Excerpt from Proceedings of the General Court Martial Convened for the Trial of Commodore James Barron, Captain Charles Gordon, Mr. William Hook, and Captain John Hall, of the United States' Ship Chesapeake: In the Month of January, 1808 James Barron, esquire, a captain in the navy of the United States Charles Gordon, esquire, a master Gum' mandant in the said navy; William Book, a gunner in the said navy, and John Hall, esquire, a captain in the marine corps of the United States, were accordingly brought into court attended by the provost martial. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition.

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