The only fleet was eighty lorchas of the pirate Apak, the English and French aiding by six vessels only, a fact suppressed by Captain Dew.
Of the lorchas hired by the Manchoo authorities, and the square-rigged vessels purchased by them, I know nothing.
Before, however, this edict could have become generally known, three Canton lorchas sailed up the river laden with merchandise.
Whole villages were reduced to ashes; the men butchered, and the women violated; some being carried on board the lorchas and held to ransom.
They navigate their schooners and lorchas with much skill, although the rigging and outfit is seldom kept in thorough good order unless they have a Spanish captain.
Chinese Mestizos are owners of cascos and lorchas for loading or unloading vessels, also of farderias, or establishments for mixing and drying sugar.
We passed a fleet of some hundreds of junks, proceeding northward under convoy of some lorchas of the 'Arrow' class, carrying flags which they probably have no right to.
These lorchas exact a sort of black mail from the junks, and plunder them whenever it is more profitable to do so than to protect them.
Seven lorchas took refuge up the river, opposite the Portuguese consulate.
The sailors on board these lorchas landed some of their big guns, and put the consulate in a state of defence, and perhaps hoped that the neighbourhood of the European houses and the character of the consulate would prevent an attack.
Three trading Portuguese lorchas which lay in the river with their flags flying were not molested; and no European, not a Portuguese, was even insulted by the infuriated butchers.
The lorchas fired one broadside at them as they approached, and then the crews deserted their vessels and made for the shore.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "lorchas" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
