Sea and Sail, Or, Marvelous Adventures on the Ocean: Being Interesting, Instructive and Graphic Accounts of the Most Popular Voyages on Record, Remarkable Shipwrecks, Hair-breadth Escapes, Naval Adventures, the Whale Fishery, Etc., Etc. ...World Publishing House, 1876 - 492 Seiten |
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... rock , on the evening of the 9th of January , 1579 , where they stuck fast , till four in the afternoon of the next day . In this extremity they lightened the vessel , by taking out eight pieces of ordnance and three tons of cloves . On ...
... rock , on the evening of the 9th of January , 1579 , where they stuck fast , till four in the afternoon of the next day . In this extremity they lightened the vessel , by taking out eight pieces of ordnance and three tons of cloves . On ...
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... rock . Thinking that they would not go back to the Captain without something to present him , they ordered an Indian to dive down and bring it up , which having done , he gave an account of many large guns which he saw in his descent ...
... rock . Thinking that they would not go back to the Captain without something to present him , they ordered an Indian to dive down and bring it up , which having done , he gave an account of many large guns which he saw in his descent ...
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... rock , made spring from the distance of twenty - four feet upon the captain , who , taken completely by surprise , lost hold of the lance , and fell be- neath the assailant , who , placing both paws on his breast , opened two rows of ...
... rock , made spring from the distance of twenty - four feet upon the captain , who , taken completely by surprise , lost hold of the lance , and fell be- neath the assailant , who , placing both paws on his breast , opened two rows of ...
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... rocks , with a noise as loud as thunder . Happily they did not part their cables , or they must have been dashed in ... rock of red coral . They now sailed to the westward , and soon discovered another island , distant four leagues ...
... rocks , with a noise as loud as thunder . Happily they did not part their cables , or they must have been dashed in ... rock of red coral . They now sailed to the westward , and soon discovered another island , distant four leagues ...
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... rock . The breeze rapidly rose to a hard gale , which split our main - topsail to threads , and sent the fragments thundering to leeward in the storm , in such grand style , that , to this hour , I can almost fancy I hear the noise in ...
... rock . The breeze rapidly rose to a hard gale , which split our main - topsail to threads , and sent the fragments thundering to leeward in the storm , in such grand style , that , to this hour , I can almost fancy I hear the noise in ...
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afterwards anchor appeared armed arrived Batavia began Bligh boat breeze brig Brook Watson cabin called canoes Cape Cape Horn Captain Cook Captain Parry Captain Vancouver Captain Woodward coast command commodore course crew death deck discovered distance escape Exertion feet fell fire fish forecastle four frigate gale gave guns hands harbor harpoon Hecla hoisted hope hundred Igloolik immediately island Jamaica La Perouse land latitude leagues length Lieutenant longitude look Malays mast mate miles morning natives navigators Nelson night o'clock officers ordered overboard passed Perouse pieces pinnace pirates port proas provisions received remained rock round sail sailors schooner seamen seemed seen sent ship ship's shore shot side sight situation soon Spaniards Spanish steered Strait Straits of Magellan struck took vessel voyage waves weather westward whale whole wind Winter Island wounded wreck
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Seite 307 - And shouted but once more aloud, "My father! must I stay?" While o'er him fast, through sail and shroud, The wreathing fires made way. They...
Seite 381 - When Freedom, from her mountain height, Unfurled her standard to the air, She tore the azure robe of night, And set the stars of glory there; She mingled with its gorgeous dyes The milky baldric of the skies, And striped its pure, celestial white With streakings of the morning light; Then, from his mansion in the sun, She called her eagle bearer down, And gave into his mighty hand, The symbol of her chosen land.
Seite 425 - Her deck, once red with heroes' blood, Where knelt the vanquished foe, When winds were hurrying o'er the flood, And waves were white below, No more shall feel the victor's tread, Or know the conquered knee; — The harpies of the shore shall pluck The eagle of the sea!
Seite 381 - When speaks the signal trumpet tone, And the long line comes gleaming on. Ere yet the life-blood, warm and wet, Has dimmed the glistening bayonet, Each soldier eye shall brightly turn To where thy sky-born glories burn, And, as his springing steps advance, Catch war and vengeance from the glance.
Seite 113 - And fills the white and rustling sail, And bends the gallant mast — And bends the gallant mast, my boys, While, like the eagle free, Away the good ship flies, and leaves Old England on the lee. O for a soft and gentle wind...
Seite 177 - Silence, oblivion, like the waves, have closed over them, and no one can tell the story of their end. What sighs have been wafted after that ship! what prayers offered up at the deserted fireside of home!
Seite 305 - He himself being certain, from the sensation in his back and the gush of blood he felt momently within his breast, that no human care could avail him, insisted that the surgeon should leave him, and attend to those to whom he might be useful, "for," said he, "you can do nothing for me.
Seite 305 - I had not left the deck ; for I shall soon be gone." Death was, indeed, rapidly approaching. He said to the chaplain, " Doctor, I have not been a great sinner :" and after a short pause, " Remember that I leave Lady Hamilton and my daughter Horatia as a legacy to my country." His articulation now became difficult ; but he was distinctly heard to say, " Thank God, I have done my duty.
Seite 177 - There was a delicious sensation of mingled security and awe with which I looked down, from my giddy height, on the monsters of the deep at their uncouth gambols: shoals of porpoises tumbling about the bow of the ship; the grampus slowly heaving his huge form above the surface; or the ravenous shark, darting like a specter, through the blue waters.
Seite 305 - A ball fired from her mizen-top, which, in the then situation of the two vessels, was not more than fifteen yards from that part of the deck where he was standing, struck the epaulette on his left shoulder, about a quarter after one, just in the heat of action.