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On Feb. 27th, the _Phoebe_ being hove to close off the port, and the _Cherub_ a league to leeward, the former fired a weather-gun; the _Essex_ interpreting this as a challenge, took the crew of the _Essex Junior_ aboard and went out to attack the British frigate.
The Naval War of 1812 Or the History of the United States Navy during the Last War with Great Britain to Which Is Appended an Account of the Battle of New Orleans Theodore Roosevelt 1888
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"We will touch his pride, sir, since you think him a man of spirit," said the veteran, to his faithful coadjutor: "Give him a weather-gun, and show him another of his Master's ensigns."
The Red Rover James Fenimore Cooper 1820
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"No, Sir Gervaise," answered the fourth lieutenant, looking out of a lee port; "it is the French admiral giving us another weather-gun; as much as to ask why we don't go down.
The Two Admirals James Fenimore Cooper 1820
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