Cruising in the Caribbean with a Camera: Lecture Delivered May 7, 1903 at the New York Yacht Club Including Description of Globular Naval Battery Invented by the Author |
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... flag - ship , the Kearsarge , and the other battle - ships , Alabama , Illinois , Iowa , Massachusetts , Texas , and Indiana , were anchored in the bay on the west side of the island , while the Olympia , Admiral Dewey's old ship ...
... flag - ship , the Kearsarge , and the other battle - ships , Alabama , Illinois , Iowa , Massachusetts , Texas , and Indiana , were anchored in the bay on the west side of the island , while the Olympia , Admiral Dewey's old ship ...
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... flag - ship called on behalf of Vice - Admiral Sir Archibald L. Douglas . That evening we dined at Government House , with Sir Alfred and Lady Maloney , who invited us to go the next day on an excursion with the British Admiral . We ...
... flag - ship called on behalf of Vice - Admiral Sir Archibald L. Douglas . That evening we dined at Government House , with Sir Alfred and Lady Maloney , who invited us to go the next day on an excursion with the British Admiral . We ...
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... flag - ship Ariadne . There are many coolies here as at Trinidad . We dined at King's House , the residence of the Governor , Sir Augustus L. Hemming . His Excellency and Lady Hemming , Chief Magis- trate and Mrs. Mares - Caux , and ...
... flag - ship Ariadne . There are many coolies here as at Trinidad . We dined at King's House , the residence of the Governor , Sir Augustus L. Hemming . His Excellency and Lady Hemming , Chief Magis- trate and Mrs. Mares - Caux , and ...
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anchored ANSON PHELPS STOKES Ariadne armor bananas barbettes BATTERY U.S. LETTERS battle-ship BERTH British Captain Caribbean Sea Castries Cherry Garden cliff coast Colonial colored Columbus Croix cruise Cuba Diamond Rock dined Dominica drove eruption feet flag-ship FLOATING BATTERY Fontaine Chaude Fort-de-France Fredericksted Fruit Company GLOBULAR BATTERY U.S. Government House GRANTED APRIL Grenada Grenadines Guadeloupe harbor Havana Hayti island Jacmel Jamaica Kingston Kitts land large guns launch lecture LETTERS PATENT Lucia Mares-Caux Martinique Matuba miles mountain Naval night Ozama Ozama River passed close Pelée Pierre plantations political equality Ponce Port Antonio Porto Rico Positive G. M. purposes set race rail Rear-Admiral RESERVE COAL sailed past San Juan Santo Domingo Sea Fox shore sloop-of-war Soufrière Soufrière St spherical floating bat Squadron substantially spherical floating sugar Terre tons trade-winds Trident Trinidad U.S. LETTERS PATENT upper deck Vincent Virgin visited West Indies wind Yachtsmen YORK YACHT CLUB
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