In Eastern Seas Or the Commission of H M S Iron Duke Flag Ship in China
In Eastern Seas Or the Commission of H M S Iron Duke Flag Ship in China
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That night we rode out a very stiff gale. The seas were so heavy that all ports had to be barred in, and even then, such was the violence of the storm that water was occasionally shipped through the upper battery ports. From the manner in which the cable " surged " and bumbed, it was deemed expedient to let go a second anchor, and to get up steam ; for in the event of the wind chopping around — nothing more likely — we should be on a dead lee shore, and our only alternative to slip and go to se...a. Still the gale increased, and still the one anchor and cable held. How the wind did howl and screech through our cordage ! This lasted for over two days. On the third day the " Moorhen " came down from Foo-chow with our captain ; and as their was still a big lump of a sea on, she capered about in the lively manner peculiar to gun vessels. April 2 1 st. — We rounded the Shun-tung promontory in a thick fog, groped our way towards Chefoo in the same hazy atmosphere, and picked up our anchorage in nearly the same spot as last year, glad enough to get in anywhere out of such dangerous weather.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
That night we rode out a very stiff gale. The seas were so heavy that all ports had to be barred in, and even then, such was the violence of the storm that water was occasionally shipped through the upper battery ports. From the manner in which the cable " surged " and bumbed, it was deemed expedient to let go a second anchor, and to get up steam ; for in the event of the wind chopping around — nothing more likely — we should be on a dead lee shore, and our only alternative to slip and go to se...a. Still the gale increased, and still the one anchor and cable held. How the wind did howl and screech through our cordage ! This lasted for over two days. On the third day the " Moorhen " came down from Foo-chow with our captain ; and as their was still a big lump of a sea on, she capered about in the lively manner peculiar to gun vessels. April 2 1 st. — We rounded the Shun-tung promontory in a thick fog, groped our way towards Chefoo in the same hazy atmosphere, and picked up our anchorage in nearly the same spot as last year, glad enough to get in anywhere out of such dangerous weather.
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