Our first century: being a popular descriptive portraiture of the one hundred great and memorable events of perpetual interest in the history of our country, political, military, mechanical, social, scientific and commercial: embracing also delineations of all the great historic characters celebrated in the annals of the republic; men of heroism, statesmanship, genius, oratory, adventure and philanthropy . he had captured the l>rig, he answered,that as there was some misunderstandingbetween his master and the United Statesconsul, at Tangier, he was induced tocommit this act, in anticipation
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Our first century: being a popular descriptive portraiture of the one hundred great and memorable events of perpetual interest in the history of our country, political, military, mechanical, social, scientific and commercial: embracing also delineations of all the great historic characters celebrated in the annals of the republic; men of heroism, statesmanship, genius, oratory, adventure and philanthropy . he had captured the l>rig, he answered, that as there was some misunderstandingbetween his master and the United Statesconsul, at Tangier, he was induced tocommit this act, in anticipation of the war, which he thought was inevitable. Cap-tain Bainbridge observed to him, that ifsuch had been his intention previously tosailing, he ought not, as an honorableoffii-er, to have availed himself of the [iro-tection of the consuls passports, which, from all ajipearances, were obtained withthe view of i)racticing a deception on the GREAT AND MEMORABLE EVENTS. 185. BURNING OF THE PHILADELPHIA. United States cruisers. Captain Bain-bridge expressed an unwillingness to be-lieve him capable of acting thus dishonor-ably, and therefore must presume thatthis violation of national faith was com-mitted under the authority of the emperor.The Moorish commander, still persistingin his first denial, Captain Bainbridgeturned upon him, and sternly remarked— Then, sir, I must consider you apirate, and will be obliged to treat you assuch. Bainbridge now pulled out his watch, showed Lubarez the hour, and stated in animpressive tone, that he was about to visitthe quarter-deck for half an hour, and ifhis authority for depredating on the com-merce of the United States was not forth-coming on his return, he would immedi-ately hang him to the main yard, as apirate and malefactor. At the appointedtime, Captain Bainbridge returned to thecabin with watch in hand, and his deter-mined purpose manifest in every look andmovement. Startled at the course whichthings seemed to