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The Union Jack tale of piracy and eventual rescue
A Graham's Magazine serial contains a pirate attack on a brig carrying a father and two daughters. After a tense pursuit and close combat, a US Navy sloop arrives through thinning fog. The crew repels the pirates, rescues the family, and the sisters reunite with their father, ending with a note about Ellen’s future.
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Ellen Benson
Ellen
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