Travel and Adventure: Comprising Some of the Most Striking Narratives on RecordDavis Wasgatt Clark A. Poe & L. Hitchcock, 1864 - 416 sider |
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... crew of eighteen men ; yet they had suc- ceeded in gaining possession of the vessel , had held it for a time , but had been finally overpow- ered , and immediate help was required for the wounded and dying . July 21 , 1842. - My duty as ...
... crew of eighteen men ; yet they had suc- ceeded in gaining possession of the vessel , had held it for a time , but had been finally overpow- ered , and immediate help was required for the wounded and dying . July 21 , 1842. - My duty as ...
Side 114
... crew in the police - boat , of which he was soon made assistant cockswain . For not reporting a theft committed by one of the men under his charge , he was sentenced to a road party ; and attempting to escape from it , he was appre ...
... crew in the police - boat , of which he was soon made assistant cockswain . For not reporting a theft committed by one of the men under his charge , he was sentenced to a road party ; and attempting to escape from it , he was appre ...
Side 115
... crew with his cutlass , and the rest resisted and disarmed him . But the morning came ; the case was heard ; their story was disbelieved ; and upon the charge and evidence of the aggressor , they were sent to an ironed gang , to work on ...
... crew with his cutlass , and the rest resisted and disarmed him . But the morning came ; the case was heard ; their story was disbelieved ; and upon the charge and evidence of the aggressor , they were sent to an ironed gang , to work on ...
Side 117
... crew ; and had , up to this period , acted with great steadiness and fidelity in the discharge of the duties required from them . Nor do I think they would even now , tempting as the occasion was , have thought of seizing it , had it ...
... crew ; and had , up to this period , acted with great steadiness and fidelity in the discharge of the duties required from them . Nor do I think they would even now , tempting as the occasion was , have thought of seizing it , had it ...
Side 118
... crew , and crossing the bay one day with a com- missariat officer , the boat was capsized by a sudden squall . In attempting to save the life of the officer , he was seized by his dying grasp , and almost perished with him ; but ...
... crew , and crossing the bay one day with a com- missariat officer , the boat was capsized by a sudden squall . In attempting to save the life of the officer , he was seized by his dying grasp , and almost perished with him ; but ...
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