Cooper's Sea Tales, Band 9Stringer and Townsend, 1857 |
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Seite 54
... getting on , which seemed to be very successfully . Although the Swash was under much reduced canvas , she glided along with great ease and with considerable ra- pidity of motion . The heavy night air kept her canvas distended , and the ...
... getting on , which seemed to be very successfully . Although the Swash was under much reduced canvas , she glided along with great ease and with considerable ra- pidity of motion . The heavy night air kept her canvas distended , and the ...
Seite 55
... getting under way , should she even com- mence a pursuit . It was all important , therefore , to gain as much to windward as possible , before the people of the government vessel took the alarm . on . There can be no doubt that the ...
... getting under way , should she even com- mence a pursuit . It was all important , therefore , to gain as much to windward as possible , before the people of the government vessel took the alarm . on . There can be no doubt that the ...
Seite 56
... getting to be considerable . Delighted at this , he walked aft , and told Mulford to go about again as soon as the vessel had sufficient way to make sure of her in stays . The mate inquired if he did not think the revenue people might ...
... getting to be considerable . Delighted at this , he walked aft , and told Mulford to go about again as soon as the vessel had sufficient way to make sure of her in stays . The mate inquired if he did not think the revenue people might ...
Seite 59
... getting under way , man - of - war fashion , which means somewhat expeditiously . Spike understood the sounds that reached him , among which was the call of the boatswain , and he bestirred him- self accordingly . Experienced as he was ...
... getting under way , man - of - war fashion , which means somewhat expeditiously . Spike understood the sounds that reached him , among which was the call of the boatswain , and he bestirred him- self accordingly . Experienced as he was ...
Seite 61
... getting , in that smooth water , quite eight knots out of his craft , and he made his calculations thereon . As yet , and possibly for haif an hour longer , he was gaining , and might hope to continue to gain on the steamer . Then her ...
... getting , in that smooth water , quite eight knots out of his craft , and he made his calculations thereon . As yet , and possibly for haif an hour longer , he was gaining , and might hope to continue to gain on the steamer . Then her ...
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a'ter anchor answered appeared ashore aunt aunty better Biddy boat boatswain brig brig's brigantine cabin called canvas Captain Mull Captain Spike circumstance course craft danger dear deck distance Don Juan Don Wan doubloons Dry Tortugas duty eyes fancied feel flour forecastle foresail half hand Harry Mulford heard hope hour hydropathy instant island islets Jack Tier Josh keep Key West knew light light-house look Madam Budd mainsail manner masts matter Mexican mile minutes Miss Rose Molly Swash Mona Passage never night once passage passed Poughkeepsie reef relict returned rock Rose Budd Rose's sail schooner seemed seen Señor Montefalderon ship side sloop-of-war soon sort spot state-room steamer Stephen Spike steward's assistant stood tell thing thought turned Uncle vessel Wallace watch wind windward wish wreck yards yawl young mate