The Voyages and Cruises of Commodore Walker Volume 2; During the Late Spanish and French Wars. in Two Volumes
The Voyages and Cruises of Commodore Walker Volume 2; During the Late Spanish and French Wars. in Two Volumes
The Voyages and Cruises of Commodore Walker Volume 2; During the Late Spanish and French Wars. in Two Volumes.cProfessor of Law George Walker
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Author: Professor of Law George Walker
Number of Pages: 42 pages
Published Date: 01 May 2012
Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com
Publication Country: Miami Fl, United States
Language: English
ISBN: 9781231125557
Download Link: The Voyages and Cruises of Commodore Walker Volume 2; During the Late Spanish and French Wars. in Two Volumes
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1760 Excerpt: ... almost as soon as we got to our station, a satal accident happened the Prince Edward tender; for on the thirteenth, having the day before seen a large fleet of ships to the number of twenty, and being in close chace of them, as she erouded sail after us, we saw her.on a sudden reel strangely in the water, and then founder stern fore-, most, contrary to all other ships in sinking, as they generally go down' by the head. All the boats were got out as soon as possible; but notwithstanding every assistance, the only persons saved were Mr. Hamilton and two men, who kept themselves above water by their own swimming, till the boats got to them; all the rest perished. rished to abouj ten. Surprizing it is to think how deficient our common seamen in general are in that exercise, so very essential to their profession! This sad catastrophe was occasioned by her mainmast starting out of the step in which it was placed, not having had sufficient hold thereof; for by the straining of it in crouding sail, the heel flipt out, and then the mast again plunging downwards by the weight of the shrouds and sails upon it, run through her bottom, and funk her instantly; the. weight of. the mast flipping backwards, sending her down by the stern as before described. The ships we were in cbace of proved to be a fleet of Dutchmen, under convoy of two men of war of sixty guns each, from Malaga to Lisbon. Watching Watching in our station about 1 z o'clock at noon, August the ninth, wind N. N. E. Cape Spartel bearing E. by N. distant about eight leagues, our stiip was all on a sudden becalmed, and as it were, struck motionless. Every ship also, as they came up one after another, having the wind with them to the spot where we lay becalmed, the moment they reached us, dropt their sails, a...
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The Voyages and Cruises of Commodore Walker Volume 2; During the Late Spanish and French Wars. in Two Volumes.cProfessor of Law George Walker
Author: Professor of Law George Walker
Number of Pages: 42 pages
Published Date: 01 May 2012
Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com
Publication Country: Miami Fl, United States
Language: English
ISBN: 9781231125557
Download Link: The Voyages and Cruises of Commodore Walker Volume 2; During the Late Spanish and French Wars. in Two Volumes
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1760 Excerpt: ... almost as soon as we got to our station, a satal accident happened the Prince Edward tender; for on the thirteenth, having the day before seen a large fleet of ships to the number of twenty, and being in close chace of them, as she erouded sail after us, we saw her.on a sudden reel strangely in the water, and then founder stern fore-, most, contrary to all other ships in sinking, as they generally go down' by the head. All the boats were got out as soon as possible; but notwithstanding every assistance, the only persons saved were Mr. Hamilton and two men, who kept themselves above water by their own swimming, till the boats got to them; all the rest perished. rished to abouj ten. Surprizing it is to think how deficient our common seamen in general are in that exercise, so very essential to their profession! This sad catastrophe was occasioned by her mainmast starting out of the step in which it was placed, not having had sufficient hold thereof; for by the straining of it in crouding sail, the heel flipt out, and then the mast again plunging downwards by the weight of the shrouds and sails upon it, run through her bottom, and funk her instantly; the. weight of. the mast flipping backwards, sending her down by the stern as before described. The ships we were in cbace of proved to be a fleet of Dutchmen, under convoy of two men of war of sixty guns each, from Malaga to Lisbon. Watching Watching in our station about 1 z o'clock at noon, August the ninth, wind N. N. E. Cape Spartel bearing E. by N. distant about eight leagues, our stiip was all on a sudden becalmed, and as it were, struck motionless. Every ship also, as they came up one after another, having the wind with them to the spot where we lay becalmed, the moment they reached us, dropt their sails, a...
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