 | Mexican War, 1846-1848 - 1850 - 598 pages
...occurred. It was a 'sight to see !' The tall ships of war sailing leisurely along under their top-suils, their decks thronged in every part with dense masses...their decks crowded with anxious spectators ; the long Hues of surf-boats towing astern of the ships, ready to disembark the troops ; all these tended to... | |
 | Henry William Harrison - Battles - 1858 - 520 pages
...which place I had a good view of all that occurred. It was a ' sight to see !- The tall Bhips-of-war sailing leisurely along under their topsails, their...muskets and bayonets were flashing in the sunbeams, the jingling of spurs and sabres, the bands of music playing, the hum of the multitude rising up like the... | |
 | Henry William Harrison - Battles - 1858 - 462 pages
...occurred. It was a 'sight to see!' The tall ehips-of-war sailing leisurely along under their topBails, their decks thronged in every part with dense masses...muskets and bayonets were flashing in the sunbeams, the jingling of spurs and sabres, the bands of music playing, the hum of the multitude rising up like the... | |
 | James Barnes - 1904 - 298 pages
...sloop-of-war Albany, from which place I had a good view of all that occurred. It was a ' sight to see!' The tall ships of war sailing leisurely along under...muskets and bayonets were flashing in the sunbeams; the jingling of spurs and sabres; the bands of music playing ; the hum of the multitude rising up like... | |
 | Jay Slagle - Biography & Autobiography - 1996 - 484 pages
...participant described it thus: The tall ships of war sailing leisurely along under their topsails, dieir decks thronged in every part with dense masses of...muskets and bayonets were flashing in the sunbeams; the jingle of spurs and sabres; the bands of music playing; the hum of the multitude rising up like the... | |
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Albany, from which place I had a good view of all that occurred. It was a ' sight to see!' The tall ships of war sailing leisurely along under their top-sails, their decks thronged in every part with dense masses of troops, whose bright muskets and bayonets... 