| 单词 | felucca |
| 例句 | Two large screens will figure as the sails of a Nubian felucca, while the main stage area will be covered with a dense cluster of speaker cones camouflaged as flowers. An Unfinished ‘Phantom Opera’ Is Completed With Love 2017-11-24T05:00:00Z Inside the museum will be additional works, including others on found materials, like the so-called Jane Birkin series painted on used felucca sails that Mr. Schnabel obtained in Egypt. Julian Schnabel’s Art on His Own Terms 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z Much better is a felucca, which floats down the river like a twig, with one last leaf as a sail. Joanna Lumley's Nile and How to Win the TV Debate 2010-04-13T05:45:00Z He left Naples on a felucca, a sailing boat, in the middle of July, taking three paintings with him as presents for the cardinal. In Dark Times, I Sought Out the Turmoil of Caravaggio’s Paintings 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z There are images of feluccas sailing on the Nile River in Egypt, ancient ruins in Greece and an older woman and two children standing by a doorway in China. Lending a Hand, in New York and Beyond 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z Reaching the shore of the Red Sea, they chartered a felucca which carried them over to the opposite bank, from whence they journeyed to the Court of the Najashi who welcomed them kindly. The Life of Mohammad The Prophet of Allah 2012-04-25T02:01:04.030Z A tramp steamer and a few feluccas were moored alongside. The Airship "Golden Hind" 2012-04-21T02:00:26.983Z The mountains were never for two hours the same; the sea in the evenings was mother-of-pearl; and the rising moon seemed to stand up on it, like the lateen of a felucca of gold. Mushroom Town 2012-04-21T02:00:25.923Z The felucca set sail without him but with his paintings still on board. In Dark Times, I Sought Out the Turmoil of Caravaggio’s Paintings 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z He returned to Habana, entrusted six others with the secret, and fitted out a small felucca to secure the spoil. A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times 2012-04-21T02:00:23.363Z "I hired that morning a felucca to sail himself across to Tarifa." Miranda of the Balcony A Story 2012-01-28T03:00:24.760Z On Wednesday the wind was fair from Leghorn, and in the evening several feluccas arrived thence; one brought word that they had sailed on Monday, but we did not believe them. The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume II (of 2) 2011-11-10T03:00:10.110Z From their accounts I should imagine it to be a felucca. The Fight for Constantinople A Story of the Gallipoli Peninsula 2011-10-04T02:00:17.837Z The Moors left the yacht; the felucca sailed 96 away; not shorewards, as Tom had expected, but out to sea. King of the Air Or, To Morocco on an Aeroplane 2011-06-17T02:00:22.043Z Boat after boat quitted the felucca, many calling out their leave-takings even after they were at a distance. Mercedes of Castile The Voyage to Cathay 2011-06-14T02:00:24.670Z This duty compelled extraordinary care, for the felucca would keep changing its rig and the bulk of its hull swelled and dwindled. Miranda of the Balcony A Story 2012-01-28T03:00:24.760Z Traditional felucca boats with large white sails float lazily on the Nile. A Journey Through Egypt after the Revolution 2011-02-20T05:00:00Z This done, we hired an Arab felucca, which, sailing out of the Orontes, and crossing the Gulf of Antioch in the short space of seven hours, carried us over to Lattakia, the ancient Laodicea. The Thistle and the Cedar of Lebanon 2011-02-20T03:00:13.767Z We were in the harbor of Valetta, Malta, when we woke this morning—a rather dull morning—and a whole felucca of boats—flotilla, I mean—had appeared in the offing to take us ashore. The Ship Dwellers A Story of a Happy Cruise Luis and his beautiful wife had landed merely for exercise and relaxation, well knowing that the felucca possessed better accommodations than any hosteria of Palos; and they fell into the current of the walkers. Mercedes of Castile The Voyage to Cathay 2011-06-14T02:00:24.670Z On the way he passed the end of the pier, where he saw the little Frenchman bargaining with the owner of a felucca. Miranda of the Balcony A Story 2012-01-28T03:00:24.760Z Lateen-rigged feluccas, with white sails set, are wafted to and fro by the gentle breeze. Glories of Spain Upon the boats of the felucca class, long vessels with easy lines and low free-board, suitable for rowing as well as sailing, the influence of the long galley of the middle ages was apparent. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" She could outsail a Yankee smack in a gale off the coast of Labrador, or beat a felucca in the light winds off the Gulf of Genoa. Roland Cashel Volume I (of II) The afternoon was deliciously balmy, and when the felucca drew in with the land, the surface of the sea was as smooth as that of an inland lake. Mercedes of Castile The Voyage to Cathay 2011-06-14T02:00:24.670Z I leave him to change his dress and shave his beard, while I go down to the harbour and hire a felucca to put him over to Tarifa. Miranda of the Balcony A Story 2012-01-28T03:00:24.760Z Already there were white-winged feluccas gliding upon its surface, their lateen sails spread out, enjoying the cool of the morning. Glories of Spain As daylight appeared two feluccas, which had not been able before to escape, were discovered endeavoring to get away, but, a shot from one of the gunboats killing five of their men, they both surrendered. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 14 The breeze was on her beam, and much fresher with her than farther in the bay, so that the feluccas steered slantingly across her course as she made for the rock. Tales from Blackwood, Volume 1 This duty performed, the happy pair returned silently to the beach, and went off to the felucca. Mercedes of Castile The Voyage to Cathay 2011-06-14T02:00:24.670Z At some places the dark-hued laborers were shoveling grain from a stranded felucca into a lighter one; at others they were carrying unwieldy bundles of sugar-cane from one deck to another. A Trip to the Orient The Story of a Mediterranean Cruise To our right was the harbour with its little crowd of fishing-boats; out on the sea lovely white-winged feluccas glided to and fro. Glories of Spain Each has a single mast and a lateen-sail, like the Italian felucca and the sailing boats of the Nile. With the French in France and Salonika The feluccas fired several shots, but all seemed to fall wide, and were probably intended only to frighten the chase, out of consideration for her fair freight. Tales from Blackwood, Volume 1 "Se�or!—Se�ores!" shouted Sancho from the spar on which he was seated as composedly as a modern lady would recline on her ottoman—"the felucca is speaking in signals." Mercedes of Castile The Voyage to Cathay 2011-06-14T02:00:24.670Z All the feluccas were rowed by Arabs, and their shouting, swearing, and gesticulation exceeded all my former 50 experiences of the kind, Stamboul not excepted. Notes in North Africa Being a Guide to the Sportsman and Tourist in Algeria and Tunisia For as there is a lingua franca of many tongues on the moles and in the feluccas of the Mediterranean, so there is a free or common accent among English-speaking men who follow the sea. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 2 (of 25) But on he toils while dahabiyeh And dark felucca glide Below him on the glassy flow Of the gray river's tide. Many Gods Corporal, lay that gun; a dollar if you hit the felucca. Tales from Blackwood, Volume 1 It possessed no stately caracks, its business and want of opulence confining all its efforts to the lighter caravel and the still more diminutive felucca. Mercedes of Castile The Voyage to Cathay 2011-06-14T02:00:24.670Z Meanwhile, a light whale-boat of a gig, manned by four men and a coxswain, pushed off from the shore, and in three strokes of the oars she was alongside the felucca. Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate of Eminence in the West Indies: His Love and Exploits, Together with Some Account of the Singular Manner by Which He Departed This Life It was now a dead race with the felucca, which had forged ahead while we were in stays. Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia with Notices of their History, Antiquities, and Present Condition. All recognised the voice, and strained their eyes in the direction in which the felucca had disappeared. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 361, November, 1845. The shot went through the side of the felucca, on board of which all was presently confusion; in a few minutes it was apparent she was sinking. Tales from Blackwood, Volume 1 Along these arteries of traffic many tons of tracts and propaganda are hurled annually by train, felucca and colporteur. Pan-Islam “No, amigo; the felucca is anchored just outside of it.” Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate of Eminence in the West Indies: His Love and Exploits, Together with Some Account of the Singular Manner by Which He Departed This Life The felucca had much the advantage of us in breadth of canvas and her high-peaked sails; but being heavily laden, she was deep in the water. Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia with Notices of their History, Antiquities, and Present Condition. On Wednesday, the wind was fair from Leghorn, and in the evening several feluccas arrived thence. Stories of Authors, British and American At the second rebound it splashed under the bows of the leading felucca, which still held on. Tales from Blackwood, Volume 1 One afternoon, as we were sailing along at low speed with little wind, two or three leagues from land, we spied two lateen-rigged feluccas, apparently following us, which at first sight attracted but little attention. Piracy off the Florida Coast and Elsewhere There’s a felucca to windward of her, which I take to be the ‘Panchita!’ Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate of Eminence in the West Indies: His Love and Exploits, Together with Some Account of the Singular Manner by Which He Departed This Life He may be the padróne of some felucca from Leghorn or Naples. Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia with Notices of their History, Antiquities, and Present Condition. You will find she cannot, and then, since I am willing to wager something, you must take me for a fishing-trip free a whole day, in the felucca. Margarita's Soul The Romantic Recollections of a Man of Fifty They held on thus, the pursuers and pursued, till within a mile of each other, when the cutter suddenly altered her course to one nearly parallel with that of the feluccas. Tales from Blackwood, Volume 1 Isn't it he whom I remember as a monstrous Micawber, the coarse parody of a charming creation, with the entire baldness of a huge Easter egg and collar-points like the sails of Mediterranean feluccas? A Small Boy and Others Soliloquizing these remarks, Captain Brand withdrew his telescope as the commander of the felucca approached, and, with a cheerful smile, waited to receive him. Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate of Eminence in the West Indies: His Love and Exploits, Together with Some Account of the Singular Manner by Which He Departed This Life In five minutes we went about again, fetching under the stern of a felucca, also beating into the port; perhaps from Algiers or the Spanish coast. Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia with Notices of their History, Antiquities, and Present Condition. Also, a name for the beak of a xebec or felucca. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Just as we thought that victory was assured, a twelve-gun felucca and two more gun-boats arrived from Valencia to assist the fort. With Cochrane the Dauntless They have been used for commerce and piracy, which is also true of the felucca of the Mediterranean. Asiatic Breezes Students on The Wing It was hard work, but Captain Brand seemed to enjoy it; and even after he had arranged the packages intended for shipment in his compadre’s felucca, he began again. Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate of Eminence in the West Indies: His Love and Exploits, Together with Some Account of the Singular Manner by Which He Departed This Life There was also considerable interest evinced in the passing vessels—feluccas and barges carrying stone and stores to Ferry Post, transports, and steamers bound for or returning from Australia. The 28th: A Record of War Service in the Australian Imperial Force, 1915-19, Vol. I Egypt, Gallipoli, Lemnos Island, Sinai Peninsula On the Barbary coast the xebec rig was deemed to vary from the felucca, which in hull is the same, by having the fore-mast square-rigged. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. The felucca and the two gun-boats from Valencia had again come up, and we had but a few shot left. With Cochrane the Dauntless He had followed the ship to Constantinople, engaged a felucca and a ruffian, assisted by a French detective, to capture the fair girl, as the story has already informed the reader in other volumes. Asiatic Breezes Students on The Wing Meanwhile the boat skimmed lightly over the basin, and as the captain ceased speaking she ran alongside of the felucca. Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate of Eminence in the West Indies: His Love and Exploits, Together with Some Account of the Singular Manner by Which He Departed This Life She was a felucca, and as she drew near he made her out to be a large vessel for her rig, and a most rakish, wicked-looking craft. The Three Midshipmen A long triangular sail, bent by its foremost leech to a lateen yard, which hoists obliquely to the mast; it is mostly used by xebecs, feluccas, &c., in the Mediterranean. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. It was not long before I discovered that there was a mystery of some sort attaching to the felucca that lay at anchor in the bay. A Middy of the King A Romance of the Old British Navy When I made my first attempt to obtain satisfaction for my noble master in the Archipelago, I failed because your large ship was armed with cannon, and she disabled my felucca. Asiatic Breezes Students on The Wing In fact, she was a Spanish felucca all over, from stem to stern, and truck to water-line. Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate of Eminence in the West Indies: His Love and Exploits, Together with Some Account of the Singular Manner by Which He Departed This Life You may be able to send a shot into the felucca and knock away a spar, perhaps.” The Three Midshipmen Equivalent to our hermaphrodite, being a small Mediterranean vessel, between a xebec and a felucca. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. But no sooner was the felucca seen and recognised than the whole place was thrown into a state of consternation. A Middy of the King A Romance of the Old British Navy But they were now drawing well out toward the English vessel, although the latter had not yet sighted them, and the issue, so far, hung on the race between the two feluccas. Across the Spanish Main A Tale of the Sea in the Days of Queen Bess The papers are on board the felucca, and it will be more convenient, when the settlement is made, to come on board with the money. Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate of Eminence in the West Indies: His Love and Exploits, Together with Some Account of the Singular Manner by Which He Departed This Life The felucca escaped, but as she was never again heard of, it was supposed that she was lost in a fierce gale which occurred two days afterwards. The Three Midshipmen It was a month before the volunteers could be equipped and a French corvette with her attendant feluccas could be made ready to sail. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. I. (of IV.) But I’ve no vessel to spare you, so you’ll have to take the felucca, and do the best you can with her. A Middy of the King A Romance of the Old British Navy That one felucca was flying and the other pursuing they could see at a glance. Across the Spanish Main A Tale of the Sea in the Days of Queen Bess They seem to have brought some of the crew of the felucca with them too. Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate of Eminence in the West Indies: His Love and Exploits, Together with Some Account of the Singular Manner by Which He Departed This Life “It will serve as a beacon to us, and the felucca’s people will not know whether or not we have been deceived by it,” he observed. The Three Midshipmen Hullo! what is that?” he added, glancing astern at the felucca, which was now almost within speaking distance, and coming on as if she were going to sheer alongside. Picked up at Sea The Gold Miners of Minturne Creek Then, throwing out an oar over the stern, I headed the boat in the direction of the scarcely visible felucca, and proceeded to scull off to her. A Middy of the King A Romance of the Old British Navy There was a puff of white smoke from her side, and a shot flew screaming over their heads and plunged into the water just in front of the pursuing felucca. Across the Spanish Main A Tale of the Sea in the Days of Queen Bess “They may find some little matters below, though,” chimed in the commander of the felucca. Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate of Eminence in the West Indies: His Love and Exploits, Together with Some Account of the Singular Manner by Which He Departed This Life He suggested, that while the frigate stood after the felucca in one direction, he should be allowed to cruise in an opposite direction, to double the chances of falling in with her. The Three Midshipmen “Did you see that fellow’s face on board the felucca who spoke to our men, Charley?” asked Tom anxiously. Picked up at Sea The Gold Miners of Minturne Creek I am more glad than I can express, not only to find that you, like myself, have managed to escape with your lives, but also that you are here, aboard this felucca. A Middy of the King A Romance of the Old British Navy The galliasse was somewhat like the lugger or felucca of modern days. How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 “But bear in mind that we must break up at midnight, for our compadre here has a multitude of articles to get on board his felucca to-night, and I must be astir at daylight.” Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate of Eminence in the West Indies: His Love and Exploits, Together with Some Account of the Singular Manner by Which He Departed This Life As he sprang on board, he exclaimed, “The felucca is under weigh, and there’s a breeze off the land.” The Three Midshipmen I believe that blessed felucca haunts you in your sleep!” Picked up at Sea The Gold Miners of Minturne Creek Be that as it might, our first task was, obviously, to secure possession of the vessel; and the felucca was accordingly at once headed for her. A Middy of the King A Romance of the Old British Navy Whenever, during that and the following days, a sail appeared anywhere abaft the beam, till her rig was ascertained, it was instantly surmised that she was the felucca coming back to overhaul us. Old Jack “If Don Ignaçio declines to take me, Captain Brand, of course I can not go in the felucca; but, let come what will, I am resolved not to sail in the ‘Centipede.’” Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate of Eminence in the West Indies: His Love and Exploits, Together with Some Account of the Singular Manner by Which He Departed This Life The felucca had got considerably the start, and was going through the water somewhat faster than the man-of-war’s boat; the more also she drew off the land the stronger she got the breeze. The Three Midshipmen “On the coast of Greece,” was the answer, “not far from Salonica, where I am going with the felucca to dispose of my cargo,” with a naïve candour which made Charley Onslow laugh outright. Picked up at Sea The Gold Miners of Minturne Creek As soon, therefore, as the keys were perfected, and in the hands of the impostor, the mariner was to cause a felucca, to cruise off shore, in readiness for immediate departure. Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver Sometimes the pirates appeared in one guise and sometimes in another; at one time in a schooner, at others in a felucca, or in a brig; and often even in open boats. Old Jack If that felucca’s keel touches one of those coral ledges there won’t be a tooth-pick left of her in ten minutes. Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate of Eminence in the West Indies: His Love and Exploits, Together with Some Account of the Singular Manner by Which He Departed This Life Still Hemming, at all events, did not feel at all certain that the felucca would be caught. The Three Midshipmen The felucca was barely a cable’s length off now, and in another minute she passed underneath the Muscadine’s stern so closely that they could have chucked a biscuit on board her. Picked up at Sea The Gold Miners of Minturne Creek My complaisant doctor introduced me to the captain of a running felucca, and I hired his vessel for a fortnight. Memoirs of the Private Life, Return, and Reign of Napoleon in 1815, Vol. I A boat shoved off from the felucca with four hands in her, and he came on board us. Old Jack Finally, however, his greed overcame his prudence, and he accepted the last proposition, with the understanding that the articles should be transferred to the felucca the next night. Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate of Eminence in the West Indies: His Love and Exploits, Together with Some Account of the Singular Manner by Which He Departed This Life With the increasing wind the boat would have little chance of overtaking the felucca, but by staying where they were the lieutenant hoped that they might possibly cut her off. The Three Midshipmen It was a swift-sailing lateen-rigged felucca, one of those crafts that are common enough in Eastern waters, especially in the Levant. Picked up at Sea The Gold Miners of Minturne Creek At midnight a felucca will leave the port, by which you will reach Naples. Memoirs of the Private Life, Return, and Reign of Napoleon in 1815, Vol. I The big negro was not with him, nor did I see him on the deck of the felucca. Old Jack He was discovered, and driven away by a heavy fire of musketry, but not before he had taken the bearings of the feluccas and their defences. The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 At last he came back reporting that a raft had come off from the shore loaded with slaves, and that they were being shipped on board the felucca. The Three Midshipmen But who on board the merchant ship suspected that they were pursued or looked out for the felucca, dead astern as she was, and only a tiny speck on the ocean? Picked up at Sea The Gold Miners of Minturne Creek General Drouot, and a certain number of officers and soldiers, who were on board the felucca Caroline, landed before the Emperor, who was still at a considerable distance from the shore. Memoirs of the Private Life, Return, and Reign of Napoleon in 1815, Vol. I Much the same scene occurred which had happened before, when we saw the felucca off Saint Kitt’s. Old Jack The Tripolitans, as usual, sent out a body of cavalry to protect the felucca, and the Americans were driven off. The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 By this they had a better chance of seeing the felucca without being seen. The Three Midshipmen The other was an Algerine felucca with a Sicilian brig which she had captured along with her crew of twenty men. The Pirate City An Algerine Tale We made the signal to the other man-of-war brig, the Curlew, to chase and capture the felucca, she not being more than two miles distant from her. Rattlin the Reefer At last we came up with the felucca. Old Jack Quickly the jackies leaped from their places; and while some engaged the Tripolitans, others, torch in hand, clambered upon the feluccas, and set fire to the woodwork and the tarred cordage. The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 After pulling some time the light increased, and the tops of the felucca’s sails appeared above the limited horizon of the rowers. The Three Midshipmen The next morning, a felucca anchored to procure some water; and, as she was proceeding to Toulon, I requested a passage. The Pacha of Many Tales Our second man-of-war brig, the Curlew, had closed considerably upon the felucca, which was evidently endeavouring to make the chase a windward one. Rattlin the Reefer Scarcely had the mate spoken, when a dozen men or so appeared on the deck of the felucca, and launched a boat from it into the water. Old Jack A month or two later, a coasting felucca, loaded with supplies, was chased ashore near Tripoli, and two boats' crews were sent to take possession of her. The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 On flew the felucca, urged by sails and oars. The Three Midshipmen Just then a midshipman came down to say that a large barge and a felucca were coming off from the shore. Ben Burton Born and Bred at Sea Mr Silva had recaptured the four vessels taken by the felucca. Rattlin the Reefer He therefore, as soon as the boat shoved off from the side of the felucca, ordered the sails to be clewed up, to allow her more easily to approach. Old Jack On the shore near the spot where the feluccas were beached, stood a heavy stone building, which was taken possession of by a party of troops hastily despatched from the city. The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 Jack was certain that he had seen the slaves carried on board in Elephant Bay, and he had no doubt as to the felucca being the same vessel he had seen in Elephant Bay. The Three Midshipmen Just as they had sighted the land they fell in with three piratical feluccas, either one of which was a match for the Active. From Powder Monkey to Admiral A Story of Naval Adventure “Why, sir, that they serve to confirm my suspicions, and those of my mate, that the felucca is not honest, and that there is a good deal of mystification going on somewhere or other.” The Pirate of the Mediterranean A Tale of the Sea As he spoke he pointed with a smile—and such a smile! how wrinkled and crinkled did his face become—to the wicked-looking little felucca. Old Jack The feluccas were laden with wheat, packed in sacks; and these sacks were taken ashore in great numbers, and piled up on either side of the great building so as to form breastworks. The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 Thus they went on, burning blue-lights, at longer intervals though than at first, and firing shot after shot at the felucca. The Three Midshipmen When the pinnace, however, was within thirty yards of the felucca, a whole range of muskets was observed pointed over her bulwark. Our Sailors Gallant Deeds of the British Navy during Victoria's Reign “It is, Mitchell, the people in that felucca now approaching us,” said the colonel. The Pirate of the Mediterranean A Tale of the Sea He instantly recognised Captain Helfrich, who was standing near the taffrail, and making a sign to the crew of the felucca, they dived below as quickly as they had appeared. Old Jack On the passage, when not far off Minorca, a large felucca was sighted, which, from her manoeuvres, was evidently anxious to avoid the frigate. Ronald Morton, or the Fire Ships A Story of the Last Naval War Had we made a dash at the felucca at once, we should have found some of them on board, and she would have been condemned. The Three Midshipmen After this, Lieutenant Lodwick cheered his men on to get up to her before she discharged this fearful battery; but no sooner was the cheer uttered than the felucca opened on the boat. Our Sailors Gallant Deeds of the British Navy during Victoria's Reign “Keep an eye to windward there, Larkins, on that felucca,” said the first mate to the second, as he went to his captain’s summons. The Pirate of the Mediterranean A Tale of the Sea He pointed to the deck of the felucca, on which there now appeared at least full thirty men. Old Jack On their passage they had been attacked and captured by the felucca. Ronald Morton, or the Fire Ships A Story of the Last Naval War “That further craft is a felucca,” again whispered Jack. The Three Midshipmen The felucca had been chased by every vessel on the coast, and always got away clear. Our Sailors Gallant Deeds of the British Navy during Victoria's Reign “I wish he were; for he must have been out in that storm yesterday, in one of your little feluccas, and Heaven knows what may have become of him.” The Pirate of the Mediterranean A Tale of the Sea On his doing this, the felucca hauled her wind and stood to the northward. Old Jack “If you like to make sail, I will order the felucca to stand on in your wake.” Ronald Morton, or the Fire Ships A Story of the Last Naval War There was no more to be done on board the felucca. The Three Midshipmen We can make trips in steamers at anytime; but a trip in a Greek felucca, with real Greek sailors, is what I have longed for all my life. Yussuf the Guide The Mountain Bandits; Strange Adventure in Asia Minor “And now, if you please, tell us why it is the felucca there was so anxious to speak to us?” The Pirate of the Mediterranean A Tale of the Sea Our arms were taken from us, and we were ordered to go on board the felucca, while the pirates proceeded to rifle the schooner. Old Jack See our courses are hanging against the mast, and the felucca has lost the wind altogether. Ronald Morton, or the Fire Ships A Story of the Last Naval War I have rowed on the Bosphorus, and travelled in a felucca on the Nile. By Canoe and Dog-Train The luggage sent on by steamer had arrived safely, and, with the exception of the few things lost in the felucca, they were very little the worse for their mishap. Yussuf the Guide The Mountain Bandits; Strange Adventure in Asia Minor “Then you don’t believe the story of the Austrian brig having sent the felucca to us?” asked the colonel. The Pirate of the Mediterranean A Tale of the Sea Embarking at Leghorn in a small felucca, he sailed to Marseilles. Anecdotes of Painters, Engravers, Sculptors and Architects, and Curiosities of Art, (Vol. 2 of 3) The boats were instantly made ready, and in two minutes were pulling away full of armed men, and led by Morton to the attack of the felucca. Ronald Morton, or the Fire Ships A Story of the Last Naval War The air was absolutely stagnant, and the slight draught created by the uneasy motion of the felucca seemed to positively scorch the skin. A Pirate of the Caribbees The professor smiled and joined him in drinking in the beauty of the scene, till the little felucca sailed in under the shelter of a large stone wall that formed part of the ancient port. Yussuf the Guide The Mountain Bandits; Strange Adventure in Asia Minor We are sorry to take the felucca from you, but circumstances, which we have now no time to explain, oblige us to do so. The Rover's Secret A Tale of the Pirate Cays and Lagoons of Cuba Dumaresq, who had remained with me thus far, thought this a good opportunity to rejoin his countrymen, and, with my cordial permission, took a passage in the felucca. The Log of a Privateersman In a short time a boat was launched from the deck of the little felucca, and pulled towards the frigate. Ronald Morton, or the Fire Ships A Story of the Last Naval War There seemed to be absolutely nothing, unless I set to work to break up the felucca herself! A Pirate of the Caribbees They were native feluccas, garnered from every canal and waterway in Egypt. With Our Army in Palestine Sanderson tells me you got a very ugly clip over the head to-day in our little boxing match with the felucca. The Rover's Secret A Tale of the Pirate Cays and Lagoons of Cuba Accordingly, we worked in against the land breeze, and had arrived within half a mile of Pigeon Island, when we encountered a small trading felucca coming out. The Log of a Privateersman A boat was lowered; one of the lieutenants jumped into it, and soon returned from the felucca with the persons Tacon had described. Ronald Morton, or the Fire Ships A Story of the Last Naval War The only other explanation I could think of was that the felucca had sprung a leak; and, leaping out of the bunk, I made my way on deck to ascertain the truth of this conjecture. A Pirate of the Caribbees For the feluccas were limited by their size to carrying articles of small compass, capable of being unloaded by hand; the larger implements of war were beyond them. With Our Army in Palestine “Lower away the quarter-boat; get the stream-anchor into her with a hawser bent on to it, and run it away astern; be smart, my lads; we must get afloat again before that felucca reaches us.” The Rover's Secret A Tale of the Pirate Cays and Lagoons of Cuba He struck away as fast as he could and both feluccas kept a sharp lookout. The Story of Paul Boyton Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the World The sweeps of the felucca had been got out, and the boats had also taken her in tow, and she was now rapidly approaching the frigate. Ronald Morton, or the Fire Ships A Story of the Last Naval War Meanwhile the felucca had sunk nearly to her covering-board, and might be expected to founder at any moment. A Pirate of the Caribbees Blessed St. Lazarus, chief of Naples and of beggars! a little felucca was just rounding the Horse Head and coming into the bay, wing-wing. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 117, July, 1867. The felucca’s canvas was then loosed, her anchor was roused up to her bows, and we got under weigh. The Rover's Secret A Tale of the Pirate Cays and Lagoons of Cuba After deciding to try the passage, Paul engaged a felucca, owned by the most expert spearsman in those waters, to accompany him, and another for the invited guests and newspaper men. The Story of Paul Boyton Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the World The felucca on seeing this, and apprehending danger, rigged out her tall tapering lateen sails, wing-a-wing, as it is called, one on each side. Ronald Morton, or the Fire Ships A Story of the Last Naval War The first thing was to get sail upon the felucca again; and to masthead the long, heavy lateen yard, with its big sail, was no easy task for one man. A Pirate of the Caribbees These native boats are of several kinds, from the small "felucca," or open boat used for ferry or pleasure purposes, to the large "giassa," or cargo boat of the river. Peeps at Many Lands: Egypt It is a pity he gave the alarm to those feluccas so prematurely, though. The Rover's Secret A Tale of the Pirate Cays and Lagoons of Cuba Everything being ready, the felucca backed in from her cable to get the guests aboard. The Story of Paul Boyton Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the World The breeze came at last, and the frigate, followed by the little felucca, stood on towards the Spanish coast. Ronald Morton, or the Fire Ships A Story of the Last Naval War I believed the felucca would now bear the weight of her small, close-reefed lug even when brought to the wind, and if she did not—well, it did not matter. A Pirate of the Caribbees Here he got into a quarrel with some military men in a public house, was wounded, and took refuge on board a felucca, about to sail for Rome. Anecdotes of Painters, Engravers, Sculptors and Architects and Curiosities of Art (Vol. 3 of 3) Before we had completed our first reach the felucca had arrived at the entrance to the lagoons, and had disappeared. The Rover's Secret A Tale of the Pirate Cays and Lagoons of Cuba He was rather nervous, and the feluccas seemed an awful distance away. The Story of Paul Boyton Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the World As soon as the felucca was towed alongside the frigate, the prisoners, as well as the marquis and his daughter, and the priest, were removed on board. Ronald Morton, or the Fire Ships A Story of the Last Naval War Then, as the wave passed, the bows of the felucca emerged, gleaming and dripping with snowy, foaming cascades, that poured off the uncovered portion of the deck. A Pirate of the Caribbees Stopping at a small port on the way, he was arrested by a Spanish guard, by mistake, for another person; when released, he found the felucca gone, and in it all his property. Anecdotes of Painters, Engravers, Sculptors and Architects and Curiosities of Art (Vol. 3 of 3) This felucca was quite a formidable craft of her class, measuring, I should say, close upon two hundred tons. The Rover's Secret A Tale of the Pirate Cays and Lagoons of Cuba A couple of shots were fired into them from the felucca in order to frighten them away, as it is generally supposed that sharks are following them up. The Story of Paul Boyton Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the World The British seamen dashed on, and in another instant were clambering over the low bulwarks of the felucca. Ronald Morton, or the Fire Ships A Story of the Last Naval War “There, that will do; we are far enough away now, I think,” he muttered, stepping lightly off the felucca’s low rail to the deck. A Pirate of the Caribbees He threw himself into a felucca, to bring to the Duc de Choiseul information as to the new state of Corsica, and to implore the succour of France. History of the Girondists, Volume I Personal Memoirs of the Patriots of the French Revolution I interposed: “No, no, let the poor fellows finish their sleep in peace; my friend and I will look after the felucca whilst you are away in the boat.” The Rover's Secret A Tale of the Pirate Cays and Lagoons of Cuba At three o'clock in the afternoon, he sighted a felucca bearing down on him. The Story of Paul Boyton Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the World As yet the felucca was beyond the range of the frigate’s bow-chasers. Ronald Morton, or the Fire Ships A Story of the Last Naval War This, however, I was not surprised at, for—as nearly as I could judge—the felucca showed barely nine inches of freeboard! A Pirate of the Caribbees We entered the harbour of Pola in a felucca when the sun was setting; and I know no scene more splendid than the amphitheatre seen from the sea in this light. Consolations in Travel or, the Last Days of a Philosopher “How big did you say that felucca was that you saw going in there?” he asked. The Rover's Secret A Tale of the Pirate Cays and Lagoons of Cuba At a small, scattered village on the Calabrian side, the felucca containing Paul and his guests landed. The Story of Paul Boyton Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the World The calm lasted long enough to have the felucca over-hauled, somewhat cleansed, and put in order. Ronald Morton, or the Fire Ships A Story of the Last Naval War To begin with, I was fully resolved that Dominguez and his companions having left the felucca, they should never again return to her, if I could possibly prevent it. A Pirate of the Caribbees Ibrahim"—in her astonishment she put one hand on his shoulder and grasped it tightly—"to-night, as soon as dinner is over, you are to have a felucca ready at the foot of the garden. Bella Donna A Novel I am gratified to learn from Francisco that you rested soundly during the night I was afraid the motion of the felucca would prove disagreeable to you. The Rover's Secret A Tale of the Pirate Cays and Lagoons of Cuba Two gentlemen of Gibraltar agreed to accompany him and the Spanish felucca, San Augustine, was chartered for their accommodation, manned by a captain and crew of five sailors. The Story of Paul Boyton Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the World Coming from thence in a felucca, accompanied by her brother, they were attacked by the Turkish admiral, boarded and taken.—And now how shall I modestly tell you the rest of her adventure? Letters of the Right Honourable Lady M—y W—y M—e Written during Her Travels in Europe, Asia and Africa to Persons of Distinction, Men of Letters, &c. in Different Parts of Europe We shall not be gone long, señor, and the felucca cannot drift far in this light breeze and with so little swell running.” A Pirate of the Caribbees Always Hamza was rowing against the tide, but she noticed that the felucca was drifting out into the middle of the Nile. Bella Donna A Novel We found Carera there, staring in the utmost perplexity at the small grey shape—only discernible when the felucca rose on the crest of a sea—and audibly wondering what on earth it could be. The Rover's Secret A Tale of the Pirate Cays and Lagoons of Cuba Directly after finding Boyton, those on board of the felucca, were startled by his cry of "Watch; oh, watch!" The Story of Paul Boyton Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the World They took, on the 5th, a small Spanish felucca; and, on the 6th, another. The Life of the Right Honourable Horatio Lord Viscount Nelson, Volume 1 Beyond lay the strip of Delta vivid green, the palms, the roofs of Bedrashein, the blue laughter of the Nile with its flocks of curved felucca sails. Four Weird Tales Directly she stood upon the sand, near the tangle of low bushes, Hamza pushed off the felucca, springing into it as he did so, and rowed away on the dark water. Bella Donna A Novel So far, this was well; the felucca was now heading about north-north-east and straight for the land, so that our chance of falling in with a British cruiser was a shade better than before. The Rover's Secret A Tale of the Pirate Cays and Lagoons of Cuba You and France have but to speak the word, and every felucca of mine is off the seas. The Summons The job we have is this: three feluccas are lying up in the harbour laden with tobacco. Looking Seaward Again Down foresail, and the good felucca forges ahead and rounds the little breakwater. The Children of the King Ibrahim had gone to fetch the felucca to take her across the Nile. Bella Donna A Novel Now, whereabouts is the channel that you saw that big felucca going into?” The Rover's Secret A Tale of the Pirate Cays and Lagoons of Cuba Your tobacco factories are on French soil, and your two hundred feluccas are nominally owned in Gibraltar. The Summons Suddenly the interpreter called out, "I see the feluccas." Looking Seaward Again Then there is some bustle and confusion, as Luigione brings the papers ashore and friends crowd around the felucca in boats, asking for news and all talking at once. The Children of the King The darkness of the water, like streaming ebony, took the felucca and the fateful voices. Bella Donna A Novel I placed myself at the tiller, Carera took up a position on the stem-head, conning the felucca, and Courtenay devoted all his energies to the encouragement of the men as they laboured at the sweeps. The Rover's Secret A Tale of the Pirate Cays and Lagoons of Cuba Now watch, I beg you, señor, whilst I sketch in the routes of your feluccas. The Summons Orders were given to the second officer to go aft with a hatchet, and when the signal was given he had to snap the tow-rope of the last felucca. Looking Seaward Again So Ruggiero made the boat fast with the painter and both brothers scrambled over the side of the felucca. The Children of the King The felucca, she felt sure, was waiting on the still water just below the promontory. Bella Donna A Novel Just jog the felucca gently along, taking care that the boat is not allowed to come alongside again, and I’ll see what I can do. The Rover's Secret A Tale of the Pirate Cays and Lagoons of Cuba So I draw a thick line, since all your feluccas make for this island and this part of the island first of all. The Summons She was then slowly moved towards three feluccas which lay waiting in the bay. Looking Seaward Again The men on board the felucca watch them and the sea. The Children of the King Below lay a white felucca containing two sailors, splendidly handsome black men, who were squatting on their haunches and smoking cigarettes. Bella Donna A Novel We had barely made good our retreat when the boat arrived alongside, and her occupants were in another moment in possession of the felucca’s deck. The Rover's Secret A Tale of the Pirate Cays and Lagoons of Cuba A mile away the felucca picked them up. The Summons Information was conveyed to the Spanish Customs Authority that a British steamer had run out of Gibraltar Bay with three feluccas laden with manufactured tobacco destined for Cadiz. Looking Seaward Again What could you do in an open felucca with the green water running over? The Children of the King And always he leant upon the rail, and he watched the creeping felucca, and he wished that he were in it, going to see his friend. Bella Donna A Novel By the by, do you happen to have such a thing as a decent cigar on board this smart little felucca of yours?” The Rover's Secret A Tale of the Pirate Cays and Lagoons of Cuba The felucca was lying motionless upon the water; no land was anywhere in sight; but above the felucca towered the tall side of the steam yacht Dragonfly. The Summons On the following day we captured a felucca, which turned out to be a deserter from Callao. Narrative of Services in the Liberation of Chili, Peru and Brazil, from Spanish and Portuguese Domination, Volume 1 A big felucca shot round the rocks, still under way from the breeze she had found in the little bay. The Children of the King Mrs. Armine stepped out of the felucca, helped by Ibrahim, and the felucca at once put off, and began to return across the Nile. Bella Donna A Novel There was here a whole fleet of sailing vessels, loaded with oak bark, and Turkish feluccas still half full of palma, sandal-wood and great cypress logs. Twenty-six and One and Other Stories Between the leaves Hillyard could see a large felucca moving westwards some miles from the shore and a long way off on the road below two tiny specks. The Summons I then proceeded to Genoa, but found no other means of passage than two feluccas, which were hired by myself and two Spanish gentlemen. The Exemplary Novels of Cervantes Down helm, as you meet the next puff, and the good felucca heels over a little. The Children of the King The sailors set the great lateen sails of the felucca, which bellied out like things leaping into life. Bella Donna A Novel The next morning, a felucca anchored to procure some water, and, as she was proceeding to Toulon, I requested a passage. The Pacha of Many Tales His feluccas fly the British flag and his factories are on French soil. The Summons The corsairs stripped us to the skin, plundered the feluccas, and having completely emptied them, let them drift ashore, instead of sinking them, saying that they might serve to bring them more pickings another time. The Exemplary Novels of Cervantes The port is without a sail, excepting that once in a while a solitary felucca may be seen, disgorging its holy cargo of baccala, the meagre provision for the Quaresima or Lent. Tales of a Traveller The breeze that had filled the sails of the felucca had either died down or was the possession of the river. Bella Donna A Novel "Very good," said the captain; "if there's a felucca where we're going you can sail me in one." The Captain's Toll-Gate At Leghorn Cooper engaged a Genovese felucca, "La Bella Genovese,—a craft of thirty tons, beautiful mould, lateen-rigged, carrying two of that sail and a jib, and ten men for her crew." James Fenimore Cooper I got away in a felucca to Spain. Ensign Knightley and Other Stories There were ten on board the little Biscayan felucca—three men in crew, and seven passengers, of whom two were women. The Man Who Laughs "But is there a felucca to take us over?" she added. Bella Donna A Novel I stood looking over the shore before sunrise, and far out in the bay were three high-masted feluccas, looking like ships of the Spanish Armada. A Tramp's Sketches And no admiral of mortal fame ever led so sturdy and motley a fleet—from the proud man-of-war to the light felucca, gondola, and bark-canoe—over ocean and inland waters. James Fenimore Cooper Here is the lugger to take the place of the felucca, and we can sail this very night. The Wing-and-Wing Le Feu-Follet The household were discharged, all the affairs were wound up, the felucca hired which was to bear them to Genoa, and in readiness, before he notified to them that the hour of departure had arrived. Venetia The felucca is there"—she put out her hand towards the nearest door—"and will take you down the river. Bella Donna A Novel The one felucca in front of us, with its five lines of rope and mast, grew darker and darker, till at last the moon rose and gleamed on her bows and cordage. A Tramp's Sketches She carried one mast, and was rigged between a felucca and a lugger. The Black Arrow "Which was it, a felucca or a lugger?" demanded the Judge Advocate, holding his pen ready to write the answer. The Wing-and-Wing Le Feu-Follet Twenty graceful feluccas were moving smoothly across the waters of the sea toward the reptilian horde! Pellucidar She had never been down to walk upon the sandy shore, though she had often descended to get into the felucca. Bella Donna A Novel Steamers never called—only occasional feluccas came in bringing Caucasian tribesmen from neighbouring villages, and there was no carriage-way to any town. A Tramp's Sketches The stranger was walking leisurely, stopping to gaze at the feluccas in the bay, and then turning to look up at the fortress on the hill. The King's Jackal "Ah--there were two; a felucca and a lugger." The Wing-and-Wing Le Feu-Follet They knew of our feluccas and our guns, for several of their riding-parties had had a taste of both. Pellucidar They bent again to the oars, and the felucca dropped down the Nile. Bella Donna A Novel These scratches were in reality the masts of moored feluccas, bristling close to the shore like a high hedge of flower stems, stripped of blossoms and bent by driving wind. It Happened in Egypt While running down the coast of Portugal, with the land in sight, we made an armed felucca astern, and to windward. Ned Myers or, a Life Before the Mast No, Signore; but this felucca was a lugger. The Wing-and-Wing Le Feu-Follet When they came a bit closer my eyes fairly popped from my head at what I saw, for in the eye of the leading felucca stood a man with a sea-glass leveled upon us. Pellucidar Soon after one o'clock in the full heat of the day, he set out in the tiny tub which was the only felucca on board of the Fatma, and he took Hassan with him. Bella Donna A Novel And the mystery of our felucca's disappearance had to be discussed. It Happened in Egypt As she passed our stern, she showed an English ensign, but took no other notice of us, continuing on after the felucca, and occasionally measuring her distance with a shot. Ned Myers or, a Life Before the Mast "You say I professed to command a vessel in the service of the King of England; a felucca, called ze Ving-and-Ving?" The Wing-and-Wing Le Feu-Follet We came to anchor as close in as we dared, which with our light feluccas was within easy speaking-distance of the shore. Pellucidar They went to the felucca and crossed the river. Bella Donna A Novel The attack came on suddenly and we were afraid to run the risk of taking him back to Athens in the felucca. The Greater Inclination The felucca showed no ensign, the whole day. Ned Myers or, a Life Before the Mast No doubt, Signore; and now suffer me to inquire if you heard any other name for that felucca than ze Ving-and-Ving. The Wing-and-Wing Le Feu-Follet After this we landed—an arduous task since each felucca carried but a single light dugout. Pellucidar He did not dare to say that he saw, and he went down to the bank of the Nile, got into the felucca that was waiting, and was rowed out into the river. Bella Donna A Novel We were in the Mediterranean, cruising about the Sporades in a felucca. The Greater Inclination The other adventure occurred very soon after this escape; for, though the felucca may have had a commission, she was a pirate in appearance, and most probably in her practices. Ned Myers or, a Life Before the Mast In waiting, therefore, for the arrival of the felucca, and in order that the work might meet with no interruption when the men once began to heave, the people were ordered to get their breakfasts. The Wing-and-Wing Le Feu-Follet Each captain of the forty-nine other feluccas I made a duke. Pellucidar On board these ships—feluccas hardly decked over—if the crossing was endless and unsafe, it was, above all, most uncomfortable. Saint Augustin I walked down to the quay with him and saw him rowed off to the felucca. The Greater Inclination At length the felucca began to fire; and, finding that his shot were coming pretty near, Captain Johnston, knowing that he was in ballast, thought it wisest to heave-to. Ned Myers or, a Life Before the Mast Ithuel had succeeded in hauling the felucca into a berth among the islets, where she could not easily be approached by boats, and where her carronades might be rendered exceedingly useful. The Wing-and-Wing Le Feu-Follet At the head of navigation we disembarked, leaving a sufficient guard for the feluccas, and marched the remaining distance to Sari. Pellucidar A British man-of-war brought a Spanish felucca into Charleston, claiming her as a prize, and she was advertised for sale. The American Judiciary We were boarded by the commander of the felucca and the officer who had so kindly told us of the bloody intentions of our pursuers. Jack in the Forecastle or, Incidents in the Early Life of Hawser Martingale Whenever it lulled, the felucca gained on us, we having, a very little, the advantage in the puffs. Ned Myers or, a Life Before the Mast Then McBean, besides being more distant, could not cross the rock in front of the felucca without making a circuit, and he must, as yet, be ignorant of the existence of the impediment. The Wing-and-Wing Le Feu-Follet In them were fully two hundred men, while but fifty lined the gunwale of the felucca to repel them. Pellucidar Two feluccas followed, in one of which was a marine guard of honor, with mourning banners and muffled drums; and in the other were the commandant-general, the principal minister of marine, and the military staff. The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus (Volume II) A musket was fired from the felucca, and the Spanish ensign waved also at her peak! Jack in the Forecastle or, Incidents in the Early Life of Hawser Martingale Ten minutes after our main-top-sail was aback, the felucca ranged up close under our lee; hailed, and ordered us to send a boat, with our papers, on board her. Ned Myers or, a Life Before the Mast "A felucca sent down by the admiral to look for the Proserpine--not finding her at Capri, we are turning up to the anchorage of the fleet again." The Wing-and-Wing Le Feu-Follet From there we sailed with sixty-five feluccas for distant Luana, the main island of the group where dwell the hereditary enemies of Anoroc. Pellucidar Accompanied only by Jack Stillwell and by Captain Humphrey, who had taken the place of Graham, he embarked on board the little felucca and put to sea. The Bravest of the Brave — or, with Peterborough in Spain The felucca was a Spanish privateer, belonging to Porto Cabello, and her commander had adroitly managed to capture the pilot-boat just as we were about to fall into the jaws of the Guarda Costa. Jack in the Forecastle or, Incidents in the Early Life of Hawser Martingale The shot passed our wake, for we had filled our topsail, and it went skipping from sea to sea, after the felucca. Ned Myers or, a Life Before the Mast For the felucca he felt no present concern. The Wing-and-Wing Le Feu-Follet Twenty-five of the feluccas were of a new and larger type than those with which Ja and Perry had sailed on the occasion when they chanced to find and rescue Dian and me. Pellucidar As soon as he had learned the whereabout of the rest of the fleet, and given instructions to Captain Price, he again embarked in the felucca, and sailed for Sitjes. The Bravest of the Brave — or, with Peterborough in Spain The commander of the felucca had furthermore wormed out of the unsuspecting Moncrieff all the secrets of his mission, and paved the way for the confiscation of our little schooner. Jack in the Forecastle or, Incidents in the Early Life of Hawser Martingale Turning our eyes in the direction of the report, we saw a frigate running down upon the felucca, carrying studding-sails on both sides, with the water foaming up to her hawse-holes. Ned Myers or, a Life Before the Mast At the same instant, the two men who held the matches in the felucca applied them briskly to the vents of their respective pieces. The Wing-and-Wing Le Feu-Follet The four dugouts that had been abreast of Hooja had turned to intercept the leading felucca. Pellucidar On reaching the shore again he found that a fast sailing felucca had just come in from Barcelona. The Bravest of the Brave — or, with Peterborough in Spain And now an armed felucca shot out from the harbor beyond the fort with the Patriot flag flying at the peak. Jack in the Forecastle or, Incidents in the Early Life of Hawser Martingale The felucca, seeing us busy at this work, waited patiently until we had got the boat over the side, and into the water. Ned Myers or, a Life Before the Mast Ghita, it was known, had travelled, for she had publicly reached Elba in a felucca, coming, as was said, from the Neapolitan states. The Wing-and-Wing Le Feu-Follet The commander of the felucca, who proved to be Ja, let them come quite close and then turned loose upon them a volley of shots from small-arms. Pellucidar The weather was cold and stormy, and the master of the boat did not like putting out far from shore; but the earl was peremptory, and the felucca stood well out to sea. The Bravest of the Brave — or, with Peterborough in Spain "Where are you bound, captain?" inquired the officious commander of the felucca. Jack in the Forecastle or, Incidents in the Early Life of Hawser Martingale "I say, Obed, the felucca did not carry more than one gun when I saw her, and she has had no time to load and fire again." Tom Cringle's Log Not so with 'Maso, who by this time had hurried round from the felucca, and was at the stairs in season to say a word to the stranger. The Wing-and-Wing Le Feu-Follet From the small forward decks of the feluccas Perry's crude cannon were belching smoke, flame, thunder, and death. Pellucidar Thither, therefore, he went; and in April, 1700, set out for the Sioux country with twenty-five men, in a small vessel of the kind called a "felucca," still used in the Mediterranean. A Half-Century of Conflict - Volume II The commander of the felucca expressed satisfaction at such noble sentiments, and added, "I will, with your permission, go below and examine your papers." Jack in the Forecastle or, Incidents in the Early Life of Hawser Martingale Why, lieutenant, the felucca put to sea last night, to keep a bright look—out at the mouth of our cove here. Tom Cringle's Log They have no cruiser--only a few feluccas--all of which are not worth the trouble of burning. The Wing-and-Wing Le Feu-Follet The result of this was that Ja was the one who had chosen the felucca. Pellucidar Their shouts of joy and diabolical laughter died away, and there was no sound but the lapping of the waves against the felucca's side. A Set of Rogues The sufferings of the poor man while in the felucca can hardly be imagined. Jack in the Forecastle or, Incidents in the Early Life of Hawser Martingale The Firebrand immediately sent the cutter on board full armed, with instructions to me to man the launch, and arm her with the boat—gun, and then to send both boats to overhaul the felucca. Tom Cringle's Log Two or even four of the light guns might be worked on the decks of the felucca; and here he determined they should be immediately placed, with a proper supply of cartridges and shot. The Wing-and-Wing Le Feu-Follet But finally they rose far out beyond the fleet, and when the feluccas came about and pursued them they left the water and flew away toward the north. Pellucidar We being in, he and his mate lay to their oars, and pull out to the felucca, guided by the lanthorn on her bulwarks. A Set of Rogues Mr. Campbell was ordered into the felucca without an opportunity of relieving himself of his extra clothing. Jack in the Forecastle or, Incidents in the Early Life of Hawser Martingale When it cleared away, the devil a felucca, boat, or any thing else, was to be seen. Tom Cringle's Log The second had been sent after the felucca, with a strong crew in her; but the three others were employed in discharging stores. The Wing-and-Wing Le Feu-Follet When I had a moment to look about me, I took in the felucca on which I was. Pellucidar The wind upon our quarter lies, And on before the freshening gale, That fills the snow-white lateen sail, Swiftly our light felucca flies. The Golden Legend The Bravo stepped into his gondola, which glided from the felucca's side with a facility which showed that an arm skilled in its use held the oar. The Bravo But the crews are not murdered; on the contrary, they have been well used, and are now on board that felucca. Tom Cringle's Log When his own guns were ready, and the two vessels moored, Raoul visited both the lugger and felucca, to inspect their preparations, and to say a cheerful word to their men. The Wing-and-Wing Le Feu-Follet Four of the feluccas were equipped with these instruments, and all of the captains had been instructed in their use. Pellucidar Was it possible that an attempt had actually been made to cast away the yacht, and that it had been frustrated by the master of the felucca, who had sighted the vessel aground? The Czar's Spy The Mystery of a Silent Love As the day advanced, many a sail was spread for the pillars of Hercules or the genial Levant, and feluccas, mystics, and golettas, went and came as the land or sea-breeze prevailed. The Bravo Again the channel seemed to widen, and I could hear the felucca once more ply her sweeps. Tom Cringle's Log The approach of the felucca would probably betray it; though the precaution had been taken to order Ithuel to show no signs of national character. The Wing-and-Wing Le Feu-Follet In reply I had five of the feluccas cannonade them. Pellucidar So till Wednesday these days of storm and oppression and undefined fears passed; then, some feluccas arriving from Leghorn, they were informed that their husbands had left on Monday; but that could not be believed. Mrs. Shelley A few mariners were looking from their feluccas and gazing in curiosity, but the sight of two terrified females, seeking refuge from a mob, had nothing in itself likely to attract notice. The Bravo Why, I have my own misgivings, Cringle; this morning at day—break, the Firebrand in company, we fell in with an armed felucca. Tom Cringle's Log As soon as the boat was sent to seize the felucca, the yawl was put into the water, and Raoul himself began to sound around the lugger. The Wing-and-Wing Le Feu-Follet To give the proper effect to our meeting I commanded that each felucca fire twenty-one guns as a salute to His Majesty Ghak, King of Sari. Pellucidar It stated that if they did not return on Monday, he certainly would be back at the latest on Thursday in a felucca by himself if necessary. Mrs. Shelley The port was open before them, and they glanced by church, palace, barge, mystick, and felucca, without the slightest inequality in their relative speed. The Bravo I did so, standing in as quickly as the light air would take me, to support them; the felucca all this while sweeping in shore as fast as she could pull. Tom Cringle's Log These facts were learned in five minutes after the yawl was in the water, and much did Raoul rejoice at having so promptly sent Ithuel in quest of the felucca. The Wing-and-Wing Le Feu-Follet All were armed either with bow and arrows or muzzle-loaders, for nearly the entire Mezop contingent had been enlisted for this march, only sufficient having been left aboard the feluccas to man them properly. Pellucidar Suddenly down one of the glassy channels between the mangroves we saw the pirate felucca approaching us rapidly. Here, There and Everywhere "Who cometh?" demanded one, who seemingly stood at watch, in a felucca, anchored a little apart from all others. The Bravo The instant that Obed struck the blow, he caught hold of my hand, threw away his cutlass, and advanced towards the group of the felucca's men, pistol in hand. Tom Cringle's Log To the Scotchman was assigned the felucca; the Terpsichore's launch was to assail the lugger; while the two cutters and the heavier boat of the Proserpine were to dash in at the ruins. The Wing-and-Wing Le Feu-Follet But the felucca pursued them relentlessly, her crew firing at will. Pellucidar Suddenly the raking yard of a felucca started out from amid the haze; then came another, and another. Stories by English Authors: the Sea "There is more cleverness in thee, Master Stefano, than I had thought; though thy readiness with the felucca is no secret." The Bravo Then this is your first visit to this country,’ the priest said indifferently, his eyes wandering to the open sea, where a few feluccas lay becalmed. In Kedar's Tents Nothing was in sight but the felucca, and she was not only in Ithuel's possession, but she had drawn within half a mile of the rocks, and was sweeping still nearer at each instant. The Wing-and-Wing Le Feu-Follet By passing commands by word of mouth from one ship to another I managed to get the fifty feluccas into some sort of line, with the flag-ship in the lead. Pellucidar The captain had let the feluccas go, and the Jenny Jones was moving. Stories by English Authors: the Sea "Well, keep thy felucca in readiness, for we know not the moment it may be needed." The Bravo "There were three hundred or more filed off from that felucca, two by two, to the shore." The Heart's Secret; Or, the Fortunes of a Soldier: a Story of Love and the Low Latitudes. The felucca would greatly aid such an enterprise; and his crew was strong enough, as well as sufficiently trained, to promise success. The Wing-and-Wing Le Feu-Follet All day the felucca made rapid progress, for although the wind freshened, Gervaise did not lessen sail as before, being now accustomed to the boat and confident of her powers. A Knight of the White Cross : a tale of the siege of Rhodes "Now we are alone," said Monk to Athos, "have the goodness to tell me, monsieur, why you persisted in remaining here, whilst you had your felucca—" "I waited for you, general," said Athos. The Vicomte De Bragelonne The felucca soon spread her canvas to the wind and slid away from the beach. The Bravo He sent his servant on shore occasionally to buy provision, and see it cooked according to his direction in some public house; and had his meals regularly in the felucca. Travels through France and Italy To fight the felucca, unsupported, against so many enemies, and that in a calm, was quite out of the question. The Wing-and-Wing Le Feu-Follet He saw to his satisfaction that the felucca breasted the waves lightly, and that although enveloped in spray she took no green water over the bows. A Knight of the White Cross : a tale of the siege of Rhodes Yeo did so; the canoe, without more ado, ran alongside, and lowered her felucca sail, while a splendid Indian scrambled on board like a cat. Westward Ho!, or, the voyages and adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, Knight, of Burrough, in the county of Devon, in the reign of her most glorious majesty Queen Elizabeth The fast was thrown loose, and the felucca glided away, leaving this extraordinary being alone on the waters. The Bravo Our felucca came round from Porto Mauritio in the night, and embarking next morning, we arrived at Nice about four in the afternoon. Travels through France and Italy In order to do this effectually, it became necessary to spring the lugger's broadside round more obliquely toward the felucca; which accomplished, Raoul deemed his arrangements complete. The Wing-and-Wing Le Feu-Follet So I was forced to carry off my windfalls in a felucca, which was captured by the Turkish High-Admiral himself. A Start in Life It is doubtful whether the unseaworthy craft was merely swamped, or whether, as there is some reason to suppose, an Italian felucca ran her down with intent to rob the Englishmen. Shelley As the boat approached the end of the canal he began to cast his eyes about him in quest of the well known felucca of the Calabrian. The Bravo There was the felucca, an open boat with a tilt over the stern large enough to freight a post-chaise, and propelled by ten to twelve stout mariners. Travels through France and Italy There was no possible objection to the measure, it being a dead calm, and both the lugger and the felucca swayed their yards into their places, the sails being bent, and hanging in the brails. The Wing-and-Wing Le Feu-Follet When they reached the side of this felucca, Mordaunt, dexterous in his eagerness for vengeance, seized a rope and climbed up the side of the vessel with a coolness and agility very rare among landsmen. Twenty Years After "Now we are alone," said Monk to Athos, "have the goodness to tell me, monsieur, why you persisted in remaining here, whilst you had your felucca——" "I waited for you, general," said Athos. Ten Years Later The man never enters the meanest creek in Italy, without having something useful secreted in the felucca on his own account. The Bravo Raoul himself passed into the felucca, followed by the three men he had selected by name. The Wing-and-Wing Le Feu-Follet A charge of canister had swept across the felucca's decks, more than decimating Ithuel's small force; for it actually killed one, and wounded three of his party. The Wing-and-Wing Le Feu-Follet The longboat is yonder, lashed to the felucca. Twenty Years After This took half a minute; in half a minute more he was on the felucca's forecastle again. The Wing-and-Wing Le Feu-Follet "Doubt me not, Master Roderigo; but thou forgettest that I have not yet received my sailing instructions; a felucca without a course is as badly off as an owl in the sun." The Bravo The felucca was not fifty yards distant when this clamor became the loudest, and the crisis was near. The Wing-and-Wing Le Feu-Follet Not so bad an account, after all, but how about that d--d felucca? The Wing-and-Wing Le Feu-Follet Scarcely had D'Artagnan uttered these words when a ringing and sudden noise was heard resounding through the felucca, which had now become dim in the obscurity of the night. Twenty Years After A single rope secured the felucca to the lugger, and Raoul, Ithuel, and a few more stepped on board the former. The Wing-and-Wing Le Feu-Follet "How does he call his felucca, and what is the name of the padrone?" The Bravo The same was the fact with le Feu-Follet, though Raoul had run up the tri-color as he opened on the felucca, and he kept it flying as long as there was any appearance of hostilities. The Wing-and-Wing Le Feu-Follet See, here is a good heavy night air, and that felucca is not a cable's length from us; set her by the jib-stay, and judge for yourself how slowly she goes ahead! The Wing-and-Wing Le Feu-Follet The felucca went on, the boat continued stationary, rocked only by the swashing waves. Twenty Years After The enemy was probably on board the felucca, in force; and it was incumbent on him to make immediate preparations for defence. The Wing-and-Wing Le Feu-Follet "The felucca itself should do that much, were there want of other means," gallantly returned the manner when they disappeared in the cabin. The Bravo There were eight or nine men visible on the felucca's deck, all dressed in the guise of Italians, with caps and striped shirts of cotton. The Wing-and-Wing Le Feu-Follet The felucca rode stationary, while the lugger dropped astern fathom after fathom until she lay more than a hundred yards distant from the fiery mass. The Wing-and-Wing Le Feu-Follet They would have carried him to Greenwich," he said, "and put him on board a felucca with five barrels of powder in the hold. Twenty Years After La Divina Providenza might now have been three hundred yards from the lugger: and the launch, the nearest of the pursuers, about the same distance astern of the felucca. The Wing-and-Wing Le Feu-Follet The oar of Gino gave a backward sweep, and the gondola was at rest by the side of a felucca. The Bravo The boats were next seen coming round the bows and stern of the felucca, dashing earnestly at their real enemy, while their two carronades returned the fire, this time loaded and aimed with deadly intent. The Wing-and-Wing Le Feu-Follet The felucca fell broad off, and came down almost in a direct line for the lugger's bows before the wind and current, moving fast enough now to satisfy all Ithuel's scruples. The Wing-and-Wing Le Feu-Follet "They don't have lieutenants in a felucca manned by a crew of four." Twenty Years After I don't think there was a square yard in the felucca that was not peppered. The Wing-and-Wing Le Feu-Follet Well, a gondola is mortal, as well as a felucca, and both have their time; better die by the prow of a brig than fall into the gripe of a Turk. The Bravo It must be allowed that the ruse of the felucca was well planned; and it now seemed about to be admirably executed. The Wing-and-Wing Le Feu-Follet Then he was seen on the taffrail of the felucca, with a spare shank-painter, which had been lying on the forecastle, on his shoulder. The Wing-and-Wing Le Feu-Follet Athos followed him before the felucca rose again on the waves; the cable which tied the boat to the vessel was then seen plainly rising out of the sea. Twenty Years After Ere long the felucca's masts fell, and with them a pyramid of fire. The Wing-and-Wing Le Feu-Follet Master Roderigo, if I had a friend in Venice to give timely advice, the felucca might be ballasted with articles that would bring a profit on the other shore. The Bravo Engage a felucca and come out stealing along the rocks as close as you can, as if distrusting us. The Wing-and-Wing Le Feu-Follet The lugger accordingly tacked, and passed to windward of the felucca, delivering a close and brisk fire as she approached. The Wing-and-Wing Le Feu-Follet Only—the felucca had disappeared from the surface of the sea and Groslow and his three sailors were consumed. Twenty Years After These little feluccas, like our little lugger, slip along even when there seems to be no wind at all. The Wing-and-Wing Le Feu-Follet You will steer for Ancona, Signor Don Camillo," said the Bravo, leaning on the felucca's side, still unwilling to depart, "and throw yourself at once under the protection of the Cardinal Secretary. The Bravo Captain Cuffe was aware that his enterprise had failed as soon as he perceived the lugger under her canvas, playing around the felucca, and the boats held in perfect command. The Wing-and-Wing Le Feu-Follet As this was said, the felucca was half concealed in smoke. The Wing-and-Wing Le Feu-Follet No question of it at all, sir; Griffin says there are a dozen feluccas in port here, all afraid to budge an inch in consequence of this chap's being in the offing. The Wing-and-Wing Le Feu-Follet Here is one of Calabria, a vassal born of mine, a certain Stefano Milano, the padrone of a Sorrentine felucca, now lying in the port. The Bravo This palace could not be quitted, the felucca entered, or any one of the many necessary steps hazarded, without drawing upon us their eyes. The Bravo In an hour my agent will have secured the felucca, and all now depends on our own means of quitting the palace unobserved. The Bravo All this time the sweep of the felucca were plied, the boats advancing at least two feet to the chase's one. The Wing-and-Wing Le Feu-Follet But the padrone appeared to expect the visit, for he led his guest far from the ears of his crew, to the other extremity of the felucca. The Bravo |
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