| 单词 | merchantman |
| 例句 | This was the city’s biggest inn, first choice for shippers, captains, and merchantmen. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Perhaps he would acquire a few more along the way, if he came upon some likely merchantmen. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z None of the merchantmen that called at Lordsport had been allowed to depart again; his father wanted no word of the hosting to reach the main-land before he was ready to strike. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He saw many other ships as well: fishing boats, lumbering merchantmen, proud galleys with their oars lashing the waves into white foam. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z To their number the fleet had added nine new prizes taken on the seas, so the sum was fifty-four... but the captured ships were cogs and fishing boats, merchantmen and slavers, not warships. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z At his command, the Navy fought and won a number of battles with French warships harassing American merchantmen in the Atlantic and the Caribbean. Magruder's American Government 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z From the start it was examined for both military and commercial potential, as a possible telegraph station and coaling stop for warships and merchantmen. Lessons from history at a Pacific Ocean outpost 2018-02-05T05:00:00Z In the course of harassing British ships near the coast of Spain the following year, two French warships seized the Westmorland, a 300-ton “merchantman” sailing home from Italy, as a prize of war. | Connecticut: A Review of ‘The English Prize,’ at the Yale Center for British Art 2012-11-18T04:40:03Z Then, without the hesitancy generally displayed by unterseebooten when about to attack a merchantman, a British submarine of the "E" class shook her conning-tower and deck clear of the water. With Beatty off Jutland A Romance of the Great Sea Fight 2012-04-21T02:00:25.260Z By May 13th they were at sea, and immediately captured some English merchantmen coming from Hamburg. Rupert Prince Palatine 2012-04-13T02:00:20.660Z He did not learn it on merchantmen or in his humble Scotch home, and so he learned it here. Historic Fredericksburg The Story of an Old Town 2012-04-11T02:00:30.517Z But now our men-of-war were compelled to look silently on and see American merchantmen seized, while two nations, instead of one, claimed the right to plunder us. The Second War with England, Vol. 1 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:39.100Z In the conversation that followed, Captain Boyle, of the privateer, declared he should take those merchantmen if he could. The Second War with England, Vol. 2 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:38.213Z When near enough, she was discovered to be only a merchantman, the Carmelo, without even as much as a tier of guns. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z The commander thought that the Ranger was a merchantman, and sent off a boat’s crew to impress some of her men for the navy. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z He sent hundreds of bottles and buoys to be dropped into the seven seas by fighting craft and merchantmen. Historic Fredericksburg The Story of an Old Town 2012-04-11T02:00:30.517Z Here and in the Irish channel, this daring commander pounced upon British merchantmen while almost entering their own ports. The Second War with England, Vol. 1 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:39.100Z Ports are blockaded to injure commerce and weaken the resources of the enemy; so are fleets of merchantmen captured, supplies cut off and nations distressed for the same purpose. The Second War with England, Vol. 2 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:38.213Z She was a merchantman of about 600 tons, and had much the same cargo as that taken by Anson, but not so much money on board. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z But off Scarborough Jones and his squadron fell in with a British convoy of merchantmen from the Baltic, under escort of H.M.S. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z In order to get near the Speedy the Spaniard was disguised as a merchantman. Flags: Some Account of their History and Uses. 2012-03-23T02:00:32.397Z Not content with committing these outrages on the high seas, English vessels boarded our merchantmen and impressed our seamen in our own waters. The Second War with England, Vol. 1 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:39.100Z It was dark when the Portuguese captain withdrew, and the Comet immediately crowded sail for the merchantmen, followed closely by the brig of war. The Second War with England, Vol. 2 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:38.213Z Thus may Thy children be loyal citizens, patient workers, honest merchantmen, wise parents. The Optimist's Good Morning 2012-03-15T02:00:23.453Z Off Scilly Hotham fell in with a powerful French squadron, against which he could effect nothing, and many of the merchantmen went to France as prizes. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z Perceiving the supposed Spanish merchantman, Lord Cochrane at once gave chase, and he only discovered his mistake when his formidable antagonist opened her ports and showed her teeth. Flags: Some Account of their History and Uses. 2012-03-23T02:00:32.397Z The navy was to be shut up in port, leaving our seven thousand merchantmen to slip through the hands of British cruisers, and reach home as they best could. The Second War with England, Vol. 1 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:39.100Z The Constitution, the year previous, after a cruise in which she captured but a single war schooner and a few merchantmen, was chased into Marble Head, from whence she escaped to Boston. The Second War with England, Vol. 2 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:38.213Z The memorandum attempts to prove that British merchantmen are armed in order to attack German submarines. The Future Belongs to the People 2012-03-03T03:00:19.037Z Here he continued till the spring of 1781, when he was sent home in charge of a large convoy of merchantmen. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z When the French king neglected to pay the five million dollars agreed upon for injuries done to our shipping, Jackson recommended to make reprisals on French merchantmen, and the money was paid. Famous American Statesmen 2012-03-01T03:00:26.167Z It was a barren cruise, only seven merchantmen being taken during the whole seventy days the squadron was absent. The Second War with England, Vol. 1 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:39.100Z On the 29th of April she made three sail, which proved to be merchantmen under convoy of the Epervier, a large brig-of-war. The Second War with England, Vol. 2 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:38.213Z I shall now discuss the memorandum on the question of armed merchantmen, for which the Admiralty is responsible. The Future Belongs to the People 2012-03-03T03:00:19.037Z A vessel soon after arrived from China, and gave the intelligence that the Dutch were lying in wait at Macao, for the merchantmen expected from Manila in China. An Historical View of the Philippine Islands, Vol I (of 2) Exhibiting their discovery, population, language, government, manners, customs, productions and commerce. 2012-03-01T03:00:24.137Z He chartered four hundred vessels of merchantmen in France and Italy as transports for the secret service, and assembled them at the points of departure. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. 2012-02-24T03:00:24.390Z Making several prizes of merchantmen, she again stood to the southward, when she fell in with a fleet of British transports, convoyed by a frigate and bomb vessel. The Second War with England, Vol. 1 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:39.100Z Up to this time he had taken eight merchantmen. The Second War with England, Vol. 2 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:38.213Z A memorandum was to be published on the subject of armed British merchantmen. The Future Belongs to the People 2012-03-03T03:00:19.037Z It then appeared off Marivelez, with the view of preventing ships from going to Manila, and of seizing all merchantmen. An Historical View of the Philippine Islands, Vol I (of 2) Exhibiting their discovery, population, language, government, manners, customs, productions and commerce. 2012-03-01T03:00:24.137Z I served many years on merchantmen, under many a master, good and bad. With Drake on the Spanish Main 2012-02-20T03:00:17.357Z In the middle of the month he recaptured an American merchantman and sent her in, and then stood to the southward. The Second War with England, Vol. 1 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:39.100Z Her cruise was conducted with great prudence and sagacity, and she returned in October, having captured fourteen merchantmen. The Second War with England, Vol. 2 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:38.213Z They are literary merchantmen who have studied the book-market thoroughly, and as a result they know what is wanted and supply it. How to Write a Novel A Practical Guide to the Art of Fiction 2012-02-17T03:00:36.070Z On the other hand, very inconvenient restrictions are placed on merchantmen, originally, I believe, for the purpose of preventing slaves from escaping on board foreign vessels. The Cruise of the 'Alerte' The narrative of a search for treasure on the desert island of Trinidad 2012-02-17T03:00:29.247Z The “Chatham,” commanded by Admiral Parry, the “Seahorse,” and some other vessels of his majesty’s service, were driven on shore, and several merchantmen were sunk. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:15.267Z I once heard a captain of a merchantman who trades to Antigua, speaking of this subject, and laughing at the generality of sailors for paying attention to this or that omen. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:13.500Z If it be plundering private property on the high seas, so is the capture of merchantmen by men-of-war. The Second War with England, Vol. 2 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:38.213Z We dropped down past a noble line of deep-sea merchantmen, from Marseilles, Hamburg, and far-away ports of Norway and Sweden. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z No one may leave or board a merchantman after 8 p.m., and any one who is not on the ship's articles cannot do so even in the daytime without a special permit from the custom-house. The Cruise of the 'Alerte' The narrative of a search for treasure on the desert island of Trinidad 2012-02-17T03:00:29.247Z The merchantmen had been signalled to send as many men as they could spare on board the frigate, and not until these arrived did Nat feel comfortable. A Roving Commission Or, Through the Black Insurrection at Hayti 2012-02-06T03:00:13.023Z As schools in gunnery and engineering they are training thousands of gunners and engineers required for the hundreds of vessels added to the navy and the many merchantmen furnished with arms and gun crews. Current History: A Monthly Magazine of the New York Times, May 1918 Vol. VIII, Part I, No. 2 2012-02-04T03:00:16.443Z Boyd, her engagement with three English merchantmen and a Portuguese brig of war, ii. The Second War with England, Vol. 2 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:38.213Z Of these they sacked some large Javanese merchantmen which were heavily laden with goods, and set free their Christian slaves. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 29 of 55 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century 2012-02-03T03:00:18.817Z Two evenings after a storm arose and separated the leash of armed merchantmen. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:11.530Z Later on engaged a pirate brigantine, the Agile, of ten guns, which had just captured a Spanish merchantman. A Roving Commission Or, Through the Black Insurrection at Hayti 2012-02-06T03:00:13.023Z It was the eve of the Assumption, crowds of sailors and townsmen lined the quays, and the expectant populace cheered the rich merchantmen as they steered with a stately sweep into the haven. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume II (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.880Z She took the Nector, a war schooner of fourteen guns, and a few merchantmen, and returned to Boston. The Second War with England, Vol. 2 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:38.213Z He held that no merchantmen should be interfered with unless carrying war material. Heroes of Science: Physicists 2012-01-17T03:00:17Z The first intimation which was given the merchantman that a U-boat was in his neighbourhood was the explosion of the torpedo in his hull. The Victory At Sea 2012-01-17T03:00:15.547Z The two merchantmen were signalled to reduce sail, and to follow, and on no account to lose sight of the stern light of the frigate after it became dusk. A Roving Commission Or, Through the Black Insurrection at Hayti 2012-02-06T03:00:13.023Z The merchants of London they wear scarlet; Silk in the collar, and gold in hem, So merrily march the merchantmen. The Big Book of Nursery Rhymes 2012-01-15T03:00:17.137Z Moreover, he had been kept well advised of the goings on in the harbor of Porto Rico, and he knew all about the English merchantmen who were discharging or taking in cargoes. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z Five years later a further accession of missionaries arrived in a merchantman from New South Wales, who, among other things, brought with them a small printing press. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume III (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-04T03:00:31.713Z In six weeks, in the spring and early summer of 1917, thirty armed merchantmen were torpedoed and sunk off Queenstown, and in no case was a periscope or a conning-tower seen. The Victory At Sea 2012-01-17T03:00:15.547Z In all, a hundred and thirty, sir, of whom five-and-twenty are on board each of those merchantmen, which had been captured by the frigate. A Roving Commission Or, Through the Black Insurrection at Hayti 2012-02-06T03:00:13.023Z In former years this group was occasionally visited by American and English merchantmen, owing to the abundance of Trepang. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume II (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-03T03:00:07.630Z Even when its first adventurous captains could not obtain ships that suited them, they did wonders with old hulks and half-refitted merchantmen. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z Here we found lying at anchor a large merchantman, the Victorine of Bordeaux, 3000 tons burthen, which was taking in a full cargo, exclusively, of this valuable product. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume III (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-04T03:00:31.713Z The reason American armed merchantmen were not sunk was simply because they were not seriously attacked; I have already shown how easily Germany could have sunk them if she had really tried. The Victory At Sea 2012-01-17T03:00:15.547Z The three vessels kept company until, on the third day after sailing, they overtook the two merchantmen. A Roving Commission Or, Through the Black Insurrection at Hayti 2012-02-06T03:00:13.023Z Here, among others, are some 40 or 50 wretched outcasts, whom he sends off in boats every evening to the merchantmen in the port, for the accommodation of their crews!!! Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume II (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-03T03:00:07.630Z The only important ships they had seen had been French or British cruisers, or else merchantmen which were altogether too near an armed protector. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z Accordingly a boat was lowered from the frigate and sent to board the merchantman, which proved to be the brig Hero, Captain Williams. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume III (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-04T03:00:31.713Z The merchantman's inherent weakness is lack of speed and protection. The Victory At Sea 2012-01-17T03:00:15.547Z But the surprise of those on board the other ships of war and the merchantmen was great when they saw the sailors swarming up the ratlines and running out on the yards. A Roving Commission Or, Through the Black Insurrection at Hayti 2012-02-06T03:00:13.023Z Shortly before our arrival, the captain of a merchantman, while taking a walk outside the city, was set upon by some Chinese, robbed, and so severely maltreated that he expired of the injuries he received. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume II (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-03T03:00:07.630Z Hardly two hours went by before his hoped-for succor came, but he wished it had been a merchantman rather than a man-of-war. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z On that day a merchantman hove in sight, which, with favouring breezes and all sail set, soon bore down on us. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-02T03:00:25.873Z This is an offensive measure against submarines, as the latter will be subject to the attack of our anti-submarine craft whenever they come within torpedoing distance of convoyed merchantmen. The Victory At Sea 2012-01-17T03:00:15.547Z One was a barque, evidently a large merchantman; the other a brigantine. A Roving Commission Or, Through the Black Insurrection at Hayti 2012-02-06T03:00:13.023Z The sail up the Wusung, in which upwards of a hundred sail of merchantmen, and above a thousand junks, were lying at anchor, was very interesting. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume II (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-03T03:00:07.630Z War-ship after war-ship told her character by responding with a similar rocket, the merchantmen keeping quiet, and then from the flag-ship of the fleet came the boom of a heavy gun. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z Here a merchantman, apparently an American, bore down so close upon us, that, in the darkness, an unpleasant collision seemed unavoidable. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-02T03:00:25.873Z If they should do so to any considerable extent their limited supply would greatly reduce their period of operation away from base, and the number of merchantmen they could destroy. The Victory At Sea 2012-01-17T03:00:15.547Z Either he is convoying two French merchantmen he has overtaken, or he has two British prizes he has picked up. A Roving Commission Or, Through the Black Insurrection at Hayti 2012-02-06T03:00:13.023Z These vessels have Siamese crews and English captains, and are armed with ten or twelve cannon, so that his Siamese Majesty can at a moment's notice use his little fleet of merchantmen for warlike purposes. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume II (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-03T03:00:07.630Z This was decidedly pleasanter than guarding slow merchantmen, and the frigate's commander had congratulated himself heartily. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z Yes, this uncle was a seafarer; the skipper of a sturdy merchantman that he had sailed in for ten long years. From Squire to Squatter A Tale of the Old Land and the New 2011-12-13T03:00:26.557Z Our tactics should therefore be such as to force the submarine to incur this danger in order to get within range of merchantmen. The Victory At Sea 2012-01-17T03:00:15.547Z And now about the merchantman; she looks a fine barque. A Roving Commission Or, Through the Black Insurrection at Hayti 2012-02-06T03:00:13.023Z We venture to assert that these English merchantmen, during their cursory visits, have done more towards paving the way for civilizing the Nicobars than the Danish and French missionaries during their residence of years. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume II (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-03T03:00:07.630Z She had somehow failed to overtake that sought-for Porto Rico merchantman. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z If our boat had been one of the usual type of merchantmen, it must certainly have gone down. My Life in Many States and in Foreign Lands Dictated in My Seventy-Fourth Year 2011-12-12T03:00:33.863Z I have already said that a great part of the destroyer's duty was to rescue merchantmen that were being attacked by submarines: this Luckenback incident vividly illustrates this point. The Victory At Sea 2012-01-17T03:00:15.547Z Then the Arrow was brought round and followed the Thames, which was the name of the merchantman. A Roving Commission Or, Through the Black Insurrection at Hayti 2012-02-06T03:00:13.023Z Such has been the fate of many unfortunate merchantmen in West Indian waters, with hardly a fragment left afloat to tell the tale. The Quest of the 'Golden Hope' A Seventeenth Century Story of Adventure 2011-12-06T03:00:23.443Z A schooner, apparently a merchantman, going along under easy sail, was taking a course from the northward into the British Channel. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z On the other hand, they could hardly maintain a sufficient fleet in the Mediterranean to insure the safety of their merchantmen. Thomas Jefferson The Apostle of Americanism 2011-11-23T03:00:55.563Z Thus all the German had to do in this case was to keep away at a safe distance and bombard the merchantman. The Victory At Sea 2012-01-17T03:00:15.547Z The reply, both from the merchantman and the Arrow, followed almost simultaneously, and a cheer rang out from both ships as the pirate's bowsprit was seen to snap off. A Roving Commission Or, Through the Black Insurrection at Hayti 2012-02-06T03:00:13.023Z A fleet of English merchantmen had followed the warships. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z Already 244 neutral merchantmen have been sunk in defiance of law and humanity, and the number daily grows. Raemaekers' Cartoon History of the War, Volume 2 The Second Twelve Months of War 2011-10-27T02:00:27.020Z Beware, oh, valiant merchantman, Tread cautious on the pave! Chimneysmoke 2011-10-27T02:00:25.953Z In certain instances the merchantman fell behind the convoy because the machinery had broken down or because she had suffered other accidents. The Victory At Sea 2012-01-17T03:00:15.547Z At that moment two rifles cracked out from the merchantman, and he fell forward into the sea. A Roving Commission Or, Through the Black Insurrection at Hayti 2012-02-06T03:00:13.023Z Thus continued until February, 1801, an unbroken series of American successes, French war-ships, French privateers, and French merchantmen alike being sunk, captured, or driven from the seas. Gentlemen Rovers 2011-10-22T02:00:27.907Z And very soon we saw how the story was going; for there was a Turkish pirate, with fierce men with blackened faces; and they would plunder two English merchantmen and make slaves of the crews. Judith Shakespeare Her love affairs and other adventures 2011-10-20T02:00:22.743Z Some artillery, several captains of merchantmen, with their sailors, and the artillery-militia, manned five 24-pounders, and three 18's at the fort, and five 24's at Melville's battery, and returned an uninterrupted fire. Some Account of the Public Life of the Late Lieutenant-General Sir George Prevost, Bart. Particularly of his Services in the Canadas, including a reply to the strictures on his Military Character, Contained in an Article in The Quareterly Review 2011-10-11T02:01:07.053Z One late summer afternoon the American converted yacht Christabel was performing this duty for the British merchantman Danae, a vessel which had fallen eight miles behind her convoy, bound from La Pallice, France, to Brest. The Victory At Sea 2012-01-17T03:00:15.547Z It is probable that we should not interfere were it not for the possibility that we may be in time to save some of the passengers and crew of the merchantman. A Roving Commission Or, Through the Black Insurrection at Hayti 2012-02-06T03:00:13.023Z Cape Henry had scarcely sunk below the horizon before she was hailed by a merchantman which had been boarded and plundered by a French privateer only the day before. Gentlemen Rovers 2011-10-22T02:00:27.907Z Rodney sailed with his squadron on the twenty-ninth of December, 1779, and by the eighth of January had captured seven warships and fifteen merchantmen. The History of Cuba, vol. 2 2011-10-11T02:01:01.423Z The fear of Russian destroyers had long before swept the Black Sea clear of all Turkish merchantmen and small craft. The Fight for Constantinople A Story of the Gallipoli Peninsula 2011-10-04T02:00:17.837Z There were six separate steamship "lanes" by which the merchantmen could approach the English Channel and the Irish Sea. The Victory At Sea 2012-01-17T03:00:15.547Z She flew round and just caught the wind on the other tack, gliding up alongside the merchantman, the three guns being discharged in succession as the two vessels touched. A Roving Commission Or, Through the Black Insurrection at Hayti 2012-02-06T03:00:13.023Z They were armed English merchantmen—the Hampshire, of fifty-two guns; the Daring, of thirty-six; and the Hudson's Bay, of thirty-two. Count Frontenac Makers of Canada, Volume 3 2011-09-09T02:01:02.147Z The Japanese ships cannot pass through the canal while German merchantmen are in Colon harbor. The Blue Grass Seminary Girls on the Water Exciting Adventures on a Summer Cruise Through the Panama Canal 2011-09-05T02:00:21.637Z While navigation was open on the St. Lawrence occasional visits were made to Quebec by war vessels and merchantmen, and all such opportunities to send mails to England were taken advantage of. The History of the Post Office in British North America 2011-08-31T02:01:37.743Z Since most merchantmen carried such a gun, its absence on a mystery ship would in itself have caused suspicion; this armament not only helped the disguise, but served a useful purpose in luring the submarine. The Victory At Sea 2012-01-17T03:00:15.547Z The crew of one of the merchantmen had been allowed to remain on deck, as, being under the guns of the frigate, there was no possibility of their attempting to overpower their captors. A Roving Commission Or, Through the Black Insurrection at Hayti 2012-02-06T03:00:13.023Z As the Sea Hawk neared her, she seemed to be a large ship, her build, her paint and rigging shewing her to be a merchantman. Jack Buntline 2011-08-31T02:01:34.270Z I want, then, in a word, all the discipline and cleanliness of a man-o’-war, with a good deal of the cheerfulness and light-heartedness you find on a well-appointed yacht or best class of merchantmen. In the Land of the Great Snow Bear A Tale of Love and Heroism 2011-08-31T02:01:29.827Z Although she is at a great distance, yet I can make her out not to be a merchantman; and, besides, what does she mean by steering direct for us? Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. XX 2011-08-27T02:00:23.817Z Concluding that this was not the vessel we were seeking, we went to another merchantman. The Victory At Sea 2012-01-17T03:00:15.547Z He was much gratified when fully two-thirds of the men, including the greater part of the merchantmen, stepped forward and entered their names. A Roving Commission Or, Through the Black Insurrection at Hayti 2012-02-06T03:00:13.023Z Sad was the fate awaiting all on board the merchantman. Jack Buntline 2011-08-31T02:01:34.270Z A very nice appeal after the massacre of Fort Pillow, especially when coming from a man who has spent the previous two years of his life in destroying unresisting merchantmen. An Englishman's View of the Battle between the Alabama and the Kearsarge An Account of the Naval Engagement in the British Channel, on Sunday June 19th, 1864 2011-08-08T02:00:19.967Z Ten years then do I skip over, and come to the time when I shipped on board the Lively Ariel, merchantman, bound for Madras. Richard Galbraith, Mariner Life among the Kaffirs 2011-08-04T02:00:26.337Z The crew was dressed in the ordinary sloppy clothes of a merchantman's deck-hands; the officers wore the usual merchant ship uniform, and everything was as unmilitary as a merchant ship usually is. The Victory At Sea 2012-01-17T03:00:15.547Z As soon as they rounded the point they could see by their glasses that there was a sudden commotion on the deck of the merchantman. A Roving Commission Or, Through the Black Insurrection at Hayti 2012-02-06T03:00:13.023Z I please to call my invention a submersible merchantman. The Men Who Wrought 2011-07-26T02:00:16.320Z What then became of the pillage of a hundred merchantmen, the chronometers, etc., which the Times describes as the “spolia opima of a whole mercantile fleet?” An Englishman's View of the Battle between the Alabama and the Kearsarge An Account of the Naval Engagement in the British Channel, on Sunday June 19th, 1864 2011-08-08T02:00:19.967Z There were very few passengers, the boat being a merchantman. Molly Brown of Kentucky 2011-07-16T02:00:18.603Z The captain also showed us a boat upside down on the deckhouse—merchantmen frequently carry one boat in this position. The Victory At Sea 2012-01-17T03:00:15.547Z And one thing is certain, we can't disguise her to look like a merchantman. A Roving Commission Or, Through the Black Insurrection at Hayti 2012-02-06T03:00:13.023Z Where one man is employed in the merchantman, six or seven crowd in on board of Andrew; and the "bluejacket" is consequently handicapped when he finds himself thus lonely. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z For two years this vessel had roamed the sea, burning and destroying nearly forty United States merchantmen, but always eluding the war vessels. Four American Naval Heroes Paul Jones, Admiral Farragut, Oliver H. Perry, Admiral Dewey 2011-07-04T02:00:24.047Z Paul says it is a small merchantman, carrying a few passengers.” Molly Brown of Kentucky 2011-07-16T02:00:18.603Z They were "merchantmen" of all kinds—tramp steamers, coasting vessels, trawlers, and schooners. The Victory At Sea 2012-01-17T03:00:15.547Z More than likely she was one of the fleet of subsidized merchantmen carrying stores and munitions for the British Expeditionary Force operating against the sole remaining German colony. Rounding up the Raider A Naval Story of the Great War 2011-06-24T02:00:25.163Z "Two Years before the Mast," although written by an American, and of life on board an American merchantman, has long held undisputed sway as a classic upon the subject. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z Be assured, by their being armed, they have something on board them worth defending; for I take them to be merchantmen with letters of marque, and homeward bound. Privateers and Privateering 2011-06-21T02:00:26.477Z Molly jumped up from the box of books and read over her husband’s shoulder the terrible headlines announcing the sinking of the small merchantman L’Hirondelle de Mer by a German submarine. Molly Brown of Kentucky 2011-07-16T02:00:18.603Z Under these circumstances it was not surprising that no torpedo was fired; it was clearly military wisdom to beat a quick retreat rather than attempt to attack the merchantman. The Victory At Sea 2012-01-17T03:00:15.547Z "The thing is this: are you going to torpedo any merchantmen without warning?" Rounding up the Raider A Naval Story of the Great War 2011-06-24T02:00:25.163Z The whitecaps of the bay slipped past in the moonlight as they steered to leeward of the line of Dutch merchantmen anchored near the shore. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z This was the Ellen, an armed merchantman, provided with a letter of marque. Privateers and Privateering 2011-06-21T02:00:26.477Z Including the American ship, eleven sail were in sight; and shortly after a twelfth appeared to windward; that was soon ascertained to be an American merchantman. Trial of the Officers and Crew of the Privateer Savannah, on the Charge of Piracy, in the United States Circuit Court for the Southern District of New York 2011-06-05T02:00:10.927Z The business of the disguised merchantman was to encourage this delusion in every possible way. The Victory At Sea 2012-01-17T03:00:15.547Z "Do you, on your part, promise to refrain from treacherous attacks upon Allied merchantmen?" he asked. Rounding up the Raider A Naval Story of the Great War 2011-06-24T02:00:25.163Z There're a good dozen merchantmen anchored in the bay right now. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z Three heavily laden merchantmen met the same fate, and nineteen other vessels foundered. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 369, July 1846 2011-04-29T02:00:09.217Z She must not let the merchantman be wrecked. She's All the World to Me 2011-04-09T02:00:16.923Z As soon as the disguised merchantman spotted this enemy she began to behave in character. The Victory At Sea 2012-01-17T03:00:15.547Z And, moreover, Japan being a country surrounded by the sea on all sides, merchantmen and fishing boats, rude as they were, were abundant; hence the stock of sailors has never been wanting. A Fantasy of Far Japan Summer Dream Dialogues 2011-04-09T02:00:13.677Z He then noticed a bob of lanterns on the southeast horizon and realized it was an arriving merchantman, with a heading that would bring it directly into the harbor. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z Ultimately, a passage was taken on board a small merchantman bound for Martinique, and the youth and man prepared to embark. Claimants to Royalty 2011-03-31T02:00:20.557Z False lights were then to be put on the southwest of the castle, and when the merchantman came up to discharge her contraband goods, she was to run on the rocks and be wrecked. She's All the World to Me 2011-04-09T02:00:16.923Z But sailing great groups of merchantmen in convoys, surrounded by destroyers, made this an unprofitable adventure, and the submarines therefore had to change their programme. The Victory At Sea 2012-01-17T03:00:15.547Z Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchantman, seeking goodly pearls: who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it. Walks and Words of Jesus A Paragraph Harmony of the Four Evangelists 2011-03-26T02:00:17.857Z Half of them looked to be merchantmen, but the rest were clearly men-of-war, maybe thirty guns apiece. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z The elderly personage then parted from his young companion, who embarked on board the West Indian merchantman, whither his reputation had, apparently, preceded him. Claimants to Royalty 2011-03-31T02:00:20.557Z If she were to light her lantern now, she might save the merchantman; but then Christian would be pounced upon and taken. She's All the World to Me 2011-04-09T02:00:16.923Z Externally a mystery ship, as already described, was indistinguishable from the most harmless merchantman. The Victory At Sea 2012-01-17T03:00:15.547Z Colonial merchantmen usually display the ordinary red ensign, but, provided they have a warrant of authorization from the admiralty, they can use the ensign with the badge of the colony in the fly. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" 2011-03-20T02:00:30.697Z Ahead, the mast lanterns of the Dutch merchantmen swayed arcs through the dark, and the silhouettes of Dutch seamen milled along the shore, their voices muffled, ghostlike in the rain. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z We made believe that she was a respectable merchantman, while I was a pirate, and the pedler the man-of-war. Memories of a Musical Life 2011-03-09T03:00:44.777Z The merchantman was outside, and she was less than half a mile away. She's All the World to Me 2011-04-09T02:00:16.923Z Its adventures shed the utmost light upon this campaign against merchantmen which the Germans had depended upon to win the war. The Victory At Sea 2012-01-17T03:00:15.547Z Not even the porter at Lloyd’s or the captain of a merchantman could have made himself audible in that cyclone. Above the Snow Line 2011-03-03T03:00:49.380Z There're enough supplies on those merchantmen, flour and dried corn, to feed the island for weeks. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z A trace of recent tears told of the folly of playing respectable merchantman upon a sea of hay. Memories of a Musical Life 2011-03-09T03:00:44.777Z And now, the lamp down, the gorse burning, the merchantman drawing nearer and nearer, what must Mona herself do? She's All the World to Me 2011-04-09T02:00:16.923Z As stated in my despatches, the arming of merchantmen is not a solution of the submarine menace, it serves the single purpose of forcing the submarine to use torpedoes instead of guns and bombs. The Victory At Sea 2012-01-17T03:00:15.547Z When we were nearly off Folkestone, a Dane merchantman had managed to run aground at some distance from the shore. Christmas Stories 2011-02-27T03:00:31.413Z Since naval vessels required a far larger crew than merchant ships, owing to the men needed for the gun crews, there was actually less space for extra personnel than an ordinary merchantman would have afforded. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z Here, with colliers and merchantmen, were riding the vessels of war composing the Red Sea squadron. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z The excitement of being able to launch a torpedo at a British ship, be she naval vessel or merchantman, was denied them. Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S. A story of the Great War 2011-02-24T03:01:02.917Z The business of their submarines was not to fight warships; it was exclusively to destroy merchantmen. The Victory At Sea 2012-01-17T03:00:15.547Z In August 1862 she began to prey on the merchantmen of the Northern States, and by June 1864 she had captured and destroyed about sixty-eight of their ships. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) From the First Battle of Ypres to the End of the Year 1914 2011-02-23T03:00:28.797Z They were all but ready to weigh anchor the day a Dutch merchantman put in with word that the Commonwealth fleet had begun preparations to depart Barbados. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z They also did no harm to the ability of British merchantmen to navigate the world—and of British warships to dominate it. Oceanography in China: Who rules the waves? 2011-02-10T10:53:44Z He had seen service on the ocean as master and owner of a merchantman. Toronto of Old 2011-02-10T03:00:45.907Z If destroyers could keep the submarines away from battleships, they could certainly keep them away from merchantmen. The Victory At Sea 2012-01-17T03:00:15.547Z A ship of war can do as much mischief amongst peaceful merchantmen as a cat among pigeons. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) From the First Battle of Ypres to the End of the Year 1914 2011-02-23T03:00:28.797Z Atiba was examining the shopfronts along the street, many displaying piles of silks and jewelry once belonging to the passengers on Spanish merchantmen. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z Her long boat, amidships, was rather an ornament than an excrescence, as in most merchantmen. The South-West By a Yankee. In Two Volumes. Volume 1 2011-02-02T03:00:22.253Z At Cornwall the temptation was in another direction: there, the idea was to escape to the eastward: to reach Montreal or Quebec, and get on board of an ocean-going ship, either a man-of-war or merchantman. Toronto of Old 2011-02-10T03:00:45.907Z The observer at the periscope was constantly spotting huge Allied merchantmen making their way into port. The Victory At Sea 2012-01-17T03:00:15.547Z The merchantman was overhauled, and found to be a captured British collier in a sinking condition. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) From the First Battle of Ypres to the End of the Year 1914 2011-02-23T03:00:28.797Z Along the curving shoreline a string of Dutch merchantmen were riding at anchor, all three-masted fluyts, their fore and main masts steeped far apart to allow room for a capacious hatch. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z Most of them have been mates of merchantmen, or held some inferior official station in the navy. The South-West By a Yankee. In Two Volumes. Volume 1 2011-02-02T03:00:22.253Z The claim was made that the Alabama waged warfare exclusively upon defenceless merchantmen, and therefore was not entitled to be considered as a vessel of war. Cruise and Captures of the Alabama 2011-01-30T03:00:18.733Z But they possessed little offensive value against merchantmen. The Victory At Sea 2012-01-17T03:00:15.547Z Then his squadron of five warships with attendant colliers concentrated near Valparaiso, and he was ready, like a twentieth-century Drake, to prey ruthlessly upon the merchantmen that came round the Horn. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) From the First Battle of Ypres to the End of the Year 1914 2011-02-23T03:00:28.797Z The sight of that small Dutch merchantman had brought back her fear. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z And as a background to this smiling plenty—if so Irish an expression be permitted—was the blue expanse of the Channel dotted with the white sails of merchantmen. The Pagan's Cup 2011-01-06T03:00:42.697Z Never before had England found an enemy so destructive to her trade, and during the first two years of privateering that followed, something like eight hundred sail of merchantmen were captured. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z The thing to do, of course, was to make the submarines come to the anti-submarine craft and fight in order to get merchantmen. The Victory At Sea 2012-01-17T03:00:15.547Z When Edward IV. made peace with France, Fowey, which had grown fat on the plunder of foreign merchantmen, continued its hostilities; and in time a pursuivant rode down from London to make inquiry. Nooks and Corners of Cornwall 2010-12-30T03:00:24.033Z "What this navy has done, sir," Morris' voice was rising, "is to seize and pilfer the merchantmen of a nation England has not declared war on." Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z "Do you remember meeting a merchantman from Bremen?" Told by the Death's Head A Romantic Tale 2010-12-30T03:00:21.423Z Being loth to part with any more of my officers, after the experience I had had, with the prize brig Cuba, I selected an intelligent quartermaster, who had been mate of a merchantman, as prize-master. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z The merchantmen were not required to sail in any particular formation, nor were they required to manœuvre against unseen mysterious foes. The Victory At Sea 2012-01-17T03:00:15.547Z During the voyage out he captured a valuable Spanish convoy of eleven merchantmen. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z "Well, Miss Katy Bedford, unless the rest of the Dutchmen have the foresight Ruyters has, those merchantmen out there and all their provisions will be in the fleet's hands by sundown tomorrow." Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z I forgive every enemy I have in the world; but my benefactor on that Indian merchantman, who brought me back to life, I never can forgive. Told by the Death's Head A Romantic Tale 2010-12-30T03:00:21.423Z From our to-day’s shipping-list it will be seen that there are no fewer than seventeen American merchantmen at present in our harbor, and that they include some of the largest ships at present riding there. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z When its protecting vessels had disposed of the attackers, they rejoined the merchantmen. The Victory At Sea 2012-01-17T03:00:15.547Z The archer kept watch, and lo! from the west three ships came sailing up, and the merchantmen saw the islet and the golden pleasure-house. Russian Fairy Tales From the Skazki of Polevoi 2010-12-20T17:11:44.353Z The Defiance heeled slowly into the wind, then began to edge past the line of Dutch merchantmen anchored along the near shoreline. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z The unexpected and romantic manner of his arrival, dodging the cruisers and coming in with two great merchantmen as prizes, aroused the greatest interest and delight. The True Benjamin Franklin "A fisherman might, sir; but I never saw a merchantman since we came on this trip, and I don't see anything now." H.M.S. —— It was the business of the destroyers to conduct the merchantmen only through the submarine zone. The Victory At Sea 2012-01-17T03:00:15.547Z The merchantman, however, made too much way for us, and the pursuit was presently relinquished. A Lady's Captivity among Chinese Pirates in the Chinese Seas These days the Butterboxes were everywhere; you could look out the window and see a dozen Dutch merchantmen anchored right in Carlisle Bay. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z It was later reported that the motor boat had been captured by an unarmed merchantman in one of the outlying islands of the Fiji group. The Story of the Great War, Volume VII (of VIII) American Food and Ships; Palestine; Italy invaded; Great German Offensive; Americans in Picardy; Americans on the Marne; Foch's Counteroffensive. We were trying our fortune within six leagues of the Dutch coast, when two French merchantmen hove in sight. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 15 Inside the danger zone this ocean escort would become part of the convoy itself and require protection from submarines, so that its rather summary departure really made the merchantmen more secure. The Victory At Sea 2012-01-17T03:00:15.547Z The merchantman was soon out of sight, and we were shortly overtaken by a flotilla of pirate-junks, the captains of which proceeded to make exchanges of merchandise and provisions. A Lady's Captivity among Chinese Pirates in the Chinese Seas He sucked in his breath and whirled to survey the line of Dutch merchantmen anchored in the shallows along the shore. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z The two destroyers as well as nine of the merchantmen were sunk with a total loss of about 250 lives. The Story of the Great War, Volume VII (of VIII) American Food and Ships; Palestine; Italy invaded; Great German Offensive; Americans in Picardy; Americans on the Marne; Foch's Counteroffensive. Our ship, the Dolphin, was a beautiful little chartered free-trader, of about 600 tons, remarkably fast for a merchantman—a regular clipper, as her captain called her—and manned by an active and effective crew. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 10 Instead of sailing jauntily upon the high seas, sinking helpless merchantmen almost at will, it was half-heartedly lying in wait along the coasts, seeking its victims in the vessels of dispersed convoys. The Victory At Sea 2012-01-17T03:00:15.547Z While we were imprisoned on board this vessel, the pirates one night attacked a Chinese merchantman, and sold the booty next day to pirate traders. A Lady's Captivity among Chinese Pirates in the Chinese Seas The story heard most often was that he'd begun his career at sea on a Dutch merchantman. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z On the same day German destroyers attacked a convoy of merchantmen in the North Sea and sank six of them as well as a British destroyer and four armed trawlers. The Story of the Great War, Volume VII (of VIII) American Food and Ships; Palestine; Italy invaded; Great German Offensive; Americans in Picardy; Americans on the Marne; Foch's Counteroffensive. The English man-of-war crowded all sail after us; very differently was she handled, now she was no longer acting merchantman. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 10 Somewhat before the appointed time one of the destroyers sighted a faint cloud of smoke on the western horizon, and soon afterward thirty-two merchantmen, sailing in columns of fours, began to assume a definite outline. The Victory At Sea 2012-01-17T03:00:15.547Z We now made her out to be a Portuguese merchantman; but had she been an Algerine cruiser, we would have hailed her with delight. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 7 Whilst Roe held it his companions clambered aloft, gaining the deck of a fair-sized merchantman where watch was kept by a number of sailors. The Great Mogul Two fast German cruisers on October 17, 1917, attacked a convoy of merchantmen, escorted by two British destroyers, at a point about midway between the Shetland Islands and Norway. The Story of the Great War, Volume VII (of VIII) American Food and Ships; Palestine; Italy invaded; Great German Offensive; Americans in Picardy; Americans on the Marne; Foch's Counteroffensive. The seas are alive with merchantmen; deserts have become populous scenes of industry; the great roads are carried over the broadest rivers and the most defiant mountain barriers. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius "The merchantmen themselves are the chief obstacle to the convoy," said Admiral Jellicoe. The Victory At Sea 2012-01-17T03:00:15.547Z The destination was Port Nelson; but the vessels became separated, and with a single ship, Iberville, when nearing the fort, came into collision with three armed English merchantmen. A Historical Geography of the British Colonies Vol. V, Canada—Part I, Historical Sixty-five great war galleons, eight fleet galleasses, fifty-six armed merchantmen and twenty pinnaces swept along the Channel in gallant show. The Great Mogul With aching hearts they promised, and once more he relapsed into unconsciousness, muttering fragments of old orders which he had given as captain of the great merchantman Theseus, in the long ago days. Dick's Desertion A Boy's Adventures in Canadian Forests Mean time American cruisers are scouring the Atlantic, chasing our merchantmen, and embarassing communication with the colonies. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, No. 362, December 1845 Again it is obvious that a submarine could not fire at a merchantman or torpedo one, or even attempt to torpedo one, without revealing its presence. The Victory At Sea 2012-01-17T03:00:15.547Z Undaunted, even in death, he cheered his men, and had the consolation of witnessing the surrender of one of the piratical vessels, and the re-capture of five merchantmen before he expired. Journal of Voyages Containing an Account of the Author's being Twice Captured by the English and Once by Gibbs the Pirate... Again and again he convoyed merchantmen to Cadiz and Malaga: in 1683 he commanded the frigate 'The Arms of Hamburg.' Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. II. The following method was pursued—and be it remembered that no lights were shown by destroyers or merchantmen. The Harwich Naval Forces Their Part in the Great War A certain Captain Jenkins, who was in command of an English merchantman, was captured by a Spanish cruiser. Cuba Its Past, Present, and Future The grain-laden merchantmen from the St. Lawrence valley rendezvoused at Sydney and Halifax. The Victory At Sea 2012-01-17T03:00:15.547Z And the thunders of your ships of war Along the deep shall roll, While the canvas of your merchantmen Shall sweep from pole to pole. Alida or, Miscellaneous Sketches of Incidents During the Late American War. Founded on Fact They convoyed, now Greenland and Archangel navigators, now great fleets of from forty to fifty merchantmen, to Oporto, Lisbon, Cadiz, Malta, and Leghorn, in short, wherever there were Hamburg settlements. Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. II. The convoy formed in line ahead, the destroyers tucking themselves in, so to speak, as close to the line of merchantmen as possible. The Harwich Naval Forces Their Part in the Great War And the other galleys—those which had chased the Dutch merchantman—would take the news back; none would suppose that he and a few more were still alive. In the Day of Adversity At the time when I arrived the proposal was still being discussed; the rate at which the Germans were sinking merchantmen made this inevitable. The Victory At Sea 2012-01-17T03:00:15.547Z And the thunders of your ships of war Along the deep shall roll, While the canvas of your merchantmen Shall sweep from pole to pole. Alida or, Miscellaneous Sketches of Incidents During the Late American War. Founded on Fact In the year 1662, a squadron of eight Hamburg merchantmen had become the booty of these "barbarians." Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. II. The escorting destroyers then picked up the westward-bound merchantmen that were awaiting them, and convoyed them back to the English coast, using the same formations that had been employed on the outward voyage. The Harwich Naval Forces Their Part in the Great War Big black merchantmen fill in the view—a P. and O. ship is taking on coal—a two-hundred-ton junk with red sails moves by. Drugging a Nation The Story of China and the Opium Curse "It's as good as on any merchantman, and better than the law requires." At the Fall of Port Arthur Or, A Young American in the Japanese Navy On the other hand the slung quarter rudders are the same in fashion as those used by Roman and Greek merchantmen, by Norsemen and Anglo-Saxons, and by medieval seamen down to about the 14th century. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" "He's a Greek merchantman," whispered Cashel; "don't look so hard at him, for he observes you, and is somewhat irascible in temper, if stared at." Roland Cashel Volume I (of II) At the beginning of the war the convoys of merchantmen were at times not punctual in arriving at the rendezvous on the Dutch coast, thus adding to the risk of discovery by enemy submarines. The Harwich Naval Forces Their Part in the Great War A British mail-steamer, and a Spanish man-of-war, and several merchantmen, are close upon us. To Cuba and Back It was just at the moment that the merchantman turned up to get under our wing that the sharpening gun-flashes began revealing the conning-tower of a submarine. Sea-Hounds At six years of age he entered the Liverpool free grammar school, and at eleven shipped for his first voyage in a West India merchantman. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" They split up forty thousand dollars of specie found on board, snapped up a few merchantmen to fatten their dividends, and at length came to the American coast and touched at Long Island. The Book of Buried Treasure Being a True History of the Gold, Jewels, and Plate of Pirates, Galleons, etc., which are sought for to this day E9 also sank four German merchantmen which were running iron ore from Sweden to Germany. The Harwich Naval Forces Their Part in the Great War I have in mind the law of ambassadors and consuls, the law concerning the open sea and territorial waters, the law about merchantmen and men-of-war in foreign territorial waters, and more of this kind. The Future of International Law Escorting even a squadron of warships which know how to keep station is no picnic for destroyers, but with merchantmen it is a dozen times worse. Sea-Hounds In its old bed, an ancient vessel, apparently a Dutch merchantman, was found about the year 1824. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology The newcomer had shown such bravery that he was given command of the captured merchantman. 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 The harshness of the British attitude in this matter of naval warfare leads to such brutal reprisals as that of the German submarine campaign against merchantmen. American World Policies It was, no doubt, the introduction of artillery that first caused the sailing warship to be differentiated from the merchantman. Ancient and Modern Ships. Part 1. Wooden Sailing Ships The first thing I saw was the dim blur of a small merchantman taking shape in the mist, and as the image sharpened, the splash of falling projectiles became visible. Sea-Hounds At the same time we sighted the square topsails of a Spanish merchantman, and, a little later, the gaff-topsail of a sloop. A Volunteer with Pike The True Narrative of One Dr. John Robinson and of His Love for the Fair Señorita Vallois When next the twain met, Captain Short was first well threshed, then bundled off to prison, and from there skipped home to England in a merchantman. 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 Continuing his cruise, he captured a number of merchantmen and retook an American prize. The Greater Republic A History of the United States This ship was the largest merchantman built up to that time in England. Ancient and Modern Ships. Part 1. Wooden Sailing Ships Symptoms of this appeared in the capture of an American merchantman by a French privateer. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools Third mates of merchantmen do not usually go about with Romish crucifixes and beads about their necks. A Volunteer with Pike The True Narrative of One Dr. John Robinson and of His Love for the Fair Señorita Vallois In a small merchantman called the James and Mary, Captain Phips set sail from England in 1686, having another vessel to serve as a tender. 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 They captured scores of Spanish merchantmen and treasure ships. The Greater Republic A History of the United States The frigate I belonged to afterwards went on the Jamaica station, and cruised about, to protect the merchantmen from the pirates as infested them seas. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. 9 The Portuguese envoy had arrived from Tété, the agreement had been made, and the captain of the merchantman was to drop down the river that morning to finish his preparations. The Ruined Cities of Zululand The flag of the ship now confirmed the opinion that she was a Spanish merchantman. A Volunteer with Pike The True Narrative of One Dr. John Robinson and of His Love for the Fair Señorita Vallois Nevertheless, they took thirteen French and Spanish ships, seven of which were men-of-war, and six merchantmen, besides some others much damaged and half-burnt. 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 This precaution, however, was unnecessary, for Semmes, grown bold by his long career of destroying unarmed merchantmen, had resolved to offer the Kearsarge battle. The Greater Republic A History of the United States She was about equal perhaps in general dimensions and tonnage to the merchantmen which made the voyage to India in the "fifties." The Bible Story In 1669, employed as a ship carpenter, and later became captain of a merchantman sailing from Boston. The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History Hampered by the difficulty of keeping the merchantmen together, and baffled by contrary winds and violent weather, Howe's passage was unusually slow and tedious. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 14 Apparently the Admiralty regretted the employment of one of its frigates as a merchantman. 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 Woe, think we, to the peaceful merchantman who may venture to disregard, or seek to flee from the summons of her eagle eye! The Strife of the Roses and Days of the Tudors in the West Issuing from their strongholds, they fell on the unprotected merchantmen, or, descending on the opposite coasts of Andalusia and Valencia, sacked the villages, and swept off the wretched inhabitants into slavery. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 He was a thorough seaman, and the terror of every Swedish seaport and merchantman. The Tower of Dago The Richard was originally a merchantman, worn out by long use and rotten from age. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 14 "Now, I suppose you're aware, sir," continued the captain, "that the master of a British merchantman is fully empowered to marry any couple aboard his ship?" A Marriage at Sea To enter the trade with any hope of success it became necessary for the English to organize a company rich enough to furnish armed protection to their merchantmen. The Planters of Colonial Virginia I had expected music–chanteys, or at least accordions–aboard a merchantman; but very little was that expectation justified. The Bonadventure A Random Journal of an Atlantic Holiday As the merchantman went out seeking the most valuable pearl, so all the world is to-day seeking for something which will satisfy and render their owners happy. With the Children on Sunday Through Eye-Gate and Ear-Gate into the City of Child-Soul The Vengeance also behaved badly; neither she nor the Alliance made any prizes from among the fleet of merchantmen, and the whole escaped under cover of Flamborough Head and the adjacent harbors. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 14 Probably a merchantman with a torpedo in her plates. Dave Dawson at Casablanca Each year scores of merchantmen crossed to the Chesapeake and swarmed in every river and creek, delivering their English goods to the planters and taking in return the hogsheads of tobacco. The Planters of Colonial Virginia On up the bay went the other merchantmen, with the Hyder Ali in the rear, and the British squadron hot on their track. Stories of Our Naval Heroes Every Child Can Read "Yes, sir, I was paid off from a merchantman in Orleans, and took passage in one of them smokers, bigger than a three-decker." Los Gringos Or, An Inside View of Mexico and California, with Wanderings in Peru, Chili, and Polynesia A belligerent man-of-war sinks his prize, an enemy merchantman, on account of the impossibility of sparing a prize crew. International Incidents for Discussion in Conversation Classes So in 1828, when he was fourteen, Samuel Colt ran away to sea, shipping on an India merchantman. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 6 August 1906 Nor must it be forgotten that re-exported tobacco also added many a goodly merchantman to the navy and gave employment to many a seaman. The Planters of Colonial Virginia When this came near, it was seen to be a corsair which had long waged war on American merchantmen. Stories of Our Naval Heroes Every Child Can Read A convoy of thirty-one merchantmen brought Canadian arms to our assistance: Australians, in thirty-six ships, crossed the Indian Ocean to take up station in Egypt. Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war An enemy merchantman having been captured during war, a prize crew is put on board and she is navigated in the direction of a port of the state which made the capture. International Incidents for Discussion in Conversation Classes She was on her way back to America, in 1850, a passenger in the merchantman Elizabeth, when the ship was wrecked off Fire Island and she perished with it. Literary New York Its Landmarks and Associations Numbers of British merchantmen were captured by Spanish ships, carried into the few ports left to Spain on the Main, and condemned as prizes for trading with the insurgent colonies. The United States and Latin America On Tucker's first voyage from Salem two of these piratical craft, swift corsairs from Algiers, came in sight and began a chase of the merchantman. Stories of Our Naval Heroes Every Child Can Read Our conceptions of peaceful merchantmen were not the enemy's! Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war The Alabama, the Florida, and the Shenandoah were a dreaded scourge among our merchantmen. Uncle Daniel's Story Of "Tom" Anderson And Twenty Great Battles It was at the Queen of Heaven, an undefended and unsuspecting merchantman. The Peacemaker From the Hornet Lieutenant Morris heard that a convoy of merchantmen were not far to windward of him, protected by an English frigate. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 5 November 1848 It had been sent in charge of a fleet of fourteen merchantmen, but these had been scattered by the gale until only six were left. Stories of Our Naval Heroes Every Child Can Read Constant voyaging, dispatch at the ports of lading and discharge, seagoing through all weathers, make huge the total of their tonnage, but their individual cargoes rank small against the mammoth burdens of the oversea merchantmen. Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war She gave herself out for a regular merchantman, but was pretty well understood to be a smuggler as opportunities offered. Walladmor: And Now Freely Translated from the German into English. In Two Volumes. Vol. II. While most of the merchantmen carried defensive armament, the unpractised, unskilled crew made the guns in their hands little more than ineffective. Pirates and Piracy The sail in sight proved to be an English merchantman, which, as she was a lazy sailer, was speedily overhauled. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 5 November 1848 The stranger came bowling down under full sail and fired a gun as a hint for the supposed merchantman to stop. Stories of Our Naval Heroes Every Child Can Read Above all, navigation without lights increases the danger to all merchantmen and to the patrols and naval craft that crowd the seaways of the coast. Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war The British ports were choked with fleets of useless merchantmen, to which the markets of the world were no longer open. The Angel of the Revolution A Tale of the Coming Terror Not infrequently the vessel captured would prove too small and insufficient for marauding expeditions upon the high seas, and unable to give battle or a spirited chase to a sturdy merchantman. Pirates and Piracy The merchantman was richly laden, and the honest captain, who doubtless had his own interest in her cargo, actually shed tears as he saw the greater portion of it removed to the privateer. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 5 November 1848 Larry had drifted to San Francisco and shipped on a merchantman bound for China. The Campaign of the Jungle or, Under Lawton through Luzon In the merchantmen great opportunities offered for advancement in all branches of the seaman's art. Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war Our war ships had orders simply to look after our merchantmen, without doing any fighting. Hero Stories from American History For Elementary Schools They have lost some twenty war steamers within the last few months; and how many of their merchantmen have been destroyed on the ocean, we have no means of knowing. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital Private individuals must suffer in every war, and fortune had ordained that the poor merchantman should be one of them. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 5 November 1848 Six merchantmen, ranging from twenty-five up to five hundred tons, and a number of small craft, further encumbered the anchorage. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 17 (of 25) In harbour he is frequently berthed among the merchantmen, and has opportunity to visit the ships and acquire more than a casual knowledge of our gear and appliances. Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war When peace was made, nothing was said about impressing our sailors, or about the rights of our merchantmen. Hero Stories from American History For Elementary Schools His second cruise was on Cabot's privateer "Pilgrim" which captured a richly cargoed British merchantman. History of the Great American Fortunes, Vol. I Conditions in Settlement and Colonial Times A heavy box was also conveyed to the merchantman by orders of Lieutenant Morris, who told Mr. Williams it contained an equivalent for his loss by the pirate. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 5 November 1848 One more was added to the great ocean graveyard, already thick with the bones of many a gallant merchantman. The Go Ahead Boys and the Treasure Cave The merchantmen, on service of equal importance and equal danger, were turned out to the streets, and our Board took no action, registered no complaint. Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war Even the Barbary pirates, when they spied the new flag, began to plunder and burn our merchantmen, and sell their crews into slavery. Hero Stories from American History For Elementary Schools All along the coast the British cruisers patrol to capture our merchantmen, and to obstruct our commerce. Peggy Owen and Liberty The merchantman reached England in safety, and Mr. Williams determined to remain there, inasmuch as he was heartily sick of adventures on the ocean; and the sum of money left in his hands by Lieut. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 5 November 1848 Instead of this there began a new controversy on the question of "armed merchantmen." My Three Years in America Thus early, it was not realized that we merchantmen would have to fight for our ships and our lives at sea. Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war To get sailors, she overhauled our merchantmen on the high seas and carried men away to supply her war ships. Hero Stories from American History For Elementary Schools In turn, Mr. Owen told of the numerous raids that had been made, principally by refugees along the coast, the capture of the merchantmen, and the war at sea. Peggy Owen and Liberty Almost every merchantman that sailed from an English port became a prize to the daring and active foe. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 5 November 1848 Manifestly submarines cannot be used against merchantmen, as the last few weeks have shown, without an inevitable violation of many sacred principles of justice and humanity. My Three Years in America The countless instances of their service to vessels in distress, to torpedoed merchantmen and warships, in the records of strife, are but repetitions of their sea-conduct throughout the years of their trading. Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war In 1807, nearly two hundred of our merchantmen had been taken by the British, and fully as many more by the French. Hero Stories from American History For Elementary Schools To be sure these two pirate vessels—for sure the Dunkery Beacon now belonged to that class—were nothing but merchantmen. Mrs. Cliff's Yacht During the darkness of the night she had been run into by a large homeward-bound merchantman of the same class. Happy Days for Boys and Girls Page 224 The controversy over the "armed merchantmen" had a prologue which could only be described as a comedy of errors, were the matter not so serious. My Three Years in America The instances of fisher help to merchantmen in peril are uncounted and uncountable. Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war What did England and France do to our merchantmen? Hero Stories from American History For Elementary Schools A demand to lie to, and a sharp fusillade might be enough to insure the immediate submission of an ordinary merchantman, but Captain Horn did not consider the Monterey a vessel of this sort. Mrs. Cliff's Yacht Charley Standish is now a chief mate on board a great merchantman of the same class as the “Melbourne.” Happy Days for Boys and Girls The brief constitutional diversion from the question of "armed merchantmen" was to give an opportunity for announcing the surprising catastrophes which had occurred in the course of the development of this question. My Three Years in America Being of moderate speed, their activities were not devoted to a mass operation, by which they could group the merchantmen together for protection. Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war The lights here and there, together with the dark tracery of spar and cordage against the sky, was all that betokened the presence of war-ship or peaceful merchantman. The Boys of '98 In the first place, the navigating officers of a merchantman are merely the employees of civilians—the shipowners. An Ocean Tramp "Give me but sixteen merchantmen," he said, "And but four battleships, by the mercy of God, I'll answer for the Armada!" Collected Poems Volume One Advantage was taken by England and her Allies of the American Government's decision not to keep her citizens off enemy merchant ships to arm merchantmen for attack. My Three Years in America It is a record of a wireless conversation between a merchantman attacked and a British destroyer steaming to her assistance from somewhere out of sight. Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war She was headed for a Spanish merchantman, which was then about half a mile away, apparently paying no heed to the monsters of war. The Boys of '98 The Baltic Fleet was about to seek the open sea, secretly intending to miss no chance of sinking a British merchantman that should be unlucky enough to cross its path. The International Spy Being the Secret History of the Russo-Japanese War The vessel appeared to have been a first-class merchantman, fitted to carry half a dozen passengers; and how such a vessel as this ever found its way into these northern seas was a mystery. John Whopper The Newsboy This makes it easy for merchantmen to destroy the submarines, and, in case of the failure of their attack, to count themselves secure owing to the presence on board of American citizens. My Three Years in America Speedy, complained of the 'fourteen sail of merchantmen' he convoyed from Cagliari to Leghorn. Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war Quite a fleet of American merchantmen sailed together. Benjamin Franklin A Picture of the Struggles of Our Infant Nation One Hundred Years Ago American Pioneers and Patriots Series We passed many other ships, chiefly merchantmen bound for Lubeck and Dantzig and other Baltic ports, but of course without being perceived ourselves. The International Spy Being the Secret History of the Russo-Japanese War In 1666, when a Dutch fleet sailed into the James and captured a number of English vessels, the Governor wished to sally out in person with a few merchantmen to punish their temerity. Virginia under the Stuarts 1607-1688 Senator Gore was a Pacifist on principle, and thought that the resolution for which he was responsible, to prohibit Americans from travelling on armed merchantmen, would avert the danger of war. My Three Years in America The opportunity to make the merchantmen's forecastle a place for decent men to earn a living was passed by. Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war It was a terrible fate, and he might well have become sullen and hopeless in the strange land of Egypt to which the merchantmen took him. Joseph the Dreamer “It was understood that we were to attack merchantmen, like the Vladivostockers.” The International Spy Being the Secret History of the Russo-Japanese War The merchantmen of Amsterdam and Flushing found their way even to Maryland and Virginia, where their low freight rates and the liberal prices they gave for tobacco, assured them a hearty welcome. Virginia under the Stuarts 1607-1688 "It is urgently desirable not to reopen disputes about armed merchantmen, especially in view of Wilson's peace plan." My Three Years in America The same obstinate courage and unconquerable sea-pride forbade them to desert their convoy of merchantmen and seek the safety that their speed could offer. Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war In 1821 an Italian sailor, in the service of an American merchantman, was the indirect cause of the death of a China boatwoman, who was by the side of his vessel. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 5, November, 1863 It was a small merchantman, and fell an easy prey to the first pirate that gave chase. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 4 October 1848 How could he answer to the King for the loss of the royal frigate and twenty English merchantmen? Virginia under the Stuarts 1607-1688 Question of armed merchantmen in opinion of navy and G. H. Q. cannot be further postponed. My Three Years in America Our duty was to examine every merchantman we met with the object of destroying those of the enemy. The Journal of Submarine Commander von Forstner A foreign merchantman would sail in company with a fleet of junks, and by his presence intimidate the Chinese pirate. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 5, November, 1863 By the middle of the day the pirate was within three miles of the merchantman, and had already opened upon her with his long gun. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 3 September 1848 Some of the merchantmen took refuge at Fort Nansemond, where the enemy dared not attack them, others retreated up the river towards Jamestown. Virginia under the Stuarts 1607-1688 Our action against armed merchantmen, which will follow the lines of the memorandum, does not, of course, imply any withdrawal of our assurance in the Note of 4th May, 1916, as to sinking of merchantmen. My Three Years in America It is well known that the English merchantmen were ordered by their Government to fly a neutral flag, so as to avoid being captured by our warships. The Journal of Submarine Commander von Forstner Never intended to meet the British fleet in combat, the Virginia navy did succeed in establishing regular patrols, clearing the Bay of privateers, and protecting merchantmen trading in the West Indies. The Road to Independence: Virginia 1763-1783 Noticing this the pirate ceased his fire, and soon drew up within hail of the merchantman. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 3 September 1848 Soon after the battle he had burned five or six of the merchantmen, "for want of men to man them". Virginia under the Stuarts 1607-1688 Their few naval vessels were mere commerce destroyers, fleeing the ships of the United States navy and preying upon unarmed merchantmen. Aircraft and Submarines The Story of the Invention, Development, and Present-Day Uses of War's Newest Weapons Chefs brought from Montreal prepared savoury viands; the brimming bowl was emptied and too often replenished; and the songs of this deep-throated race of merchantmen pealed to the rafters until revelry almost ended in riot. The Red River Colony A Chronicle of the Beginnings of Manitoba "That, sir, is a merchantman, which arrived last night from St. Pierre," said the sailor, respectfully removing his cap. A Romance of the West Indies The vigorous arms of the oarsmen soon brought the boat to the merchantman, and the pirate stood upon the deck of the captured vessel. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 3 September 1848 In the upper James were three merchantmen and in the York nine. Virginia under the Stuarts 1607-1688 On the following day the Deutschland barely escaped running foul of a British submarine chaser, disguised as a neutral merchantman. Aircraft and Submarines The Story of the Invention, Development, and Present-Day Uses of War's Newest Weapons Twelve Spanish merchantmen rigged as frigates lay in the harbour, and Drake observed that cargo of small bulk but ponderous weight, and evidently precious, was being stowed in their capacious holds. Pioneers of the Pacific Coast A Chronicle of Sea Rovers and Fur Hunters The threat had its effect; the Germans yielded, grudgingly and in language that aroused much irritation, but on the main question they yielded none the less, and promised to sink no more merchantmen without warning. Woodrow Wilson's Administration and Achievements "Blood-thirsty villain!" shouted the captain of the merchantman, and suddenly drawing a pistol, he discharged it full at the pirate's breast. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 3 September 1848 These vessels, in July 1673, were stationed at the mouth of the James guarding a large fleet of merchantmen, when news came that nine Dutch warships were approaching the capes. Virginia under the Stuarts 1607-1688 But even at best, an armed merchantman has a rather slim chance at escape. Aircraft and Submarines The Story of the Invention, Development, and Present-Day Uses of War's Newest Weapons “We will soon see for ourselves!” said the captain, and taking with him the pilot and four sailors, he went on board of the merchantman. Hair Breadth Escapes Perilous incidents in the lives of sailors and travelers in Japan, Cuba, East Indies, etc., etc. But he was cook's boy on board a merchantman, and they called him 'Galley Vick.' Victor's Triumph Sequel to A Beautiful Fiend Many merchantmen, both Allied and neutral, owed their escape to this camouflage warfare, which was brought to a high pitch of perfection and daring in the now famous mystery ships. Submarine Warfare of To-day How the Submarine Menace was Met and Vanquished, With Descriptions of the Inventions and Devices Used, Fast Boats, Mystery Ships The bold Dutch mariners, angered at the injury done them by the Navigation Acts, preyed upon the English merchantmen in every sea. Virginia under the Stuarts 1607-1688 Neither space nor available equipment permits a general arming of merchantmen to a sufficient degree to make it possible for the latter to attack a submarine from any considerable distance. Aircraft and Submarines The Story of the Invention, Development, and Present-Day Uses of War's Newest Weapons I examined it for a quarter of an hour through my spy-glass, and was at last convinced that it was a large Dutch merchantman. Hair Breadth Escapes Perilous incidents in the lives of sailors and travelers in Japan, Cuba, East Indies, etc., etc. The robbers were so terrified that they all sprang to their feet straightway and scampered off through the forest, forgetting all the booty of which they had robbed the merchantmen. Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales It was in these seas that she succeeded in capturing a British merchantman. Submarine Warfare of To-day How the Submarine Menace was Met and Vanquished, With Descriptions of the Inventions and Devices Used, Fast Boats, Mystery Ships In order to take their prey entirely by surprise they flew the English colors, and as they passed the merchantmen, hailed them in English and sang out their soundings in English. Virginia under the Stuarts 1607-1688 The first authentically known case of an attack without warning by a German submarine against an allied merchantman was the torpedoing of the French steamship Amiral Ganteaume on October 26, 1914, in the English Channel. Aircraft and Submarines The Story of the Invention, Development, and Present-Day Uses of War's Newest Weapons Towards noon we discovered an English brig, which proved to be a merchantman, and the customary pursuit and capture ensued. Hair Breadth Escapes Perilous incidents in the lives of sailors and travelers in Japan, Cuba, East Indies, etc., etc. This plan of her merchantman appearance is to enable her to get within range of any vessel she may wish to encounter before her character or purpose is discovered. Christopher Columbus and His Monument Columbia being a concordance of choice tributes to the great Genoese, his grand discovery, and his greatness of mind and purpose By this means an impenetrable optical barrier was interposed between the attacking submarine and the fleet of merchantmen under convoy. Submarine Warfare of To-day How the Submarine Menace was Met and Vanquished, With Descriptions of the Inventions and Devices Used, Fast Boats, Mystery Ships While some of the Dutchmen were securing the Elizabeth, the others turned upon the helpless merchantmen and succeeded in capturing the entire fleet. Virginia under the Stuarts 1607-1688 Not every merchantman, of course, can be equipped with the necessary guns and gunners. Aircraft and Submarines The Story of the Invention, Development, and Present-Day Uses of War's Newest Weapons The Savannah captured one merchantman with a cargo of sugar, and afterward gave chase to a brig, which turned out to be the man of war Perry. Marcy The Blockade Runner One view of her submarine "rights" which Germany insisted on upholding was that armed merchantmen were not legally immune from attack on sight. The Story of the Great War, Volume VI (of VIII) History of the European War from Official Sources "Hyderabad" The famous "Mystery Ship," powerfully built to resemble a helpless merchantman. Submarine Warfare of To-day How the Submarine Menace was Met and Vanquished, With Descriptions of the Inventions and Devices Used, Fast Boats, Mystery Ships He felt, no doubt, that Parliament would have difficulty in enforcing this act, and he looked to the Dutch merchantmen to take off the tobacco. Virginia under the Stuarts 1607-1688 But the efficiency of gun protection has been proved beyond all doubt by many authentic reports of successful encounters between armed merchantmen and submarines in which the latter were defeated. Aircraft and Submarines The Story of the Invention, Development, and Present-Day Uses of War's Newest Weapons On the stroke of midnight, February 29, 1916, the German edict went into effect placing armed merchantmen in a classification with auxiliary cruisers. The Story of the Great War, Volume V (of 8) Battle of Jutland Bank; Russian Offensive; Kut-El-Amara; East Africa; Verdun; The Great Somme Drive; United States and Belligerents; Summary of Two Years' War About the same time the merchantman Eavestone was sunk by a submarine, which also shelled the crew as they took to the boats. The Story of the Great War, Volume VI (of VIII) History of the European War from Official Sources Trawlers, large steam yachts and converted merchantmen were usually employed on squares more than one hundred miles distant from a harbour of refuge, while motor launches kept watch and ward on the seas closer inshore. Submarine Warfare of To-day How the Submarine Menace was Met and Vanquished, With Descriptions of the Inventions and Devices Used, Fast Boats, Mystery Ships President Wilson and his advisers saw no loophole for argument as to the justification or otherwise of a submarine sinking an unarmed merchantman with passengers on board her when the vessel was at a standstill. The Story of the Great War, Volume IV (of 8) Champagne, Artois, Grodno; Fall of Nish; Caucasus; Mesopotamia; Development of Air Strategy; United States and the War Indeed if the merchantman happened to carry one gun a single shot might put the assailant out of business. Aircraft and Submarines The Story of the Invention, Development, and Present-Day Uses of War's Newest Weapons This offer met with prompt rejection, President Wilson standing firm and insisting upon disavowal for the sinking of the Sussex and search of merchantmen before attack. The Story of the Great War, Volume V (of 8) Battle of Jutland Bank; Russian Offensive; Kut-El-Amara; East Africa; Verdun; The Great Somme Drive; United States and Belligerents; Summary of Two Years' War Germany disclosed for the first time that she was treating armed merchantmen as ships of war and regarded neutral seamen found on such vessels as combatants. The Story of the Great War, Volume VI (of VIII) History of the European War from Official Sources Subsequently a further message might come to the naval centre that the same submarine had been chasing a merchantman in square "D," "E" or "F" in the adjoining area. Submarine Warfare of To-day How the Submarine Menace was Met and Vanquished, With Descriptions of the Inventions and Devices Used, Fast Boats, Mystery Ships The President's demand for a vote upon it came on the eve of the date set by the Teutonic Powers for inaugurating their submarine war on armed merchantmen, March 1, 1916. The Story of the Great War, Volume IV (of 8) Champagne, Artois, Grodno; Fall of Nish; Caucasus; Mesopotamia; Development of Air Strategy; United States and the War The figures of the losses of British merchantmen alone are shown by the following table: Ships Week ending— Over 1,600 Tons. Aircraft and Submarines The Story of the Invention, Development, and Present-Day Uses of War's Newest Weapons Hence the Senate had technically gone on record against declaring war on Germany if any of her submarines sank an armed merchantman without warning, thereby causing the death of any American on board. The Story of the Great War, Volume V (of 8) Battle of Jutland Bank; Russian Offensive; Kut-El-Amara; East Africa; Verdun; The Great Somme Drive; United States and Belligerents; Summary of Two Years' War The proposal would not bear scrutiny since it was now known that Germany regarded armed merchantmen as ships of war and their crews as combatants. The Story of the Great War, Volume VI (of VIII) History of the European War from Official Sources Previous to the adoption of the convoy system a merchantman, whether it was a fast-moving liner or a sturdy but slow ocean tramp, zigzagged through the danger zones with lights out and life-boats ready. Submarine Warfare of To-day How the Submarine Menace was Met and Vanquished, With Descriptions of the Inventions and Devices Used, Fast Boats, Mystery Ships Germany charged that Great Britain had instructed all her merchantmen to arm for offensive purposes against submarine attacks, and cited instances in which submarines were attacked by vessels seemingly of a peaceful character. The Story of the Great War, Volume IV (of 8) Champagne, Artois, Grodno; Fall of Nish; Caucasus; Mesopotamia; Development of Air Strategy; United States and the War Others, however, are known to have been lost, and their number has been greatly increased since the arming of merchantmen. Aircraft and Submarines The Story of the Invention, Development, and Present-Day Uses of War's Newest Weapons There was no appreciable increase in the number of vessels sunk by Teutonic submarines, and armed merchantmen did not especially figure among the victims. The Story of the Great War, Volume V (of 8) Battle of Jutland Bank; Russian Offensive; Kut-El-Amara; East Africa; Verdun; The Great Somme Drive; United States and Belligerents; Summary of Two Years' War On that day an official statement was published in Berlin to the effect that German and Austrian submarines and mines had destroyed during July, 1916, 74 merchantmen belonging to England and her allies. The Story of the Great War, Volume VI (of VIII) History of the European War from Official Sources As she approached the anchorage, her light sails were taken in and furled, with a despatch very unlike the manœuvres of a merchantman, and which confirmed the opinion of her being a man-of-war. An Old Sailor's Yarns The British view has always been that defensively armed merchantmen must not fire on submarines or on any other warships, except in self-defense. The Story of the Great War, Volume IV (of 8) Champagne, Artois, Grodno; Fall of Nish; Caucasus; Mesopotamia; Development of Air Strategy; United States and the War Submarines have been sunk both by warships and merchantmen in this way and many more have been forced to desist from attacks. Aircraft and Submarines The Story of the Invention, Development, and Present-Day Uses of War's Newest Weapons He was sick and tired of assumed respectability, of honest piloting of ships to the harbor, of drinking with worthy merchantmen or the King's sailors. Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer A Romance of the Spanish Main He decided—though he held the power himself—to ask Congress for authority to protect American shipping on the high seas by providing merchantmen with naval guns and gunners. The Story of the Great War, Volume VI (of VIII) History of the European War from Official Sources He went to sea as mate, and shortly after as master, of a merchantman. An Old Sailor's Yarns A vociferous demand was made by a minority of congressmen for strong action warning Americans off armed merchantmen of belligerents to prevent the United States raising further critical issues with Germany. The Story of the Great War, Volume IV (of 8) Champagne, Artois, Grodno; Fall of Nish; Caucasus; Mesopotamia; Development of Air Strategy; United States and the War Two factors are primarily responsible for this: lack of speed and lack of armament on the part of the merchantman. Aircraft and Submarines The Story of the Invention, Development, and Present-Day Uses of War's Newest Weapons The German merchantman Nachtigal tried later to ram the same gunboat and wrecked herself with a loss of 36 men. The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of 8) History of the European War from Official Sources With one or two exceptions our crew were Yankees, and of a far higher grade than the crews of merchantmen generally. Graham's Magazine, Vol. XXXII No. 4, April 1848 Three Austrian merchantmen in the port were also filled with armed men, in spite of the remonstrances of their masters, and assisted in defending the squadron at anchor. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 360, October 1845 A resolution was actually pending in the House forbidding Americans to travel on armed merchantmen. The Story of the Great War, Volume IV (of 8) Champagne, Artois, Grodno; Fall of Nish; Caucasus; Mesopotamia; Development of Air Strategy; United States and the War I am writing this in the hope that you will receive it in time to meet me at the steamer––the Columba, a merchantman. The Web of the Golden Spider At mid-autumn, 1812, Captain Jacob Jones, in the fast-sailing sloop of war Wasp, achieved a notable victory over the British war schooner Frolic, convoying six merchantmen, four of which were well armed. Harper's Young People, August 17, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly It immediately went to sea in search of a large fleet of Jamaica merchantmen known to be off the coast. Harper's Young People, August 10, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly The boats then concluded the day by driving the Turks from the Austrian merchantmen, and bringing out these vessels as prizes. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 360, October 1845 The fifth of the month witnessed a successful attack by an enemy submarine upon the armed merchantman Tara of the British navy. The Story of the Great War, Volume IV (of 8) Champagne, Artois, Grodno; Fall of Nish; Caucasus; Mesopotamia; Development of Air Strategy; United States and the War Before the end of the year nearly the whole American navy was among the West India Islands, engaged in convoying merchantmen to and from the United States. Harper's Young People, July 27, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly Quicker than it would take to tell, the Vulture, black sails spread, moved forward to head off the merchantman evidently homeward bound from China. Mr. Wicker's Window This was called the "Beacon of Death," and the scene represented the forecastle of the pirate ship with a lantern dangling from the rigging, to lure unsuspecting merchantmen to their doom. A Boy's Town On the 23d of September the squadron was chasing a ship off Flamborough Head, when the Baltic fleet of merchantmen, for which Jones had been looking, hove in sight. Paul Jones The question of armed merchantmen had been simmering during the course of the Lusitania negotiations. The Story of the Great War, Volume IV (of 8) Champagne, Artois, Grodno; Fall of Nish; Caucasus; Mesopotamia; Development of Air Strategy; United States and the War Captain de Clieu Shares His Drinking Water With the Coffee Plant He Is Carrying to Martinique The vessel carrying de Clieu was a merchantman, and many were the trials that beset passengers and crew. All About Coffee Tiny figures could be seen falling into the water from the merchantman, and in a bitter hour or so the sound of fighting died out altogether. Mr. Wicker's Window Cheers and yells of joy rang from the after-hold of the merchantman where the pirates had evidently discovered the ship's store of wine. The Black Buccaneer Life on a merchantman is rough enough to-day, and was still rougher at that time. Paul Jones Hence she regarded armed merchantmen as being more than a match for submarines and not entitled to any consideration. The Story of the Great War, Volume IV (of 8) Champagne, Artois, Grodno; Fall of Nish; Caucasus; Mesopotamia; Development of Air Strategy; United States and the War In due time the favorable opportunity presented itself, and I embarked for America in the British merchantman Mirage. As I Remember Recollections of American Society during the Nineteenth Century This he did, after a thorough search in his rat form to find what seemed a safe, hidden place high at the top of a pile of the loot stolen from the merchantman. Mr. Wicker's Window As she cleared the side of the waterlogged merchantman, the Royal James began to move. The Black Buccaneer It was during Paul's last voyage as captain of a merchantman that the event took place which determined him to change his name and to live in America. Paul Jones For the Administration, Senator Stone, chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, said the question of armed merchantmen was at least debatable. The Story of the Great War, Volume IV (of 8) Champagne, Artois, Grodno; Fall of Nish; Caucasus; Mesopotamia; Development of Air Strategy; United States and the War A great quantity of guns, together with stores of every description, were found in the different forts, and some small privateers and merchantmen were captured in the offing. By Conduct and Courage A Story of the Days of Nelson She was riding at anchor close inshore farther down the coast, and final boatfuls of men were returning from the merchantman carrying the last of the spoils. Mr. Wicker's Window Few shots were being returned by the merchantman and all her crew were keeping out of sight behind the solid rail. The Black Buccaneer However, any isolated vessel, whether a merchantman or a man-of-war, is at the mercy of a submarine, which hunts the seas for this kind of target. The Story of the Great War, Volume I (of 8) Introductions; Special Articles; Causes of War; Diplomatic and State Papers The Persia's gun, added to the frequent reports rife of other merchantmen being similarly armed, injected a new element in the submarine controversy, which could not be wholly removed from the pending Lusitania negotiations. The Story of the Great War, Volume IV (of 8) Champagne, Artois, Grodno; Fall of Nish; Caucasus; Mesopotamia; Development of Air Strategy; United States and the War It consisted of thirty-four line-of-battle ships and fifteen frigates, while the convoy numbered ninety-nine merchantmen. By Conduct and Courage A Story of the Days of Nelson Its extensive area was well covered with ships of war and merchantmen, bearing the flags of all nations, among which the Stars and Stripes gladdened our eyes. Due West or Round the World in Ten Months Approaching the steersman, Bob asked where in the town he would be likely to find the Captain of a merchantman then taking cargo in the port. The Black Buccaneer January 15.—This morning wee warp out of the harbour with six merchantmen and a doggar, which wee are to convoy towards the strait's mouth. Notes and Queries, Number 236, May 6, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc It was even hinted that the Administration was considering whether the situation did not call for a proclamation warning all Americans off armed merchantmen. The Story of the Great War, Volume IV (of 8) Champagne, Artois, Grodno; Fall of Nish; Caucasus; Mesopotamia; Development of Air Strategy; United States and the War None of them were sufficiently strong to show fight; they were not intended to attack merchantmen, but preyed upon native craft, and were manned by from ten to twenty desperadoes. By Conduct and Courage A Story of the Days of Nelson The deck of the frigate towered far above that of the humble American merchantman. Louis Philippe Makers of History Series Jeremy was sent below to help the gunners, as the shot from the merchantman continued to scream by. The Black Buccaneer No race of beings so decidedly differ from every other in the world as sailors: no matter whether they belong to a king's ship, to a smuggler, or a merchantman. The Buccaneer A Tale The United States also recognized the right of belligerent merchantmen to arm, but for defensive purposes only. The Story of the Great War, Volume IV (of 8) Champagne, Artois, Grodno; Fall of Nish; Caucasus; Mesopotamia; Development of Air Strategy; United States and the War By what we saw of the goods on board this craft before this rumpus took place I fancy the Moor had captured and plundered a well-laden merchantman. By Conduct and Courage A Story of the Days of Nelson Any man," said Lord Brougham, "on board a British merchantman is as much under the protection of the British flag as if he were on board the queen's ship. Louis Philippe Makers of History Series The open traps showed the green seas swirling past close below, and off across the swells the tall side of the merchantman swaying in the trough of the waves. The Black Buccaneer I know not how that merchantman Has found the heart; but 't is her plan Seaward her endless course to shape. Gloucester Moors and Other Poems Germany offered to furnish proofs to show that the American rules recognizing merchantmen armed for defensive purposes as peaceful ships could not now apply. The Story of the Great War, Volume IV (of 8) Champagne, Artois, Grodno; Fall of Nish; Caucasus; Mesopotamia; Development of Air Strategy; United States and the War No lad of spirit would take to the life of a merchantman who could enter the navy. By Conduct and Courage A Story of the Days of Nelson On all sides were to be seen ships—men-o’-war as well as merchantmen—scudding, like his own, before the irresistible fury of the gale. The Voyage of the Aurora He had become a different man from the moment his foot touched the merchantman's deck. The Black Buccaneer Found every thing in about the same condition as when we left, and a large fleet of merchantmen in port; but missed the "Hastings" from her moorings, as also the "Herald." Kathay: A Cruise in the China Seas The use of seaplanes to attack merchantmen and smaller warcraft became a feature of the Austrian and German campaign, and in November and December, 1915, several attacks were reported on steamers of the Allies. The Story of the Great War, Volume IV (of 8) Champagne, Artois, Grodno; Fall of Nish; Caucasus; Mesopotamia; Development of Air Strategy; United States and the War After all, it seemed to him that it would be better to be on a fine ship and have a chance of fighting with the French than to sail in a merchantman. By Conduct and Courage A Story of the Days of Nelson But throughout a long career as master of a merchantman the Stars and Stripes was never lowered from the masthead nor sullied by defeat or by dishonor. How the Flag Became Old Glory Slipping through under cover of darkness, Bonnet resumed his rôle of sober merchantman and sailed the James up the Chesapeake under the British flag, with a fine air of honesty. The Black Buccaneer Found in harbor Her British Majesty's line-of-battle ship Hastings, bearing the flag of Admiral Austen, and a number of merchantmen of all nations. Kathay: A Cruise in the China Seas The American attitude to the new Teutonic policy of sinking all armed merchantmen on sight remained to be declared. The Story of the Great War, Volume IV (of 8) Champagne, Artois, Grodno; Fall of Nish; Caucasus; Mesopotamia; Development of Air Strategy; United States and the War If you leave the service and go into a merchantman I will go there with you. By Conduct and Courage A Story of the Days of Nelson Some of them were said by the navy officers, to be perfect, as regarded proportion, and exact, as it regarded the miniature representation of a merchantman, sloop of war, frigate, or ship of the line. A Journal of a Young Man of Massachusetts, 2nd ed. Late A Surgeon On Board An American Privateer, Who Was Captured At Sea By The British, In May, Eighteen Hundred And Thirteen, And Was Confined First, At Melville Island, Halifax, Then At Chatham, In England ... And Last, At Dartmoor Prison. Interspersed With Observations, Anecdotes And Remarks, Tending To Illustrate The Moral And Political Characters Of Three Nations. To Which Is Added, A Correct Engraving Of Dartmoor Prison, Representing The Massacre Of American Prisoners, Written By Himself. The gunners swarmed up from the port gun deck at the order and all lined up along the rail howling defiance at the merchantman. The Black Buccaneer The only reason we explain this method at all is because it is in common practice among merchantmen and may, therefore, be of assistance to you, if you go on a merchant ship. Lectures in Navigation A resolution came before the Senate on February 18, 1916, opposing acquiescence by the United States in the notifications of the Central Powers of the right of their submarines to sink armed merchantmen. The Story of the Great War, Volume IV (of 8) Champagne, Artois, Grodno; Fall of Nish; Caucasus; Mesopotamia; Development of Air Strategy; United States and the War I have no doubt some of them will be hanged, especially as they will not be able to give any satisfactory explanation as to the fate of the merchantman. By Conduct and Courage A Story of the Days of Nelson |
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