 | 1814 - 466 pages
...passsing to windward, when 1 look in my top gallant-bails, which were set over single reefed lop-sails, and braced up for this purpose; but on rounding the...point, a heavy squall struck the ship and carried away IUT mam-top-mast, precipitating the men who * were aloft into the sea, who were drowned. Both ships... | |
 | 1814 - 580 pages
...He accordingly took in his top gallant sails and braced up for the purpose, but most unfortunately on rounding the point a heavy squall struck the ship and carried away bee main top mast, precipitating the men who were aloft into the sea, who were drowned. Both ships... | |
 | Thomas H. Palmer - United States - 1816 - 516 pages
...but on opening them, I saw a prospect of passing to windward, when I took in my top-gallant-sails, which were set over single reefed top-sails, and braced...heavy squall struck the ship and carried away her main-top-mast, precipitating the men who were aloft into the sea, who were drowned. Both ships now... | |
 | Barent Gardenier - United States - 1814 - 442 pages
...— but oh opening them, I saw a prospect of passing to winward, when I took in my tofgallantsails, which were set over single reefed topsails, and braced...heavy (squall struck the ship and carried away her inaintopmnst, precipitating the men who were aloft into the sea, who were drowned. Both ships now gave... | |
 | Thomas H. Palmer - United States - 1816 - 518 pages
...but on opening them, I saw a prospect of passing to windward, when I took in my top-gallant-sails, which were set over single reefed top-sails, and braced up for this purpose; but r..i rounding the point a heavy squall struck the ship and carried away her main-top-mast, precipitating... | |
 | Heman Allen Fay - United States - 1817 - 294 pages
...the enemy were close in with the point, forming the west side of the bay ; but, on opening them, 1 saw a prospect of passing to windward — when I took...struck the ship, and carried away her main top-mast, preciptating the men, who were aloft, into the sea, who were drowned. Both ships now gave chase to... | |
 | Thomas Wilson - United States - 1817 - 344 pages
...prospect of passing to windward, when I took in my top-gallant sails, which were set over .single-reefed topsails, and braced up for this purpose ; but on rounding the point, a heaty squall struck the ship and carried away her maintop mast, precipitating the. men who we ie aloft... | |
 | Thomas Wilson - United States - 1819 - 344 pages
...prospect of passing to windward, when I took in my top-gallant sails, which were set over single-reefed topsails, and braced up for this purpose ; but on...heavy squall struck the ship and carried away her maintop mast, precipitating the men who were aloft into the sea, who were drowned. Both ships now gave... | |
 | David Porter - Galapagos Islands - 1822 - 626 pages
...the southward, when I parted my larboard cable and dragged my starboard anchor directly out to sea. Not a moment was to be lost in getting sail on the...heavy squall struck the ship and carried away her maintop-mast, precipitating the men who were aloft into the sea, who were drowned. Both ships now gave... | |
 | John Davis - 1823 - 416 pages
...prospect of passing to-windward, when I took in my top-gallant-sails, which were set over singlereefed top-sails, .and braced up for this purpose ; but,...heavy squall struck the ship, and carried away her main-top-mast, precipitating the men who were aloft into the sea, who were drowned. Both ships now... | |
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I parted my larboard cable and dragged my starboard anchor directly out to sea. Not a moment was to be lost in getting sail on the ship. The enemy were close in with the point forming the west side of the bay ; but on opening them, I saw a prospect of... 
