Captain CautionDown East Books, 1999. 1. 1. - 314페이지 In this conclusion to the Chronicles of Arundel, the year is 1812 and America has declared war on Britain. The American ship Olive Branch is waylaid by a British cruiser. In the ensuing fight, Captain Dorman is killed and his crew is taken prisoner, including the captain's pretty and strong-willed daughter, Corunna. With his keen eye to detail Roberts weaves a colorful tale of swashbuckling and sea battles. He portrays the bravery of American and French seamen, their sufferings at the hands ot the British the invention of the Gangway Pedulum, and the sailor's dangerous and dramatic escape from the prison hulks. |
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... British ensign and pennant; and a moment later those on the quarter-deck of the Olive Branch clearlysaw the orange flame that stabbed fromthe muzzle of her starboard bow gun,to be engulfed inthe ball of whitesmoke that followed. There ...
... British ensign and pennant; and a moment later those on the quarter-deck of the Olive Branch clearlysaw the orange flame that stabbed fromthe muzzle of her starboard bow gun,to be engulfed inthe ball of whitesmoke that followed. There ...
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... British naval officer in her stern sheets, and on her thwarts adozen armed men. From nearat hand there rose a steady moaning. “Go to your cabin!” Marvin said. “Clean yourself and puton decent clothes! I want you backon this deck when ...
... British naval officer in her stern sheets, and on her thwarts adozen armed men. From nearat hand there rose a steady moaning. “Go to your cabin!” Marvin said. “Clean yourself and puton decent clothes! I want you backon this deck when ...
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... British sailors, Marvin couldsee small figures on the barque'squarter-deck, and ashe watched, agray lump fellfromthe larboard rail, half turnedinmid-air, struck the water with a clumsy splash and vanished asifit had never been. “ 'He ...
... British sailors, Marvin couldsee small figures on the barque'squarter-deck, and ashe watched, agray lump fellfromthe larboard rail, half turnedinmid-air, struck the water with a clumsy splash and vanished asifit had never been. “ 'He ...
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... British navy.” Behindthem there was the creakingof tackles, and the foot of themain course rose in the brails. “Look there!” Argandeau laughed.“Theymust go even slower, these Griffons! I believe they cannot getsixknotsfrom my Formidable ...
... British navy.” Behindthem there was the creakingof tackles, and the foot of themain course rose in the brails. “Look there!” Argandeau laughed.“Theymust go even slower, these Griffons! I believe they cannot getsixknotsfrom my Formidable ...
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... British ships, British officers, British methods and British seamanship inlanguage as foulas the airthey breathed. “If wehada belaying pin!”Marvin toldArgandeau. “Ifwe had anything at all, we mightgetourselves outof this!” “Ah, yes ...
... British ships, British officers, British methods and British seamanship inlanguage as foulas the airthey breathed. “If wehada belaying pin!”Marvin toldArgandeau. “Ifwe had anything at all, we mightgetourselves outof this!” “Ah, yes ...
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aboard American andthe Argandeau Arundel ashore asif asked athim atthe barque beneath black-haired girl brig British bulwarks cabin Calais Captain Caution Captain Dorman Captain Slade Captain Taylor carronades caught Corunna crew cried damned Dan'l dear deck Diron English exclaimed eyes face Fayal fight France Frenchmen fromthe glance Griffons guns hand hatch hesaid hoarse hulk inthe itwas lady laughed letter-of-marque lieutenant Little White long guns looked Lucien Argandeau Marvin Marvin nodded Marvin saw Marvin shook Marvin stared mizzenmast Morlaix moved never Newton ofthe Olive Branch Osmore pendulum prisoners quarter-deck quickly rabbit ratlines Renard Roscoff rose sail schooner seamen seemed ship shoulder shouted side silent Sir Austin skysails sloop-of-war slowly smiled softly Souville Stannage staysails stood suddenly taffrail Talleyrand tell There's things thought told topgallant sails tothe turned vessel Victorine voice watch whispered witha withthe woman Yankee