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Page 1
The captain rushed upon deck , exclaiming : “ Mast - head there ! " “ Sir ? ” “
Where away is the sail ? ” The precise answer to this question , the sailors ,
tumbling up out of berths and from mess rooms , did not catch ; but the captain
proceeded ...
The captain rushed upon deck , exclaiming : “ Mast - head there ! " “ Sir ? ” “
Where away is the sail ? ” The precise answer to this question , the sailors ,
tumbling up out of berths and from mess rooms , did not catch ; but the captain
proceeded ...
Page 2
After breakfast it was common to muster the entire crew on the spardeck ,
dressed as the fancy of their captain might dictate , where church service was
read by the captain , after which the remainder of the day was devoted to
idleness .
After breakfast it was common to muster the entire crew on the spardeck ,
dressed as the fancy of their captain might dictate , where church service was
read by the captain , after which the remainder of the day was devoted to
idleness .
Page 3
After the sailors crowded the deck , waiting with breathless eagerness , the
captain again shouted : “ Mast - head there ! ” . “ Aye , aye , sir . ” “ What does she
look like ? ” “ A large ship , sir , standing toward us . ” By this time nearly all of the
...
After the sailors crowded the deck , waiting with breathless eagerness , the
captain again shouted : “ Mast - head there ! ” . “ Aye , aye , sir . ” “ What does she
look like ? ” “ A large ship , sir , standing toward us . ” By this time nearly all of the
...
Page 6
His great - grandfather Philip Stevens ( or Philip Estevan , for he was a Spaniard
by birth ) had been a sailor in early life , had helped to lay the foundation of
Jamestown , and was an intimate friend of Captain John Smith . George had
heard so ...
His great - grandfather Philip Stevens ( or Philip Estevan , for he was a Spaniard
by birth ) had been a sailor in early life , had helped to lay the foundation of
Jamestown , and was an intimate friend of Captain John Smith . George had
heard so ...
Page 7
The truth of this was confirmed by the captain of the ship commanding : “ All
hands clear the ship for action , ahoy ! The shrill notes of the fife rose on the air ;
the drum beat to quarters ; bulkheads were knocked away ; guns were released ,
and ...
The truth of this was confirmed by the captain of the ship commanding : “ All
hands clear the ship for action , ahoy ! The shrill notes of the fife rose on the air ;
the drum beat to quarters ; bulkheads were knocked away ; guns were released ,
and ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Columbian Historical Novels, Volume 8 Columbian Historical Novels, John Roy Musick |
| Author | John Roy Musick |
| Publisher | Funk & Wagnalls Company, 1895 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 11 Apr 2008 |
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