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Excerpt from American Bravery Displayed, in the Capture of Fourteen Hundred Vessels of War and Commerce, Since the Declaration of War by the President: Compiled From the Best Authorities
The invincib-ility of the British navy had, from want of due reflection, almost become proverbial, being tacitly acknowledged by all nations, our own not' excepted; many, of us, even at this dav, will not relinquish this preju dice, but still urge it in the face of the most stubborn facts; so difficult is it to eradicate deeply rooted habits. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
