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Excerpt from With Porter in the Essex: A Story of His Famous Cruise in Southern Waters During the War of 1812
Failing to gain any information concerning the lieu tenant, Ezra mcknight set himself down to write the story Of that marvellous cruise Of the Essex, the United States frigate of thirty-two guns, commanded by Cap tain David Porter who was born in Boston on the first Of February, I 780. How this manuscript came into the hands Of the editor it is not necessary to state. Suffice it to say that no change has been made in the original arrangement Of the tale, nor in any of the details; it is here presented virtually as Ezra mcknight wrote it, with only so much of editing as seemed neces sary in order to bring it within the requirements Of a story of the present day.
To those who may read that which follows for the purpose of learning somewhat Of their country's history, it IS well to state a few facts which would not naturally appear in what was origmally intended for an account Of the adventurous voyage.
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