Gentleman Jack: A Naval Story, Band 2H. Colburn, 1837 |
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... natives were invited to bring down all the bullocks , goats , poultry , and vegetable pro- ductions , of which they might wish to dispose ; but the prices had increased enormously during the few days they had remained off the coast ...
... natives were invited to bring down all the bullocks , goats , poultry , and vegetable pro- ductions , of which they might wish to dispose ; but the prices had increased enormously during the few days they had remained off the coast ...
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... natives had collected in great numbers on the beach , Gentleman Jack thought it best to put out a feeler as to their disposition towards his crew utterly ignorant as the unenlightened wretches must be , that fate had destined to their ...
... natives had collected in great numbers on the beach , Gentleman Jack thought it best to put out a feeler as to their disposition towards his crew utterly ignorant as the unenlightened wretches must be , that fate had destined to their ...
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... natives were quite naked and without arms , and having no pre- sents in the ship , and being desirous of not making them anxious for any articles they had on board , he gave his plenipotentiary , as pre- sents to the leading chief , two ...
... natives were quite naked and without arms , and having no pre- sents in the ship , and being desirous of not making them anxious for any articles they had on board , he gave his plenipotentiary , as pre- sents to the leading chief , two ...
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... natives were totally ig- norant , so that Fitzjohn , on finishing his en- trenchment , had every reason to count on the security of himself and crew . After working very hard for sixteen days , they had saved to themselves six months ...
... natives were totally ig- norant , so that Fitzjohn , on finishing his en- trenchment , had every reason to count on the security of himself and crew . After working very hard for sixteen days , they had saved to themselves six months ...
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... natives might have some idea of what was to follow , he had shown them the power , which fire - arms gave their possessor , by having bullocks and kids killed by them in their presence . Still , none of the six - pounders had ever , as ...
... natives might have some idea of what was to follow , he had shown them the power , which fire - arms gave their possessor , by having bullocks and kids killed by them in their presence . Still , none of the six - pounders had ever , as ...
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Aden amongst anchor appeared Arab arms arrival blow boat Bobbagee brought cabin cadet Callao called captain Chance CHAPTER colours command commodore crew decided deck devil dromedaries English eunuchs eyes fire Fitz Fitzjohn four French Gentleman Jack Giaour guns hand harem head hearing hero hoisted honour Hoogly hopes hundred India island Jack Tar Jagernaut Jane Wilson Jessamy Jim Bell Jim's lady land lashed Le Tigre leave line tacked look majesty man-of-war mate messmate monsoon morning Mussulmen natives never night obliged officer orders party passengers Pipes queen Quid Ragotum Red Sea replied round Rumbly sail sailors seamen Seyd Shandaree ship ship's shore side Sir High Topham soger soon Spanish spritsail stood Sultaun taken thought Tigre Tigris took trees vessel whilst whole wind wreck xebec
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Seite 305 - oh ! gallant stranger, For hapless ADELGITHA'S love. " For he is in a foreign far land Whose arm should now have set me free ; And I must wear the willow garland For him that's dead, or false to me.
Seite 128 - ... but the Captain, Knows the stem from the stern of the ship. With a will-ho, &c. Now, fore and aft having abused them, Just but for my fancy and gig, Could I find any one that ill-used them, Damn me, but I'd tickle his wig.
Seite 10 - But, however, a circumstance occurred here which made an indellible impression on my memory. We had not left the body of the squadron many days when the ship took fire, in consequence of some lighted tobacco having fallen amongst the spare sails that had been indiscriminately stowed around the main magazine, built in the midship of the vessel, for the purpose of security. The first symptom of the calamity that had befallen us was observed at two o'clock in the morning, when a dense smoke was seen...
Seite 10 - ... indiscriminately stowed around the main magazine, built in the midship of the vessel, for the purpose of security. The first symptom of the calamity that had befallen us was observed at two o'clock in the morning, when a dense smoke was seen to arise from the main hatchway ; and, as every one was aware that the powder was stowed away in that part of the ship, nothing could depict the consternation of the crew. My companion and superior officer knew it required the exertion of every one in the...
Seite 119 - One corner of the collar, appertaining to what Jim called a clean chequered shirt, was pulled a little above his black neckcloth, so that it touched his starboard ear. A vacancy for a button at the lower part of the collar revealed a well-bronzed throat. His red waistcoat having been washed in...
Seite 119 - ... touched his starboard ear. A vacancy for a button at the lower part of the collar revealed a well-bronzed throat. His red waistcoat having been washed in pea-soup,* still bore the remaining trophies of some of the husks on it, these looking like pieces of chopped hay. His best uniform master's-mate's jacket had been stowed in bulk, and displayed as many creases in it as a Jew's clothes-bag. For his trousers he wore a pair made of number-four canvass, wellscrubbed, and fitting taut about the waist.
Seite 12 - ... everything from around the main magazine ; and, on closely examining it, discovered that the bulkhead, which separated the powder barrels from the main hold, was so nearly calcined (burnt), that the carpenter pushed his finger through it without much exertion. Nothing could exceed the feelings of every man when they discovered what a narrow escape they had met with ; and, on returning thanks to our Creator for this miraculous preservation, which we did publicly on the quarter-deck, our prayers...
Seite 3 - tis the land of the Sun— Can he smile on such deeds as his children have done? (?) Oh! wild as the accents of lovers' farewell Are the hearts which they bear, and the tales which they tell.