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Page xliii
... fire into the vessel ; in five seconds the rebel vessel boarded the tender and was set fire to . By the light of this vessel we discovered another standing towards us at a cable length's distance . Immediately ordered the cable to be ...
... fire into the vessel ; in five seconds the rebel vessel boarded the tender and was set fire to . By the light of this vessel we discovered another standing towards us at a cable length's distance . Immediately ordered the cable to be ...
Page 51
... fire then every Man had a Drink of Grog and all felt Bould . About Midnight we all suppt hearty and hade all our Cloaths Dray , then set the Watch and went to Sleep , about two in the Morning the Watch turnd us all out and one of them ...
... fire then every Man had a Drink of Grog and all felt Bould . About Midnight we all suppt hearty and hade all our Cloaths Dray , then set the Watch and went to Sleep , about two in the Morning the Watch turnd us all out and one of them ...
Page 157
... fire Brands to set our ship in fire , this was not an unreasonable Con- jecter as the Wind was alway off shore at Night , their was some Reason for Garding against this , in case of their making such an Attempt We therefor got our two ...
... fire Brands to set our ship in fire , this was not an unreasonable Con- jecter as the Wind was alway off shore at Night , their was some Reason for Garding against this , in case of their making such an Attempt We therefor got our two ...
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