V/ine and water was accordingly given in lieu. At midnight, the water had increafed to fix feet, and it was then blowing a very ftrong gale. At day-break a few hands were fet about filling one of the lower ftudding-fails with oakum, and the offwatch were... Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Review - Page 4661790Full view - About this book
| 1793 - 532 pages
...be extremely dangerous to open the hold to get at more, for fear of the men's getting at it. V/ine and water was accordingly given in lieu. At midnight,...one of the lower ftudding-fails with oakum, and the offwatch were ordered to get it under the fliip's bottom, which was found to be extremely difficult.... | |
| 1790 - 522 pages
...— and the (hip had been lightened by throwing many ncceflimcs, with nil the cattle overboard—" at midnight, the water had increafed to fix feet, and it was then blowing a very ftrong gale of wind, and an immcnle high fea running. The (hip at this time (leered: N; NW to NW by W. the wind... | |
| 1790 - 694 pages
...thought it would be extremely dangerous to open the hold to get at more, for fear of the men's getting at it. Wine and water was accordingly given in lieu. At midnight, the water had increafed to flx feet, and it was then blowing a very ftrong gale. At day-break a few hands were fet about filling... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1793 - 544 pages
...thought it would be extremely dangerous to open the hold to get at more, for fear of. the men's geuing at it. Wine and water .was accordingly given in lieu....increafed to fix feet, and it was then blowing a very itrong gale. At .day-break a few hands .were .fet about filling one of the lower ftud,ding-fails with... | |
| 1793 - 542 pages
...at more, for fear of the. men's getting at it. Wine and water, ^•as accordingly given in Нец. At midnight, the water had increafed to fix feet, and it was then, blowing a very itrong gale. At day-break a few hands were fet about filling one of the lower ftudding-fails with oakum,... | |
| George Burnett Barton - 1894 - 426 pages
...thought it would be extremely dangerous to open the hold to get at more, for fear of the men's getting at it. Wine and water was accordingly given in lieu. At midnight the water had increased to six feet, and it was then blowing a very strong gale. At daybreak a few hands were set... | |
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