A History of the Political And Military Events of the Late War Between the Unite
A History of the Political And Military Events of the Late War Between the Unite
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While the ships were building, ihe enemy frequently appeared off the harbour and threatened their destruction, but the shallowness of the water on the bar, their being but five feel, prevented their approach. The same cause, which ensured the safety of the ships while building, seemed to prevent their being of any service. The two largest drew several feet more water than there was on the bar. The inventive genius of Commodore Perry, however, soon surmounted this difficulty ; he placed large sc...ows on eacii side of the two largest ships, filled them so as to sink to liie water edge, then attached them to the ships by strong pieces of timber, and pumped out the water. The scows then buoyed up the ships so as to pass the bar in safety. Tiii> operation was performed on both the large ships, in the pres- ence of a superior enemy. Having; gotten hi^ tlcct in readi- 228 HISTORY OF THE LATE WAR. Chap, ii ncss, Commodore Perry proceeded to the head of the lake and anchored in Put-in-Bay, opposite to, «nd distant thirty miles from Maiden, where the British fleet lay under the guns of the fort.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
While the ships were building, ihe enemy frequently appeared off the harbour and threatened their destruction, but the shallowness of the water on the bar, their being but five feel, prevented their approach. The same cause, which ensured the safety of the ships while building, seemed to prevent their being of any service. The two largest drew several feet more water than there was on the bar. The inventive genius of Commodore Perry, however, soon surmounted this difficulty ; he placed large sc...ows on eacii side of the two largest ships, filled them so as to sink to liie water edge, then attached them to the ships by strong pieces of timber, and pumped out the water. The scows then buoyed up the ships so as to pass the bar in safety. Tiii> operation was performed on both the large ships, in the pres- ence of a superior enemy. Having; gotten hi^ tlcct in readi- 228 HISTORY OF THE LATE WAR. Chap, ii ncss, Commodore Perry proceeded to the head of the lake and anchored in Put-in-Bay, opposite to, «nd distant thirty miles from Maiden, where the British fleet lay under the guns of the fort.
What to read after A History of the Political And Military Events of the Late War Between the Unite?
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