	13
ordnance yard	13
naval archives	13
just outside	13
next moment	13
british captains	13
two inches	13
every minute	13
donald judson	13
soon became	13
dave continued	13
one morning	13
gun fire	13
will send	13
left port	13
charleston harbor	13
pacific ocean	13
demanded sam	13
must say	13
engaged side	13
foreign state	13
cried dan	13
overwhelming force	13
american colonies	13
great fleet	13
asked captain	13
circumstances will	13
look around	13
taking care	13
running fight	13
british boats	13
close together	13
straight ahead	13
five wounded	13
except one	13
official letters	13
ever heard	13
one occasion	13
burlington heights	13
whole broadside	13
rear ships	13
within five	13
every precaution	13
far behind	13
vessels bound	13
far distant	13
present day	13
frigate united	13
will ever	13
little boat	13
top speed	13
captain henry	13
felt like	13
foreign service	13
might come	13
put together	13
fort pillow	13
gave us	13
least two	13
ned saw	13
captain bill	13
commander james	13
large force	13
miscellaneous articles	13
commodore dewey	13
just one	13
show us	13
great victory	13
will bring	13
one arm	13
submarine attack	13
starboard battery	13
last one	13
enemy will	13
gasped herc	13
seven thousand	13
another man	13
swung round	13
time required	13
naval guns	13
whole length	13
three guns	13
dave ordered	13
gun deck	13
armed guard	13
whole lot	13
war games	13
line abreast	13
yazoo river	13
anyone else	13
close behind	13
stopped short	13
pivot rifled	13
treasure tomb	13
sir henry	13
great scott	13
new madrid	13
will depend	13
lost sight	13
french ship	13
time will	13
german commander	13
american destroyers	13
first lord	13
open fire	13
brother officers	13
went ahead	13
san juan	13
flag flying	13
narrow escape	13
went aboard	13
commodore john	13
american writers	12
enemy might	12
american gun	12
close alongside	12
bearded one	12
captain barney	12
greatest naval	12
french frigate	12
peter parker	12
lieutenant john	12
water battery	12
korean forts	12
gave rise	12
went forward	12
darrin replied	12
must come	12
good men	12
admiral cervera	12
greater loss	12
miles west	12
men stationed	12
cadet midshipman	12
light artillery	12
young engineers	12
fighting force	12
one case	12
daniel davis	12
lord castlereagh	12
captain gordon	12
naval code	12
vessels carrying	12
next came	12
ram albemarle	12
french navy	12
broadside weight	12
let fly	12
now turned	12
human beings	12
port arthur	12
repel boarders	12
enlisted man	12
great importance	12
leading ships	12
three cheers	12
cruiser comerford	12
must pass	12
poor fellow	12
french rear	12
man whose	12
landing party	12
little fleet	12
assistant engineer	12
may find	12
boston harbor	12
single gun	12
james states	12
gulf stream	12
every vessel	12
shore batteries	12
darrin went	12
commanded dan	12
darrin asked	12
shouted dan	12
spanish peninsula	12
might make	12
far better	12
elevating screws	12
inches long	12
ranking officer	12
training ship	12
another day	12
naval actions	12
twelve ships	12
cumberland head	12
squadron sailed	12
gouverneur morris	12
captain smith	12
american revolution	12
peace negotiations	12
henry clinton	12
magazine stores	12
either party	12
three parts	12
laughed dan	12
gun ships	12
headed youth	12
three different	12
inferior force	12
naval stations	12
caught fire	12
great nations	12
exclaimed jack	12
certain number	12
just like	12
bad luck	12
states frigate	12
sailing ships	12
good idea	12
grand ecore	12
three wounded	12
every inch	12
getting away	12
foreign power	12
several miles	12
fort donelson	12
old world	12
constitution vs	12
building ships	12
without taking	12
vessels came	12
manila bay	12
long since	12
large vessels	12
castlereagh memoirs	12
advanced line	12
eighteenth century	12
submarine boats	12
come within	12
coxswain riley	12
southern states	12
big one	12
abandon ship	12
might bring	12
left open	12
good position	12
man must	12
old gentleman	12
different directions	12
new ships	12
war ended	12
long gun	12
empty shells	12
always ready	12
first command	12
general plan	12
samuel childs	12
may well	12
european war	12
enemy craft	12
least one	12
french decrees	12
six inches	12
shot passed	12
little damage	12
one round	12
brother officer	12
heavy cannon	12
dead ahead	12
best way	12
stern guns	12
whole affair	12
certain amount	12
must also	12
mediterranean sea	12
hong kong	12
defence fleet	12
different parts	12
see anything	12
large proportion	12
now took	12
many hours	12
make good	12
next two	12
th oar	12
american schooners	12
will receive	12
british gun	12
now called	12
reached new	12
south side	12
strategic position	12
first cutter	12
carried guns	12
inch rifle	12
now began	12
started back	12
american sloop	12
thousand tons	12
american privateer	12
suffered severely	12
taken together	12
circle eccentric	12
general scott	12
thirteen years	12
racing gig	12
blank range	12
war vessel	12
fighting craft	12
upper part	12
great naval	12
darrin ordered	12
confederate ram	12
charles morris	12
morning star	12
two seamen	12
general rule	12
cried billy	12
get within	12
lucas yeo	12
cape henry	12
york bay	11
manual exercise	11
official accounts	11
forward gun	11
six hours	11
several hours	11
demanded dan	11
frank armstrong	11
boat came	11
captain pring	11
first object	11
le comte	11
naval historian	11
particular attention	11
present moment	11
inch iron	11
civic island	11
whole thing	11
old curmudgeon	11
physical force	11
british policy	11
light guns	11
ceased firing	11
september th	11
mare island	11
exclaimed herc	11
american authorities	11
general character	11
submarine skipper	11
several feet	11
will allow	11
american commodore	11
fort stephenson	11
lower half	11
without warning	11
little navy	11
many miles	11
keep away	11
turn back	11
confederate steamer	11
political conditions	11
jack answered	11
may say	11
sunday morning	11
eyes wide	11
john rodgers	11
boat carrying	11
fleet might	11
another way	11
commercial intercourse	11
forged ahead	11
sails set	11
thrown back	11
look back	11
great damage	11
next move	11
sufficient number	11
young fellows	11
many officers	11
one great	11
direct attack	11
service men	11
illustrated net	11
second later	11
picket boat	11
might get	11
several vessels	11
three dollars	11
saw two	11
one division	11
full force	11
valcour island	11
radio operator	11
spare articles	11
dave directed	11
get aboard	11
gallant sails	11
fort moultrie	11
one boat	11
past three	11
men went	11
tom bowline	11
british battleship	11
might find	11
died away	11
north river	11
made good	11
younger pulsifer	11
american officer	11
british schooner	11
much money	11
centre line	11
marse benson	11
first man	11
forty minutes	11
far back	11
little brig	11
far apart	11
quick enough	11
weather quarter	11
shake hands	11
will serve	11
electric light	11
us will	11
general ross	11
repairing damages	11
master commandant	11
east wind	11
headed lad	11
soon came	11
good fighting	11
american merchantmen	11
main attack	11
good one	11
firing ceased	11
racing crew	11
front door	11
james river	11
easy task	11
whatever may	11
naval biography	11
fleet commander	11
man may	11
many ways	11
admiral sampson	11
dan went	11
questioned dan	11
wind shifted	11
submarine torpedo	11
twenty knots	11
feet high	11
three points	11
british secretary	11
three shots	11
countess ripoli	11
british colonies	11
union gunboat	11
large fleet	11
getting ready	11
ensign andrews	11
per vol	11
water communications	11
first three	11
west coast	11
july st	11
ordered dave	11
existing conditions	11
water communication	11
naval affairs	11
hundred prisoners	11
lieutenant morris	11
gave one	11
last words	11
volume sent	11
regular troops	11
british cruiser	11
continental navy	11
great difficulty	11
cantor will	11
built ships	11
week later	11
naval institute	11
far beyond	11
shouted back	11
well knew	11
lost one	11
raking broadside	11
supply ships	11
three gunboats	11
cape cod	11
north shore	11
got back	11
heavy gale	11
shallow water	11
western hemisphere	11
india trade	11
exploded near	11
neutral port	11
forward march	11
go far	11
days afterward	11
actual battle	11
upper edge	11
first duty	11
great nation	11
war game	11
ran aground	11
heavy frigates	11
one pound	11
torpedo tubes	11
british dominions	11
whole squadron	11
states flag	11
many people	11
two heavy	11
within six	11
half way	11
without hesitation	11
british waters	11
one will	11
trained intelligence	11
destroyer flotilla	11
shall find	11
know just	11
pretty sure	11
lieutenant barnes	11
enemy ships	11
moved slowly	11
broadside rifled	11
mississippi valley	11
four minutes	11
eyes open	11
general jackson	11
young sailor	11
three others	11
eight months	11
british advance	11
soon enough	11
james biddle	11
national government	11
men enough	11
took refuge	11
armed boats	11
american guns	11
mississippi sound	11
haired boy	11
broke forth	11
will leave	11
howard douglass	11
started away	11
york harbor	11
five hours	11
though still	11
great distance	11
much time	11
first captain	11
fuze furnished	11
dave told	11
fighting power	11
young gentlemen	11
lay still	11
home ports	11
put forth	11
will turn	11
captured british	11
captain stephen	11
part iii	11
mechanical power	11
crab island	11
whispered herc	11
even worse	11
five times	11
president madison	11
set free	11
war plans	11
dave rejoined	11
hostile force	11
medical officer	11
saucy jack	11
seaman hickey	11
heroic conduct	11
white men	11
military situation	11
naval hero	10
go along	10
every kind	10
now became	10
powder boat	10
captain dennis	10
agreed herc	10
thirty feet	10
destructive fire	10
last year	10
many places	10
will remain	10
something new	10
ship came	10
naval establishment	10
returned home	10
plattsburg bay	10
st sponger	10
lord exmouth	10
trained men	10
keen eyes	10
american navigation	10
american women	10
fisher january	10
us now	10
effective skill	10
lieutenant timmons	10
pretty much	10
lieutenant whyte	10
quite enough	10
made possible	10
two destroyers	10
previous year	10
convoy system	10
safe place	10
pretty soon	10
historical society	10
close range	10
suddenly appeared	10
german officers	10
well acquainted	10
will call	10
absolutely necessary	10
forty years	10
interior orifice	10
papers mss	10
great care	10
will attend	10
navy cross	10
boiled oil	10
herc felt	10
thousand years	10
mused herc	10
material parts	10
speed astern	10
certain death	10
kept afloat	10
verde islands	10
standing army	10
west end	10
old one	10
one reason	10
get rid	10
little better	10
chief petty	10
day broke	10
got ready	10
captain byron	10
two french	10
taking possession	10
north channel	10
three british	10
utmost importance	10
well within	10
diamond merchant	10
dave stepped	10
tactical games	10
chalmette batteries	10
two midshipmen	10
loaded shells	10
inland waters	10
gallant little	10
naval life	10
river expedition	10
mere fact	10
must remember	10
captain samuel	10
shall hear	10
young commander	10
service medal	10
fort bowyer	10
mounting guns	10
fort meigs	10
spare spars	10
well understood	10
get near	10
asked billy	10
demanded ned	10
one moment	10
every four	10
exhibited courage	10
outside world	10
boat put	10
cut short	10
slowly along	10
made known	10
get another	10
wind blew	10
opposite shore	10
british port	10
british foreign	10
coal heaver	10
morrow morning	10
became general	10
third class	10
first opportunity	10
clear away	10
gave three	10
several places	10
wooden ships	10
darrin gave	10
vicksburg batteries	10
pounder rifle	10
ordnance officers	10
within four	10
men whose	10
opposite bank	10
three schooners	10
commander porter	10
english ship	10
passed away	10
drew closer	10
brave young	10
two submarines	10
now stood	10
might prove	10
laughed jack	10
ville de	10
four boats	10
mortal wound	10
will ask	10
take hold	10
ships engaged	10
marine sentry	10
british cabinet	10
dan replied	10
bore away	10
south atlantic	10
van ships	10
nothing left	10
opposite directions	10
public buildings	10
showed great	10
admiral cockburn	10
many cases	10
light cruisers	10
navy officers	10
miles wide	10
smiled dave	10
run across	10
dave explained	10
trial trip	10
battleship long	10
lower decks	10
ensign summerville	10
either case	10
captain philip	10
straight line	10
inch columbiads	10
wireless boys	10
another officer	10
far ahead	10
rapid succession	10
just enough	10
fight began	10
another shot	10
whole world	10
gallant officer	10
offensive action	10
made one	10
without delay	10
considerable number	10
naval district	10
yards apart	10
single shot	10
four long	10
inspecting officer	10
great service	10
ran ashore	10
heavy shot	10
french ports	10
seaman rogers	10
every station	10
will say	10
foreign office	10
whole line	10
special duty	10
light draught	10
will appear	10
great superiority	10
may also	10
good news	10
december th	10
general course	10
war time	10
sharp lookout	10
will carry	10
marine guard	10
muttered dan	10
swept away	10
demanded eph	10
british manufactures	10
made prisoners	10
also two	10
taken prisoners	10
miles farther	10
landing stage	10
highest point	10
actual war	10
captain decatur	10
long distance	10
several thousand	10
aero service	10
seven wounded	10
slipped away	10
one hour	10
chart house	10
captain elliott	10
gun may	10
undersea craft	10
english vessels	10
casting loose	10
shot ahead	10
hundred pounds	10
french emperor	10
comte de	10
younger officer	10
lieutenant edward	10
old chap	10
hospital apprentice	10
whole story	10
two light	10
gave orders	10
taken prisoner	10
captain walke	10
little sloop	10
new pattern	10
may get	10
later date	10
prompt action	10
two parties	10
water front	10
captain reid	10
whole country	10
american captives	10
see appendix	10
de janeiro	10
wooden gunboats	10
received orders	10
port battery	10
make peace	10
average american	10
pulled away	10
shot fell	10
central american	10
say anything	10
little less	10
men began	10
india island	10
called away	10
joseph bashaw	10
naval authorities	10
organized force	10
came across	10
greater number	10
great work	10
heels together	10
large ship	10
supply arms	10
naval cadets	10
five months	10
general brown	10
taken part	10
fourteen guns	10
set apart	10
general izard	10
great value	10
monsieur le	10
last day	10
go aboard	10
circus boys	10
shall soon	10
english captain	10
two gunboats	10
jump overboard	10
men left	10
general monk	10
threw overboard	10
first real	10
great war	10
whole british	10
next step	10
without serious	10
many months	10
best men	10
distance away	10
spherical shells	10
ocean wireless	10
cape st	10
two dollars	10
left flank	10
though much	10
sufficient force	10
captain will	10
first mate	10
total loss	10
put back	10
fell dead	10
saw something	10
rio de	10
captain preble	10
seconds later	9
several minutes	9
carl schultz	9
formed part	9
commercial restrictions	9
milan decrees	9
five per	9
mercantile community	9
within easy	9
belleau wood	9
upper surface	9
military value	9
one years	9
electric lights	9
yeo ho	9
artillery duel	9
help feeling	9
great enough	9
eight ships	9
immediate command	9
small british	9
ship must	9
jack lang	9
junior officers	9
mississippi squadron	9
man will	9
must admit	9
kept ready	9
darrin smiled	9
just within	9
east river	9
thomas truxtun	9
admiral william	9
first blow	9
three divisions	9
now let	9
step forward	9
may make	9
middle states	9
three french	9
many others	9
plainly visible	9
pollard submarine	9
every point	9
first officer	9
one killed	9
fighting instructions	9
government will	9
make fast	9
feet wide	9
hundred tons	9
cannon balls	9
weather bow	9
wind came	9
commercial interests	9
los angeles	9
isthmian canal	9
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every side	9
sixty feet	9
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st loader	9
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two submarine	9
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several engagements	9
brooklyn navy	9
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american forces	9
fort riviere	9
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open lake	9
naval captain	9
main battery	9
cape verde	9
captain turner	9
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cruising ground	9
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four others	9
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end th	9
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may now	9
last week	9
confederate army	9
george collier	9
guerres maritimes	9
good evening	9
superior speed	9
immediate vicinity	9
already stated	9
naval expedition	9
twenty ships	9
external force	9
place like	9
british commodore	9