Which preposition to use with commodore
" The water, a perquisite of the Commodore of the Dutch East Indian fleet, was very unsatisfactory, and was found to keep very badly at sea, although its keeping properties had been loudly vaunted by the Commodore.
In conformity with the Commodore's orders Lieutenant-Colonel Fremont hastened to San Francisco, whence he embarked, with one hundred sixty men, on the ship Sterling, for Santa Barbara, to which port the frigate Savannah (Captain Mervine) had previously been ordered; while, on the same day, the Commodore in person sailed for the same port in the Congress.
Will come Hongkong arrange with Commodore for general cooperation insurgents Manila if desired.
At the first meeting of the Commodore with the Imperial commissioners, on March 8th, he acted on the plan he had proposed to himself with respect to the treaty with China, and thus addressed them: Commodore Perry.
His services against the coast pirates, during the next two years, procured his advancement to the post of Commodore at Bombay, and it was soon remarked that the sailing of the Protector, on which his flag was now hoisted, had greatly improved by the changes he had made.
What do you want?' "No answer being received, one of the mizzentop boys suggested that the old man had come back for his bag and hammock, and that they ought to be thrown overboard to him; but all this was cut short by the appearance of the commodore on the quarter-deck, and upon him all eyes were turned as he stepped upon the port horseblock, where a good view could be had.
The news of Mr. GREELEY'S capture has affected the Commodore to such an extent as to stretch him on a bed of sickness.
"Who's this, that sets himself up for a Commodore aboard the 'Dolphin!'" exclaimed a voice in the crowd, at a most unhappy moment for the authority of the new lieutenant.
The commodore from the Arethusa made a signal to us to attack with torpedoes.
[This was one prepared by the Commodore after the rejection of the transcript of the Chinese treaty.