The Story of Our Navy From Colonial Days to the Present Time volume 1
The Story of Our Navy From Colonial Days to the Present Time volume 1
Willis J Willis John Abbot
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u We had scarcely finished breakfast before the man at the masthead shouted Sail, ho ! The captain rushed upon deck, exclaiming, * Mast head, there ! " Sir? " Where away is the sail? The precise answer to this question I do not recol lect; but the captain proceeded to ask, What does she look like? A square-rigged vessel, sir, was the reply of the lookout. " After a few minutes, the captain shouted again, Masthead, there ! " Sir? " What does she look like? A large ship, sir, standing toward us. ..." By this time, most of the crew were on deck, eagerly straining their eyes to obtain a glimpse of the approaching ship, and murmuring their opinions to each other on her probable character. " Then came the voice of the captain, shouting, Keep silence, fore and aft! " Silence being secured, he hailed the lookout, who to his question of What does she look like? replied, A large frigate bearing down upon us, sir. " A whisper ran along the crew, that the stranger ship was a Yankee frigate. The thought was con firmed by the command of All hands clear the ship for action, ahoy!
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