The foretopmast lay on the forward deck still, but as it was not in the way it was allowed to remain there for the time being.
They now saw that theforetopmast had come down, hitting the rail and breaking it loose for a distance of several feet.
Paul Jones, however, taking a pilot up to the foretopmast head with him, piloted the Alfred to a safe anchorage.
The Frenchman aimed at the spars and rigging, and the foretopmast of the Constellation was badly wounded.
The officer in the foretop was Midshipman David Porter, afterward the celebrated captain, and, seeing that the foretopmast was likely to fall, with all the men in the hamper, he hailed the deck to report the damage.
Pieces of plank bolted to the outer end of the bowsprit, to reeve the foretopmast stays through.
As she comes to, set the main staysail, meet her with the helm, brace up the head-yards, and set the fore or foretopmast staysail.
At last the sun shining in my eyes awoke me, and looking around, I saw, about two miles or so to the eastward, a brig with her foretopmast gone and maintopsail-yard carried away.
Her main and mizzen-masts had been carried away, so had her foretopmast and the head of the foremast below the top, the stump only remaining.
Her boats were gone; her bulwarks in many places stove in; and her bowsprit and foretopmast had been carried away, while, of course, still more serious damage had been sustained in her hull.
That shot brought down the foretopmast of the Peacock with the immediate result of throwing her up into the wind to repair damages.
They could see the Peacock black with men, and saw that the wreck of the foretopmast was cleared away in a comparatively short space of time.
Hardly had they got below before away went the foretopmast staysail, blown to ribands.
We got the topsails set, and the fragments of the jib stowed away, and the foretopmast staysail set in its place, when the great mainsail gaped open, and the sail ripped from head to foot.
Well, when you hear about the race, maybe you'll hear that his foretopmast came down in a squall.
So I guess with his foretopmast cracked off and his mainstay snapped the old M.
On deck, everything was double-lashed for heavy weather; the foretopmast had been sent down, and the balloon jib and foretopsail rolled up and stowed away in the sail locker.
And under such pressure, the Amy Anderson arrived off San Juan nine days after leaving Eastville, with her foretopmast gone and all her light sails split through sail-dragging in one or two hard breezes.
Her foretopmast had carried away and her balloon jib, the topmast, and a raffle of wire stays and halliards were being salved by her crew.
While in Baffin's Bay, in June, the Victory lost her foretopmast in a gale; two of the sailors who were reefing the topsails had barely time to escape with their lives.
Further, they ordered the same to be fitted to the foretopmast and the spare t'gallant and royal mast.
The foretopmast had escaped being hit in the action, and had stood.
Often, while the forked lightning played round the ship, had the captain gazed anxiously at the foretopmast to ascertain how it stood the increasing pressure deprived of its usual support.
The foretopmast went overboard, and all our boats were smashed into firewood.
As it was blowing a very strong gale of wind, the Proserpine struck with great force, though she carried no other canvass than her foretopmast stay-sail.
Upon this it was resolved to wear her off the land, and the jib and foretopmast stay-sail were loosed, but before they could be set the sails were wrenched from the bolt-ropes, and borne away by the blast.
They then sounded, and the pilots proposed standing in under double-reefed topsails, and foretopmast stay-sail, with the wind S.
A man was stationed at the foretopmast head, and others at the fore-yardarms.
The helm was put up, and the brig was soon run out of the fire; not, however, until a few more shot were pitched close to us, and one carried away the foretopmast backstay.
Up to the foretopmast head, both of you, directly.
He could not have got away even had he wished, for his foretopmast was gone, and he had not fully repaired the other damages he had received aloft.
The foretopmast of the leading frigate was shot away, and the mizenmast of the one following was seen to go by the board.
Hardly had they got below before away went the foretopmast staysail, blown to ribbons.
Her foretopmast and maintopmast had gone, and her mainmast was so badly damaged as to be dangerous.
Boyle showed his colours and fired a gun, but the other made no sign, continuing her efforts to escape, and losing her foretopmast through the press of sail she carried.
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