Memoirs of Andrew Sherburne: A Pensioner of the Navy of the RevolutionH.H. Brown, 1831 - 312 pages |
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... called for it . I read , however , the account of his ad- ventures and sufferings during the Revolutionary War , to the time of his release from confinement on board the JERSEY . My opinion on the expediency of printing it became ...
... called for it . I read , however , the account of his ad- ventures and sufferings during the Revolutionary War , to the time of his release from confinement on board the JERSEY . My opinion on the expediency of printing it became ...
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... called together for military discipline , their example was not lost upon the boys.- Lads from seven years old and upwards , were formed into companies , and being properly officered , armed with wooden guns and adorned with plumes ...
... called together for military discipline , their example was not lost upon the boys.- Lads from seven years old and upwards , were formed into companies , and being properly officered , armed with wooden guns and adorned with plumes ...
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... called to quarters . It being necessary to avoid their convoy , we fell to leeward , and in an hour lost sight of them all . The next day the sky was overcast , and at times we had a thick fog . In the afternoon the sun shone for a ...
... called to quarters . It being necessary to avoid their convoy , we fell to leeward , and in an hour lost sight of them all . The next day the sky was overcast , and at times we had a thick fog . In the afternoon the sun shone for a ...
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... given to reef the topsails . It was the business of boys , with the assistance of marines , to reef the mizzen topsail . He who is first aloft goes on the weather yard- arm , and passes the earring , so called , 3 CHAPTER II. ...
... given to reef the topsails . It was the business of boys , with the assistance of marines , to reef the mizzen topsail . He who is first aloft goes on the weather yard- arm , and passes the earring , so called , 3 CHAPTER II. ...
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... called , viz . secures the leach or outer edge of the sail to the end of the yard- arm . As I was not fortunate enough to be first , but was however the second , it was my lot to go on to the lee yard - arm , and pass the earring . I ...
... called , viz . secures the leach or outer edge of the sail to the end of the yard- arm . As I was not fortunate enough to be first , but was however the second , it was my lot to go on to the lee yard - arm , and pass the earring . I ...
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