| 单词 | Indiaman |
| 例句 | “Jane, I go in six weeks; I have taken my berth in an East Indiaman which sails on the 20th of June.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z One of the most richly colored and atmospheric of these is “A Trading Junk” from the 19th century, with an Indiaman flying the Company flag anchored in the background. Special Report: Asian Art: How Maritime Routes Led to Cultural Exchanges 2011-11-04T13:00:10Z Among the enthusiasts were historians and members of the city’s tourism community, who see the tall ship, a replica of a 1797 East Indiaman, as an important part of Salem’s story. Salem celebrates return of iconic tall ship named Friendship 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z He was on board the Indiaman that was run down by the transport. Barrington Volume II (of II) 2012-04-09T02:00:32.490Z In the spring he captured an East Indiaman, but while taking possession of her an English fleet hove in sight, which compelled him to abandon the prize and crowd all sail to escape. The Second War with England, Vol. 2 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:38.213Z After staying at Coupang for about three weeks, they left on a Dutch East Indiaman, which conveyed them to Samarang, and subsequently Batavia, whence they proceeded to Europe. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z She was evidently a fine tall vessel, possibly an East Indiaman. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z In Red Stone Cove there lay, stranded and broken in two, a long-boat, brought years ago from China, perhaps, on the deck of some Indiaman. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z While that is being done you can go through the formalities of inspecting the Indiamen, for whose salvage you will get a very handsome sum. A Roving Commission Or, Through the Black Insurrection at Hayti 2012-02-06T03:00:13.023Z From the first, the chase was supposed to be a homeward bound East Indiaman, as they were now in the track of those vessels. The Second War with England, Vol. 2 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:38.213Z But at length it became obvious that the brig was making for them, and preparations were made to clear and lower the boats of the East Indiaman. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z Cleaning their ships, they then set sail for Panama, falling in with two English ships, and one Dutch, all Indiamen. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z So Captain Taber was thinking at that very hour, as he went from gun to gun of the old Indiaman's batteries. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z Nat returned, with four of his crew, to the Agile, and four days later towed the Spartane into the anchorage off Bridgetown, the chief port of Barbados, the two West Indiamen following. A Roving Commission Or, Through the Black Insurrection at Hayti 2012-02-06T03:00:13.023Z “On the old trail, on the out trail,” she sailed aboard the East Indiaman, Blunt, her husband at her side. Lola Montez An Adventuress of the 'Forties 2012-01-08T03:00:19.240Z Educated first at Dundee and afterwards at the high school and university of Edinburgh, at the age of seventeen he joined the “Duke of Montrose” East Indiaman as a midshipman. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" 2011-12-26T03:00:11.613Z I did be picked up the next day by an outward-bound East Indiaman, when there was little life left in me. The Making of William Edwards or The Story of the Bridge of Beauty 2011-12-07T03:00:17.867Z While lying in harbour we learnt from an outward bound West Indiaman that things at home were in a very unsettled state, for almost all men were dissatisfied with King James. The Quest of the 'Golden Hope' A Seventeenth Century Story of Adventure 2011-12-06T03:00:23.443Z And now with the Agile you have taken the Spartane, a thirty-six gun frigate, to say nothing of recapturing two valuable West Indiamen, prizes of hers. A Roving Commission Or, Through the Black Insurrection at Hayti 2012-02-06T03:00:13.023Z That carpet of mellow hue was presented by the Captain of an East Indiaman, much addicted to wind. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z From the beginning of the 17th century Gravesend was the chief station for East Indiamen; most of the ships outward bound from London stopped here to victual. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z Before the present war, there were several, but not a great many Americans, well acquainted with the route of the East Indiamen. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution Volume 7. 2011-11-03T02:00:18.037Z An East Indiaman, whom the Enemy had cut down so as to draw but little water, came up, without guns, while we were on foot on Carpenter's Island, going to Province Island. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. I. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England; to which is added a Sketch of Paine by William Cobbett 2011-10-12T02:00:38.787Z The other Indiaman at once put down her helm on seeing that the British flag was being run up on her consort. A Roving Commission Or, Through the Black Insurrection at Hayti 2012-02-06T03:00:13.023Z An enemy’s frigate the stranger proved to be, but so well were the old Indiaman’s guns fought, that she beat off the frigate with the loss of her foremast. Jack Buntline 2011-08-31T02:01:34.270Z It is perhaps, some West Indiaman, laden with sugar, and spirits, and coffee and cotton. Penelope Brandling A Tale of the Welsh coast in the Eighteenth Century 2011-08-25T02:00:27.073Z The design of preparing an armament to intercept the English East Indiamen appears to me very judicious. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution Volume 7. 2011-11-03T02:00:18.037Z I got it from an Indiaman that was on the Nore three weeks ago. The Lost Heir 2011-08-07T02:00:09.367Z In less than that time they were within pistol-shot of the West Indiaman, and the prize crew at once hauled down their flag. A Roving Commission Or, Through the Black Insurrection at Hayti 2012-02-06T03:00:13.023Z The Pacific was true to its character, and the Indiaman had a smooth run across it. Jack Buntline 2011-08-31T02:01:34.270Z Madagascar became a favorite haven, and from its harbors went forth the sea rovers to prey upon the East and West Indiamen. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z Clipperton eventually sailed for China, and, after many difficulties, came home to Ireland in a Dutch East Indiaman. Privateers and Privateering 2011-06-21T02:00:26.477Z The trailing ropes and sails were cut away, and the great East Indiaman, impelled shoreward by the swell, was just able for a time to maintain her distance from the land. The White Hecatomb And other Stories 2011-06-15T02:00:22.103Z The Indiaman's officers had been allowed to remain on deck. A Roving Commission Or, Through the Black Insurrection at Hayti 2012-02-06T03:00:13.023Z Well might her crew look with surprise and horror at the hapless beings in the Indiaman’s boat. Jack Buntline 2011-08-31T02:01:34.270Z He could bear to see the richest laden Indiaman, dismasted and rudderless, drifting ashore on the merciless breakers; because made of dust, these things must at any rate return to dust, again. The Life of Benjamin Franklin With Many Choice Anecdotes and admirable sayings of this great man never before published by any of his biographers 2011-06-15T02:00:17.903Z A large sail was reported one morning, and it was presently apparent that she was an East Indiaman. Privateers and Privateering 2011-06-21T02:00:26.477Z I have my choice of three things, or at least two, South America, or surgeon to an Indiaman; which last, I think, will 463 be my fate.’ Life of John Keats His Life and Poetry, his Friends, Critics and After-fame 2011-06-10T02:00:19.290Z The governor agreed that it would be better that the Indiamen should sail at once. A Roving Commission Or, Through the Black Insurrection at Hayti 2012-02-06T03:00:13.023Z The whaler had made sail after her boat, and now seeing the Indiaman’s boat, took Jack and his companions on board. Jack Buntline 2011-08-31T02:01:34.270Z "Some Indiaman, ballasted with guilders, you have heard of in shore." Captain Kyd, Vol. II or, The Wizard of the Sea 2011-04-11T02:00:12.290Z He had on board only nineteen persons, including himself and the surgeon, belonging to the ship, and a few Lascars who had been transferred from the Diana: a ridiculous number to attack an Indiaman. Privateers and Privateering 2011-06-21T02:00:26.477Z While we were here, there came in two Dutch East Indiamen more, homeward-bound, to whom had happened a very odd accident. A New Voyage Round the World by a Course Never Sailed Before 2011-04-07T02:00:17.607Z A hundred and fifty are all that I can possibly let you have, but I have told the masters of these two Indiamen that they will have to furnish a contingent. A Roving Commission Or, Through the Black Insurrection at Hayti 2012-02-06T03:00:13.023Z Jack was truly glad to find his old friend Mr Collins, the mate of the Indiaman. Jack Buntline 2011-08-31T02:01:34.270Z In that century, there was likely always to be some Captain Huddleston rounding the Cape, in a big, unwieldy Indiaman. All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart 2011-03-31T02:00:16.763Z If he did not want to fight, he had only to sheer off and run for it; no Indiaman would initiate an action, or give chase, under such circumstances. Privateers and Privateering 2011-06-21T02:00:26.477Z I have my choice of three things, or at least two,—South America, or Surgeon to an Indiaman, which last, I think, will be my fate. Letters of John Keats to His Family and Friends 2011-03-30T02:00:14.620Z And to the Indiaman did In Ta Pome give the chemical that changes all stones and metals into gold, because he had believed, and had not tried to mock and deceive the gods. Laos Folk-Lore of Farther India 2011-03-14T03:01:03.290Z Jack simply repeated his story, describing how he and others, escaping from the burning Indiaman, had been picked up by the whaler, and afterwards wrecked on the coast of South America. Jack Buntline 2011-08-31T02:01:34.270Z Our brig was lashed to her larboard, and the huge British Indiaman, mentioned in my last letter, to her starboard side. The South-West By a Yankee. In Two Volumes. Volume 1 2011-02-02T03:00:22.253Z Suddenly she hoisted French colours and let drive a heavy dose of grape and canister among the Indiaman's crew. Privateers and Privateering 2011-06-21T02:00:26.477Z On the 9th, our voyagers stood in for Batavia road, where they found the Harcourt Indiaman from England, two English private traders, and a number of Dutch ships. Narrative of the Voyages Round the World, Performed by Captain James Cook : with an Account of His Life During the Previous and Intervening Periods 2011-01-12T03:00:35.190Z The care I received on board the Indiaman fully restored my strength, and when we arrived in the harbor in Holland there was no trace about me of the many hardships I had endured. Told by the Death's Head A Romantic Tale 2010-12-30T03:00:21.423Z “I was second officer of the Indiaman,” he continued; “I was wrecked in the whaler, carried off by the Indians, and have only just escaped from them, and found my way here.” Jack Buntline 2011-08-31T02:01:34.270Z Private contributions were made to defray the expense of his journey, and a free passage was given in an East Indiaman. Lives of Eminent Zoologists, from Aristotle to Linnæus with Introductory remarks on the Study of Natural History Surcouf, being informed that these two large vessels, still in sight, were Indiamen, contemptuously remarked: "They are two Tritons," and he and his officers expressed the opinion that the captains deserved to be shot. Privateers and Privateering 2011-06-21T02:00:26.477Z When our commander departed from St. Helena, on the 4th, it was in company with the Portland man-of-war, and twelve Indiamen. Narrative of the Voyages Round the World, Performed by Captain James Cook : with an Account of His Life During the Previous and Intervening Periods 2011-01-12T03:00:35.190Z Then you must either tramp to prison, or go on board the Indiaman. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 16 The last voyage we sailed together, I was fourth, and Tom fifth, mate of the Cornwallis, Indiaman; and we were both in the same watch. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 15 From thence I embarked in a fine Indiaman of 1000 tons burden, called the Columbine, bound to England, and to touch at the Cape of Good Hope. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 12 The Kent's people certainly greatly outnumbered the privateer's; she had on board a great proportion of the crew of the Queen, another East Indiaman, which had been destroyed by fire on the coast of Brazil. Privateers and Privateering 2011-06-21T02:00:26.477Z He was lost from the Dundas Indiaman, poor fellow! some years ago. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 10 Well," said he, "there's a fine East Indiaman at Gravesend, just going to sail for China. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 16 I was so fortunate as get a berth, as mate, on board a West Indiaman, which was taking her cargo on board. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 4 A few days after, he received his expected orders to sail for Weymouth, previously to his convoying a fleet of Indiamen to the coast of China. The Mysterious Wanderer, Vol. I The account given in The Gentleman's Magazine for June 1796 states that the Indiaman—the Triton—was at anchor in Balasore Roads when she was sighted. Privateers and Privateering 2011-06-21T02:00:26.477Z After taking an East Indiaman, and other tempting craft, they buried the total proceeds on the desolate, uninhabited island of Trinidad, intending to return for it before the end of the cruise. 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 But there’s food and water enough to last more than that time; and besides, you may fall in with an Indiaman.” Hair-Breadth Escapes The Adventures of Three Boys in South Africa Some two hundred years ago a youth of the family, after a very short stay in Holland, went off in a Dutch East Indiaman. Mary The capacity for cargo of ships of this type was considerably in excess of their nominal tonnage, whereas in the case of the East Indiamen the reverse was the case. Ancient and Modern Ships. Part 1. Wooden Sailing Ships However this may be, Surcouf was quick enough to realise that the Indiaman, if fought in anything like man-of-war style, was far too strong for him. Privateers and Privateering 2011-06-21T02:00:26.477Z There was at that time near Newcastle, England, a retired sea captain who had been in command of an East Indiaman engaged in the opium trade in the years 1848 to 1850. 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 On the fourth day the enemy brought a large Indiaman, cut down to a floating battery, to bear upon the works; but though it opened a terrible fire, it was silenced before night. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools What pot-bellied East Indiaman brought the "virtuous maid" up the river, and did Lucia "make her bargain" as the cant of those times went, on the first, second, or third day after her arrival? From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel While possessing the above-named advantages, the West Indiamen were good boats for their time, both in sea-going qualities and in speed. Ancient and Modern Ships. Part 1. Wooden Sailing Ships She proved to be a French East Indiaman, the Carnatic, with a most valuable cargo—said to be worth pretty nearly half a million sterling. Privateers and Privateering 2011-06-21T02:00:26.477Z A huge fleet of East Indiamen and other craft assembled off Varna to act as transports, and immense barges were prepared for the reception of artillery. A Gallant Grenadier A Tale of the Crimean War I have an uncle, the master of a West Indiaman, now in the Clyde. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume I Historical, Traditionary, and Imaginative That is, ships like those which were built to go to Tarshish in Spain; just as ships built like those that sailed to East India used to be called Indiamen. The Bible Story These vessels afterwards became famous for their exploits, and were called East Indiamen. Ancient and Modern Ships. Part 1. Wooden Sailing Ships In his youth ran away to sea and served on an East Indiaman. The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History The vessel proved to be an Indiaman bound for Madras, and was a well-appointed vessel in every way. Adventures of Hans Sterk The South African Hunter and Pioneer We envied the fine-looking Indiamen, who frequently rolled past us with their stun’-sails set and every sail drawing, while we were pitching and tossing, and making scarcely any progress. Sporting Scenes amongst the Kaffirs of South Africa This ship was an Indiaman, so I expected a letter from my father. The White Chief of the Caffres And she said truly, the door once made part of the rudder of an Indiaman, and was strong oak belted with iron. The O'Donoghue Tale Of Ireland Fifty Years Ago In time he went to sea, rose to the command of an East Indiaman, but perished in a storm, leaving a meritorious name singularly stained with boyish sins. Witch Stories To meet them Clive had but three Indiamen, each carrying thirty guns, and a small despatch-boat. Rulers of India: Lord Clive He thought that they were in the track of Indiamen, and so kept good hope. Eleven Possible Cases When this ship was loaded I could return with her to Cape Town, transfer my goods to an Indiaman, and return home. The White Chief of the Caffres Our fleet consisted of thirteen Indiamen of the first-rate convoyed by the Tremendous, seventy-four, and Hindostan, seventy-four. Memoirs of the Extraordinary Military Career of John Shipp Late a Lieut. in His Majesty's 87th Regiment In night and fog they have gone down under the keel of some ocean packet or Indiaman, and sunk with brave hearts and hands, like a bubble in the mighty waters. The Pearl of Orr's Island A Story of the Coast of Maine In his mayoralty show, Pirie, being a shipowner, added to the procession a model of a large East Indiaman, fully rigged and manned, and drawn in a car by six horses. Old and New London Volume I When the immortal composer Haydn was on his visit to England, in 1794, his chamber-door was opened one morning by the captain of an East Indiaman, who said, "You are Mr. Haydn?" Books and Authors Curious Facts and Characteristic Sketches He said that I could sail to the Cape in one of the ordinary Indiamen, and charter at the Cape a small vessel which could cross the bar at Natal. The White Chief of the Caffres We experienced a most terrific gale in the British Channel, and were at last obliged to run for Torbay, where we brought up near where the East Indiaman, the Abergavenny, was lost. Memoirs of the Extraordinary Military Career of John Shipp Late a Lieut. in His Majesty's 87th Regiment In a great canopied bed, taken from some rich looted Indiaman, Red Jabez lay motionless as an effigy in stone. The Pirate Woman In 1781 he was appointed Member of the Supreme Council of Bengal, and when proceeding to the East Indies, in the ‘Valentine,’ Indiaman, distinguished himself in an action with the French fleet in Praya Bay. A Walk from London to Fulham There was also a large English East Indiaman, manned by Lascars, whose noise rendered her more like a floating Bedlam than anything else to which I can liken it. Little Masterpieces of Science: Explorers When the storm had blown itself out the artisans again set to work on the big East Indiaman. The Black Buccaneer We took passage upon the clipper ship Indiaman, a vessel of heavy tonnage sailing from New York and commanded by a "down-east" skipper named Smith. As I Remember Recollections of American Society during the Nineteenth Century With such a vessel as this"—pointing to the schooner—"that Indiaman to-day had never shown heels. The Pirate Woman I don’t say that some of the Indiamen are not fine ships, but you would find it very hard to get a berth on one of them. By Conduct and Courage A Story of the Days of Nelson However, joy came at the end of the night, for the messenger brought word that the lad had been found, sound as a bell, having just shipped as a common sailor on an Indiaman. The Art of Disappearing This neglect affected the 'Wager' more than any other ship, as she was an old East Indiaman, and had been bought into the service for the voyage, and fitted out for it as a man-of-war. The Red True Story Book On the Indiaman there were several of these youths and it was quite pathetic as well as comical to see them ascend the rigging amid the jeers of a well-disciplined crew. As I Remember Recollections of American Society during the Nineteenth Century As notices from the merchants at Kingston had been sent to the different ports round the island that two men-of-war were going to take convoy to England, we were soon joined by several West Indiamen. A Sailor of King George The West Indiamen taken by our cruisers amount to 250 sail. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. I On the 8th or 9th of January, 1815, we proceeded, in the Princess Charlotte, Indiaman, to North-fleet Hope, and received on board our cargo. Narrative of a Voyage to India; of a Shipwreck on board the Lady Castlereagh; and a Description of New South Wales Cutlass in hand, the privateer called a few of his best followers to his side; men who had often boarded the decks of an East Indiaman and were well used to hand-to-hand engagements. Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure For weeks after the wreck of the Portuguese Indiaman, the wreckers were continually finding gold and jewels washed in to the sand, and now and again more bodies were washed ashore, all richly dressed. Cornwall's Wonderland A number of West Indiamen passed us; they had been beating about in the chops of the Channel for more than a week. A Sailor of King George These little craft made rapid sallies into the waters of the Gulf Stream, in search of British West Indiamen homeward bound. The Naval History of the United States Volume 2 It was stipulated that, for the objects in view, six steam-vessels should be rapidly built, and that two old vessels of war, or Indiamen, should be purchased and manned with foreign seamen. The Life of Thomas, Lord Cochrane, Tenth Earl of Dundonald, Vol. II After several voyages in Europe, and to the coast of Africa, he was appointed mate of a French East Indiaman, bound to Madras in India. Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure Sweetmeats entered at the custom-house; formerly a large part of the cargo of Spanish West Indiamen. 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. In this gulf some years ago a dreadful catastrophe occurred to a West Indiaman homeward bound, caused by one of the sucking clouds or waterspouts. A Sailor of King George The Halsewell East Indiaman, of 758 tons burthen, commanded by Captain Richard Pierce, was taken up by the directors of the East India Company to make her third voyage to Coast and Bay. 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. This beautiful as well as useful animal was brought over only last June from Bombay, in the Duke of Montrose Indiaman, Captain Dorin. Heads and Tales : or, Anecdotes and Stories of Quadrupeds and Other Beasts, Chiefly Connected with Incidents in the Histories of More or Less Distinguished Men. His men obeyed, and, as the missiles pounded into the broad sides of their ship, the steersman ran her afoul of the Queen’s East Indiaman. Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure On hearing last night that one of our Indiamen had been carried into Halifax, I mentioned it to Lord Grenville. Washington and the American Republic, Vol. 3. At first we took them for Indiamen homeward bound. A Sailor of King George A warm friendship, indeed, subsisted between these two gentlemen; they had made a long and painful voyage together, in another Indiaman, where they survived an uncommon mortality by which the crew were visited. 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. On the third of May, 1746, they fell in with the French squadrons of six large men-of-war, as many frigates, four armed East Indiamen, and a valuable convoy of thirty ships. The Conquest of Canada (Vol. 1 of 2) Board!” cried Lafitte, at this propitious moment, and, cutlass in hand, he leaped from his own vessel upon the deck of the East Indiaman. Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure It was to obtain a depot and watering-place for their East Indiamen that the Dutch founded Cape Town, with far-reaching results on the future development of South Africa. Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima A fine Indiaman was wrecked there many years ago, coming home full of passengers, not one of whom was saved. A Yacht Voyage Round England On the 19th of February 1752, a French East Indiaman, called the Prince, sailed from Port L’Orient on a voyage outward bound. 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. When peace was restored the bay was ploughed by West Indiamen and whalers, and then, as we have seen, they also vanished. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, November, 1878 of Popular Literature and Science The voyage across was a good one and the pirates captured two East Indiamen and a Dutchman, bound to Bombay. Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure Settlements were established in the Far East, and fleets of Dutch East Indiamen broke the Spanish monopoly of Asiatic trade. Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima Early in 1796, three Spanish West Indiamen were overhauled by two English frigates and taken to Bermuda, in the belief that war had broken out. William Pitt and the Great War The British excuse was that East Indiamen required a fighting crew as well as a trading one, and that British vessels were built to last, not simply put together to make one flashy record. All Afloat A Chronicle of Craft and Waterways An East Indiaman—the Mountjoy—was lost somewhere on the Kent Group about sixty years ago; and I have read that she had a lot of specie on board. A Memory Of The Southern Seas 1904 But the Hercule was beaten off by the second Dutchman, and, as the privateers boarded the captured vessel, the East Indiaman showed a clean pair of heels, under a cloud of bellying canvas. Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure She was also saluted by a Spanish and Danish Indiaman as she passed them—she, of course, returning the salutes. Captain Cook His Life, Voyages, and Discoveries The ribs and frame timbers, marking the outlines of double ports and quarter-galleries, showed that the burning skeleton was that of a first-class Indiaman. The Loss of the Kent, East Indiaman, in the Bay of Biscay Narrated in a Letter to a Friend Five days later, at daylight, we made the land, and came safely to anchor in Plymouth Sound, just as the breakfast-bell was being rung on board the two Indiamen. A Middy of the King A Romance of the Old British Navy The cook was a West Indiaman, called James Lawley; his father had been hanged for putting lights in cocoanut trees where they didn't belong. Man Overboard! "Batavia, ho! and just ahead at that!" exclaimed the captain of our gallant East Indiaman as the entire party of passengers sprang to the quarter-deck on the first cry of "Land ahead!" Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 12, No. 32, November, 1873 On April 27, the repairs of the ship being completed, the Resolution sailed in company with the Dutton, East Indiaman, for Saint Helena, and was saluted with thirteen guns. Captain Cook His Life, Voyages, and Discoveries One of the Indiaman's empty boats was also found drifting a short distance off. The Loss of the Kent, East Indiaman, in the Bay of Biscay Narrated in a Letter to a Friend She showed no colours; but she was Spanish, beyond a doubt, and most probably, as I had at first surmised, a West Indiaman. A Middy of the King A Romance of the Old British Navy No! we are both captains ourselves—I of an East Indiaman; and Ben the master—and part owner, too—of a fine barque in the African trade—a barque quite equal to the Pandora. Ran Away to Sea He speaks of her, I see, as a recapture, and in all probability an Indiaman, and those hulking tea-chests will float when a man-of-war will go down.” Won from the Waves Here the Endeavour found the Portland man-of-war, commanded by Captain Elliot, and twelve sail of Indiamen. Captain Cook His Life, Voyages, and Discoveries On all sides were the big transports, the largest East Indiamen, and the men-of-war, and numbers of steamers, all in regular order, each with their proper flags. Taking Tales Instructive and Entertaining Reading She is a Spanish West Indiaman, I believe, bound, no doubt, to Cartagena, or some other port on the Main; and she has probably come in through the Handkerchief, or Turks Islands Passage. A Middy of the King A Romance of the Old British Navy We were in sight of several sail,—most of them were Indiamen,—some outward bound from England, and some on their way home from the East. Ran Away to Sea The vessel was, I know, not an Indiaman, but a country trader bound to Calcutta or Bombay. Won from the Waves She was an old Indiaman, bought into the service, and now fitted out as a man-of-war, but also deeply laden with stores and merchandise of all sorts. How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 The day following three ships of war and an East Indiaman came into the bay and anchored. Notable Voyagers From Columbus to Nordenskiold Mr Auberly shut his eyes obstinately to the fact that the said waterman had, by the sheer force of intelligence, good conduct, courage, and perseverance, raised himself to the command of an East Indiaman. Fighting the Flames None of them,—neither these nor the East Indiamen—seemed desirous of cultivating the Pandora’s acquaintance; and all, in meeting or passing, allowed her a “wide berth.” Ran Away to Sea We found on board the crew of a large English West Indiaman, captured that morning, and supposed not to be far off, though not in sight. Tales of the Sea And of our Jack Tars They had likewise purchased the Cambridge, an old East Indiaman, of 900 tons, and armed her with thirty-four guns, and had built some curious craft with paddle-wheels, in imitation of English steamers. How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 In a short time he succeeded in obtaining a passage on board the Canterbury, East Indiaman, in which he at length reached England. Notable Voyagers From Columbus to Nordenskiold Is not this East Indiaman a magnificent ship? Grace Darling Heroine of the Farne Islands They caught up two unfortunate vessels—a large West Indiaman and a man-of-war’s tender—and bore them triumphantly towards the fatal Rock. The Story of the Rock On one of her voyages from China, the Pitt, East Indiaman, had on board, among her passengers, a young tiger. Stories of Animal Sagacity This shows that a merchant-vessel of those days was not much less in size than an East Indiaman of late years. How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 The Portland and her convoy of twelve Indiamen were soon out of sight. Notable Voyagers From Columbus to Nordenskiold The Glutton had been an Indiaman, measuring 1400 tons, and had been purchased into the service. Old Jack Mr. George said that they were the kind that he had often read about in history, under the name of Dutch East Indiamen. Rollo in Holland On the 6th of October, we embarked on board the Rembang Dutch Indiaman, taking with us the prisoners and convicts. Voyage of H.M.S. Pandora Despatched to Arrest the Mutineers of the 'Bounty' in the South Seas, 1790-1791 Thompson of the "Raleigh" had obtained all the signals in use in the fleet of Indiamen. The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 One was a privateer that had plundered a British Indiaman in the Southern Ocean, and had entered the South Sea by New Holland. The Frozen Pirate I belonged to a whaler which was lost out here, when those of her crew who escaped were picked up by an Indiaman and carried to Madras. Old Jack Clark Russell is captain on his own deck, whether he sail a coffin or a princely Indiaman of the old time. My Contemporaries In Fiction The captain of a Dutch East Indiaman, who spoke English, hearing of the arrival of Capt. Voyage of H.M.S. Pandora Despatched to Arrest the Mutineers of the 'Bounty' in the South Seas, 1790-1791 A number of large merchant-vessels and Indiamen had been armed hastily, and sent out; and at last the country had a navy on the seas. The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 Whilst he smoked his pipe out he told me a story of an action between this schooner and a French Indiaman. The Frozen Pirate A large East Indiaman requires more than a hundred mould-pieces, chalked and marked in every direction. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 451 Volume 18, New Series, August 21, 1852 He had seen the bowsprits of the great Indiamen thrust over the quays of Poplar parish like muskets leveled over a barricade. The Wind Bloweth Most of the docks were on that side, and just above Catherine street lay the ship-yards, where at times, in colonial days, an eight-hundred-ton West Indiaman might be seen upon the stocks. The Campaign of 1776 around New York and Brooklyn After the war he commanded East Indiamen, but in 1794, on the creation of the American Navy, he received a commission as captain, and was appointed to the Constellation, of thirty-eight guns. The Medallic History of the United States of America 1776-1876 The West Indiaman, the Guava was her name, went floundering on as before; the master, however, who had gone aloft, kept his glass on the stranger. Paul Gerrard The Cabin Boy There are ships here of every shape and size—from the little coasting-vessel to the great East Indiaman, which, in its unfinished condition, looks like the skeleton of some dire megatherium of the antediluvian world. Man on the Ocean A Book about Boats and Ships He might have had one of the East Indiamen, and the state of an admiral. The Wind Bloweth “Here’s a big un, Billy,” cried Ned, panting with excitement and exertion, as he looked eagerly over his shoulder at a billow which seemed big enough to have wrecked an East Indiaman. The Lonely Island The Refuge of the Mutineers The ship was one of those old East Indiamen, which in former days carried guns and marines like our men-of-war. The Lifeboat The conversation was interrupted at this point by the superintendent, who, having been for many years in command of an East Indiaman, was styled “Captain.” The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands It was on this occasion that Buzzby related to his shipmates how Mrs Ellice had escaped from drowning on the night they were attacked by pirates on board the Indiaman. The World of Ice Billy Gaff went to sea, and ultimately became captain of an East Indiaman, to his mother’s unspeakable delight. Shifting Winds A Tough Yarn We found ourselves in the middle of a convoy of more than two hundred vessels of all descriptions, that the experienced immediately knew to be West Indiamen. Rattlin the Reefer Now, my men, you see that there are three privateers, and you also see that there are three Indiamen, which they have captured. Peter Simple I had remained at Deal about three weeks when an outward-bound Indiaman anchored in the Downs: her pilot came on shore, and she made the signal for another. Poor Jack As for the others—Captain Guy continued his career at sea, as commander of an East Indiaman. The World of Ice She was going off Berbice or Surinam, to look after the West Indiamen, who were on the coast, or expected on it, I don’t know which. Percival Keene The Prince William, the captured West Indiaman, I have before said, was the largest and finest ship of the convoy. Rattlin the Reefer In a quarter of an hour, she again made sail, and parted company, leaving the Indiamen to secure their guns, and pursue their course. Newton Forster The Merchant Service It was on New Year’s Day, 1800, that we boarded a large homeward-bound Indiaman, which had just struck soundings. Poor Jack Madame sailing in like an outward-bound East Indiaman, with studding sails below and aloft; so large in her dimensions, that her husband might be compared to the pilot-boat plying about her stern. Jacob Faithful The Indiaman may, of course, do as he pleases. Percival Keene Well down to the southward there was a large square-rigged, three-masted vessel, fraternising with one of our finest West Indiamen. Rattlin the Reefer In this opinion the captains of the Indiamen, who had communicated during the night, were unanimous, and equally so in the resolution founded upon it, “to keep together and fight to the last.” Newton Forster The Merchant Service “He’s on board of the Indiaman, but being in charge he cannot come on ashore, so he sent me.” Poor Jack The Dominie this time made no objection, and again enveloped Mary and himself in a cloud of smoke, through which his nose loomed like an Indiaman in a Channel fog. Jacob Faithful I left a party on board the Indiaman to repair damages, and my surgeon to assist the wounded men, and hauled off the brig and schooner. Percival Keene I have had several ups and downs in the world since, and I am now steward on board of the London, the West Indiaman that arrived here the day before yesterday.” Rattlin the Reefer But very soon they had “other fish to fry:” for one of the Indiamen, the Royal George, made the signal that there were four strange sail in the South West. Newton Forster The Merchant Service So, as he was a clean likely fellow, he obtained the situation of purser’s steward in an Indiaman. Poor Jack They were huge lumbering tea-chests, as we used to call Indiamen, but they were fine-looking craft for all that. Will Weatherhelm The Yarn of an Old Sailor As you said, the salvage of the Indiaman has proved more valuable to us than all the rest of our prize-money put together.” Percival Keene The young gentlemen in his Majesty’s service are not permitted to run down West Indiamen with impunity.” Rattlin the Reefer Once more, therefore, the Indiaman stood on her course; and Mr Henley still remained uncertain whether or not the Orion was the ship which was burned. My First Voyage to Southern Seas The eldest is a lieutenant in his Majesty’s service, the second is a captain of an Indiaman, and the third commands a free trader. Poor Jack While we had been engaged with the frigates, she had severely handled some of the Indiamen. Will Weatherhelm The Yarn of an Old Sailor Away sailed the rich argosies, many of the Indiamen worth hundreds of thousands of pounds, and almost as large as the line-of-battle ships themselves. True Blue The Eos passed through it or over it, and the eye looked in vain for the vast West Indiaman, the bearer of wealth, and gay hopes, and youth, and infancy, manly strength, and female beauty. Rattlin the Reefer The ship was a first-class Indiaman, on her outward voyage to the far-famed land of the East; and she belonged to that body of merchant princes, the East India Company. Mark Seaworth The Indiaman had been overtaken at night, and the French ship had fired into her, and killed the captain and first officer and a number of the crew. Ben Burton Born and Bred at Sea They were firing away at the Indiamen, which were still within range of their guns. Will Weatherhelm The Yarn of an Old Sailor Among the passengers on board the East Indiaman by which Mrs. James had voyaged to England was Mrs. Ingram, the captain's wife. The Magnificent Montez From Courtesan to Convert At this period we had retaken several English West Indiamen. Rattlin the Reefer On going to London he was introduced by his relative to Sir Joseph Banks, whose interest procured for him the appointment of assistant surgeon to the “Worcester,” East Indiaman. Great African Travellers From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley Besides Frenchmen, there were on board several Englishmen, who formed part of the crew of an Indiaman the frigate had captured two days before. Ben Burton Born and Bred at Sea The Indiamen were scattered far and wide, none of them were coming up on our track. Will Weatherhelm The Yarn of an Old Sailor At length the huge Indiaman was fairly out at sea. Ronald Morton, or the Fire Ships A Story of the Last Naval War The Indiaman stood on, now rising to the summit of a sea, now gliding into the valley below, gradually approaching the dark object which had been discovered. In the Eastern Seas After a consultation, we agreed that we would, at all events, pay a visit to the passengers of the Indiaman. James Braithwaite, the Supercargo The Story of his Adventures Ashore and Afloat We accordingly sent one of the Indiaman’s officers on board the frigate, while Captain Schank received orders from the Commodore to proceed in search of the Indiaman. Ben Burton Born and Bred at Sea The property, however, entrusted to his care on board the fleet of Indiamen was of such vast amount that he could not venture to run the risk of any disaster. Will Weatherhelm The Yarn of an Old Sailor In a little time the creaking of blocks was heard, and the Indiaman’s courses being hauled up, she slowly came to the wind. Ronald Morton, or the Fire Ships A Story of the Last Naval War It was blowing hard, but had evidently been blowing much harder, of which fact the condition of the Indiaman gave evidence. In the Eastern Seas I need scarcely describe the delight of the passengers of the Indiaman on finding that they could now proceed on their voyage, or of the prisoners who were released from the different hulks. James Braithwaite, the Supercargo The Story of his Adventures Ashore and Afloat As we drew near, we were left in no doubt of her being a large Indiaman; and Mr Paul, the mate, soon recognised her as the “Yarmouth Castle,” to which he had belonged. Ben Burton Born and Bred at Sea “The Indiamen to windward are signalling to us, sir,” shouted the signal midshipman, turning over the pages of the signal-book. Will Weatherhelm The Yarn of an Old Sailor During the voyage one pair of eyes, at all events, kept a bright look out for any sail of the appearance of the “Osterley” Indiaman. Ronald Morton, or the Fire Ships A Story of the Last Naval War The Indiaman stood on, passing close to leeward of her. In the Eastern Seas Our friends on board the Indiaman were thrown into high spirits on hearing of the prospect of being released. James Braithwaite, the Supercargo The Story of his Adventures Ashore and Afloat The superior officers of the Indiaman had all been taken out of her. Ben Burton Born and Bred at Sea Our captain, as soon as we got clear of the frigates, signalled to the Indiamen to go and attack them. Will Weatherhelm The Yarn of an Old Sailor “We’ll try it,” he observed; and the yards were squared away, and the Indiaman was once more steering to the southward dead before the wind; it was her best point of sailing. Ronald Morton, or the Fire Ships A Story of the Last Naval War It was, however, soon forgotten, and with the sea, as Billy Widgeon said, as smooth as a mill-pond, and all sail set, the great East Indiaman continued her course, the journey now being thoroughly enjoyable. Mother Carey's Chicken Her Voyage to the Unknown Isle The Indiaman being refitted for sea by the united exertions of all the crews, we all sailed out of the harbour in succession, the Phoebe leading. James Braithwaite, the Supercargo The Story of his Adventures Ashore and Afloat Our chief anxiety was, however, on account of the risk we ran of losing the Indiaman. Ben Burton Born and Bred at Sea The Indiamen to leeward, in the most spirited way, instantly began to beat up towards the frigates. Will Weatherhelm The Yarn of an Old Sailor The stranger had been edging in nearer and nearer to the Indiaman. Ronald Morton, or the Fire Ships A Story of the Last Naval War In this manner he continued to work, to use his own expressions, like a galley-slave for five years, when he obtained the situation of mate of an Indiaman. Travels through the South of France and the Interior of Provinces of Provence and Languedoc in the Years 1807 and 1808 We, however, paid our second visit to the passengers of the Indiaman, and found them on shore at the place where we had first met them. James Braithwaite, the Supercargo The Story of his Adventures Ashore and Afloat Sometimes, when manufactured goods are unsaleable here, the merchant ships them on board a Portuguese East Indiaman, and gets in return fireworks, which never fail to pay well. Journal of a Voyage to Brazil And Residence There During Part of the Years 1821, 1822, 1823 We thought that we were going to make sail after the Indiamen, but we had not yet quite done with the enemy. Will Weatherhelm The Yarn of an Old Sailor Several of the Indiaman’s officers and crew had been killed or wounded, but the bloody signs of the conflict had been removed when the ladies once more appeared on deck. Ronald Morton, or the Fire Ships A Story of the Last Naval War Weeks flew by while the Molly was cruising about, waiting and watching for the expected East Indiaman. The Boy Patriot William and Trundle meantime were unable to resist the temptation of going on board the Indiaman, to give our new friends the joyful news. James Braithwaite, the Supercargo The Story of his Adventures Ashore and Afloat “The brigantine is rifling the ship, and the latter has all the appearance of a British West Indiaman.” A Pirate of the Caribbees The privateer herself belonged to Saint Malo, and was the very vessel which had taken the two West Indiamen we were going to cut out. Will Weatherhelm The Yarn of an Old Sailor The sound which gave him the most satisfaction through the hours of darkness was the regular striking of the bell on board the Indiaman. Ronald Morton, or the Fire Ships A Story of the Last Naval War Many of Brimstone's fierce shipmates had been hurried into eternity in the midst of the struggle on the deck of the East Indiaman. The Boy Patriot The British flag waved triumphantly on all the batteries; and Indiamen, transport prizes, merchant craft of all descriptions, displayed English colours, in most cases flying over the French. James Braithwaite, the Supercargo The Story of his Adventures Ashore and Afloat “If she is an Indiaman she will have passengers aboard her,” he remarked to the doctor, who at that moment joined him. A Pirate of the Caribbees Just as we had arrived at this determination, a homeward-bound West Indiaman, which had parted from her convoy, put into the harbour. Will Weatherhelm The Yarn of an Old Sailor A pilot vessel accompanied the Indiaman till she was clear of the river. Ronald Morton, or the Fire Ships A Story of the Last Naval War A fast sailing American merchant ship informed Captain Knox that the expected East Indiaman was not more than half a day behind her. The Boy Patriot I had never before been on board an Indiaman. James Braithwaite, the Supercargo The Story of his Adventures Ashore and Afloat How different everything looked here, to be sure, from what it did on board the Indiaman! The Rover's Secret A Tale of the Pirate Cays and Lagoons of Cuba She looked to me, as we approached her, very much like an Indiaman, and such I found she had been. Will Weatherhelm The Yarn of an Old Sailor Till the pilot vessel re-entered the Hooghly, and Morton lost sight of the Indiaman, his eye was seldom off her, while his thoughts were even still more constant. Ronald Morton, or the Fire Ships A Story of the Last Naval War The sturdy little craft was like the bristling porcu147pine, ready and impatient for action, when the masts of the East Indiaman slowly rose above the horizon. The Boy Patriot We could hear the sound borne faintly over the waters from two of the Indiamen to windward of us, but no echo came from the deck of the stranger. James Braithwaite, the Supercargo The Story of his Adventures Ashore and Afloat And now you have not only the bitter secret of my life, Leo, but the explanation of my being on board the Indiaman.” The Rover's Secret A Tale of the Pirate Cays and Lagoons of Cuba If all those fellows get round us, they’ll blow us out of the water, and send us to the bottom,” I heard one of the sailors who had been pressed out of the Indiaman observe. Will Weatherhelm The Yarn of an Old Sailor Both the French ship and the Indiaman had suffered considerably in the action; and since their arrival they had been undergoing repairs. Ronald Morton, or the Fire Ships A Story of the Last Naval War The reinforcement from the Molly were on the deck of the East Indiaman. The Boy Patriot He would have had no chance, however, with the Indiamen, whose officers were in a very combative mood. James Braithwaite, the Supercargo The Story of his Adventures Ashore and Afloat I feel more than half inclined to heave-to for a short time; but Lovell thinks that the Indiaman is still ahead of us somewhere.” The Log of a Privateersman I heard the man from the Indiaman inquire. Will Weatherhelm The Yarn of an Old Sailor “The Indiaman you were on the look-out for must have arrived before us,” observed Captain Calder, pointing to a large ship which lay in the roads. Ronald Morton, or the Fire Ships A Story of the Last Naval War The East Indiaman was won; her crew were prisoners; her cargo the prize of the Molly. The Boy Patriot “But it was scarcely so annoying to the enemy as another in which some Indiamen were engaged in 1800,” observed a military officer, laying down his knife and fork, and wiping his moustache. James Braithwaite, the Supercargo The Story of his Adventures Ashore and Afloat “That settles the matter for good and all!” exclaimed the skipper, now in rare good-humour, as he pointed to the Indiaman’s stern. The Log of a Privateersman I accordingly accompanied them aft, where we found the mate, who asked all about me, and I told him how we had come into the harbour to cut out the two West Indiamen. Will Weatherhelm The Yarn of an Old Sailor “She is probably some homeward-bound Indiaman from China; this would be her track, remember.” Ronald Morton, or the Fire Ships A Story of the Last Naval War The East Indiaman was too important a prize to be trusted to any other than the skilful sailor and brave officer, Derry Duck. The Boy Patriot Those were pleasant hours I spent on board the old Indiaman. James Braithwaite, the Supercargo The Story of his Adventures Ashore and Afloat We will pass under the Indiaman’s stern, and board her from to leeward. The Log of a Privateersman He had got leave to go to Teneriffe, in company with his Majesty’s sloop-of-war Talbot, to cut out the two West Indiamen taken by the French privateer. Will Weatherhelm The Yarn of an Old Sailor The Indiaman, under the skilful pilotage of old Doull and his companion Eagleshay, wound her devious way among the shoals and reefs which guarded the entrance to the bay. Ronald Morton, or the Fire Ships A Story of the Last Naval War Your adventure, however, with the Indiaman and her mysterious pursuer, goes to prove that there actually is a pirate at work, and I must take immediate steps to put a stop to his activity. A Middy in Command A Tale of the Slave Squadron I was on my passage out on board the Exeter, one of the Indiamen of 1,200 tons, commanded by Captain Meriton. James Braithwaite, the Supercargo The Story of his Adventures Ashore and Afloat The French have undoubtedly taken the Indiaman by surprise; now we must see if we cannot give the Frenchmen a surprise in turn.” The Log of a Privateersman The Frenchmen taken in the prize gave us some useful information as to where the two West Indiamen were lying. Will Weatherhelm The Yarn of an Old Sailor The determined looks of the sturdy man-of-war’s men made the crew of the Indiaman hold back. Ronald Morton, or the Fire Ships A Story of the Last Naval War There lay the East Indiaman, with her foreign flag as well as that of her country. A Little Girl in Old Salem I was on the point of giving up the search, when, as we were near one of the large Indiamen I have mentioned, a vessel running past compelled us to go close alongside. James Braithwaite, the Supercargo The Story of his Adventures Ashore and Afloat The main- and fore-sheets were accordingly flattened in, when the schooner luffed up to about south-east, and slowly forged to windward, athwart what I believed to be the track of the Indiaman. The Log of a Privateersman It is a fine-looking town, has seventy-five thousand inhabitants, and some noble East Indiamen were lying at the wharves. Young Americans Abroad Vacation in Europe: Travels in England, France, Holland, Belgium, Prussia and Switzerland They not being sufficient to work the Indiaman, some twenty of the prisoners were retained on board her. Ronald Morton, or the Fire Ships A Story of the Last Naval War I landed one hundred pounds, last night, in my purse, as I swam from the Indiaman, which was splitting on a rock, half a league from the neighbouring shore. John Bull The Englishman's Fireside: A Comedy, in Five Acts The appearance of the Indiaman’s cuddy and the gentlemen and lady passengers—not that there were many of the latter—must have raised curious doubts in his mind. James Braithwaite, the Supercargo The Story of his Adventures Ashore and Afloat On came the ship, near enough now for us to see that she was undoubtedly an Indiaman, and as undoubtedly British. The Log of a Privateersman One is a calm on the shore at Scarborough; the other the wreck of an Indiaman. Lectures on Landscape Delivered at Oxford in Lent Term, 1871 He was on the other side of the island when the Indiaman arrived. Ronald Morton, or the Fire Ships A Story of the Last Naval War It runs thus:— Three hundred years ago a large Dutch Indiaman, commanded by Mynheer Vanderdecken, attempted to round the Cape of Good Hope against a head wind. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales One or two thought that she was an Indiaman. James Braithwaite, the Supercargo The Story of his Adventures Ashore and Afloat The Indiaman herself is not to be despised, but I was a fool not to let her go when I saw that her capture was inevitable. The Log of a Privateersman The ship was captured off the Cape of Good Hope by an East Indiaman, and taken to Madras. The Pirates' Who's Who Giving Particulars Of The Lives and Deaths Of The Pirates And Buccaneers Not a light was allowed to be shown on board the Indiaman. Ronald Morton, or the Fire Ships A Story of the Last Naval War She had flirted all the way to Madras with the captain and chief-mate of the Ramchunder East Indiaman, and had a season at the Presidency. History of English Humour, Vol. 2 We had fifteen Indiamen and a dozen country ships, with a Portuguese craft and a brig, the Ganges; Captain Dance, our captain, was commodore. James Braithwaite, the Supercargo The Story of his Adventures Ashore and Afloat Well, it is clear that, wherever the Indiaman may be, she is not hereabout. The Log of a Privateersman On their way back to the Red Sea the pirates met with an English East Indiaman, which they took and plundered, and Johnson, remembering his previous sufferings in the same service, murdered the whole crew. The Pirates' Who's Who Giving Particulars Of The Lives and Deaths Of The Pirates And Buccaneers No more canvas could be clapped on the Indiaman. Ronald Morton, or the Fire Ships A Story of the Last Naval War They had met many vessels, homeward bound from the Mediterranean, and one or two big ships which the captain pronounced to be Indiamen. With Clive in India Or, The Beginnings of an Empire After sighting Pulo Auro, near the Straits of Malacca, the Royal George, one of the Indiamen, made the signal for four strange sail in the south-west. James Braithwaite, the Supercargo The Story of his Adventures Ashore and Afloat We will therefore resume our course toward Cherbourg, when, if we are lucky, we may get a sight of both the Indiaman and the privateer at daybreak, if this confounded fog will only lift.” The Log of a Privateersman The fear of the Black Joke became so great amongst the East Indiamen homeward bound that they used to make up convoys at St. Helena before heading north. The Pirates' Who's Who Giving Particulars Of The Lives and Deaths Of The Pirates And Buccaneers There she remained gliding on, with her courses brailed up, keeping pace with the Indiaman. Ronald Morton, or the Fire Ships A Story of the Last Naval War It was evident that the display of the heavy metal carried by the Indiaman was an unpleasant surprise to the privateers. With Clive in India Or, The Beginnings of an Empire On this the commodore directed four of the Indiamen to go down and examine them. James Braithwaite, the Supercargo The Story of his Adventures Ashore and Afloat “Much obliged to you, sir,” came the faint acknowledgment from the Indiaman, already out of sight again in the fog. The Log of a Privateersman In 1832 de Soto attacked the Morning Star, an East Indiaman, and took her, when he plundered the ship and murdered the captain. The Pirates' Who's Who Giving Particulars Of The Lives and Deaths Of The Pirates And Buccaneers The frigate and Indiaman were once more hove-to, at a short distance from each other. Ronald Morton, or the Fire Ships A Story of the Last Naval War The schooners were now running rapidly down upon the Indiaman. With Clive in India Or, The Beginnings of an Empire We accordingly set off to move round the harbour, intending to conceal ourselves in some spot near the Indiaman, that we might watch our opportunity for getting on board. James Braithwaite, the Supercargo The Story of his Adventures Ashore and Afloat Our first task was to clear away the wreck of the foremast, the skipper hailing me soon after I had boarded to say that he intended the Indiaman to take us in tow. The Log of a Privateersman Out of his very first prize, an Indiaman, which he boarded off the Mersey, he took a sum of £40,000, and then scuttled the ship and drowned the crew. The Pirates' Who's Who Giving Particulars Of The Lives and Deaths Of The Pirates And Buccaneers The Indiaman’s yards were swung round, and under all sail she stood to the southward. Ronald Morton, or the Fire Ships A Story of the Last Naval War As the privateer heeled over, her deck could be plainly seen, and the shot of the Indiaman, all directed at one point, tore up a hole around the foot of the mainmast. With Clive in India Or, The Beginnings of an Empire The mouth of the harbour having been surveyed, the frigate came in the next day, that her crew might assist in repairing the Mignonne and getting the Indiaman and the other vessels ready for sea. James Braithwaite, the Supercargo The Story of his Adventures Ashore and Afloat The Indiaman was well provided with boats, so there was room for everybody without overcrowding. The Log of a Privateersman When serving on board the East Indiaman Mocha, he led a mutiny, and with his own hands murdered the commander, Captain Edgecomb, in his sleep. The Pirates' Who's Who Giving Particulars Of The Lives and Deaths Of The Pirates And Buccaneers No sooner had Morton reached the deck of the pilot vessel than, as he stood astern watching the Indiaman, his eye fell far beyond her, in the horizon, on a sail. Ronald Morton, or the Fire Ships A Story of the Last Naval War The Indiaman held on her course for another length, and then her helm was put up, and she swept down across the bows of the privateer. With Clive in India Or, The Beginnings of an Empire The large one was, we saw at once, an Indiaman outward bound. James Braithwaite, the Supercargo The Story of his Adventures Ashore and Afloat I lost no time in obeying his instructions, instantly wearing the Indiaman round and crowding sail to leeward. The Log of a Privateersman His father, who was captain of a fine East Indiaman, had sailed from London when he was nine, and had never returned. The Tiger of Mysore A Story of the War with Tippoo Saib Still the fact of their having fallen in with the Indiaman was of itself considerable encouragement. Ronald Morton, or the Fire Ships A Story of the Last Naval War As the light gradually grew brighter, the party on the plateau anxiously watched for the moment when the hull of the Indiaman becoming plain to the enemy. With Clive in India Or, The Beginnings of an Empire Two large boats with armed men were pulling from the privateer to the Indiaman to strengthen her prize crew, while Captain La Roche was going on board her in his gig. James Braithwaite, the Supercargo The Story of his Adventures Ashore and Afloat The fog is clearing away, and the cap’n expects to make out the Indiaman at any moment, so it’s ‘all hands’. The Log of a Privateersman Their shot fell close to the Indiaman, and two or three passed through her sails. The Tiger of Mysore A Story of the War with Tippoo Saib He had brave men under him, but the Indiaman was badly armed, and the enemy had before found her an easy prey. Ronald Morton, or the Fire Ships A Story of the Last Naval War On the previous evening the four heavy guns had been brought aft, and the Indiaman could have made a long running fight with her opponents, had the captain been disposed. With Clive in India Or, The Beginnings of an Empire The crew of the Indiaman were then sent down the side, and rowed off to one of the hulks, while the passengers were conveyed to another. James Braithwaite, the Supercargo The Story of his Adventures Ashore and Afloat East Indiamen were allowed to carry tea to American ports without paying toll in England. Lectures on Modern history The shares in the Indiamen were giving a good and steady return. The Tiger of Mysore A Story of the War with Tippoo Saib The Indiaman was kept on her course, but all the sail she could possibly carry was set on her. Ronald Morton, or the Fire Ships A Story of the Last Naval War Two round shot struck up the water, the one under the Indiaman's stern, the other under her forefoot. With Clive in India Or, The Beginnings of an Empire He is a regular old sea dog, and commanded an Indiaman for me fifteen years ago; but you never met him. A Victorious Union I cannot quit this poor fellow's story without adding that he is at this time master of a large West Indiaman belonging to the Thames. Stories of Achievement, Volume IV (of 6) Authors and Journalists By-and-by we saw a large West Indiamen suddenly haul her wind and stand across our bows. Great Sea Stories The Indiaman’s boats followed with a midshipman in each, so that there were six altogether. Ronald Morton, or the Fire Ships A Story of the Last Naval War They were only able to use the guns in their bows, and the fire of the Indiaman from the heavy guns on her quarter was inflicting more damage than she received. With Clive in India Or, The Beginnings of an Empire He understood navigation, and had been the second mate of an Indiaman. A Victorious Union He sailed from India in February, 1809, with a fleet of Indiamen under his convoy. The Life of Admiral Viscount Exmouth The following day I took passage for Bombay in the Golden Wave, East Indiaman, Captain Jack Carey, which, as I learnt, was due to sail in two days. Dead Man's Rock On this very night Manuel-del-Popolo was outside with a good many rowboats, waiting on the Indiaman. Romance As they ranged alongside, their topsails came down, and a broadside from both was poured into the Indiaman. With Clive in India Or, The Beginnings of an Empire But he had been three years at sea as a sailor, and came home as second mate of an Indiaman. A Victorious Union The resemblance between ships of war and the larger Indiamen more than once deceived the enemy. The Life of Admiral Viscount Exmouth There was a rustling of papers, and a list of East Indiamen was handed up to him: he hastily ran his finger over the pages. Dead Man's Rock A boat, there, was to take them out into the bay, where an outward-bound West Indiaman would pick them up. Romance Presently, from the black side of the ship, a jet of fire shot out; and at the signal a broadside was poured into the Indiaman by the two vessels. With Clive in India Or, The Beginnings of an Empire But, lastly, the men who came ashore from the East Indiamen had a smart little dodge of their own for concealing the tea. King's Cutters and Smugglers 1700-1855 On the 25th, near Teneriffe, a large corvette chased her, supposing her to be an Indiaman, and approached very near before she discovered the mistake. The Life of Admiral Viscount Exmouth The Indiaman was evidently coming on shore, and all the efforts of her gallant crew seemed powerless to save her. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 429 Volume 17, New Series, March 20, 1852 The Thames was one of the usual West Indiamen; but to me even the very ropes and spars, the sea, and the unbroken dome of the sky, had a rich strangeness. Romance This ship was an old Indiaman, in which 42 guns were placed, and the final number of her crew was 304. Dewey and Other Naval Commanders He had known of large quantities of muslins and silks brought into the country on board East Indiamen. King's Cutters and Smugglers 1700-1855 It consisted chiefly of privateers, for which the Isle of France afforded a convenient rendezvous; and of which some were large enough to capture a regular Indiaman. The Life of Admiral Viscount Exmouth We took him on our backs to the boat, and got every medical assistance for him from the Valentine Indiaman, which lay at anchor near the Island; but in vain. Stories about the Instinct of Animals, Their Characters, and Habits What if the Indiaman were the Lion—the Lion with Seraphina on board? Romance During our passage from Ceylon, it was the practice every day, at one o'clock, for the Indiamen, as well as the men-of-war, to make signals showing the longitude of each ship by chronometer. The Lieutenant and Commander Being Autobigraphical Sketches of His Own Career, from Fragments of Voyages and Travels The commanders of the Revenue cruisers were told to keep an especial watch on the homeward-bound East Indiamen to prevent "the illicit practices that are continually attempted to be committed from them." King's Cutters and Smugglers 1700-1855 On the 20th of July, 1806, the Greyhound frigate and Harrier sloop of war fell in with two large armed Indiamen, richly laden with spices, and protected by a frigate and a corvette. The Life of Admiral Viscount Exmouth Unluckily, a severe accident had befallen the "Albemarle,"—a large East Indiaman having dragged down upon her during a heavy gale in the Downs. The Life of Nelson, Volume 1 The Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great Britain Two stately Indiamen lay out on the river below, almost flank by flank; and, as it happened, the farther one was at that moment weighing her anchor, indeed had it tripped on the cathead. Hetty Wesley "I am not sure but I said something about an Indiaman, leaving the London Docks, having to pass Scarborough," she returned demurely. Elster's Folly But when the East Indiamen come to anchor the cruisers are also to anchor near them, and compel all boats and vessels coming from them to bring-to in order to be examined. King's Cutters and Smugglers 1700-1855 The little doctor came in presently with another whom I took to be the captain of the Indiaman. Carette of Sark While lying in the Downs, he learns that sixteen British seamen are detained by force on board a Dutch Indiaman. The Life of Nelson, Volume 1 The Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great Britain The luggage belonged to the middle-aged man at the window: the boat was to carry him down the river to the Albemarle, East Indiaman, anchored in the roads with her Surat cargo aboard. Hetty Wesley Johnstone arrived in the neighbourhood some time later, and, finding himself anticipated, turned aside to Saldanha Bay, where he captured five Dutch East Indiamen. The Major Operations of the Navies in the War of American Independence After this we rowed down the river to the docks, lunched on board a splendid East Indiaman, and came home again. Records of a Girlhood Rare pickings he must have had among some of those fat East Indiamen. Carette of Sark A third was Richard King, captain of an Indiaman, in a blue coat with velvet lappets and gold embroidery, buff waistcoat and breeches. In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India I mean my husband, the gallant Captain Stillwater, of the East Indiaman Queen of Sheba, who has been spoken within three days' sail of port, and is expected here every hour. For Woman's Love The two frigates sent in chase of the privateer had failed to come up with her, but they had seized the prize lying off the point, which proved to be an Indiaman richly laden. Humphrey Bold A Story of the Times of Benbow He was not favorably impressed with the Frauleins and fair-haired daughters of Holland, and was now returning home in the "Great Mogul," a Dutch Indiaman bound to Madras. Vellenaux A Novel And when at last I ventured to raise my head and look about me, the Frenchman was stretching away to the north-east and the Indiaman was pressing to the north, and both were far away. Carette of Sark The grab with her extraordinary sailing powers could show a clean pair of heels to any Indiaman, however fast, even if he could find an opportunity of signaling for help. In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India Then we pushed for the wharf where the East Indiamen, loaded with the tea, were lying. The Yankee Tea-party Or, Boston in 1773 All his life was spent in wandering over the Seven Seas, in ships of every size, from a 25-ton cutter to a 400-ton Indiaman. American Merchant Ships and Sailors Notwithstanding this precaution, the Indiaman had lost, since her departure from Batavia, four men, and had as many more whose recovery was despaired of. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 17 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time No shot had been fired, save the first one calling the Indiaman to stop, and the second one that drove the command home. Carette of Sark The Good Intent was a fine three-masted vessel of nearly four hundred tons, large for those days, though the new East Indiamen approached five hundred tons. In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India She was an old Indiaman, clumsy and crank, smelling strongly of the savor of tea, cloves, and arrack, the cargoes of former voyages. Israel Potter In the diary of a privateersman of Revolutionary days is to be found the story of the capture of an Indiaman which may well be reprinted as typical. American Merchant Ships and Sailors We found lying here one outward bound Dutch Indiaman, five other Dutch ships, and a French ship. A Voyage to the South Sea For The Purpose Of Conveying The Bread-Fruit Tree To The West Indies, Including An Account Of The Mutiny On Board The Ship There's a schooner behind yonder Indiaman, my lads, and it's as likely as not she's been captured. Carette of Sark Wasn't I bo'sun's mate on board the Indiaman as took him east twelve year ago or more? In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India We here found Governor Boon and others, bound for England in the London Indiaman. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 11 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time On arrival at Macao, Mr. Jones was ordered a passage, with his surviving shipmates and crew of the Providence, to England, in the Swift, sloop of war, selected to convoy a large fleet of Indiamen. Narratives of Shipwrecks of the Royal Navy; between 1793 and 1849 On the 13th of June the Dublin East Indiaman arrived from England, on board of which ship was a party of the 77th regiment under the command of colonel Balfour. A Voyage to the South Sea For The Purpose Of Conveying The Bread-Fruit Tree To The West Indies, Including An Account Of The Mutiny On Board The Ship Another, the captain of an East Indiaman, was lost at sea in his own ship. English Literature, Considered as an Interpreter of English History Designed as a Manual of Instruction As captain of an Indiaman he sailed backwards and forwards for ten years; then at the age of fifty retired with a considerable fortune and married the daughter of a Shropshire farmer. In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India The special attraction of the entertainment was a storm at sea, with the wreck of the "Halsewell," East Indiaman. A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character Ay, but the worst of it was," continued Bremner, "that, owing to the absence of the light, a large East Indiaman went on the rocks immediately after, and became a total wreck. The Lighthouse De With retained his old command of a detached squadron, with which he safely convoyed a large fleet of East Indiamen round the north of Scotland into harbour. History of Holland They have built for every trade from the coaster to the East Indiaman, varying in size from six hundred to four thousand tons, and their vessels pass unchallenged amongst the best in the world. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 28, July, 1873 Toley is appointed captain of the Jane, an Indiaman that arrived the other day; her captain died of scurvy on the way out. In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India A Dutch boat, laden with sails and rigging for one of the Indiamen, was entirely lost. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 13 While we lay here, Lord Clive, in the Kent Indiaman, came to the port. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 12 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time Early in August, however, a fleet under the Earl of Sandwich attempted to capture a number of Dutch East Indiamen, who had sailed round the north of Scotland. History of Holland About the time our American was investing in Pharaoh's golden chariot-wheels an East Indiaman was trading its way from the English docks, eighteen weary weeks' sail by seamen's law, and more tedious by delays. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 28, July, 1873 She was about two miles to windward, and opinions differed as to whether she was a man-of-war or an Indiaman. One of the 28th A Tale of Waterloo We found here the Harcourt Indiaman from England, two English private traders of that country, thirteen sail of large Dutch ships, and a considerable number of small vessels. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 13 We found riding here a Dutch commodore, with sixteen sail of Dutch East Indiamen, a French East India ship, and the Admiral Watson, Captain Griffin, an East India packet-boat, for Bengal. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 12 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time The East Indiamen took refuge in the neutral port of Bergen. History of Holland The general, too, found himself betrayed into a more serious action than his dignity could brook, and looked like a mighty Dutch Indiaman grievously peppered by a petty privateer. Bracebridge Hall I expect first we shall go west and try and pick up some prizes among the islands, and after that perhaps go round the cape and lie in wait for Indiamen on their way home. One of the 28th A Tale of Waterloo At one o'clock in the afternoon of the 4th of May, we weighed and stood out of the road, in company with the Portland man-of-war, and twelve sail of Indiamen. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 13 We found riding here the Northumberland Indiaman, Captain Milford, who saluted us with eleven guns, and we returned nine. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 12 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time De Ruyter at once gave proof of his skill by bringing back safely the East Indiamen from Bergen, though a severe storm caused some losses, both to the fleet and the convoy. History of Holland The eldest is a lieutenant in his Majesty's service, the second is a captain of an Indiaman, and the third commands a free trader. Poor Jack The brig kept eating out to windward until she gained a position about a mile upon the starboard quarter of the Indiaman, then the long pivot-gun was leveled and the first shot fired. One of the 28th A Tale of Waterloo But in general, it has been remarked, they are not productive of much mischief; the reason, perhaps, why the Indiaman was not furnished in the manner recommended. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 13 To begin with, a colossal and highly varnished Cherokee, once the figure-head of a West Indiaman, stood sentry by the gate and hung forward over the road, to the discomfiture of unwarned and absent-minded bagmen. I Saw Three Ships and Other Winter Tales The Yankee had hoped to fall in with a fat West Indiaman, instead of which he had now to deal with a man-of-war, carrying, perhaps, a larger weight of metal than himself. Willis the Pilot I had remained at Deal about three weeks when an outward-bound Indiaman anchored in the Downs. Poor Jack I don't suppose the captain would have meddled with that Indiaman if it hadn't been that he thought the owners would be pleased by a prize being sent in so soon. One of the 28th A Tale of Waterloo Previous to this order many homeward-bound West Indiamen arrived at Castle Harbor to load with this fruit for the English market. The Bay State Monthly — Volume 2, No. 5, February, 1885 Perhaps our wonder was justified, for we were in the stern cabin of an ancient West Indiaman. At a Winter's Fire Besides, he has stowage for a fleet of East Indiamen.' Willis the Pilot It was on New Year's Day, 1800, that we boarded a large homeward-bound Indiaman, which had just struck soundings. Poor Jack "But you can't do that in the case of the Indiamen." One of the 28th A Tale of Waterloo Poor Bob got a good dinner, a good bed, and a snug hammock, that night; and shortly afterwards he obtained a birth in an Indiaman, and is now doing well. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 291 - Supplement to Vol 10 In latitude 28 degrees; in a flat calm; off a Dutch East Indiaman. Old Fires and Profitable Ghosts To be sure, they spun a long yarn about being the only survivors of an Indiaman burnt down to the water's edge. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. I "He's on board of the Indiaman, but being in charge he cannot come on shore, so he sent me." Poor Jack No; but a single laden Indiaman is enough to pay us well for all our trouble. One of the 28th A Tale of Waterloo The Houghton East Indiaman made the same run in thirteen days; and, on her return, was only five days from Gomeroon to Scindy Bay. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 18 Historical Sketch of the Progress of Discovery, Navigation, and Commerce, from the Earliest Records to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, By William Stevenson She crossed well ahead of the Hand and Glove, and close—as it looked—under the stem of an East Indiaman which was then busy reefing topsails before night. Old Fires and Profitable Ghosts This picture represents the burning of the Kent East Indiaman, in the Bay of Biscay. Thrilling Stories Of The Ocean From Authentic Accounts Of Modern Voyagers And Travellers; Designed For The Entertainment And Instruction Of Young People So, as he was a clean, likely fellow, he obtained the situation of purser's steward in an Indiaman. Poor Jack The general, too, found himself betrayed into a more serious action than his dignity could brook; and looked like a mighty Dutch Indiaman, grievously peppered by a petty privateer. Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists In 1701 he was wrecked upon Ascension Island, from which he was rescued by an East Indiaman. A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature Leaving the fishing-boats of the French coast, "the lofty canvas of countless ships and several Indiamen rose from the sea," as they shot towards the English shore, many "bound to that focus of coal-smoke, London." James Fenimore Cooper The Earl of Abergavenny, East Indiaman, left Portsmouth, in the beginning of February, 1805, with forty passengers, and property to the value of eighty-nine thousand pounds sterling on board. Thrilling Stories Of The Ocean From Authentic Accounts Of Modern Voyagers And Travellers; Designed For The Entertainment And Instruction Of Young People Now, my men, you see that there are three privateers, and you also see that there are three West Indiamen, which they have captured. Peter Simple; and, The Three Cutters, Vol. 1-2 This was a narrow escape, as they afterwards learnt that this ship was a Dutch East Indiaman of 50 guns and 400 men. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 10 Arranged in systematic order: Forming a complete history of the origin and progress of navigation, discovery, and commerce, by sea and land, from the earliest ages to the present time. The Sydney Cove was an East Indiaman bound from Bengal to Sydney; she sprang a leak, was with difficulty navigated to the spot named Preservation Island, and there beached. The Naval Pioneers of Australia The stranger had borne down with studding-sails, until within three miles of the Indiamen, when she rounded to. Newton Forster Excepting that there was no lady of the party, it was composed of the usual materials to be found at the cuddy-table of an outward bound Indiaman. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 357, February 21, 1829 You'd have thought five ostriches would have ruled cheap on an East Indiaman. The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents A Dutch East Indiaman, after beating about for some time in the Indian ocean, became short of provisions. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 272, September 8, 1827 Her company, who with difficulty saved their lives, landed upon Ascension, where they remained till they were rescued and brought to England in the Canterbury, East Indiaman. The Naval Pioneers of Australia In this opinion the captains of the Indiamen, who had communicated during the night, were unanimous, and equally so in the resolution founded upon it, "to keep together and fight to the last." Newton Forster The sick, to the number of eighty, were all immediately disembarked from the Indiaman; the remainder of her convicts were sent up to be employed at Parramatta and the adjoining settlement. An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales, Volume 1 With Remarks on the Dispositions, Customs, Manners, Etc. of The Native Inhabitants of That Country. to Which Are Added, Some Particulars of New Zealand; Compiled, By Permission, From The Mss. of Lieutenant-Governor King. York, East Indiaman, was lying off this place in the forenoon whilst her boat went on shore with letters. A Voyage Round the World, Volume I Including Travels in Africa, Asia, Australasia, America, etc., etc., from 1827 to 1832 Mr. Ninian Jeffreys, a master in the royal navy, five years mate of a West Indiaman, and for two years afterwards in the Islands in a ship of war. The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the Abolition of the African Slave Trade by the British Parliament (1808) Volume II There was an East Indiaman, Dutch it was supposed, laying-to, that was the cause of much excitement. A Reputed Changeling Or Three Seventh Years Two Centuries Ago In a quarter of an hour, she again made sail and parted company, leaving the Indiamen to secure their guns, and pursue their course. Newton Forster There he completed his cargo, and sailed, with five homeward-bound Indiamen, on the 27th of the same month. An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales, Volume 1 With Remarks on the Dispositions, Customs, Manners, Etc. of The Native Inhabitants of That Country. to Which Are Added, Some Particulars of New Zealand; Compiled, By Permission, From The Mss. of Lieutenant-Governor King. After the first fire they all rose, and from the yards and tops, threw bombs and grenades into the forecastle of the Indiaman. The Pirates Own Book Amongst our passengers was a French gentleman, the commandant and owner of an Indiaman, which had sailed from Bordeaux to Bombay under the charge of the first officer. Notes of an Overland Journey Through France and Egypt to Bombay It was a stormy night, though not so bad a one as this is like to be, and the life-boat had gone out to a disabled Indiaman. Bred in the Bone When the Indiaman was within a mile, the stranger threw out neutral colours, and hoisted a whiff, half-mast down, as a signal that she was in distress. Newton Forster The Royal Admiral East Indiaman, Captain Bond, was lying on the 19th of last December in the Tigris. An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales, Volume 1 With Remarks on the Dispositions, Customs, Manners, Etc. of The Native Inhabitants of That Country. to Which Are Added, Some Particulars of New Zealand; Compiled, By Permission, From The Mss. of Lieutenant-Governor King. Lafitte thereupon ordered a second division to board, which he headed himself; the captain of the Indiaman was killed, and all were swept away in a moment. The Pirates Own Book Although the men of the West Indiaman fought with desperate courage, they could not stand before the increasing numbers of pirates who now crowded the fore part of the ship in a dense mass. The World of Ice During the disastrous fire of the Kent East Indiaman, a lady on board exhibited a very singular instance of sang froid and presence of mind. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 546, May 12, 1832 I intend that you shall make three or four voyages as captain of an Indiaman; then you shall marry her, and become the heir to my whole fortune. Newton Forster The lady was Mrs. Dodd; her periodical visitor her husband, the captain of an East Indiaman; her friends were her son Edward, aged twenty, and her daughter, Julia, nineteen. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 07 — Fiction But Scott had died, in the mean time, and the Doddington, East Indiaman, bringing the Directors' instructions to the Bombay Council, had been wrecked near the Cape. The Pirates of Malabar, and an Englishwoman in India Two Hundred Years Ago For nearly an hour the two vessels cut through the water before a steady breeze, during which time the fast-sailing schooner gradually overhauled the heavy West Indiaman, until she approached within speaking distance. The World of Ice I was certain the Dawn, deep as she was, would go four feet to the Indiaman's three, and, once past him, I had no apprehensions in the event of a chase. Miles Wallingford Sequel to "Afloat and Ashore" But very soon they had "other fish to fry;" for one of the Indiamen, the Royal George, made the signal that there were four strange sail in the S.W. Newton Forster In sailing vessels all this is very different, as, with the exception of the large East Indiamen, they are not fitted up for passengers. A Woman's Journey Round the World On the 9th March, 1709, the Loyall Bliss, East Indiaman, Captain Hudson, left her anchorage in the Downs and sailed for Bengal. The Pirates of Malabar, and an Englishwoman in India Two Hundred Years Ago As for the others—Captain Guy continued his career at sea as commander of an East Indiaman. The World of Ice All of a sudden, he made his appearance at Clawbonny, bag and baggage, and announced an intention to look for a mate's berth, in some East Indiaman. Miles Wallingford Sequel to "Afloat and Ashore" It will contain ship docks for large vessels, such as East and West Indiamen, whose draught of water is considerable. The Life of Thomas Telford; civil engineer with an introductory history of roads and travelling in Great Britain Ten or twelve ships, some of them East Indiamen of the largest size, were pursuing the same route as ourselves. A Woman's Journey Round the World Kent the, East Indiaman, sent in search of Danish pirates; commanded by Matthews in the action off Cape Passaro. The Pirates of Malabar, and an Englishwoman in India Two Hundred Years Ago It was on this occasion that Buzzby related to his shipmates how Mrs. Ellice had escaped from drowning on the night they were attacked by pirates on board the West Indiaman. The World of Ice I saw them picked up, with my own eyes, and by what appeared to me to be an outward-bound West Indiaman. Miles Wallingford Sequel to "Afloat and Ashore" At Liverpool he remained for seven weeks before he could obtain employment, during which time he lived in sheds and fared hardly; until at last he found shelter on board a West Indiaman. Self help; with illustrations of conduct and perseverance Nor is the scene on the Hoogly less animated; first-class East Indiamen are lying at anchor, unloading or being cleaned out, while numberless small craft pass continually to and fro. A Woman's Journey Round the World Dartmouth, the, East Indiaman, takes part in the attack on Kennery. The Pirates of Malabar, and an Englishwoman in India Two Hundred Years Ago Ramchunder, East Indiaman, came into the river this morning, having on board 14 officers, and 132 rank and file of this gallant corps. Vanity Fair I am quite as respectable now as I shall be six hours after this, when I take an East Indiaman by the royals, twist her round, and push her under. At the Back of the North Wind This is the honest opinion of one who has served in all sorts of crafts, liners, Indiamen, coasters, smugglers, whalers, and transient ships. Ned Myers or, a Life Before the Mast Calcutta, the capital of Bengal, is situated on the Hoogly, which at this point is so deep and broad, that the largest men-of-war and East Indiamen can lie at anchor before the town. A Woman's Journey Round the World Stanhope, the, East Indiaman; takes part in the attack on Kennery. The Pirates of Malabar, and an Englishwoman in India Two Hundred Years Ago Linked together by their arms, they sailed along, like an energetic little steam-tug, puffing, plunging, sputtering, under the shadow of a serene and stately Indiaman. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 32, June, 1860 And then, hanging a large basket on either arm, she rolled majestically towards the house, like a heavy-laden Indiaman, coming in after a fast voyage. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 25, November, 1859 As none but whalers, Indiamen, and Statesmen could hold out so long, we were all A. No. 1, for a fortnight or three weeks. Ned Myers or, a Life Before the Mast You may see him occasionally at the end of Derby Wharf, leaning against a post, or sitting on the breech of an iron cannon, staring listlessly at an unrigged East Indiaman. Time's Portraiture (From: "The Doliver Romance and Other Pieces: Tales and Sketches") On the 18th December, 1699, the Loyal Merchant, Captain Lowth, East Indiaman, lying in Table Bay, saw a small vessel of sixty tons enter the harbour under English colours. The Pirates of Malabar, and an Englishwoman in India Two Hundred Years Ago "Ships of Tarshish," like the modern "East Indiamen," came to signify vessels capable of making long voyages. Outline of Universal History By his means Park was now introduced to Sir Joseph Banks; whose interest or recommendation shortly afterwards procured for him the appointment of Assistant Surgeon to the Worcester East Indiaman. The Journal of a Mission to the Interior of Africa, in the Year 1805 Mr. Irish, I heard, died the next voyage he made, chief mate of an Indiaman. Ned Myers or, a Life Before the Mast Then, in February 1805, he set sail from Portsmouth, in command of the "Abergavenny" East Indiaman, bound for India and China. Wordsworth The East Indiamen Stanhope and Queen had arrived from England, bringing the new Governor, Mr. Charles Boone, and three new councillors. The Pirates of Malabar, and an Englishwoman in India Two Hundred Years Ago As we drew nearer, I got better glimpses of this vessel, which was a ship, and as I fancied, an English West Indiaman, deep-loaded with the produce of the islands. Afloat and Ashore A Sea Tale I see now that I should never have found the country from which the East Indiaman of my early days arrived. Prue and I Finding no better berth, and feeling very savage at the blindness of justice, I shipped before the mast, in the Superior, an Indiaman, of quite eight hundred tons, bound to Canton. Ned Myers or, a Life Before the Mast The sight of the brig, and the flurry about the wharves, where several Indiamen were discharging cargoes or making ready for sea, confirmed me in my resolution to try the ocean once more. Jack in the Forecastle or, Incidents in the Early Life of Hawser Martingale On the 6th they were joined by the Morrice, and on the 12th by the Stanhope, East Indiamen. 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