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Navy acquits Capt Little in court martial ruling
Secretary of the Navy approves the acquittal of Captain Little after a court martial found no evidence of his involvement in pillage aboard a prize. The Navy letter from Sept 25 1801 defends the legality of Little's orders and condemns the alleged misconduct by others on the Bottom frigate.
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New-England Palladium
Secretary of the Navy
Little
Navy Department
A& of Congress For
United States
Robert Smits
Navy
Ch. W. Goldsborough