| 单词 | fit out |
| 例句 | Or at least to feel like you "fit out." Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z He called his men together and ordered them to fit out a fleet and prepare for immediate departure, but to do all secretly. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z She had fit out for the Territories and found them, he thought. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z While fitting out a cafe in Melbourne, builders have managed to run two pipes precisely through the middle of a Banksy. Rats! Banksy doesn't need more publicity 2012-05-17T16:29:01Z As the Dutch know, it makes sense – they’re big square spaces that are easy to fit out. Ten years living on a boat: 'It's a fun life – I'm not a watery hobo' 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z These works share a dramatic intensity missing in the new “Fast Forward,” where Mr. Magloire’s sure sense of classical form fits out a Beethoven rondo with a series of diagonal processions. New Chamber Ballet Begins Season at City Center 2014-09-23T04:00:00Z Lanier wouldn't insist on fitting out Isabel Archer's happy carriage with GPS and pushing a networked device into her clenched palm. Who Owns the Future? by Jaron Lanier – review 2013-02-27T07:59:01Z He added that the £12m budget for the development included fit out costs for the building and the contracted works had finished on time. Haverfordwest: No tenants for site where skeletons found 2023-10-12T04:00:00Z All the fitting out work will take place on board - and for the welders based in the module hall, their work on the ferries is done. Ferguson Marine: Scotland's long-delayed ferry 'is coming to life' 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z It was then towed back to the yard at Scotstoun for fitting out. Sabotage probe after cables cut on Royal Navy warship HMS Glasgow 2023-05-13T04:00:00Z The construction sector — including steel, cement and the fitting out of new homes — represents a quarter to a third of the entire country’s economic output. Your Monday Briefing 2023-02-06T05:00:00Z The construction sector represents a quarter to a third of the entire country’s economic output, including steel, cement and the fitting out of new homes. Flowers, Fresh Fish and Movies: China Is Spending Again, Cautiously 2023-02-05T05:00:00Z But it quickly embraced its good fortune, sponsoring diorama and recipe contests and even fitting out a pair of old school buses with giant fiberglass Peeps to tour the country. Bob Born, Who Brought Marshmallow Peeps to the Masses, Dies at 98 2023-02-04T05:00:00Z Their family helped them fit out the premises. The young entrepreneurs bouncing back from Covid lockdowns 2022-05-07T04:00:00Z Love is fitting in instead of fitting out, just as James once publicly preached for him to do. This Time, the Cavaliers’ Revival Has Nothing to Do With LeBron James 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z The building and fitting out of new homes has represented a quarter of China’s economy. China’s Economy Is Slowing, a Worrying Sign for the World 2022-01-16T05:00:00Z Still, “the Chinese are showing tremendous capability of designing and fitting out vessels,” Funaiole said. China’s third aircraft carrier takes shape, with ambitions to challenge U.S. naval dominance 2020-09-16T04:00:00Z He’s also fitting out a food truck, which is due to hit the streets later this month, to bring a mobile version of his menu to more parts of town. How a Creole takeout window grew to a new seafood restaurant 2020-09-13T04:00:00Z The other potentially large expense is fitting out the elevator cab. The pluses and pitfalls of home elevator installations 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z At a time when everyone else strove to fit in, I strove to fit out. Opinion | The Book That Changed My Life 2020-01-18T05:00:00Z You can try the individualized fit out yourself or gift them this holiday season. Black Friday golf deals 2019: A collection of the best sales on golf apparel, gear and products - Golf Digest 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z Keeping the plants alive in a windowless room requires intense light, so growers fit out facilities with the same high-pressure sodium lamps as those used in street lights. Can cannabis go green? 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z And 28 percent of golfers either need more than 35 inches or less than 34 inches meaning there are some pretty bad fits out there. 9 ways to be a better golfer in 2019 - Golf Digest 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z “We made no secret there are a couple of intriguing long-term fits out there.” Analysis | Wait, aren’t the White Sox rebuilding? So why are they in the Bryce Harper-Manny Machado hunt? 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z As an added bonus, says Shapiro, fitting out a lab on the cheap can provide a personal sense of accomplishment. How to start a lab when funds are tight 2018-07-08T04:00:00Z The increase results from extra costs of fitting out the building and from rising property values in Amsterdam’s fast-growing Zuidas neighbourhood, where the EMA’s new headquarters are under construction. Rent increase hits Europe’s drug regulator before Brexit move 2018-04-23T04:00:00Z Eventually, police relocated 25 of these 60 men to a classroom, which the men have had to fit out themselves as best they can in order to sleep there. ‘This is hell out here’: how Behrouz Boochani's diaries expose Australia’s refugee shame 2017-12-04T05:00:00Z The Massachusetts legislature came to Williams’ assistance; it directed the state’s Board of War to fit out a ship to convey the eclipse hunters. Total Eclipse, Partial Failure: Scientific Expeditions Don't Always Go as Planned 2017-08-15T04:00:00Z “We are going to spend some time thinking about how the interior will fit out.” Historic military hangar recreated at West Texas airport 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z Microbiologist Rebecca Shapiro says fitting out your own lab on the cheap “can actually be really fun”.Credit: How to start a lab when funds are tight 2018-07-08T04:00:00Z As well as fitting out existing cars with sensing and navigations systems, Waymo has also developed its own small, two-seater vehicles. Google driverless cars free to public in Phoenix - BBC News 2017-04-25T04:00:00Z It will fit out 110 high-speed trains, which are manufactured in Japan. New high-speed Intercity train unveiled - BBC News 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z Mr Small gained attention in his native country after previously fitting out a three-wheeled bike with solar panels, which powered him across 7,000 km of Canada. Mystery as Canadian houseboat washes up on Irish Beach - BBC News 2016-11-14T05:00:00Z Craft beer, two coffee shops already and a third fitting out. Fighting the clones: Bristol developer calls time on chain store cafes - BBC News 2016-08-09T04:00:00Z "I'm more shocked it's taken us this long to think critically about the naming and tilting process we use on campus, and how they may no longer fit out demographic," he says. Harvard drawn into race battle at US universities - BBC News 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z The two companies - who announced their intention to find a new home in July 2014 - will jointly fund-raise for the costs of fitting out the new space. English National Ballet reveals 'state of the art' new home - BBC News 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z The phrases "fit out" and "fit in" are the same words Love used earlier this season to describe how he was trying to mesh with his new team. LeBron feels no need to clarify 'Love' tweets 2015-02-10T05:00:00Z The phrases, “fit out” and “fit in,” are the same words Love used earlier this season to describe how he was trying to mesh with his new team. LeBron James feels no need to clarify tweets 2015-02-10T05:00:00Z Plus, in active 3D’s case, fitting out a whole family with glasses becomes an expensive business. The PS4 And Xbox One Are Already Out Of Date - Round 2 2014-09-17T04:00:00Z In addition, the financing to fit out each restaurant comes through Channel Island loans, with £5m in “finance charges” last year moved offshore to an entity in Guernsey, called Nando’s Leasing Ltd. The Guardian Attacks Nando's For Doing What The Guardian Does Itself 2014-07-11T04:00:00Z In addition, the financing to fit out each restaurant comes through Channel Island loans, with £5m in "finance charges" last year moved offshore to an entity in Guernsey, called Nando's Leasing Ltd. Nando's using secretive tax haven trust to avoid inheritance tax bills 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z She hired a real-estate agent to find her space and then scraped together $50,000 or so from her savings for insurance, inventory, lease down payments and fitting out the store with shelves and carpeting. Value Added: Value Added: Potomac’s wealthy crowd losing Toys Unique, a beloved toy store 2014-02-09T16:41:47Z President Bashar al-Assad's administration presented what envoys from two Western governments called a "long shopping list" to fit out and protect road convoys from Damascus to the coast through the conflict zone. Exclusive: West scorns Assad 'shopping list' for chemical convoys 2013-11-11T16:14:13Z They are now refurbishing and fitting out the interior and hope to open at the end of July. Pair's theatre vision for bingo hall 2013-05-19T08:06:28Z He gave his time for free, as did local enthusiasts who helped paint, decorate and fit out the branch. Bank of Dave: one man's crusade to help small businesses raise finance 2012-07-06T22:01:08Z The building proved too expensive to fit out and the project went bust. Bioscience project appalling: PAC 2012-05-23T05:36:59Z According to a study by the U.K.-based retailer B&Q, the average middle-class Chinese spends only $15,000 to fit out a completely bare 1,000-square-foot apartment. What the Chinese Want 2012-05-18T22:58:41Z As soon as I get back I shall spend my last shilling on fitting out my show. The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett 2012-04-26T02:00:17.327Z The sheer numbers, though, suggest that there are a lot of bad fits out there. Art of hiring a college football coach: secrets, money and pressure 2012-04-22T02:13:04Z Besides these forces two other men-of-war, bigger than the afore-mentioned, are still lying at Lima, and fitting out with all speed to follow and pursue you. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z Of the vast treasure found in the city, Ximenez who had spent a fortune to fit out the expedition, only reserved the Moslem books for his University of Alcal�. Heroic Spain 2012-03-26T02:00:38.797Z To furnish with apparatus; to equip; to fit out. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z He has given me leave to fit out an expedition. Across the Cameroons A Story of War and Adventure 2012-03-19T02:00:28.667Z We shall support it with American money, and we hope to fit out expeditions to rescue important prisoners from Siberia, and to take them across the Pacific Ocean to our commune.” The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia 2012-03-18T02:00:21.430Z With Larry Fitzgerald, a strong running game, and a history of success with cerebral quarterbacks, Arizona may be the best fantasy football fit out there. Rosenthal: Who will get Peyton Manning? 2012-03-05T19:34:05Z These efforts resulted in the fitting out for this purpose, in the summer of 1860, the schooner "United States," and the appointment of Dr. Hayes as commander. North-Pole Voyages 2012-03-01T03:00:27.283Z To furnish in all points; to provide with everything necessary by way of equipment; to equip; to fit out. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z The French Republic having sent M. Genet as her minister to the United States, he attempted to fit out privateers against Great Britain. Famous American Statesmen 2012-03-01T03:00:26.167Z The young doctor was looking around for an opening, when he heard that Commander Peary was fitting out an expedition for polar exploration. First at the North Pole Two Boys in the Arctic Circle 2012-02-27T03:00:16.033Z They said two men-of-war had arrived at Quebec, and were fitting out for an expedition along the coast, "with a design to fall on Wells, Isle of Shoals, Piscataqua, etc." Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z Copstone had tried to induce them to fit out the Maid Marian for sea, but he had found it impossible to whip up enough energy among them. With Drake on the Spanish Main 2012-02-20T03:00:17.357Z On his return to New York the same year he proposed to James Gordon Bennett, of The New York Herald, that the latter should fit out a Polar expedition. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" 2012-02-17T03:00:33.923Z Numbers applied, and I gradually selected my crew, some of whom made themselves of use in assisting me to fit out at Southampton. The Cruise of the 'Alerte' The narrative of a search for treasure on the desert island of Trinidad 2012-02-17T03:00:29.247Z The two talked the matter over, and decided to fit out a vessel and make a trip as far north as possible. First at the North Pole Two Boys in the Arctic Circle 2012-02-27T03:00:16.033Z As soon as it had been determined to fit out armed vessels, Washington intrusted the details to Glover, and ordered the regiment to Beverly, where these amphibians first equipped and then manned the privateers. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z But four years later, learning that Drake was fitting out five ships for a voyage round the world, he asked to be allowed to join the expedition at his own charge. With Drake on the Spanish Main 2012-02-20T03:00:17.357Z A very good plan, for it is hard work to get men now that we are fitting out every ship at all the naval ports. A Roving Commission Or, Through the Black Insurrection at Hayti 2012-02-06T03:00:13.023Z Mr. A——'s account of his own experiences were of great service to me in fitting out this expedition. The Cruise of the 'Alerte' The narrative of a search for treasure on the desert island of Trinidad 2012-02-17T03:00:29.247Z But I am fitting out a ship for polar exploration.” First at the North Pole Two Boys in the Arctic Circle 2012-02-27T03:00:16.033Z It costs every year five millions more to carry on the domestic slave-trade than it does to fit out and victual all the whale-ships of the United States! Slavery and the Constitution 2012-02-01T03:00:13.957Z My ship, the Swallow, is fitting out I have given orders that the work should be hurried, and the crew shipped with the least delay. Lawrence Clavering 2012-02-01T03:00:11.667Z Mr. Beveridge and his son Horace fit out a privateer, load it with military stores, and set sail for Greece. A Roving Commission Or, Through the Black Insurrection at Hayti 2012-02-06T03:00:13.023Z Privateer, prī-va-tēr′, n. an armed private vessel commissioned by a government to seize and plunder an enemy's ships: the commander of a privateer.—v.i. to cruise in a privateer: to fit out privateers.—ns. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) 2012-01-30T03:00:13.887Z And Barwell Dawson smiled quietly, as if fitting out such an expedition were an everyday occurrence. First at the North Pole Two Boys in the Arctic Circle 2012-02-27T03:00:16.033Z Those include fitting out 2,800 apartments in the village, testing venues, interviewing, training and kitting out volunteers and installing enough cabling to wrap the circumference of the landmark London Eye 1.3 million times. London crunches the numbers with six months to go 2012-01-27T14:25:20Z The grand event of this year for Halifax was the fitting out of the expedition for the invasion of the State of Maine. History of Halifax City 2012-01-26T03:00:13.263Z These injuries provoked the French, as they had done the Dutch, to fit out privateers. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:11.530Z He resolved to seek his fortune at that El Dorado, and arriving there, saw two Buccaneer vessels just fitting out for an expedition. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume II (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.880Z Now, I have a little money, but not enough to fit out such an expedition as you mention. First at the North Pole Two Boys in the Arctic Circle 2012-02-27T03:00:16.033Z He here joined the ships fitting out for the Spanish trade, and at Martinique joined in a conspiracy, secured the masters, and started on a cruise against all the world. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z There being no supplies at Oregon City suitable to fit out this company, the commissioners proceeded at once to Fort Vancouver to procure supplies for an outfit. A History of Oregon, 1792-1849 Drawn From Personal Observation and Authentic Information 2012-01-20T03:00:11.607Z They promised to fit out twelve vessels annually, if he would supply them with back freight. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:11.530Z He condemned privateering in every form, and endeavoured to bring about an agreement between all the civilized powers against the fitting out of privateers. Heroes of Science: Physicists 2012-01-17T03:00:17Z Are you, may I ask, fitting out this ship yourself?” First at the North Pole Two Boys in the Arctic Circle 2012-02-27T03:00:16.033Z As they were fitting out for sea, they were attacked by a Spanish guarda costa that had just captured an English interloper. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z In the latter there is all the necessary Rigging for fitting out a Fleet to Sea. The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume III Being the Observations He Made in His Late Travels from Prussia thro' Germany, Italy, France, Flanders, Holland, England, &C. in Letters to His Friend. Discovering Not Only the Present State of the Chief Cities and Towns; but the Characters of the Principal Persons at the Several Courts. 2012-01-08T03:00:19.933Z This encourages the first adventurers to fit out more armed vessels; and many others to do the same. The Life of Benjamin Franklin Illustrated by Tales, Sketches, and Anecdotes 2012-01-04T03:00:46.617Z There is a good fit out there for Schottenheimer, and there is a potential good fit for Sanchez. The Fifth Down: Fresh Start Needed for Schottenheimer and Sanchez 2011-12-30T11:13:38Z The deity of Moses was rather extravagant in fitting out his tabernacle and ark. Religion In The Heavens Or, Mythology Unveiled in a Series of Lectures 2011-12-24T03:08:03.360Z A pardon soon afterwards being issued, the crew surrendered themselves, but Mary Reed sailed for New Providence, and joined a privateer squadron fitting out there against the Spaniards. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z As the postmasters-general were already authorised to establish Penny Post Offices wherever they might see fit out of London, the object of this fresh power may not be very clear. The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 2011-12-19T03:00:45.273Z In July, orders came to fit out the Royal William to run between Oporto and Lisbon. The Romance of Industry and Invention 2011-12-19T03:00:43.870Z I Even should the treasure be yet undiscovered, there arises the question of the cost of fitting out a ship. The Quest of the 'Golden Hope' A Seventeenth Century Story of Adventure 2011-12-06T03:00:23.443Z The Zulus stripped soldiers enough at Isandhlwana to fit out a regiment or two, and for months afterwards they were to be had for anything the Zulus could get for them. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z He was at home again, and together they were fitting out a cunning little bungalow in the Highlands. The Girl Scouts Rally Rosanna Wins 2011-11-29T03:00:16.213Z We contemplate purchasing and fitting out a steamer suitable for mission-work among the Islands, and going out in her ourselves. White Fire 2011-11-21T03:00:15.067Z Enjoyed fitting out a box of dainty things to send her. Louisa May Alcott : Her Life, Letters, and Journals 2011-11-20T03:00:14.840Z Let France fit out an Arctic expedition of two ships. The World Masters 2011-11-18T03:00:31.543Z For several years following the failure of that enterprise in 1608 he continued to fit out ships for fishing, trading and exploring, with colonization as the chief end in view. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z A loan of five million pounds was arranged in London, and no expense was spared in fitting out the army and in strengthening the fleet. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z On receiving that information General Custer asked permission from General Sheridan to fit out an expedition to follow them. The Indians' Last Fight Or The Dull Knife Raid 2011-11-06T02:00:13.167Z The Chatauqua was generally understood to be ordered to Mobile, where the Ben Nevis was to run in, and fit out for her piratical cruise. Brave Old Salt or, Life on the Quarter Deck 2011-11-04T02:00:18.377Z Sir, Reports have been spread, that the Regency of Algiers has been employed in fitting out ships to cruise for American vessels. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution Volume 7. 2011-11-03T02:00:18.037Z By this alone are we empowered and bound to prevent our people from conspiring together, giving aid, money, or arms to fit out expeditions against a foreign nation. The Brothers' War 2011-11-01T02:00:24.007Z Many were the wages of farm-produce by which she was persuaded to fit out the young man. Studies in Medi?val Life and Literature 2011-10-29T02:00:13.050Z It was not ascertained, until towards the end of October, that any extraordinary exertions were making by the enemy to equip and fit out a squadron at Sackett's Harbour. Some Account of the Public Life of the Late Lieutenant-General Sir George Prevost, Bart. Particularly of his Services in the Canadas, including a reply to the strictures on his Military Character, Contained in an Article in The Quareterly Review 2011-10-11T02:01:07.053Z I went to Mobile at once, and attended to the fitting out of the ship. Brave Old Salt or, Life on the Quarter Deck 2011-11-04T02:00:18.377Z Buccarelli was informed of the royal decision and assisted O'Reilly in fitting out an expedition which was to enable him to enforce Spanish rule and eradicate all traces of republican leanings in the French colony. The History of Cuba, vol. 2 2011-10-11T02:01:01.423Z To think of the thousands of minds and souls he has helped to strengthen and fit out for life's work! Charles Lewis Cocke Founder of Hollins College 2011-10-08T02:00:24.723Z If such stories should get to be believed, that accursed Demosthenes will be forcing me to fit out a trireme for some of his wild schemes. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z These articles were for a fair, the product of which was to defray the expenses of the wedding, and also to fit out the bride with some household furniture. Mind Amongst the Spindles 2011-09-20T02:00:13.677Z They went to the navy yard, visited the Chatauqua, and other vessels of war fitting out there. Brave Old Salt or, Life on the Quarter Deck 2011-11-04T02:00:18.377Z In 1678, Mme. de Montespan conceived the fantasy of fitting out a privateer, a vessel belonging to the King, be it understood, manned with the royal sailors. Louis XIV and La Grande Mademoiselle 1652-1693 2011-09-14T02:00:48.383Z These ships should be furnished with a certificate from the competent authorities, declaring that they had been under their control while fitting out and on final departure. iii. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z In 1338 London was ordered to fit out four ships with 300 men to join the home defence fleet at Winchelsea; the citizens protested so strongly that this was reduced by a half. Chaucer and His England 2011-09-01T02:00:19.940Z He had just enough left to pay for an outfit, when he found himself pressed on board the Tribune sloop of war, fitting out for the East Indies. Jack Buntline 2011-08-31T02:01:34.270Z We have thought of fitting out a yacht.” In the Land of the Great Snow Bear A Tale of Love and Heroism 2011-08-31T02:01:29.827Z Messina fell on the 20th of July, but Garibaldi, instead of crossing to Calabria, secretly departed for Aranci Bay in Sardinia, where Bertani was fitting out an expedition against the papal states. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" 2011-08-24T02:00:20.690Z Ralegh's imprisonment occurred when he was busily engaged in fitting out expeditions against the Spaniards to command the trade-route through the Azores. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Another most onerous function imposed upon Franklin, until the appointment of Thomas Barclay, a merchant, as Consul-General to France, was that of purchasing supplies for Congress and fitting out ships. Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume II (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings 2011-08-16T02:00:39.793Z The long war was over, and England was at peace with all the world, but he had not many days to wait before he found a ship fitting out for the Pacific. Jack Buntline 2011-08-31T02:01:34.270Z As he had the favour and goodwill of the Bishop, he looked out for persons who would fit out some ships, for he himself had not sufficient funds. The Letters of Amerigo Vespucci and other documents illustrative of his career 2011-08-02T02:00:24.457Z GARNISH, a word meaning to fit out, equip, furnish, now particularly used of decoration or ornament. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" 2011-08-24T02:00:20.690Z Indeed, he was still under the charge of a keeper, and his sole permitted business was to arrange the detail for the fitting out of the expedition—ships, men, supplies and so forth. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Luckily for the managers of the performance, the cedar chest in the attic furnished enough really gorgeous court costumes to fit out the principal male characters. Marjorie Dean, College Senior 2011-08-01T02:00:12.720Z On his reaching England, he found that a fleet was fitting out for the Mediterranean, and that something was to be done. Jack Buntline 2011-08-31T02:01:34.270Z Our Author marries—The Battalion to which he belongs ordered to join the Expedition fitting out for Corunna—Movements of the Army in Spain—Return to England. Twenty-Five Years in the Rifle Brigade 2011-07-21T02:00:19.027Z “No, sir; it will take us a month to fit out our expedition.” Dutch the Diver A Man's Mistake 2011-07-15T02:00:21.010Z During October, 1775, Congress decided to fit out four vessels and on November 28 adopted rules for the regulation of the navy. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z During the whole of the war, England had allowed the Confederates to fit out armed cruisers in her harbors, and to send them out to prey upon the United States commerce. Four American Naval Heroes Paul Jones, Admiral Farragut, Oliver H. Perry, Admiral Dewey 2011-07-04T02:00:24.047Z There is a scientific expedition fitting out,—this time for the West Ghauts. A Noble Name or D?nninghausen 2011-07-04T02:00:22.783Z We were, after this, removed to Brabourn Lees again, and remained there, without any occurrence arising, till we were summoned to take part in the expedition fitting out for Denmark. Twenty-Five Years in the Rifle Brigade 2011-07-21T02:00:19.027Z “You see he has nothing to gain by getting me to fit out an expedition, unless we are successful.” Dutch the Diver A Man's Mistake 2011-07-15T02:00:21.010Z In March, 1776, Congress resolved "That the inhabitants of these colonies be permitted to fit out armed vessels to cruize on the enemies of these United Colonies." The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z Just at this time, Congress passed a bill to fit out two squadrons of fast-sailing vessels. Four American Naval Heroes Paul Jones, Admiral Farragut, Oliver H. Perry, Admiral Dewey 2011-07-04T02:00:24.047Z Why not fit out a privateer, and place Mr. Wright in command? Privateers and Privateering 2011-06-21T02:00:26.477Z If England and France went to war, or if England and the United States, as in 1812, went to war, this right of fitting out privateers would obtain and be recognized. Trial of the Officers and Crew of the Privateer Savannah, on the Charge of Piracy, in the United States Circuit Court for the Southern District of New York 2011-06-05T02:00:10.927Z There's one thing I want to say right here, Bo's'n," said I. "When we do fit out that ship, Captain Schuyler is to command her. Latitude 19 degree A Romance of the West Indies in the Year of Our Lord Eighteen Hundred and Twenty 2011-05-30T02:00:18.047Z In March, 1776, it advised the colonies to disarm the Loyalists, and soon afterward authorized the fitting out of privateers and opened the ports to all countries not subject to Great Britain. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z On his return to America, he learned that Captain Porter was fitting out a fleet to cruise against the pirates of the West Indies. Four American Naval Heroes Paul Jones, Admiral Farragut, Oliver H. Perry, Admiral Dewey 2011-07-04T02:00:24.047Z Despairing of paying his debts, he resolved upon the somewhat desperate course of fitting out the ship as a venture of his own, and contrived to obtain sufficient credit for this purpose. Privateers and Privateering 2011-06-21T02:00:26.477Z Resolved, That the Inhabitants of these Colonies be permitted to fit out armed vessels to cruise on the enemies of these United Colonies. Trial of the Officers and Crew of the Privateer Savannah, on the Charge of Piracy, in the United States Circuit Court for the Southern District of New York 2011-06-05T02:00:10.927Z Here are a number of vessels fitting out for America in the trading way. Diary of Ezra Green, M.D. from November 1, 1777, to September 27, 1778 2011-05-25T02:00:23.427Z Wash-ing-ton saw what a chance there was for a bold stroke, but he had no funds with which to fit out his troops, or to move them to the coast. The Life of George Washington in Words of One Syllable 2011-05-23T02:00:10.807Z The government accepted his offer, and gave him orders to fit out such a fleet as he chose. Four American Naval Heroes Paul Jones, Admiral Farragut, Oliver H. Perry, Admiral Dewey 2011-07-04T02:00:24.047Z Without Grinnell’s action Congress would have failed to fit out the expedition, and the grateful chapter of American co-operation with England in its Franklin search would have been unwritten. Explorers and Travellers 2011-05-11T02:00:17.627Z Chili was at war with the confederation of Peru and Bolivia, and an expedition was fitting out in all haste. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 369, July 1846 2011-04-29T02:00:09.217Z He hath gone to the town of Rochester to see to the fitting out of the good ship Revenge, which is now lying in the river Medway. The Golden Galleon BEING A NARRATIVE OF THE ADVENTURES OF MASTER GILBERT OGLANDER, AND OF HOW, IN THE YEAR 1591, HE FOUGHT UNDER THE GALLANT SIR 2011-04-25T02:00:10.333Z Or, in the greatest event of all, I shall fit out a fleet for the Spanish Main, and make the Dons stand and deliver. The Great Captain: A Story of the Days of Sir Walter Raleigh 2011-04-19T02:00:15.690Z Having gathered a number of adventurers round him, he contrived to fit out a vessel in which he made two successful cruises to the West Indies in 1570 and 1571. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde 2011-04-14T02:00:57.977Z Sitka appears at the southeast corner of this map, and northeast of it is Juneau, the usual fitting out place for miners going to the Yukon. All about the Klondyke gold mines 2011-04-13T02:00:12.887Z We have steam against their sail, and I’ve made it difficult for them to fit out their boat. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z Where he got the money from the Lord knows; but he had the cheek to ask me to assist him in fitting out a schooner. The Second String 2011-04-08T02:00:07.383Z His description of felling the trees of a forest, in order to fit out a fleet against the Carthaginians, in the seventh book, has been imitated by Statius in the tenth book of the Thebaid. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I 2011-04-03T02:00:22.843Z Having succeeded in France in fitting out this colony, he sailed with four vessels early in July, 1684, in search of the Mississippi River by way of the Gulf of Mexico. American Leaders and Heroes A preliminary text-book in United States History 2011-04-03T02:00:17.547Z Your Ships, that must do the principal Work, are long a fitting out. The History of the Five Indian Nations of Canada Part I, Part II 2011-04-01T02:00:35.400Z It will cost something to fit out the sloop, and our pockets are empty.” The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z The bulk of Berklee’s $3.5 million investment will be channeled toward fitting out the campus with recording studios and other technological equipment — in line with its goal of helping musicians become savvy entrepreneurs. Berklee to Open a Campus in Spain 2011-03-15T09:25:50Z Edward, like a losing gamester, growing only the more desperate, is fitting out a new army for the conquest of France. Cabinet Portrait Gallery of British Worthies Volume I 2011-03-12T03:00:27.327Z But, notwithstanding this, he found time to fit out two small vessels for Governor White. American Leaders and Heroes A preliminary text-book in United States History 2011-04-03T02:00:17.547Z That the King of England had declared War against France, and that the People of New-England were fitting out Ships against Canada. The History of the Five Indian Nations of Canada Part I, Part II 2011-04-01T02:00:35.400Z We must summon every nomarch to occupy himself in fitting out reserves.” The Pharaoh and the Priest An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt 2011-03-08T03:00:42.177Z If you go by that boat you'll reach London in plenty of time to fit out at your tailor's and still be at Strath-na-Cloid by the twelfth. The High Heart 2011-03-04T03:00:52.683Z In the first weeks of February we were not ready to fit out and send a sufficiently strong army to the Gallipoli peninsula. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) 2011-02-26T03:00:45.583Z Rich citizens opened their cheque-books freely to fit out the regiments. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 1 (of 10) From the Beginning of the War to the Landing of the British Army in France 2011-02-19T03:01:09.157Z Then came the Dutch war, bringing with it a suspicion that some at least of the money given for paying sailors and fitting out ships was employed by Charles on very different objects. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History 2011-02-12T03:00:32.473Z There was need of raising troops, and of fitting out vessels; and when the famous expedition against Louisburg was determined on, Hancock had a large share in the matter of providing its munitions and equipment. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 68, June, 1863 2011-02-11T03:00:30.570Z With the utmost haste, she is fitting out a great hospital ship, which the Red Cross Society has offered to provide at its own expense with three hundred beds, with linen, nurses, drugs and dressings. War 2011-02-10T03:00:52.487Z To the due apprehending of this unprecedented undertaking, it will be proper to describe what is ordinarily deemed needful for fitting out a boat for the harpooning and capturing of the whale. Memorials of the Sea My Father: Being Records of the Adventurous Life of the Late William Scoresby, Esq. of Whitby 2011-02-07T03:00:26.033Z We heard of a treasure in the wilds of my country, and wished to fit out an expedition to find that treasure. The Solitary Farm 2011-02-04T03:00:21.943Z Rob Kelly, 39, who runs the Jude cafe in a complex of bars, brasseries and nightclubs, said he only opened four weeks ago after spending A$400,000 on a fit out. Brisbane Floods Worsen as Queensland Death Toll Climbs to 21 2011-01-12T03:51:02Z I speak knowingly on this subject, as I had had experience of many of the difficulties I mention, in fitting out the Sumter in New Orleans. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z "I have no opinion of these wild schemes—and yet I have half a mind to fit out an expedition and venture myself in quest of a treasure." William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z Part was in the river fitting out under Blake, who had not fully recovered from his wound. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z When my master Edwin Lister writes to me to join him, we can sell the jewels for forty thousand pounds and then can fit out our expedition to recover my chiefdom. The Solitary Farm 2011-02-04T03:00:21.943Z Four groups were selected to fit out the stadiums with non-permanent items known as overlays. UK supplier to Commonwealth Games in Delhi accused of overcharging 2010-08-21T23:06:00Z No doubt, partially in consequence of the war that prevails in America, there may not be the same power in manning and fitting out merchant vessels. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z We thank, in your presence, all those gentlemen of fair Warwickshire for their alacrity in fitting out ships, and their bravery in fighting them. William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z Parliament would grant the king no supplies, and he could find the means of fitting out a fleet only by defrauding his creditors. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z It is moving into fitting out retail banks, universities and hotels. Construction industry expects government cuts to bite hard 2010-08-09T12:20:00Z Next up will be fitting out the venues to get them ready for spectators and test events. London to mark 2-year Olympic countdown on Tuesday 2010-07-26T20:08:00Z My object, in running into the Gulf of Mexico, was to strike a blow at Banks’ expedition, which was then fitting out for the invasion of Texas. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z War was accordingly declared against her by the Porte, and vast preparations were made for fitting out an armament against Cyprus. History of The Reign of Philip The Second King of Spain Volume The Third and Biographical & Critical Miscellanies Monk and Rupert were fitting out a fleet of nearly the same strength in the Thames. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z I shall write to my guardian, the old judge, and ask him for the money necessary to fit out an expedition. The Undying Past After I left you, I made the best of my way to London, and from thence to Portsmouth, where I volunteered on board the Dareall frigate, fitting out for the Cape station. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 8 I had learned from captured Northern papers, that he was fitting out at Boston and New York, a large expedition, to consist of not less than 30,000 men. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z I wished Government would fit out an expedition to go in quest of him. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 4 Dermot at the Well Finn and the remaining Fianna now took counsel together as to what should be done, and finally decided to fit out a ship and go in search of their comrades. Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race There are merchants in Sydney who annually fit out boats of from six to ten tons each, and send them to this locality for the pearl-oyster fishing. Under the Southern Cross or Travels in Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, Samoa, and Other Pacific Islands The same document authorised the colonies to fit out vessels of war to meet the mistress of the seas on her own element. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution Parties were invited to apply for letters-of-marque and reprisal, with a view to the fitting out of privateers, to prey upon the enemy’s commerce. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z Cuba had so far been the victim of piracy and privateering; now it decided to defend her rights by fitting out her own privateers and sending them against the enemy. The History of Cuba, vol. 1 "It would not be advisable for Mallory, with his wonderful faculty for piecing trifles together, to know that I had paid a flying visit to the port where Chermside's alleged yacht is fitting out." A Traitor's Wooing In 1901, a company was formed in Vancouver, with a capital of $10,000, to fit out an expedition for Cocos Island. The Book of Buried Treasure Being a True History of the Gold, Jewels, and Plate of Pirates, Galleons, etc., which are sought for to this day Upon the one for fitting out a naval armament he stood in the front rank. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution Suppose that a million of money should be required to fit out an expedition. On The Principles of Political Economy, and Taxation He borrowed large sums of money, wherever he could, for fitting out the expedition at his own expense if necessary, and in fact he did thus provide a large share of its cost. The History of Cuba, vol. 1 The most important maritime event in the sixteenth century was, undoubtedly, the fitting out by Spain, in 1588, of the gigantic expedition intended to invade this country in the reign of Queen Elizabeth. Ancient and Modern Ships. Part 1. Wooden Sailing Ships If Keating could persuade one of the merchants of Newfoundland to fit out a vessel, they would sail to the Pacific and fetch home enough treasure to buy the whole island. The Book of Buried Treasure Being a True History of the Gold, Jewels, and Plate of Pirates, Galleons, etc., which are sought for to this day In 1777 he was upon the committee that originated the plan of fitting out seven fire ships to annoy the British fleet and had the credit of suggesting and perfecting it. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution When Berardi died, in 1495, he left an unfinished contract to fit out twelve ships for the Crown; and Vespucci was intrusted with the completion of the contract. The Spanish Pioneers He was too poor to fit out an expedition himself, and the kings and rulers to whom he applied for help laughed him to scorn. The Greater Republic A History of the United States He was at Mount Vernon when he received news of the war, and understood that American vessels were already designated, and some even fitting out to serve in it as privateers. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools Expeditions are advised to fit out at Mozambique. The Book of Buried Treasure Being a True History of the Gold, Jewels, and Plate of Pirates, Galleons, etc., which are sought for to this day “Yes, I’ve a relation who has been for many years Government Agent on the Zulu frontier, and he promises me a fit out, and a letter to Panda, the King of the Zulus.” The Ruined Cities of Zululand No sooner did I realize the extent of my wealth than I resolved to devote it to fitting out a private expedition with no less an object than to discover the North Pole myself. The Goddess of Atvatabar Being the history of the discovery of the interior world and conquest of Atvatabar The first most important step was to call England to account for her help in fitting out Confederate privateers, when we were in extremity. The Greater Republic A History of the United States Here he received assistance of arms and money, with which he began to fit out an expedition to recover his lost position. The West Indies and the Spanish Main They talked about fitting out another ship, but Keating up and died in the midst of the scheming. The Book of Buried Treasure Being a True History of the Gold, Jewels, and Plate of Pirates, Galleons, etc., which are sought for to this day It’s all that remains to me, and I had hoped to fit out another craft with it; but the moan’s soon made. The Ruined Cities of Zululand Penn and Venables and the Puritan conquest, and Morgan and the buccaneers; Port Royal crowded with Spanish prizes; its busy dockyards, and English frigates and privateers fitting out there for glorious or desperate enterprises. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses Genet paid no attention to this, but kept on enlisting men and fitting out cruisers in American waters. The Greater Republic A History of the United States On hearing this Cromwell, seeing that neither indemnity for the past nor promises of amendment in the future could be obtained, prepared for war, and commenced by fitting out an expedition to conquer Hispaniola. The West Indies and the Spanish Main In fitting out the lately returned Arctic expedition the English government attempted to make it the last one of its kind. The Galaxy, April, 1877 Vol. XXIII.—April, 1877.—No. 4. He contributed valuable aid in fitting out Sir Humphrey Gilbert's expedition. History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia Velasquez promptly dispatched the welcome intelligence to Spain, and immediately commenced fitting out another expedition upon a scale of grandeur hitherto unattempted. Hernando Cortez Makers of History Of the vast expenses to which the marquis Hernando Cortes put himself in fitting out the expeditions to the South Sea, and of their unfortunate termination 349 Chap. The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 2 (of 2) Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain. The rest of the day was now spent in reconnoitring the territory, and fitting out the vessels. The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 1 (of 2) Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain. He proposed, therefore, that Tom should employ it in the black traffic—that is to say, that he should fit out a slave ship. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 1 March 1906 A special train was fitting out at Cheyenne under Government orders to start in the morning with a corps of Signal Service men, army officers, and electricians. Eleven Possible Cases The Governor of Cuba now resolved to fit out an expedition sufficiently powerful to subjugate their country, and make it one of the vassals of Spain. Hernando Cortez Makers of History As he was a man of great wealth, he spared no expense in fitting out this splendid armament. The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 2 (of 2) Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain. The latter scraped together all that their slender means would allow to fit out the youth for his long journey, and thus was Berthold's warmest wish—that of travelling to Italy—accomplished. Tales from the German Comprising specimens from the most celebrated authors He went to Spain, and offered his services to “His Catholic Majesty,” who was then busily engaged in fitting out the Invincible Armada, by which he hoped to overwhelm both England and Scotland. Border Raids and Reivers He was honourably and joyfully received by Nicholas V., who was fitting out an expedition against the Turks. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" He also offered to contribute largely of his own wealth to fit out the naval armament. Hernando Cortez Makers of History Cortes therefore determined to fit out an expedition for this purpose, the command of which he gave to Oli, his quartermaster-general. The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 2 (of 2) Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain. He ordered one watch below to their hammocks, while the other was busied in fitting out the boats, and preparing provisions to put into them, and in keeping the pumps steadily but slowly at work. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 11 Soon after the pirate craft floated clear off with the rising tide, and immediately fell to work fitting out warps96 to haul out under our stern, though still at some distance from us. The Rose of Paradise Being a detailed account of certain adventures that happened to captain John Mackra, in connection with the famous pirate, Edward England, in the year 1720, off the Island of Juanna in the Mozambique Channel; writ by himself, and now for the first time published These might serve to give a St Malo or Rochelle merchant enough wealth to retire on, and provide for his daughters, but would not go very far towards fitting out a battalion. Marguerite De Roberval A Romance of the Days of Jacques Cartier Cortez, however, at length regained some favor, and obtained the title of Captain General of New Spain, with permission to fit out two ships on voyages of discovery to the south seas. Hernando Cortez Makers of History His holiness at the same time appointed Cortes governor of New Spain, and decreed that Velasquez was to be reimbursed for his expenses in fitting out the armament. The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 2 (of 2) Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain. Because they refused a loan of £100,000 on bad security, the king imprisoned twenty of the principal citizens, and required the City to fit out 100 ships. Old and New London Volume I But the resources of Genoa had been taxed to fit out the squadrons she had already sent to sea. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" The real business of the Legate, besides proposing a Catholic husband for the Princess, was to ascertain the object of the expedition which was fitting out in the Western ports. The History of Freedom "I think," I said, "I must fit out an expedition, to go and dredge the Java Sea for that manuscript you threw overboard." Aliens Cortes was excessively grieved at this loss, yet it did not deter him from fitting out other armaments for the same purpose. The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 2 (of 2) Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain. In 1521 the Company, sorely against its will, was compelled by the arbitrary king to help fit out five ships of discovery for Sebastian Cabot, whose father had discovered Newfoundland. Old and New London Volume I Taylor Wood’s naval expedition, fitting out at Wilmington. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital The fitting out and equipment of this grand expedition were not surpassed by that of 1585 to the West Indies under Sir Francis Drake, Vice Admiral Forbesher and Rear Admiral Knolles. Porto Rico Its History, Products and Possibilities... To fit out a schooner for sea and improvise a marriage, between dawn and dusk, involves heroic effort. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 13 (of 25) Of the vast expenses to which the marquis Hernando Cortes put himself in fitting out the expeditions to the South Sea, and of their unfortunate termination. The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 2 (of 2) Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain. Some of this he decided to use in fitting out an expedition to recover his son's body. The Come Back Why, Talbot, boy though you are, there is enough stuff in you to fit out half a dozen men. A Castle in Spain A Novel Facilities for fitting out a Japanese tea-table can be found almost everywhere. Breakfasts and Teas Novel Suggestions for Social Occasions If fitting out a steamer is like fitting out anything else in this world that I know of, it is almost certain to take more time than people expect it to take. Mrs. Cliff's Yacht He now occupied himself in fitting out the armament according to his agreement with the empress Isabella, of glorious memory, and with the council of the Indies, for discoveries in the South Sea. The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 2 (of 2) Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain. Chemists' shops specialized in fitting out ships' medicine boxes for the long voyages, and bakeshops packed daily thousands of ships' biscuits. Seaport in Virginia George Washington's Alexandria He had the ammunition, equipment and everything at Fort Connor to fit out these columns with. The Battle of Atlanta and Other Campaigns, Addresses, Etc. Many gun boats were fitting out at Malaga, but I was informed they were only meant for "Guarda Costas," which may or not be the truth. Before and after Waterloo Letters from Edward Stanley, sometime Bishop of Norwich (1802; 1814; 1816) Men toiled at Lima to fit out a fleet Grim enough to destroy him. Collected Poems Volume One I carried," said he, "a pile of despondency, and more baggage, boots, and boxes, than would fit out a caravan. The Humors of Falconbridge A Collection of Humorous and Every Day Scenes Franklin was prominent in the movement, to raise seventy-five thousand dollars, to fit out an expedition to send to those benighted islanders the fowls, the quadrupeds and the seeds of Europe. Benjamin Franklin A Picture of the Struggles of Our Infant Nation One Hundred Years Ago American Pioneers and Patriots Series Nay; he remains in France, to fit out an expedition to sail for the mouth of the Great River. Beyond the Frontier A Romance of Early Days in the Middle West At this moment, several leaders of the Virginia Parliamentary party came to the Council at Westminster and represented to it the necessity of fitting out an expedition to overthrow the Berkeley government. Virginia under the Stuarts 1607-1688 It really seemed as if she was fitting out an army of feminines. Phemie Frost's Experiences The salt bankers were almost ready to leave––twenty-eight or thirty sail fitting out for the Grand Banks. The Seiners It was then stated that the government of Massachusetts was fitting out an armed vessel to attack the pirate, and that, wind and weather permitting, the vessel would sail from Boston sometime during the month. Benjamin Franklin A Picture of the Struggles of Our Infant Nation One Hundred Years Ago American Pioneers and Patriots Series We spent all the month of May in mending and fitting out these two vessels. Hair Breadth Escapes Perilous incidents in the lives of sailors and travelers in Japan, Cuba, East Indies, etc., etc. Nor did the King relish the expense of fitting out an army and a fleet for the reduction of the insurgents. Virginia under the Stuarts 1607-1688 That, then, is my idea––that the captains of Grande Mignon fit out their vessels, hire their crews on shares, and go out on the Banks for fish like the Gloucester men and Frenchmen. The Harbor of Doubt For example, Franklin's advertisement in the Pennsylvania Gazette on May 22, 1755, noted that "several Neighbors may conveniently join in fitting out a Waggon, as was lately done in the Back Counties." Conestoga Wagons in Braddock's Campaign, 1755 The result of fitting out everybody with a common stock of knowledge is to institute a disastrous form of intellectual competition. The Curse of Education “You might fit out a ship or two and try exploring round the South Pole,” Bob said. The Red Hand of Ulster With great promptness and resolution he decided to fit out all available vessels in the colony for a sally upon the enemy. Virginia under the Stuarts 1607-1688 Columbus, with a globe in his hand, contends that the world is round, and pleads for assistance to fit out an expedition to discover the New World. Christopher Columbus and His Monument Columbia being a concordance of choice tributes to the great Genoese, his grand discovery, and his greatness of mind and purpose The orders given in Russia and Sweden, to fit out immediately for sea new fleets equal to those they have already fitted out. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. IX But there must be some vessels fitting out at Edenton or somewhere else in these waters, and we intend to find out before we come back. Marcy The Blockade Runner I’m to fit out the expedition and you are to go in command. The Red Hand of Ulster But, when the time came to choose, he gave his voice for the navy, and would have joined the brig Boxer, then fitting out for Nova Scotia. Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 8 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History He selected five hundred of the most beauteous youths and virgins of his kingdom, and, fitting out a fleet, sailed away to the Happy Isles of the East. Japanese Fairy World Stories from the Wonder-Lore of Japan The fitting out of ships of the Republic for convoy goes on slowly, and the resolutions in this respect, and for the negotiations with Russia, drag equally slow. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. IX They were building forts, fitting out gunboats, and sinking obstructions in the channels. Marcy The Blockade Runner In the remaining years of the war the town had no more serious duty than fitting out ships of war and privateers, and of entertaining the officers of the French fleet. The Siege of Boston He therefore eagerly availed himself of the invitation of Don Pedro to join in a new expedition which he was fitting out for Darien. Ferdinand De Soto, The Discoverer of the Mississippi American Pioneers and Patriots This was too much for Count de Cavour, and so he encouraged the ever-willing Garibaldi to fit out an armament against that kingdom. Pius IX. And His Time It is now my intention to let them go their way, and to fit out a new ship, with a new crew. In the Orbit of Saturn The hardest thing is to fit out his patrons with street gowns that will be conventional, and yet Rubenesque. Social Life or, The Manners and Customs of Polite Society Now I consider that I represent a Department of Moral Piracy, and I therefore superintend the fitting out of the Whitewing. Harper's Young People, June 1, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly You know, of course, that we have three ships fitting out at Frontenac. The Road to Frontenac It cannot result in the fitting out of regular privateers, but may, in infesting the ocean with piratical cruisers, armed with traitorous commissions, to despoil our commerce and that of all other maritime nations. Key-Notes of American Liberty Comprising the most important speeches, proclamations, and acts of Congress, from the foundation of the government to the present time And again and again the King would fit out a vessel and sail the seas, and look in vain for the bright light that he had dreamed should guide him to his Princess. Oswald Bastable and Others Temujin, after having settled the affairs of his government, and having now become Genghis Khan, took the first opportunity in the following season to fit out an expedition against Tukta Bey and Boyrak. Genghis Khan, Makers of History Series The expense of fitting out the expedition was the king's. Paul Jones "It is too serious a joke to fit out this expedition and march through this wilderness for nothing," added General Forbes. From Farm House to the White House The life of George Washington, his boyhood, youth, manhood, public and private life and services This plan, as, indeed, almost all plans of war and conquest were in those days, was very popular in England, and arrangements were made on an immense scale for fitting out an expedition. Richard III Makers of History He spoke of his wish to fit out lighter vessels, and entrust the whole conduct of the expedition to the Prince of Parma. A History of England Principally in the Seventeenth Century, Volume I (of 6) When she should be eighteen the, to her, almost fabulous sum of one hundred dollars would be her due as well as a decent "fitting out" of wearing apparel. The Brass Bound Box How much Columbus really owed to the aid of the crown, and how much to private enterprise, in fitting out his expeditions of discovery, cannot be definitely ascertained. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 5 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History The planter had wished to borrow them to fit out his vessel, urging that it was a matter of concern to the whole colony. The Black Buccaneer I will fit out an expedition and make you Governor over the land you discover. History Plays for the Grammar Grades There isn't pluck enough among the whole lot of them to fit out a good-sized cat. True To His Colors He had enough on hand from his old whaling voyages, he said, to fit out a dozen men of my pattern. The Land of Thor Within the last four years the attention of the public has been more particularly called to this subject, by the fitting out, and progress, of two successive expeditions into Baffin's Bay. Travels in North America, From Modern Writers With Remarks and Observations; Exhibiting a Connected View of the Geography and Present State of that Quarter of the Globe He believed that he had no right at this time to spend the public funds in fitting out a fleet, unless it was to avenge an injury done some member of the colony. The Black Buccaneer The variety and number of little things which it is necessary to draw when fitting out a tank for action is inconceivable. Life in a Tank This monarch used it as a base for fitting out his ships during the protracted war with France, and in 1347 it furnished and manned four ships for the siege of Calais. Bournemouth, Poole & Christchurch Cæsar had repeatedly told the small boy he was fitting out for life: yet who so kind or patient when the decision still hung in the balance and uncertainty held the scales? Christopher Hibbault, Roadmaker From the very beginning the Naval Air Service had set their heart on the fitting out of big bombing raids against distant German centres—Essen, or Berlin. The War in the Air; Vol. 1 The Part played in the Great War by the Royal Air Force But to buy and fit out properly three ships would drain us almost as dry as we were in 1715. The Black Buccaneer We next proceeded to fit out a drawing-room, as I intended that my boys should work—as I had been compelled to do from the very beginning at Tuskegee—from drawings. Tuskegee & Its People: Their Ideals and Achievements All he wanted was money to fit out an armament. The American Quarterly Review, No. 17, March 1831 Only the day before Mr. Dean had half-promised to fit out a tiny laboratory for them in a small room at the rear of the house. Marjorie Dean High School Sophomore But her “fitting out” was far inferior, especially in the “victualling department”; and this weighed heavily upon the minds of her crew. The Ocean Waifs A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea Your Excellency knows how important the despatch or detention in fitting out fleets is, and I know the efforts you have made to put a stop to this destructive commerce. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. XI He had contributed very largely, from his own private funds, in fitting out the expedition, fully confident of success, and of ample reimbursement for his expenses as the consequence of it. Darius the Great Makers of History Still we had plenty of gold with which to fit out fleet after fleet, with which to arm our soldiers and feed our people. Tales of the Malayan Coast From Penang to the Philippines No one now had any hope for their endeavors, and no one could be found who would consider fitting out a vessel for Lafayette and his friends. Lafayette In December 1812, I found a schooner fitting out of Salem as a privateer. A Journal of a Young Man of Massachusetts, 2nd ed. Late A Surgeon On Board An American Privateer, Who Was Captured At Sea By The British, In May, Eighteen Hundred And Thirteen, And Was Confined First, At Melville Island, Halifax, Then At Chatham, In England ... And Last, At Dartmoor Prison. Interspersed With Observations, Anecdotes And Remarks, Tending To Illustrate The Moral And Political Characters Of Three Nations. To Which Is Added, A Correct Engraving Of Dartmoor Prison, Representing The Massacre Of American Prisoners, Written By Himself. The ship returned to the United States early in December, 1822, when Farragut found the Mosquito fleet, as it was called, fitting out against the pirates of the Caribbean Sea. Admiral Farragut Cortés had now attained his heart's desire, and at once began with the utmost energy to purchase and fit out the ships. The True Story Book He spent, we know, 2,000l. in building and fitting out one vessel, which he named after himself, the 'Ark Raleigh.' Raleigh To finally root out the trouble the admiral ordered the five line of battle ships fitting out at Port Royal to complete their stores and sail without delay for the Gulf of Mexico. A Sailor of King George He had left orders with Enciso, an adventurous lawyer of the town, to fit out two ships and convey provisions to the new settlement. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" And Hazon, in his quiet, thorough way, was very busy in fitting out these waggons, loading them with articles suitable for up-country trade, eke with munitions of sport, and, if need be, war. The Sign of the Spider The travelers were informed that they had been mourned as lost for many weeks past, and Government was fitting out a party to seek them as soon as possible. Doctor Jones' Picnic The Congress highly approve your dividing yourselves to foreign Courts, and have sent commissions for that purpose, and likewise, commissions for fitting out privateers in France. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. I The enemy had three large class frigates fitting out at Havre de Grace and two others at Cherbourg. A Sailor of King George Nero immediately began to fit out an expedition to proceed to Africa, and bring the treasure home. Nero Makers of History Series Already in April, 1493, without waiting for the papal sanction, Ferdinand and Isabella bent all their energies to the work of fitting out an expedition for taking possession of "the Indies." The Discovery of America Vol. 1 (of 2) with some account of Ancient America and the Spanish Conquest I once wanted to fit out a ship to sail round the world, but I did not accomplish it, though most likely I might have done so. Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen He can inform you of the price of American produce in Europe, the very advance on which will pay you for fitting out a navy. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. I O. O'Hara, General, Governor of Gibraltar, intelligence received from respecting the armament fitting out at Cadiz, i. Memoirs and Correspondence of Admiral Lord de Saumarez. Vol II If a man can get a living in his employment only by fitting out a privateer and preying upon the peaceful commerce of the world, who will deem it a lawful employment? Select Temperance Tracts The three summer months were occupied in fitting out the little fleet. The Discovery of America Vol. 1 (of 2) with some account of Ancient America and the Spanish Conquest The Spartans now resolved to fit out a large naval force to operate against Athens, by whose assistance the Thebans had maintained their ground for two years. Ancient States and Empires Enclosed you have my thoughts on naval operations, and I pray you send me some blank commissions, which will enable me to fit out privateers from hence without any charge to you. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. I "These events created an alarm extremely prejudicial to the commerce of Canton, and compelled the Company's supercargoes to fit out a small country ship to cruize for a short time against the pirates." Great Pirate Stories Some of the ships they fit out as privateers are really respectable frigates in size, and I have seen one, called the Monsieur, that mounts thirty-eight or forty guns. Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure At once the king ordered his guards to the rescue, and fitting out my Lord of Carabas with a new suit of clothes, invited him to ride in the coach with his beautiful daughter. The Magic Soap Bubble Thus it happened that the expense which a sovereign incurred in fitting out a crusade was enormous. Richard I Makers of History The American Government also assisted Grinnell in fitting out a second Kane's Arctic voyage expedition to the Arctic under charge of Dr. Kane, who was surgeon and naturalist of the former expedition. A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) The vessels employed—a brig and a schooner—were fitting out at Hong Kong while we were there. Borneo and the Indian Archipelago with drawings of costume and scenery But Sir Walter engaged very actively in fitting out some squadrons to attack the Spanish ships. Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure Chile had declared war against the Peru-Bolivian confederation, and was fitting out a new expedition for the invasion of Peru. Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests A great deal of money would be required, as has already been intimated, to fit out the expedition on the magnificent scale which Richard intended. Richard I Makers of History At another time the duke and the king contrived to fit out a fleet of eighty sail to make a descent upon the coast of Spain. Charles I Makers of History On the 19th we determined to fit out our small Bark for a Privateer, and launched her into blue water, under the name of the Beginning. The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 3 Who was a sailor, a soldier, a merchant, a spy, a slave among the moors... Let our people fit out a privateer sufficiently large to cope with him, and let her defeat and cripple this fellow. Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure Fifteen-hundred-pound shells dropped in the canal basin, blowing to atoms several submarines that were in the process of fitting out. The Submarine Hunters A Story of the Naval Patrol Work in the Great War In April, 1777, he passed his examination, and was immediately commissioned as second lieutenant of the Lowestoffe frigate, then fitting out for Jamaica. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 2 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History It was small wonder that the merchants of England set to work deliberately to fit out blockade-runners, that they might again get their mills running, and their people fed. The Naval History of the United States Volume 2 I have some of his works, and could produce out of them paradoxes enough, according to our ways of thinking, to fit out a host. A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II “Let’s fit out a small fleet,” said he to Raleigh, “and establish an English colony in Newfoundland.” Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure Fourteen years later, Leif, a son of Eirek the Red, being in Norway, was incited to fit out an expedition to go in search of the strange lands Biarni had seen. Ancient America, in Notes on American Archaeology He was immediately despatched with a squadron, into the Mediterranean, to watch an armament known to be fitting out at Toulon, the destination of which excited much anxiety. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 2 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History In fitting out this expedition two very conflicting requirements were followed. The Naval History of the United States Volume 2 Mr. Overton, I begin to think that this may be the point chosen for the shipment of arms enough for fitting out a whole rebel army in Mexico. Uncle Sam's Boys as Lieutenants or, Serving Old Glory as Line Officers But there, what can 'ee 'spect when the herring be up in price an' men an' boats as hasn' been to sea for years fits out for to go herring driftin'? A Poor Man's House Hoodie nodded her head, but made no further remark, and the nursery party congratulated themselves on the astonishing success of their endeavours to "put her crying fit out of her head." Hoodie Meantime, the Government had resolved on the capture of New Orleans, and entered with zeal upon the work of fitting out a squadron, as well as an army, for its reduction. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 2 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History While the squadron was fitting out, it was generally supposed that it was intended to carry troops and munitions of war to Fort Pickens in Pensacola Harbor, which was invested by the Confederates. The Naval History of the United States Volume 2 It will be remembered that the Austrians were also fitting out a South Pole expedition, and friendly rivalry between the two nations may soon become impossible. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 147, August 12, 1914 "Say, how do you like my fit out?" In A New World or, Among The Gold Fields Of Australia He had only been supplied with 8,000l; and nearly all this sum had been already disposed of in fitting out the fleet at Poros, and paying the seamen's wages. The Life of Thomas, Lord Cochrane, Tenth Earl of Dundonald, Vol. II I had business in Salcombe—perhaps you may have heard of the Salcombe schooners—in connection with the fitting out of that sailing wonder, the Peregrine. The Light of Scarthey Two United States men-of-war were hunting through the West Indies for the vessel they knew was fitting out somewhere amid the coral reefs and sandy, desolate keys. The Naval History of the United States Volume 2 List of the armament fitting out at Cadiz. Memoirs and Correspondence of Admiral Lord de Saumarez, Vol. I Nuremberg nodded peacefully on while a new world loomed up beyond the seas, and studied Michael Wolgemut's picture of Noah building the ark while Columbus was fitting out the Santa Maria for a second voyage. Printing and the Renaissance A paper read before the Fortnightly Club of Rochester, New York All the men are out in cruisers, notwithstanding his excellency's order to fit out their vessels to meet the enemy's fleet. The Life of Thomas, Lord Cochrane, Tenth Earl of Dundonald, Vol. II In 1575 Martin Frobisher, when fitting out on his first voyage for the discovery of a north-west passage, was supplied with one which cost thirty shillings. 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. A large Spanish force was advancing from Peru against Santiago, their formidable fleet were masters of the sea, and they were fitting out a naval expedition for an attack on Valparaiso. With Cochrane the Dauntless On her arrival at Tripoli, so great was the terror produced, that the sailors abandoned the cruisers then fitting out, and not a man could be procured to navigate them. Thrilling Narratives of Mutiny, Murder and Piracy A weird series of tales of shipwreck and disaster, from the earliest part of the century to the present time, with accounts of providential escapes and heart-rending fatalities. An act was passed to prevent American citizens from fitting out or employing privateers against nations at peace with the United States. Washington and the American Republic, Vol. 3. Why didn’t you fit out your steamer up the river?” The Young Lieutenant or, The Adventures of an Army Officer The persons who furnish all tackles and stores, &c., to repair or fit out ships. 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. On arriving at Barbadoes he reported himself to the admiral, who knew nothing about the Rainbow, but supposed that she might be some newly-purchased craft fitting out at the Bermudas. With Cochrane the Dauntless Naval architects were employed in great numbers in building and fitting out vessels. William the Conqueror Makers of History “When last we saw you,” said Temperance, “your chin was as smooth as the hearthstone, and now you’ve got beard enough to fit out a flock of goats.” It Might Have Been The Story of the Gunpowder Plot He was dressed in the gray of the Confederate army, and was evidently an 203 officer detailed to perform the duty of fitting out the fire-ship. The Young Lieutenant or, The Adventures of an Army Officer Generally an old master appointed by owners of ships to look after everything connected with the fitting out of their vessels when in harbour in England. 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. We give them notice when we are going to begin to fit out, and they keep the rooms for us. With Cochrane the Dauntless The various inconveniences to the company from the separate classes of adventurers being enabled to fit out equipments on their own particular portions of stock, finally evoked a change in the constitution of the company. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 11 It was not large but helped me to fit out a vessel in which to make other cruises.” Boy Scouts in the North Sea The Mystery of a Sub Upon the 9th of February, 1791, a decree was passed enjoining the fitting out of two or more armed vessels, to be sent in search of La Perouse. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part 2. The Great Navigators of the Eighteenth Century An old brass nautical instrument, one of which was supplied to Martin Frobisher, at an expense of £2, 6s. 8d., when fitting out on his first voyage for the discovery of a north-west passage. 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. One hardly expects visitors on her first day of fitting out.” With Cochrane the Dauntless For his employers he had secured a possession which would beyond measure reward them for the expense they had incurred in fitting out the expedition. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 11 Isn’t that the island where the Germans are fitting out so many of their Zeppelins? Boy Scouts in the North Sea The Mystery of a Sub The government fit out all the vessels that they can, and when their own funds are exhausted, they encourage individuals to employ their capital in adding to the means of distressing the enemy. The Privateer's-Man One hundred Years Ago In 1860 the Civil War broke out, and the fort was taken possession of by the government for use in fitting out Minnesota troops, and was held until the war ended. The History of Minnesota and Tales of the Frontier But neither could forgiveness be adjudged, and Miltiades was fined fifty talents, perhaps to repay the city the expense of fitting out the fleet. Historic Tales, vol 10 (of 15) The Romance of Reality This enactment induced several merchants to fit out five small ships for coasting along the American shores in this vicinity. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 11 “The workmen seem to be fitting out some of the divers, too!” ventured Jimmie. Boy Scouts in the North Sea The Mystery of a Sub Directly after his interview with Lodovico, he went on to Genoa to fit out the French fleet to oppose that in which Alfonso's brother, Don Federigo, had already sailed to attack Genova. Beatrice d'Este, Duchess of Milan, 1475-1497 We can furnish anything and everything you may desire in this line; in fact, we can fit out your ship as a man-of-war. Asiatic Breezes Students on The Wing A bench, a stool, an old rickety bedstead, and a bed of straw, completed the fitting out of the room. Detailed Minutiae of Soldier life in the Army of Northern Virginia, 1861-1865 "You have got grit enough to fit out a flock of Bantam roosters," said Pearl, still holding his victim by the collar of his coat. All Adrift or The Goldwing Club Now in the boxes were Nuremberg toys of all kinds, enough to fit out a whole fair. The King of Root Valley and his curious daughter Thousands upon thousands spent in sending expeditions to find the Pole had only called for other thousands to fit out relief expeditions. Pharaoh's Broker Being the Very Remarkable Experiences in Another World of Isidor Werner Alberoni strove to avenge the blow by fitting out an armament of five thousand men, which the Duke of Ormond was to command, for a revival of the Jacobite rising in Scotland. History of the English People, Volume VII The Revolution, 1683-1760; Modern England, 1760-1767 Twenty thousand native citizens was all, at its last extremity at Zama, that this mighty republic, which had so nearly achieved the conquest of the Capitol, could fit out to defend their country. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 357, June, 1845 There was enough gloom there to fit out a dozen funerals, and then there would have been enough left for a book of German philosophy. At Good Old Siwash Smith found, on his arrival, that the colonists were fitting out a pinnace to return to England. The Conquest of Canada (Vol. 1 of 2) The cost of fitting out the sixty-five vessels that sailed in 1858 was estimated at one million, nine hundred and fifty thousand dollars. The New England Magazine, Volume 1, No. 5, Bay State Monthly, Volume 4, No. 5, May, 1886 He afterwards made excuses to his Government, saying he had not yet completed the final fitting out of his ships. Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima It was said that he offered to build and fit out a frigate, and maintain her at his own expense, if the government would make him a post-captain off-hand, but this they declined to do. A Yacht Voyage Round England Half a hundred students called and brought enough woe to fit out a Democratic headquarters on Presidential election night. At Good Old Siwash With this additional aid De Monts was enabled to fit out a more complete armament than had ever hitherto been engaged in Canadian commerce. The Conquest of Canada (Vol. 1 of 2) His advice had its weight in inducing Elizabeth to fit out the fleet, which did noble service under Howard of Effingham. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography Perhaps the Spanish censor helped the misleading rumours into circulation by letting Americans at Cadiz imagine that ships fitting out in the harbour were the missing fleet. Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima A great fleet was fitting out at Brest, the Dutch ports were alive with work, and again Ireland was believed to be the aim of the Republicans. William Pitt and the Great War “We’ve heard that yarn of yours three times at least since we started fitting out; and, I’m hanged if it’ll stand telling again!” Crown and Anchor Under the Pen'ant Any irresponsible person could fit out a ship, and bring a cargo of human beings into port—obtained by means fair or foul—and no questions were asked. The Call Of The South 1908 Came in a Sloop from Jamaica 20 days passage who Informs us that Admiral Vernon's Fleet was fitting out for Cuba. Privateering and Piracy in the Colonial Period Illustrative Documents He displayed more energy and activity than he had ever manifested in his business, and spent his money recklessly in fitting out and arming his recruits. A Lieutenant at Eighteen Indeed, it seemed to me that it made him cling closer to she than ever; and I got real down-hearted when it come time to fit out t' Saucy Lass for North Labrador once more. Labrador Days Tales of the Sea Toilers This gentleman came across the gangway from the hulk—on board of which we were all berthed while our own ship was fitting out. Crown and Anchor Under the Pen'ant You’re growing too clever, and attempts at jokes like that don’t seem to fit out here in this hungry desert. Diamond Dyke The Lone Farm on the Veldt - Story of South African Adventure He therefore determined to fit out three boats, which would, by being able to steal along shore, and pull head to wind, be more likely to come on the pirates unawares. The Three Midshipmen So he helped Leif fit out a boat and sent him off. Viking Tales The Revolution, moreover, began slowly and feebly, with no well-thought-out plan of campaign, and could not at once fit out fully organized forces to cope with those of Spain. A History of Sea Power The preparations began, Columbus entering into an arrangement with some rich navigators of Palos, the three brothers Pinzon, who made the necessary advances for defraying the expenses of fitting out the ships. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part I. The Exploration of the World The minister of marine was immediately authorized, to fit out these two frigates. Memoirs of the Private Life, Return, and Reign of Napoleon in 1815, Vol. II “I won’t boast of it, and if I had to fit out a yacht, I should choose something better,” answered Murray, laughing. The Three Midshipmen Jack, of course, took his wife down to Southsea, as, fortunately for him, the Dragon was fitting out at Portsmouth, as was also the Eolus. The Three Commanders In order to make each ship count as much as possible as an offensive unit, Theaphanes made an innovation by fitting out Greek fire tubes on the broadsides as well as in the bows. A History of Sea Power There Captain Cook was fitting out a vessel, with the intention of reaching the Pacific by the Strait of Magellan, and Dampier joins the expedition. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part I. The Exploration of the World I find I'm going to be a little short fitting out. Freaks of Fortune or, Half Round the World The next morning they were, soon after breakfast, on board the Ranger, then fitting out alongside a hulk. The Three Midshipmen Adair, Archie, and Gerald, with all the officers who had as yet been appointed to the corvette, took up their quarters on board, and the work of fitting out made rapid progress. The Three Commanders “So the Admiral’s going to fit out that smugglin’ schooner and send you to sea in her, eh?” remarked the master-attendant as soon as we got outside. A Middy of the King A Romance of the Old British Navy When Commodore Burnet, with an English squadron, was sent into the Indian seas, La Bourdonnais succeeded in fitting out an expedition to oppose it, and even contemplated the capture of Madras. A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges Fifty years ago, I was an influential, distinguished man, and resided in Algiers: a passion for gain urged me on to fit out a ship, and turn pirate. The Oriental Story Book A Collection of Tales It was the custom for each retainer to fit out his men according to his own taste, and at his own expense. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2 No 4, October, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy He was sometimes accompanied by Admiral Triton, who seemed to take almost as much interest as he did in fitting out the ship. The Three Commanders I then went to a milliner’s, and desired that she would call at the inn to fit out a little girl for school, whose wardrobe had been left behind by mistake. Japhet in Search of a Father Then he made haste to fit out a fleet; and thirty ships of the line were put under the command of Lord Dartmouth. A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges Preoccupied as he was in fitting out his yacht for commission, he wired briefly, “Fire poet,” and dismissed the matter from his mind. Iole Immediately upon Marquette reaching their village, they hastened to entreat of him powder and ball, that they might fit out an expedition against their foes. The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, in Their Explorations of the Prairies, Forests, Lakes, and Rivers, of the New World, and Their Interviews with the Savage Tribes, Two Hundred Years Ago The expense of fitting out the vessels amounted to a sum of £6,000, divided into shares of £25. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II Englishmen of fortune in those days were in the habit of fitting out privateers to roam the seas, much like pirates. Historic Boyhoods Or what would be better yet, I would beg brother Morris to fit out a war ship, and look up the men to command it, and go in any capacity. A Little Girl in Old Boston But when he went down-town, and heard the exciting talk, and saw the vessels of every kind fitting out, he came home more resolved than ever. A Little Girl of Long Ago He was planning extensive improvements in colonizing, and fitting out ships with stores and men. A Little Girl in Old Quebec The two latter had lived some time at Karlskrona in order to be present at the fitting out and repairing of the vessel. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II From the Queen, and from one noble or another who was interested in his marvelous schemes, he obtained the money to fit out several expeditions. Historic Boyhoods Mr. Winslow has given ever so much money toward the fitting out of a vessel. A Little Girl in Old Boston He and Joe were early at the office of the sailing master, who made a specialty of fitting out vessels with crews. The Moving Picture Boys on the Coast I shall have to go home and fit out another. The Book of Dragons England was trying to raise funds to strengthen her defenses, and fit out her soldiery in better fighting shape, but the money was not forthcoming. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 11 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Businessmen "Must ha' thought he was fitting out a Yankee hell-ship when he bought this," said Elisha, in disgust, as he looked into the ill-smelling barrels. "Where Angels Fear to Tread" and Other Stories of the Sea This aunt was a tailoress and had been fitting out Mr. Manning, and now James must go home to have some clothes made. A Little Girl in Old Boston Brother Heywood was asked to turn over his whole stock of goods to fit out Brigham and the apostles for their journey. The Mormon Menace The Confessions of John Doyle Lee, Danite It was while fitting out one of these fleets that the Duke of Buckingham, then Lord High Admiral, was murdered by Felton. How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 Fifthly: He might then, and at all after times, contribute an eighth part of the expense in fitting out vessels to sail on this enterprise, and receive one-eighth part of the profit. Notable Voyagers From Columbus to Nordenskiold Success was in his blood—his silent, sober ways, intent only on doing his duty, made his services sought after when a captain was fitting out a dangerous undertaking. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 13 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Lovers Upon this, Sir Thomas Dale was induced to fit out an expedition to dislodge the rest of them from Acadia. Acadia or, A Month with the Blue Noses At this time Sir Horatio Nelson had been despatched to the Mediterranean with a small squadron to ascertain the object of the great expedition which was fitting out, under Napoleon Bonaparte, at Toulon. The Battle and the Breeze Besides this, he published proclamations inviting all private persons to fit out vessels on their own account, encouraging them with the promise of similar rewards. How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 He himself was empowered to procure and fit out a third vessel. Notable Voyagers From Columbus to Nordenskiold Immediately also on hearing of the plot, a number of seamen who had remained concealed for fear of the press-gangs, came forward and volunteered on board the various ships which had commenced fitting out. John Deane of Nottingham Historic Adventures by Land and Sea “I am just fitting out a ship for Canton; what do you think of investing the sum in articles of foreign merchandise?” Rich Enough a tale of the times As soon as the Declaration of Independence was promulgated, if not before, Boston began to fit out privateers to prey on British trade. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 5, 1920 On the 12th of August it appeared at Deptford, on board the Providence fire-ship, which was just fitting out to go to sea. How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 It called on the authorities there forthwith to fit out an expedition to capture the Desire, warning them that if she escaped, the English would bring their countrymen down to attack the settlement. Notable Voyagers From Columbus to Nordenskiold A squadron lay in the Medway, fitting out as quickly as stores could be brought on board them and the men could be collected. John Deane of Nottingham Historic Adventures by Land and Sea Thomas Jefferson wandered up to Portland at the time we were fitting out a ship for a whaling cruise. Thomas Jefferson Brown And then their costumes, more particularly the fitting out of the children, who are not troubled with any extra supply of clothes at any time! Diary in America, Series One They were sufficiently long about these proceedings to enable the Abbot of Battle to fit out a fleet, with which he met them off Winchelsea, and completely defeated them. How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 Scarcely had Captain Parry returned than it was resolved to fit out another expedition without delay. Notable Voyagers From Columbus to Nordenskiold All hands were busily employed in fitting out the captured ships and preparing them for sea. John Deane of Nottingham Historic Adventures by Land and Sea One merchant prince, Sanderson by name, was still very keen, and he helped Davis to fit out yet another expedition. A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole I left my money with her childless mother, and volunteered aboard the first ship I heard of fitting out for a foreign station. The Two Shipmates He exempted five of the principal ports of the kingdom from all taxes, impositions, or burdens, on condition that each should fit out, man, and support a certain number of vessels for a certain period. How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 The utmost exertions were at once made to fit out a second expedition. Notable Voyagers From Columbus to Nordenskiold He left, therefore, Sir Cloudesley Shovel, to whom was entrusted the task of fitting out the prizes. John Deane of Nottingham Historic Adventures by Land and Sea Winter was now advancing, the six months' provisions were ended, and, satisfied with having found an open passage westward, Davis sailed home in triumph to fit out another expedition as soon as spring came round. A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole I am glad to have fallen in with you, for I am fitting out a ship for a long voyage, and I like to have men with me whom I know and can trust.” Old Jack A truce was now agreed to, and trade was again opened, but the Chinese very soon began to rebuild their fortifications, and to fit out junks and fire-rafts. How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 His plan was listened to with attention by the sovereigns, and he was authorised to fit out another armament. Notable Voyagers From Columbus to Nordenskiold We are in active preparation to fit out a fleet to meet the piratical Dyaks. The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido For the Suppression of Piracy It could import, duty free, any goods for the fitting out of its ships, or shipsʼ use. The Philippine Islands When the time came round for the spring fleet to fit out, there was great commotion amongst the little community. The Shellback's Progress In the Nineteenth Century From his prisoners Captain Maitland learned that a French privateer of 26 guns was fitting out at Muros, and being acquainted with the navigation of the bay, he resolved on her capture or destruction. How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 Through the recommendation of his friend Lord Hunsdon, he received a licence from the Queen to cruise against her enemies, and he lost no time in fitting out three vessels. Notable Voyagers From Columbus to Nordenskiold It was to this Anthony Walsh, and a banker of Dunkirk, that Prince Charles addressed himself to fit out an old worm-eaten seventy-gun man-of-war, the 'Elizabeth,' they had just obtained from Government for his expedition. Brittany & Its Byways Ten thousand pesos were collected to fit out a ship to carry 12 priests from Manila, besides 24 priests who came from Pangasinán to embark privately. The Philippine Islands And Jackeymo had bowed his gratitude, as if the donation had been accepted; but the fact was, that that same fitting out was easier said than done. The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 2, January, 1851 Whoever wants a classical fitting out must betake themselves to this repository.' The Book-Hunter in London Historical and Other Studies of Collectors and Collecting From her crew the rovers obtained intelligence that the Viceroy was fitting out a fleet of ten frigates, to drive them from the South Seas. Notable Voyagers From Columbus to Nordenskiold The bay was filled with shipping, and men were hard at work fitting out the transports for the troops ordered south. At the Point of the Sword Ten years afterwards King Philip, inspired by the religious sentiment which pervaded his whole policy, urged his Viceroy in Mexico to fit out an expedition to conquer and christianize the Philippine Islands. The Philippine Islands The most that could be forced from them were small appropriations for the fitting out of privateers. Four Years in Rebel Capitals An Inside View of Life in the Southern Confederacy from Birth to Death Immediately, before presenting his credentials to our Government, he set about fitting out privateers, manning them with Americans, and sending them to prey upon British ships, some of which they captured in American waters. History of the United States, Volume 2 When he was at last liberated, and appeared once more among his friends he succeeded in obtaining some assistance, and fitting out a small vessel, with a limited supply of stores for his colony. Canada Nobody would fit out an exploring expedition by land or sea; those who listened at first finally inquired "if there was any money in it?" Stories by American Authors (Volume 4) While these were fitting out, the "Lexington" and the "Dolphin" arrived in France, and soon joined the "Reprisal" in a cruise around the British Islands. The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 It was a comparatively simple matter for them to fit out ships, and sailing north and south, to take possession wherever they desired. The Western United States A Geographical Reader He repeatedly enjoined those who had the fitting out of his expeditions not to send him slaves to accompany him on his journeys, but freemen, as they were more trustworthy. Masterpieces of Negro Eloquence The Best Speeches Delivered by the Negro from the days of Slavery to the Present Time After Columbus had returned from his second voyage, Yañez Pinzon succeeded in fitting out a fleet to go to the New World. Discoverers and Explorers The fitting out of slavers centred at New York city; Boston and New Orleans being good seconds. Slavery and Four Years of War, Vol. 1-2 A Political History of Slavery in the United States Together With a Narrative of the Campaigns and Battles of the Civil War In Which the Author Took Part: 1861-1865 The privateers were then fitting out in every port; and seamen saw in privateering easier service, milder discipline, and greater profits than they could hope for in the regular navy. The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 Having had experience in fitting out for the wilderness, I was requested to see to the stores—so many hams to so many people for so many days, so much coffee, and so forth. Memoirs Nor beauty only; but design is everywhere manifested, revealing the presence of a supreme Intelligence and immeasurable love in fitting out for man a perfect habitation. Masterpieces of Negro Eloquence The Best Speeches Delivered by the Negro from the days of Slavery to the Present Time Among them they had managed to fit out Carita too, and she, in a yellow gown with velvety gold-of-Ophir roses in the dusky coils of her hair, looked like a real maid of Andalusia. Blue Bonnet's Ranch Party I had previously sent Bendel with bags of gold to fit out a dwelling suitable for me in the town. Peter Schlemihl The fishermen heartily agreed to the proposition, and worked faithfully for several days at the task of fitting out the captured vessels. The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 I was strong and hard, and if I could win through, the diamonds would surely enable me to fit out an expedition and return; and with ropes the descent into the crater would be easy. A Rip Van Winkle Of The Kalahari Seven Tales of South-West Africa The money came at a most convenient time, to help in fitting out Susan's brother Robert for a place which had been offered to him in the country. The Doll and Her Friends or Memoirs of the Lady Seraphina I propose that I sell my commission, raise as much as I can on the old place in Ireland, and fit out a privateer. Held Fast For England A Tale of the Siege of Gibraltar (1779-83) Either to go on with the men we have, or to wait until the Pioneer returns, and then go back with her and fit out a force of ample size to meet them. The Wonder Island Boys: Adventures on Strange Islands The British, too, had begun to fit out privateers, though American commerce offered but little enticement for these mercenary gentry. The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 |
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