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Capt. John Barky
W V/— —S.A ■ ~
Lin the pall of 1760 Capt. Barry was
GIVEN COAAWVD OF THE *ALLIANCE "
THE SHIP WITH WHICH THE FRENCH CAPTAIN ,
LAN DA IS HAD DONE SUCH TREACHEROUS WORK
//V the BATTLE OF the"Bonhomme FUCMARO"
ano thcserapis? am *
LLJarry was ORDERED to
coivvey to France Col . Laurens . who was
BEING SENT, BY THE CONTINENTAL CONORSSS ON
A SPECIAL MISSION TO THE FRENCH COURT. *
"The ship left Boston on Feb . ia 17a/. '
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/\5 Barry strode the quarter-deck,
watch IN G THE PROGRESS OF THE HSHT, AND
LOOKING A/VXlOi/SLY'FOR A BREEZE —A GRAPE
SHOT STRUCK HI/A INI THE SHOULDER. AND
FELLED HI/A TO THE DECK — EIGHT OF HIS N\EN
HAD BEEN KILLED, AND TWENTY-FIVE WOUWPgp.
~ tlie SHIP'S ttjl-L.
SAILOR'S WAYS
American Naval Heroes by
Barry captured a British privateer iai co/apaaiv wirn a VEver/Aw
prize -—Barry believed /a/ the freedom-of-the-seas, he released
THE VteNET/AN SHIP, AND THE PRIVATEER WAS BROUGHT INTO PORT.
After a passage of 34 days, the "Alliance arrived at {.'Orient cw /March 9r>
CONFLICT WAS SHOKT-
»*>»—**•*: ’*] S(oe f^D??rHE“Alliance"
Both British ships
5. * A CAMP fluttering down to
E-JKPROVED TO BE THE ATLANTA"
OF SIXTEEN GUNS. AND THE
* “TREPASSV'OF FOURTEEN GUNS.
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vom. the dnu u/hen a ship F vJK -
. first tfhd.es into-the Water—
the snips belL remains a jnp 7 ji i
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bottom of the sea • / \
or suntrt/injr to become a / \
cnenstied t ; A *S&22£r£.-A
som/emr.
presentedrn
L/n /he 1696 to the cruiser
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