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... brig , which had now crowded all sail in chase . Many a man might have been daunted by these fear- ful odds . True British seamen never give in while there is a possibility of escape . Captain Garland called aft the old Guernsey pilot ...
... brig , which had now crowded all sail in chase . Many a man might have been daunted by these fear- ful odds . True British seamen never give in while there is a possibility of escape . Captain Garland called aft the old Guernsey pilot ...
Page 168
... brig were passed ; then came one of the big ships , then the other . The " Eurydice " was now close in with the harbour and safe . The " Druid " was so near , that , unless becalmed , there appeared no doubt about her getting in . " Now ...
... brig were passed ; then came one of the big ships , then the other . The " Eurydice " was now close in with the harbour and safe . The " Druid " was so near , that , unless becalmed , there appeared no doubt about her getting in . " Now ...
Page 171
... brig was descried from the mast - head . Chase was given . She was a fast vessel and well handled , but before night she was come up with . When her captain saw that he had no longer any hope of escape , he , like a wise man , hove to ...
... brig was descried from the mast - head . Chase was given . She was a fast vessel and well handled , but before night she was come up with . When her captain saw that he had no longer any hope of escape , he , like a wise man , hove to ...
Page 172
... brig safe into Falmouth or Plymouth . " I shall send one of the quartermasters with you , Pringle . He is a steady man ; and you shall have Marline and Freeborn , who is as good as a man , and boy Hartland , he is steady . 66 May I have ...
... brig safe into Falmouth or Plymouth . " I shall send one of the quartermasters with you , Pringle . He is a steady man ; and you shall have Marline and Freeborn , who is as good as a man , and boy Hartland , he is steady . 66 May I have ...
Page 173
... brig to continue on her course , and then stood away in chase of the stranger . Johnny Nott would much have liked to have gone too , for he could not help fancying that the stranger was an enemy , and if so , he knew full well that ...
... brig to continue on her course , and then stood away in chase of the stranger . Johnny Nott would much have liked to have gone too , for he could not help fancying that the stranger was an enemy , and if so , he knew full well that ...
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