The British Arms in North China And Japan Peking 1860 Kagosima 1862
The British Arms in North China And Japan Peking 1860 Kagosima 1862
D F David Field Rennie
The book The British Arms in North China And Japan Peking 1860 Kagosima 1862 was written by author D F David Field Rennie Here you can read free online of The British Arms in North China And Japan Peking 1860 Kagosima 1862 book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is The British Arms in North China And Japan Peking 1860 Kagosima 1862 a good or bad book?
What reading level is The British Arms in North China And Japan Peking 1860 Kagosima 1862 book?
To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
She passed the " Pembroke, " and anchored between her and the entrance to the straits, about a quarter of a mile off. As the barque was approaching her anchor- age, a gun Was fired from a headland about four miles dis- tant, and the signal was repeated for some distance along the coast. Nothing took place in the evening, but it would seem that after dark the barque warped up and got springs on her cable, since, at the time she opened fire, she was much nearer than at sundown. The barque opened ...fire on the " Pembroke" at a quarter to one on the morning of the 25th, and after she had fired about a dozen shots, one of which cut away the topmast backstay, a brig, recognised to be the " Laurick, " * passed within forty yards of the " Pem- broke, " and anchored close to the barque. Both vessels * This vessel, a brig of 280 tons, had shortly before been purchased by the Prince of Negate, from Jardlne and Mattbeson, for 35, 000 dollars. THE «■ PEMBROKE" FIRED UPON. 281 then commenced firing as rapidly as they could, but the " Pembroke" having got her steam up, soon got out of range, and made her escape from the straits by the Bungo channel.
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: