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 . Action between ? Ihe Hyder-AIly and the •?GeneralMonk April S, the oris:inalpaintinc; in the United Slates Na-! Academy, Annapolis, MarylandPhoographedfor this work byspecial permission. .1. rceivi:.. uc the s -ucui to be a part K oi iii^- ac ine s » this convoy up the ba
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 . Action between ? Ihe Hyder-AIly and the •?GeneralMonk April S, the oris:inalpaintinc; in the United Slates Na-! Academy, Annapolis, MarylandPhoographedfor this work byspecial permission. .1. rceivi:.. uc the s -ucui to be a part K oi iii^- ac ine s » this convoy up the bay— ered in their ?^edily ensued me vessels, which ;/ Monky under Royal Nav)^— i, and nearly one- nen! In attempting to ay, the Hyder-Ally on, within pistol shot, the action has been jus^^^ct]that ever od?tl¥reil^t!!fMeiwas t in the presence not engaged, an:•itial r^ppect former•?iptured h. ^ O 0\^1 V il. ed at Philadc>!> their respc*., ^; ;y men kill*Mv^\fr the form. .,ur^>.on, Captain Roge-•-^ except one ml^u iuui men killed an^meral Washingh. Ij ^ ?5! <! was restored to the prize, and Barney made a cruise inher on a secret mission to the West Indies. The Legislature of Pennsylvania passed a vote ofthanks to Captain Barney, and ordered a gold-hiltedsword to be prepared, which was afterwards presentedto him, in the name of the state, by Governor Dickin-son. It was a small sword with mountings of chasedgold—the guard of which, on the one side had a repre-sentation of the Hyder-Ally, and on the other theGeneral Monk, the sails of each ship set as in the action—the latter ship in the action of striking her flag. Theirhulls, sails, masts, spars and rigging, were all beautifullydelineated by the artist, in open work, resembling theivory fans of the Chinese. We deem it proper to add, as a part of the historyof this brilliant affair, that a painting representing theaction between the Hyder-Ally and the General Monk,was exec
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