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Notwithstanding the danger he must have been aware he was running, for it was in attempting a reconnaissance on the same ground that Captain L'Allenand, of the French steam-vessel Monette, lost his life, he resolved to pay another visit to the spot. The night was squally, and he thought it wiser to take a larger circuit than before.
In May 1839 the first steam-vessel that had crossed the ocean anchored in New York Harbour, and thenceforward it was possible to obtain supplies from the European literary markets within a fortnight of publication. It was arranged between Dr.
So to speak, he has valves belonging to his mind, to regulate the quantity of gas admitted into it, so that like the bare, unsightly, but well-compacted steam-vessel, it cuts its liquid way, and arrives at its promised end: while Mr. Coleridge's bark, "taught with the little nautilus to sail," the sport of every breath, dancing to every wave, "Youth at its prow, and Pleasure at its helm,"
The low-lying bank of vapour, which originally resembled the trail of smoke from some passing steam-vessel on her way down Channel, gradually spread itself out along the horizon.
But, when this octopus of the air clutched them in its corpse-like grip, breathing its wet vapoury breath into their faces, soddening their clothes with heavy moisture and slackening their energies as it had already damped their hopes of a steam-vessel coming to the rescue, Bob, whose nerves were strained to their utmost tension, at last broke down.
We grant that no nation excels the United States in ship-building, and that they build vessels expressly for sailing; but for one English ship lost on the ocean, there are three of the venturous Americans; for one steam-vessel that explodes, and hurls its hundreds to destruction, in England or Canada, there are twenty Americans.
We embarked on board the good ship Beaver, a large steam-vessel, for the Holland Landing, distant twenty-eight miles twenty-one of them by the lake, and seven by the river.
It is evident, from the above and other traits, that the natives of this island, like all other savage nations, are naturally addicted to thieving: from the fear of detection, however, the instances of their venturing to indulge the propensity, do not appear to be numerous. Monday, 7. After breakfasting on board the steam-vessel, I accompanied Lieutenant Vidal and Mr.
"There's something going to be doin' here in a minute. It's the cutter from Halifax, all right." Code, his former danger forgotten for the time, glanced up. The smudge of smoke had quickly resolved itself into a stubby, gray steam-vessel with a few bright brass guns forward and a black cloud belching from her funnel. She was still some five miles away, but apparently coming at top speed.
Captain Marryat having been promoted into the Tees, happily for himself, left the expedition. Captain Chads now commanded the squadron, to which, at the recommendation of Captain Marryat, the Diana steam-vessel had been added. Though she was unarmed for at that time no one thought that steamers could carry guns she was of great service during the harassing warfare in towing vessels and boats.
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