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Side 96
They were but twelve in number , unarmed , and guarded by twelve soldiers and
a crew of eighteen men ; yet they had succeeded in gaining possession of the
vessel , had held it for a time , but had been finally overpowered , and immediate
...
They were but twelve in number , unarmed , and guarded by twelve soldiers and
a crew of eighteen men ; yet they had succeeded in gaining possession of the
vessel , had held it for a time , but had been finally overpowered , and immediate
...
Side 114
His temper was by this time much soured ; and , roused by the conduct of the
overseers , he became brutalized by constant punishment for resisting them .
After this he was sent to Sydney , as one of the crew in the police - boat , of which
he ...
His temper was by this time much soured ; and , roused by the conduct of the
overseers , he became brutalized by constant punishment for resisting them .
After this he was sent to Sydney , as one of the crew in the police - boat , of which
he ...
Side 115
At length , one night returning to the hut drunk , the man struck at one of the 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 ...
At length , one night returning to the hut drunk , the man struck at one of the 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 ...
Side 117
He , together with Jones , Woolfe , and Barry , were chosen by the commandant
as a police - boat's 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 ...
He , together with Jones , Woolfe , and Barry , were chosen by the commandant
as a police - boat's 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 ...
Side 118
... and was free nearly two years . Unhappily , he was then charged with aiding in
a robbery , and again received a sentence of transportation . He was sent to Port
Arthur , there employed as one of its boat's crew , and crossing the bay one day ...
... and was free nearly two years . Unhappily , he was then charged with aiding in
a robbery , and again received a sentence of transportation . He was sent to Port
Arthur , there employed as one of its boat's crew , and crossing the bay one day ...
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| Titel | Travel and Adventure: Comprising Some of the Most Striking Narratives on Record Fireside reading |
| Redaktør | Davis Wasgatt Clark |
| Udgiver | A. Poe & L. Hitchcock, 1864 |
| Oprindeligt fra | University of Chicago |
| Digitaliseret | 25. jan 2016 |
| Længde | 416 sider |
| Eksporter henvisning | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |