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... colonies revolted in 1775. He retired after the war and died at his home near Plymouth in 1781 . Assisting the officers and the master were three master's mates and twelve midshipmen , who rather inexplicably kept changing their status ...
... colonies revolted in 1775. He retired after the war and died at his home near Plymouth in 1781 . Assisting the officers and the master were three master's mates and twelve midshipmen , who rather inexplicably kept changing their status ...
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... Blainville . 3 ' Egg birds ' , a name used by early voyagers for any of the terns found breeding in colonies ; more often applied to the sooty tern ( Sterna fuscata ) . 16 ° : 35 ′ Easterly . What can be IS The Atlantic Ocean.
... Blainville . 3 ' Egg birds ' , a name used by early voyagers for any of the terns found breeding in colonies ; more often applied to the sooty tern ( Sterna fuscata ) . 16 ° : 35 ′ Easterly . What can be IS The Atlantic Ocean.
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