Newton Forster; or, The merchant service, by the author of 'The king's own'.James Cochrane and Company, 11, Waterloo Place, Pall Mall, 1832 |
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... vessels . Half an hour elapsed , during which time the glasses were at every mast - head . Captain Draw- lock himself , although not much given to climbing , having probably had enough of it during his long career in the service , was ...
... vessels . Half an hour elapsed , during which time the glasses were at every mast - head . Captain Draw- lock himself , although not much given to climbing , having probably had enough of it during his long career in the service , was ...
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... vessels were preparing for action : the clearing of their lumbered decks was the occasion of many a coop of fowls or pig of the true China breed , exchanging their destiny for a watery grave . Fortunately , there were no passengers ...
... vessels were preparing for action : the clearing of their lumbered decks was the occasion of many a coop of fowls or pig of the true China breed , exchanging their destiny for a watery grave . Fortunately , there were no passengers ...
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... vessels , they would have profited by the darkness to have attempted to escape , and he had worked to windward during the night , that he might be all ready to pounce down upon his quarry . But when he perceived that the English ships ...
... vessels , they would have profited by the darkness to have attempted to escape , and he had worked to windward during the night , that he might be all ready to pounce down upon his quarry . But when he perceived that the English ships ...
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... vessel , therefore , armed with martial law , is in fact representing and exe- cuting , not his own will , but that of the nation who have made the law ; for he is amenable , as well as his inferiors , if he acts contrary to , or ...
... vessel , therefore , armed with martial law , is in fact representing and exe- cuting , not his own will , but that of the nation who have made the law ; for he is amenable , as well as his inferiors , if he acts contrary to , or ...
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... vessels , the master and his subordinate officers compose one - third , if not one - half of the comple- ment on board , nothing but the most flagrant conduct is likely to produce insubordination . But in the East India service the case ...
... vessels , the master and his subordinate officers compose one - third , if not one - half of the comple- ment on board , nothing but the most flagrant conduct is likely to produce insubordination . But in the East India service the case ...
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