targaite

Updated: April 30, 2025

The men of the Winchelsea "wold sooner be Shot at like a Targaite than to Remain." The treatment systematically meted out to the Shannon's crew is more than the heart "can Cleaverly Bear" enough, in short, to make them "rise and Steer the Ship into an Enemies Port."

J. R. (John Robert) Hutchinson - The Press-Gang Afloat and Ashore