Works, Volume 98Kraus Reprint, 1967 - Geography |
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Page 79
... Bower underfoot and got the Lower yards fore and Aft , we being so near the Reeff of Rocks , Billed the Small Bower with a Long range , that it might not bring the Ship up before it was all out of the clanch about the Main Mast in case ...
... Bower underfoot and got the Lower yards fore and Aft , we being so near the Reeff of Rocks , Billed the Small Bower with a Long range , that it might not bring the Ship up before it was all out of the clanch about the Main Mast in case ...
Page 83
... Bower , then struck the Yards and Topmasts - This Day the Capt orderd all the Ships Company to be put to two thirds ... Bower as we hade not Room to let the Ship Swing to the best Bower , the North Shoar being too near us . At Noon the ...
... Bower , then struck the Yards and Topmasts - This Day the Capt orderd all the Ships Company to be put to two thirds ... Bower as we hade not Room to let the Ship Swing to the best Bower , the North Shoar being too near us . At Noon the ...
Page 259
... bower , was usually stowed on the starboard side just aft of the best bower , and was regarded as the immediate reserve , ready to be let go should either of the other bowers part . A fourth bower was usually carried in the ship as a ...
... bower , was usually stowed on the starboard side just aft of the best bower , and was regarded as the immediate reserve , ready to be let go should either of the other bowers part . A fourth bower was usually carried in the ship as a ...
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