The Life of a Sailor, Volume 2R. Bentley, 1832 |
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... arm , and with his eyes constantly employed in watching the sails and the compass , the weather and the horizon . We were ordered to the Mediterranean ; and Lord William Bentinck , who was appointed to the command in Sicily , took his ...
... arm , and with his eyes constantly employed in watching the sails and the compass , the weather and the horizon . We were ordered to the Mediterranean ; and Lord William Bentinck , who was appointed to the command in Sicily , took his ...
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... arms and bundled him over- board . The hawsers were cut ; but the brig was immovable at first it was conjectured she was aground , but we soon discovered it was a chain to the battery which held her fast ; and had the lubberly Frenchmen ...
... arms and bundled him over- board . The hawsers were cut ; but the brig was immovable at first it was conjectured she was aground , but we soon discovered it was a chain to the battery which held her fast ; and had the lubberly Frenchmen ...
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... arms , and marched and countermarched about the decks , formed into hollow squares , and charged about the ship , to the no small danger and annoyance of the quiet twisters of rope - yarns ; the small - arm men fired at a target , which ...
... arms , and marched and countermarched about the decks , formed into hollow squares , and charged about the ship , to the no small danger and annoyance of the quiet twisters of rope - yarns ; the small - arm men fired at a target , which ...
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... arm , as he attempted to pass his officer . This stopped the rest ; order was restored , and we continued our march with only fifteen men , one half having re- treated without orders . Banyan never heeded the loss of his coward gang the ...
... arm , as he attempted to pass his officer . This stopped the rest ; order was restored , and we continued our march with only fifteen men , one half having re- treated without orders . Banyan never heeded the loss of his coward gang the ...
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... arm . We were within hail , and hammering away in the most Christian - like manner , when the master reported that the French fleet had tacked , and that the van ship looked to windward of us . A prudent man would have in- stantly ...
... arm . We were within hail , and hammering away in the most Christian - like manner , when the master reported that the French fleet had tacked , and that the van ship looked to windward of us . A prudent man would have in- stantly ...
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afterwards Algiers anchor answer appeared arms arrived assistance battery began boat brig called captain chase close command commenced Corfu corpse countenance crew dead deck declared devil endeavoured enemy Euphrates eyes fear feeling Fernando de Noronha fire first-lieutenant fleet French frigate gave gentlemen guns hand harbour head heard honor hour HUDIBRAS instantly island Islay knew ladies land lieutenant looked looked to windward Lord Exmouth Lough Swilly mainsail Malta marines Menelaus midshipman mind morning musket navy never night o'clock oars officer Orford Ness party passed Pipes pistol placed poor port pretty prisoners prize quarter replied retreat round sail sailor scene Seagrove seemed seized ship ship's shore short shortly shot side Sir Peter Parker Sir Thomas Sir Thomas Maitland soon squadron stood thing thought tion took Toulon Turk turned vessel walked watch wind windward words wounded