A Spanish squadron, however, forced both pinnaces to run back for their lives.
Next morning he led the pinnaces and boats into the inner harbor, where they cut out the big galleon belonging to Santa Cruz himself, the Spanish commander-in-chief.
The pinnaces were kept till a suitable, smart-sailing Spanish craft was found, boarded, and captured to replace them; whereupon they were broken up and their metal given to the Maroons.
However this may be, Hawkins found the second French colony as well as 'a French ship of fourscore ton, and two pinnaces of fifteen ton apiece by her .
Howard took off to the West eleven splendid galleons and eight pinnaces of the Royal Navy, with some forty private ships and pinnaces, half of them furnished by London.
Pinnaces were sent to warn the fleet, and the devoted flagship and her consorts swung round to face the enemy.
These boys, of all ages from 14 to 16, were steering their pinnaces with supreme indifference to the shrapnel falling about, disdaining any cover and as cool as if there was no such thing as war.
At one time the shells came over like rain; two of the pinnaces were hit below the water-line, and were in imminent danger of sinking.
A number of pinnaces were busy all day towing in barges from the transports, and this could be easily seen from the olive grove where Bill had his lair.
Torpedo boats and pinnaces rushed to the scene to pick up survivors, and light cruisers stood by to help.
Eight boatloads of Dublin Fusiliers towed by steam pinnaces make a dash for the shore.
Three pinnaces came down to form a triangle over each; the Space Scourge hung midway between, poured out a swarm of vehicles and big claw-armed manipulators; armored lighters and landing craft shuttled back and forth.
As the pinnacespulled and nudged the Nemesis down to her berth, he could see people, far down on the spaceport floor, at work.
To the south, a star moved; one of the pinnaces they had left on off-planet watch.
At the same time, the four two-hundred-foot pinnaces that would be carried aboard were being finished.
We outgun you and Spasso together; why, a couple of our pinnaces could knock the Lamia apart.
Before dawn, the six pinnaces went in, making a wide sweep around the curvature of the planet and coming in from the north, two to each of the three gold-troves.
Across the sea That gleamed still like a myriad-petalled rose Up to the little Revenge the pinnaces foamed.
As the sunset died Over the darkling emerald seas that swelled Before the freshening wind, the pinnaces dashed To their own ships; and into the mind of Drake There stole a plot that twitched his lips to a smile.
Herewith being very sorry, because much of our victuals in our pinnaceswas spoilt by the foul weather at sea and rains in harbour.
And then bore to Rio Francisco, where both Captains landed (31st March) with such force as aforesaid, and charged them that had the charge of the pinnaces to be there the fourth day next following without any fail.
At length GOD gave them the sight of two pinnaces turning towards them with much wind; but with far greater joy to them than could easily conjecture, and did cheerfully declare to those three with him, that "they were our pinnaces!
Our steam pinnaces were also lowered to take them in tow.
More of the Australian Brigade were carried in destroyers, which were to go close in shore and land them from boats as soon as those towed by the pinnaces had reached the beach.
At that time his Majesty gave order to myself and son to build two small pinnaces out of the wastes of the great ship.
The rest of the company, seeing no other way of escape, built two pinnaces and, in May, 1610, sailed away in them for Jamestown.
She was attacked, however, by two pinnaces from Saint Mary's and, after a severe conflict in which several men were killed, was forced to surrender.
It was then decided, in order to save English lives and ships, to put into the Firth of Forth for water and provisions, leaving two "pinnaces to dog, the fleet until it should be past the Isles of Scotland.
This adventure being terminated, and the pinnaces having returned to the fleet, the Lord-Admiral, who had been lying off and on, now bore away with all his force in pursuit of the Spaniards.
The launches and pinnacesdo not start for another hour, and are for the most part still at the booms of their respective ships.
He pictured them working their pinnaces and cutters--as he would some day--soaked and chilled by winter gales.
A launch and two pinnaces raced us for the Flagship's ram, and our rudder missed the cable by inches as we wore to bring us on to the finishing line.
The pinnacesnow returned to the Isle of Pinos, where Drake parted company with Captain Rowse.
The sea was alive with small pinnaces and boats from the ships.
Pinnaces broke from their moorings and barges went ashore and were smashed.
There was no unusual gathering of transports by day, though the waters at night might resemble the days of the early landing, when the pinnaces and trawlers had crowded inshore with tows.
So the workers take a morning dip and turn in, while the men on the pinnaces are rocked to sleep as they lie wallowing offshore, and the pump begins its monotonous clanking.
Six hundred shells a day, at one period, fell along the shore and around the pinnaces and lighters or amongst the slowly moving transports.
Somewhere offshore--you know that it must be about 400 yards--there come voices across the waters as the barges are loaded and the steam pinnaces tug them to the shore.
Twenty yards out one found 15 feet of water and a stony bottom, which enabled the picket boats and pinnaces to come close in, as it allowed barges to be drawn well up to the beach, so that the stores could be tumbled out.
He gives sharp orders through his megaphone, and pinnaces begin backing out from the shore, scattering in all directions till they are half a mile from the beach, and have become almost impossible targets for any gunners.
Boys ran pinnaces up to grim transports and took command of hundreds of men, fearing death as little as any tried veterans.
Being now late, I took my leave to go on board, on which the governor caused all the ordnance of the castle to be fired off; and as I passed the ships, they and the pinnaces fired their guns till I got to my own ship.
The 29th six large Holland ships and two small pinnaces came into the roads, which I saluted with nine guns, and was only answered with three.
By this we were secured against the Dutch pinnaces coming out, to attempt intercepting our intercourse with Pulo-way.
Footnote 311: On former occasions we have conjectured that by frigates, in these older days, very small vessels were intended; and in the present passage frigates and pinnaces are distinctly used as synonimous terms.
Seeing us making all things ready for action, the Dutch aboard the pinnaces seemed to think it might be little to their profit to guard us any longer, and therefore bore up for their harbour.
We lost at this time two fine pinnaces of twenty tons each, and our ship's boat.
These preparations did not pass unperceived by the enemy, and it was at least suggested to the Duke of Medina Sidonia to prepare pinnaces with grappling irons for the purpose of towing off any fireships the English might send among them.
Here he sent forward two pinnaces under the command of one Captain Knotsford, an old seaman trained in Hawkins's service, with orders to choose a landing-place.
Then there were 35 or more pinnacesand small craft, and 23 urcas or storeships of little or no fighting value.
In comment on these figures, it should be added that there were half a hundred large ships available from the merchant service, and also that pinnaces and other small craft still combined oar and sail.
Our Pinnaces manned, and comming to the shore, we marched vp alongst the riuer side, to see vvhat place the enemie held there: for none amongst vs had any knowledge thereof at all.
Manie also of our smallPinnaces and boates vvere lost in this storme.
On Monday the six and twentieth of Nouember, the Generall commaunded all the Pinnaces vvith the boates, to vse all diligence to imbarke the Armie into such ships as euery man belonged.
But the onely or chiefe mischiefe, vvas the daungerous sea surge, vvhich at shore all alongest, plainly threatned the ouerthrovv of as many Pinnaces and boates, as for that time should haue attempted any landing at all.
This hard work done, most of the crew were allowed a little liberty; the carpenters, and experienced artificers, being engaged in putting the three pinnaces together.
Then the pinnaces were sent out, to catch any passing ships which might be cruising along the coast.
On the 7th day from landing the pinnaces were finished; and, the vessels being anchored near the shore, the crews went on board for the last time, preparatory to making their start the next day.
Here the admiral purposed waiting for a while, to refresh the crews and to put the pinnaces together.
At evening he anchored between the Island of Cara and Saint Bernardo, and the three pinnaces entered the harbor of Carthagena.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "pinnaces" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
