In June 1851, I took six days to go from the Barra only half way to Manacapurú, but the river was then at the height of flood, and my large boat was manned by only three men.
On Lakes Erie and Champlain, where your fleets triumphed over a foe superior in numbers and engines of death, they weremanned in a large proportion with men of color.
The waters of the bay contain all manner of fish, wherefore its surface is ploughed by the keels of all manner of fishing boats manned by all manner of fishermen.
I said that it was impossible, and Charley agreed; yet there was a whole fleet, mannedby men who knew us only too well, and who took no more notice of us than if we were a hay scow or a pleasure yacht.
Perry’s force was two twenty-gun brigs and several smaller vessels, carrying in all fifty-four guns, and manned with six hundred men.
The English officer returned to his ship, manned his boat, and made his way towards the brig.
He instantly manned and armed his gig and pursued the British boat, which he overtook, just as it reached the frigate, and without ceremony took the impressed man into his own boat.
She was manned by upwards of four hundred men, and was commanded by Captain Lambert, a very distinguished naval officer, who was mortally wounded.
A division of gun-boats was put in condition for service, and manned from her crew.
He manned his barge and said to his rowers, ‘Come, my boys, we are going to the relief of shipwrecked seamen, pull away.
Four days higher Ugarrowwa possessed another station manned with 100 guns, near the Lenda river, a tributary of the Aruwimi, which entered it from the south bank.
You wish us to keep this matter dark, and to make a garrison of the stern part of the ship, manned with my friend's own people, and provided with all the arms and powder on board.
God help the poor souls that manned her--coral long ago.
Sings The cohorts of Britain are now all complete, She has brushed up her soldiers and manned out her fleet; The lion has roared whose trade is to kill, And we are the victims whose blood he must spill.
We had besides a white visitor from shore who came and departed in a crowded whale-boat manned by natives; having read of yachts in the Sunday papers, and being fired with the desire to see one.
Sails were seen steering from its mouth; now it would be a whale-boat manned with native rowdies, and heavy with copra for sale; now perhaps a single canoe come after commodities to buy.
The Professor and the boys insisted on his accompanying them on this occasion, and having given instructions to the men, they manned the large boat and were soon on the western shore of the river.
George and Ralph manned the large boat, so that the crossing of the river would be facilitated.
Colonel Paterson applied for her immediately after the Porpoise sailed hence, manned her with hired seamen, and she has since continued in the employment of the Government for the use of these settlements.
I ordered the boats out manned and armed, and went in search of a place to land or anchor in.
The Lowestoft life-boat, belonging to the “Suffolk Humane Society,” was got out and manned under the direction of Lieutenant T.
Three of the pilot yawls were soon manned and put off, to visit the wreck to ascertain whether there were any persons on board, and if so, to render whatever necessary assistance might be in their power.
A signal being thrown out by one of the yawls that there were persons on the wreck, the life boat was got out and manned with the utmost expedition.
A ship of state mannedby such a crew has its sails set to catch the winds of the world.
Six albatozas, or floating batteries, were manned and armed with pieces of artillery to attack the fleet.
The alcayde manned the tops of his towers, pouring down melted pitch and showering darts, arrows, stones, and all kinds of missiles upon the assailants.
The city guard manned the walls, fretted with haste and falling over each other in their uncertainty.
As their boats entered the Orinoco they espied three canoes manned by natives, who, when they saw the English, paddled fast away westward towards Guiana, thinking they were Spaniards.
Two field-pieces (an amuzette and a six-pounder) were brought into action for their support under the command of Sergeant Creed of the 46th Regiment, manned by additional gunners and sailors.
From the manufacturer the tank was first sent to the tank testing ground at Newbury, which was manned and administered by No.
A few minutes later a boat, manned by Spanish bluejackets and commanded by a dapper lieutenant, dashed forth in pursuit of the hated emblem.
The jetmarine followed as it surfaced and Bud hastily mannedthe periscope.
Tom manned the sonarscope personally, eager to conduct as careful a search as possible.
They were all dressed, and as the King passed near them they were manned and three cheers were given.
On the 27th the Spaniards and French, the only ships of war in the roads, saluted, were manned and dressed.
Before sun-rise the next day, Jimmy and the Typee started in two of the ship's boats, which were manned by tabooed natives.
It was manned by five islanders, dressed in shirt tunics of calico.
At two bells the boat will be manned to take you off, and the Lord have mercy on you!
I thought these vessels were thinly manned with rowers; the most being not above thirty, and the least sixteen or eighteen.
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