Life Aboard a British Privateer in the Time of Queen Anne : Being the Journal of Captain Woodes Rogers
Life Aboard a British Privateer in the Time of Queen Anne : Being the Journal of Captain Woodes Rogers
Robert Charles Leslie
The book Life Aboard a British Privateer in the Time of Queen Anne : Being the Journal of Captain Woodes Rogers was written by author Robert Charles Leslie Here you can read free online of Life Aboard a British Privateer in the Time of Queen Anne : Being the Journal of Captain Woodes Rogers book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is Life Aboard a British Privateer in the Time of Queen Anne : Being the Journal of Captain Woodes Rogers a good or bad book?
What reading level is Life Aboard a British Privateer in the Time of Queen Anne : Being the Journal of Captain Woodes Rogers book?
To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
And if all the foregoing rules be strictly foUow'd, we hope to exceed all other attempts of this nature before us in these parts; and not only to enrich ourselves and friends, but even to gain reputation from our enemies. Dated and sign'd, on board the Duke Frigot, the 13th of April, 1709. Jho. Dover, Pres. Stephen Courtney. WooDEs Rogers." 79 1709- 8o Life aboard a 1709 A Spanish ship attacked. Lieut. Rogers, my brother, killed. The plunder of Guiaquil had scarcely been thus comfortably arrang...ed, and two of the small prizes armed and manned for it, when at day- break of April the 15th another sail was *^ sighted between them and the land," and, being calm, both ships' pinnaces were sent in pursuit of her. Unfortunately, in the hurry of starting for the chase, and expecting little resistance, they neglected to take their swivel guns, or "pate- reroes/' with them. The result of which was, that after repeated attempts "to get into a position for boarding, the boats were obliged to retire much dammaged, under a heavy fire of partridge shot and small arms, with the loss of two kill'd and three wounded: among the former was," says Rogers, "my unfortunate brother, Mr.
You can download books for free in various formats, such as epub, pdf, azw, mobi, txt and others on book networks site. Additionally, the entire text is available for online reading through our e-reader. Our site is not responsible for the performance of third-party products (sites).
User Reviews: