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The battle waxed so fell that the carrack also might have been worked by men who had all to win and naught to lose, and captained by one who bared his brow to the thunder-stone. It was of his subtlety that the Captain never used to them fair promises, spake not once a sennight of gold, never bragged to them of what must be.
But when was Jacob Heemskerk ever known to shrink from an encounter whether from single-handed combat with a polar bear, or from leading a forlorn hope against a Spanish fort, or from assailing a Portuguese armada. The carrack, more than one thousand tons burthen, carried seventeen guns, and at least eight times as many men as he commanded.
He informed Heemskerk of the arrival in the straits of Malacca of an immense Lisbon carrack, laden with pearls and spices, brocades and precious-stones, on its way to Europe, and suggested an attack. It is true that the roving Hollander merely commanded a couple of the smallest galleots, with about a hundred and thirty men in the two.
He informed Heemskerk of the arrival in the straits of Malacca of an immense Lisbon carrack, laden with pearls and spices, brocades and precious-stones, on its way to Europe, and suggested an attack. It is true that the roving Hollander merely commanded a couple of the smallest galleots, with about a hundred and thirty men in the two.
Then dividing about a million florins' worth of booty among his men, who doubtless found such cruising among the spice-islands more attractive than wintering at the North Pole, he sailed in the carrack for Macao, where he found no difficulty in convincing the authorities of the celestial empire that the friendship of the Dutch republic was worth cultivating.
Protraction of the siege of Ostend Spanish invasion of Ireland Prince Maurice again on the march Siege of Grave State of the archduke's army Formidable mutiny State of Europe Portuguese expedition to Java Foundation there of the first Batavian trading settlement Exploits of Jacob Heemskerk Capture of a Lisbon carrack Progress of Dutch commerce Oriental and Germanic republics Commercial embassy from the King of Atsgen in Sumatra to the Netherlands Surrender of Grave Privateer work of Frederic Spinola Destruction of Spinola's fleet by English and Dutch cruisers Continuation of the siege of Ostend Fearful hurricane and its effects The attack Capture of external forts Encounter between Spinola and a Dutch squadron Execution of prisoners by the archduke Philip Fleming and his diary Continuation of operations before Ostend Spanish veterans still mutinous Their capital besieged by Van den Berg Maurice marches to their relief Convention between the prince and the mutineers Great commercial progress of the Dutch Opposition to international commerce Organization of the Universal East India Company.
His disaster might have been still greater, had not an immense Indian carrack, laden with the richest merchandize, just then hove in sight, to attract his conquerors with a hope of better prize-money than could be expected from the most complete victory over him and his fleet. With the remainder of his vessels Spinola crept out of sight while the English were ransacking the carrack.
To be the persuader, the beggar of good and bad, high and low to beg year in and year out, cold and warmth, summer and winter, sunrise, noon and sunset, calm and storm, beg of galleon and beg of carrack, yea, beg of cockboat! To see your family go needy, to be doubted by wife and child and brethren and friends and acquaintance!
That very year, a Spanish carrack had been captured by the English off the Barbary coast, with an assorted cargo, the miscellaneous nature of which gives an idea of royal commercial pursuits at that period.
He had, indeed, lost his Ark of Fortune, but he has come home with a carrack that quadruples her burthen, and with a thousand bars of silver in her hold. And then, madam, the joy, the kisses, the embraces, and even more the look of perfect content, and peace, and trust, were enough to make a bachelor long for a wife." "Long to be a fool!" broke out the Queen sharply.
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