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Page 245
... boats were available - the barge , the captain's gig , and the whale - boat . The barge was badly injured . Two of these were manned by officers and men jointly . How long they were gone from the ship I cannot recall , but probably ...
... boats were available - the barge , the captain's gig , and the whale - boat . The barge was badly injured . Two of these were manned by officers and men jointly . How long they were gone from the ship I cannot recall , but probably ...
Page 713
... boats being swamped and the men forced to land . The weather was hot , and the men were scantily and shabbily clothed . At half - past six the Nashville's boats were ready , and after a careful inspection to see that they were properly ...
... boats being swamped and the men forced to land . The weather was hot , and the men were scantily and shabbily clothed . At half - past six the Nashville's boats were ready , and after a careful inspection to see that they were properly ...
Page 714
... boats would do . Keeping a good lookout for rocks and reefs , the boats pulled steadily on , the in- accurate Cuban charts giving us little in- formation as to the distance from the land at which we should find shoal water . As the ...
... boats would do . Keeping a good lookout for rocks and reefs , the boats pulled steadily on , the in- accurate Cuban charts giving us little in- formation as to the distance from the land at which we should find shoal water . As the ...
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