An Ocean Free-lance: From a Privateersman's Log, 1812, Volumen 3R. Bentley, 1881 |
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... shot ; volleys of the most extraordinary shouts and shrieks broke from the negroes , and the former scene of brandished cutlasses , waving arms and bobbing heads was repeated , this time with a little extra emphasis . ' Can anybody ...
... shot ; volleys of the most extraordinary shouts and shrieks broke from the negroes , and the former scene of brandished cutlasses , waving arms and bobbing heads was repeated , this time with a little extra emphasis . ' Can anybody ...
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... shot dead . It would have taken months to drill a company of white men into such celerity and concurrence of action ; the black crowd vanished like smoke before a sudden blast of wind , not a sound came from the vessel , and she ...
... shot dead . It would have taken months to drill a company of white men into such celerity and concurrence of action ; the black crowd vanished like smoke before a sudden blast of wind , not a sound came from the vessel , and she ...
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... shot spurted up the water in three jets of foam within a few cables ' length of our quarter . ' Aim higher , old Doodle , next time , and look alive , or you'll lose our Now , little Tigress , show them your metal , sweetheart ! Mr ...
... shot spurted up the water in three jets of foam within a few cables ' length of our quarter . ' Aim higher , old Doodle , next time , and look alive , or you'll lose our Now , little Tigress , show them your metal , sweetheart ! Mr ...
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... shots had fallen , and at the same moment a dull thud trembled through our vessel , as though she had grounded an instant on a shoal . ' Hulled , by Jupiter ! ' said Shelvocke ; ' con- found him , what metal the villain carries ...
... shots had fallen , and at the same moment a dull thud trembled through our vessel , as though she had grounded an instant on a shoal . ' Hulled , by Jupiter ! ' said Shelvocke ; ' con- found him , what metal the villain carries ...
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... shots that at last unmistakably marked the superiority of our heels . By this time the slaver was a mere dot upon the far horizon , and I had put down the glass after looking to see if the negroes had sense enough to take advantage of ...
... shots that at last unmistakably marked the superiority of our heels . By this time the slaver was a mere dot upon the far horizon , and I had put down the glass after looking to see if the negroes had sense enough to take advantage of ...
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aloft answered arms asked beautiful berth boat boatswain's pipe breeze brig broadside bulwarks cabin canvas captain carronade Chestree Colonel Bray colour corvette crew cried cutlass dark dead deck enemy exclaimed eyes face fellow fire flag flash foam forecastle glance glass gleaming guns hand hauled head hear heart heaven HELEN MATHERS helm hoist horizon hull Jamaica Jonas ladies laugh light looked Madeline Palmer Madison mainsail mast Miss Palmer mister Namur negroes never overboard Parell pinnace Ransom replied RHODA BROUGHTON RICHARD BENTLEY rigging round sail sailor schooner shadow Shelvocke Shelvocke's ship ship's shot shouted side sight slaver smile smoke Solomons sparkling stars staysails stern stood strange sung sure taffrail talk tell Temple Bar thought Tigress top-mast topgallant sails vessel voice watch whilst wind windward wonder wounded Yankee yards
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