Commodore Joshua Barney: many interesting facts connected with the life of Commodore Joshua Barney, hero of the United States navy, 1776-1812, also a compilation of genealogical material relating to Commodore Barney's ancestors and descendants, with valuable records for those in search of Barney family connections . of Joshua Barneymost respectfully shewethThat your Memorialist hath served four years as aLieutenant in the Navy in the Service of America dur-ing fifteen months of which Time he hath been a Pris-oner with the Enemy That he hath borne that Rankon Board a Ship having more than twent
Commodore Joshua Barney: many interesting facts connected with the life of Commodore Joshua Barney, hero of the United States navy, 1776-1812, also a compilation of genealogical material relating to Commodore Barney's ancestors and descendants, with valuable records for those in search of Barney family connections . of Joshua Barneymost respectfully shewethThat your Memorialist hath served four years as aLieutenant in the Navy in the Service of America dur-ing fifteen months of which Time he hath been a Pris-oner with the Enemy That he hath borne that Rankon Board a Ship having more than twenty guns andis at present directed to take the Rank of first Lieu-tenant on board the Saratoga a vessel of inferior by a Resolve of your Honours the pay of Officersare reduced in proportion to his Reduction in point ofRank on Board the Vessels of several force. That twoYears Pay is due to your Petitioner for his former ser-vices which in the present depreciated state of theCurrency is not worth his acceptance. That Applica-tion hath been made to the Board of Admiralty and noSatisfaction can be obtained from that Quarter withoutan Order from your Honours. He therefore prays yourHonours would fix his Rank and ascertain the pay heshall receive &c. &c. JOSHUA BARNEY July 26, 1780. ISO. COMMODORE JOSHUA BARNEY Engraved by J. Gross from a drawing by W. C. Armstrong after a miniature by Isabey. 1 , 1 Commodore Barneyin New England COMMODORE BARNEY IN NEW ENGLAND Commodore Joshua Barney returned to UnitedStates in 1781, arriving in Beverly in December onship Cicero, direct from Corunna, Spain. Here hereceived an offer from Messrs. Cabot to command theirprivateer, but decUned the offer. From Beverly hewent to Salem, remaining here and visiting Boston inJanuary and February, leaving Boston after weeks ofpleasure spent in New England. On the night of hisarrival at Boston a snow storm commenced which con-tinued for several days and covered the roads to sucha depth as to
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