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A few days' fine weather enabled the crew to repair sails and broken gear; then the "Wansbeck" clawed her way down the Norwegian coast and got into the "Sleeve." What the men longed for most was tobacco; and when at the end of some days' sailing they sighted a Dutch galliot they boarded her, and the poor English scarecrows were helped liberally.
'This is "meiner Freund," Herr Carruthers. Carruthers, this is my friend, Schiffer Bartels, of the galliot Johannes. Was I never to be at an end of the puzzles which Davies presented to me?
Scarcity of Provisions in Fernando Po Diet of the Natives Their Timidity Its probable Cause The Recovery of a Liberated African Deserter Departure from Fernando Po Reflections on the Uses of the Settlement Causes of Failure Insalubrity of the Climate Probabilities of Improvement Arrival off the mouth of the Camaroon River Chase of a Brigantine Her Capture Her suspicious Appearance Slave Accommodations Pirates of the North Atlantic Ocean Prince's Island Visit to the Governor Drunken Frolic of a Marine Provisions Delicious Coffee Account of the Town Population Varieties of Colour in the Inhabitants West-bay Inhospitality of the Governor and Merchants Visit to a Brazilian Brigantine Difficulty of obtaining a Passage to Angola Departure of the Emprendadora The Eden leaves Prince's Island Crossing the Equinoctial Line Dolphin and Flying-fish Trade-winds Ascension Island at Daybreak Landing Description of the Settlement Turtle Goats' Flesh Abundant Poultry Island Game Aboriginal Foes Unfaithful Friends Gladiatorial Sports Privileges of Settlers Traffic Roads Water Culture of Soil Produce Vegetables Live Stock Population Employments Hours of Labour Recreations Departure from the Island Recollections of Ascension on a former Voyage Dampier, the Navigator The Variables An Affidavit on Crossing the Line Change of Weather Dutch Galliot Passage for the Brazils Parting of Friends
"Wait, wait!" warned Captain Blaise. It was the Governor and his son hurrying around the corner of the veranda. "I do not believe it," the Governor was saying. "I cannot credit it. That could not have been his ship which was reported still off the bar at dark a clumsy galliot of a craft she was described; and besides, he would not dare, a whole squadron cruising within an hour's sail."
Over the door of one might be seen the figure-head of some unfortunate vessel. An arbour, not rustic but nautical, was composed of the carved work of a Dutch galliot; indeed, the owners of few had failed to secure some portion of the numerous hapless vessels which from time to time had been driven on their treacherous coast.
This swell is what is left from the last blow; the mist overhead is nothing but the nightly fog, and you can see, with own eyes, that it is driving seaward; even this land-breeze is nothing but the air of the ground mixing with that of the ocean; it is heavy with dew and fog, but it's as sluggish as a Dutch galliot."
Fortunately, no fire-arms having been used on either side, the alarm was not given generally, but the sentry reported fighting on board one of the vessels, and the people of the guard-boat were collected, and pulled out; but they only arrived in time to see that the galliot was under way, and that the two other vessels from Valparaiso were not in their berths.
De Frontenac's next expedition was to join Admiral, the Marquis Nesmond, who had been despatched with ten ships of the line, a galliot, and two frigates, with a force of 1,500 men at Penobscot, with the view of making a descent on Boston; to range the coast of Newfoundland; and to take New York, from whence the troops were to return overland to Canada, by the side of the River Hudson and Lake Champlain.
It was certainly a long time since he had been on board a craft so miserably found in every way as this leaky old galliot was.
Galliot, married his ward, and he had the best wife of any man of my acquaintance. She has been publishing his learned manuscripts ever since his death. That is an extreme case, for he was forty-five years her senior, and stood bald at the altar.
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