| 单词 | packet boat |
| 例句 | It’s named after the packet boats that used to ply the Erie Canal, which cuts through Lockport. New affordable housing development with 60 units opens 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z Teams of horses and mules would pull canal packet boats along the towpaths of the canal as regular traffic flowed from Richmond to Lynchburg and as far west as Buchanan. Lynchburg seeks input on canal’s future 2014-09-28T04:00:00Z Hence, any vessel; usually with some epithet descriptive of its use or mode of propulsion; as, pilot boat, packet boat, passage boat, advice boat, etc. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z These were packed in ten or twelve boxes, and were shipped on a packet boat, by sea. Historic Shrines of America Being the Story of One Hundred and Twenty Historic Buildings and the Pioneers Who Made Them Notable 2012-03-08T03:00:11.013Z The twin vessels next sailed for the island of Gallo, capturing by the way a packet boat from Lima, fishing up the letters, which the Spaniards had thrown overboard attached to a buoy. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume II (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.880Z With few exceptions, no passenger was allowed on board a packet boat without a pass from the Secretary of State. The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 2011-12-19T03:00:45.273Z It took about 33 hours to travel by packet boat from Richmond to Lynchburg with a $7.50 fare that included meals and sleeping accommodations, according to the city of Lynchburg. Lynchburg seeks input on canal’s future 2014-09-28T04:00:00Z Of these only Falmouth Harbour, once the great station for the packet boats, is good. Cornwall 2011-12-05T03:00:38.530Z From what I can learn of the King's character, I am persuaded, that a present from Congress of a handsome fast sailing packet boat would be very acceptable, and consequently very useful. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution Volume 7. 2011-11-03T02:00:18.037Z During the eight months when the packet boats called at Halifax, the mails passed by the route through the Maritime provinces. The History of the Post Office in British North America 2011-08-31T02:01:37.743Z There were persons who thought that the packet boats might well be employed to do something more than carry to and fro a mere handful of letters. The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 2011-12-19T03:00:45.273Z To my surprise I was the only passenger in the packet boat The quay of Boulogne was deserted. Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 1 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:20.507Z There were then two of the packet boats, which had been long in port, but were detained for the general's letters, which were always to be ready to-morrow. Franklin's Autobiography (Eclectic English Classics) 2011-05-20T02:00:26.573Z It ran as a packet boat for years, and Fulton built other steamers. The Child's Book of American Biography In the winter, while the packet boats did not visit Halifax, the mails were sent by way of New York. The History of the Post Office in British North America 2011-08-31T02:01:37.743Z As affecting the cost, hardly less important than the reduction of numbers was the permission now given to the packet boats to resume the carriage of merchandise. The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 2011-12-19T03:00:45.273Z Not much is known of this boat except that she beat the regular Irish packet boat, running between Holyhead and Dublin, in a race each way, winning a £20 wager. Fulton's "Steam Battery": Blockship and Catamaran The captain of a packet boat, arrived at Corunna from Newport, says, that he was chased in the latitude of the Azores by the English fleet, which consisted of eighteen sail of the line. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. IX A little way up the river they passed the packet boat, a little belated and heavily laden, but moving steadily. Betty Leicester A Story For Girls Between each of these places and Great Britain, packet boats carried the mails once a month. The History of the Post Office in British North America 2011-08-31T02:01:37.743Z For piloting a packet boat from Harwich to the Downs the Post Office was charged �7. The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 2011-12-19T03:00:45.273Z I shall soon have the honor of communicating to you some news, which I have just received from France by the packet boat Washington. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. XI At nine o'clock he bade good-by to his friends of a day and embarked upon the packet boat of the canal, while the air resounded with good wishes for his voyage. Lafayette Mr. Leicester did not wait to come back with the packet boat, but appeared by the stage from the railway station in good season for dinner. Betty Leicester A Story For Girls It was during this period that the British government began to employ packet boats for the conveyance of the mails to the American colonies. The History of the Post Office in British North America 2011-08-31T02:01:37.743Z Another part of the establishment, and by no means the least important or the least difficult to manage, consisted of the packet boats. The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 2011-12-19T03:00:45.273Z The packet boat was restored to the British government, without the form of a process. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. I Another time during the freshet, Mr. Thomas Cook and I went ashore, and were nearly carried by the swift current between two packet boats, but we fortunately saved ourselves. Reminiscences of Two Years in the United States Navy The packet boat, her decks rather tightly packed with troops, moved down the Bay between the lines of the warships, whose crews cheered and cheered again those now leaving for the front. The 28th: A Record of War Service in the Australian Imperial Force, 1915-19, Vol. I Egypt, Gallipoli, Lemnos Island, Sinai Peninsula While the packet boats were thus occupied in foiling the enemy's attempts upon them, the course of events had restored to the post office a footing on land in America. The History of the Post Office in British North America 2011-08-31T02:01:37.743Z Clies had recently succeeded his father in the command of the Expedition packet boat. The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 2011-12-19T03:00:45.273Z The packet boat shall not be delayed after her being ready to receive the goods, either in France or America. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. I At Yarmouth he was detained by easterly gales; and when at last the packet boat made the mouth of the Elbe it was wrecked. William Pitt and the Great War Straight down the river the big packet boat came, purpling the water with its shadow, its smokestacks belching soot. The Mississippi Saucer Jeffrys asked that his vessel might be commissioned as a packet boat, and that he might be allowed to retain the postage on all the correspondence which he carried between England and America. The History of the Post Office in British North America 2011-08-31T02:01:37.743Z Outwards as well as inwards the packet boats were, at the beginning of the eighteenth century, carrying goods in defiance of regulation and of law. The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 2011-12-19T03:00:45.273Z Each packet boat or vessel shall attend the orders of the said Franklin and Deane, in pursuing her voyage, for the safest and most certain delivery of the said despatches and merchandise. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. I They all talked French—even those who had talked English when they came on board the packet boat on the other side. Rollo in Paris True—Jimmy had no respect for packet boats and deserved a good trouncing. The Mississippi Saucer Robert Frazer My wounds being now sufficiently, or rather temporarily, healed, I embarked about bedtime at Cartersville on the canal packet boat. The Story of a Cannoneer Under Stonewall Jackson His attention had been arrested by the large quantities of merchandise which the packet boats were continually bringing over from England, and in 1705 he made to the postmasters-general a formal representation on the subject. The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 2011-12-19T03:00:45.273Z His first adventure greatly raised insurance on the northern trade, even the packet boats from Dover to Calais were for some time insured. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. I We are flattered with the hopes that the packet boats will hereafter sail monthly from Havre, the first being to sail on the 10th of the next month. The Writings of Thomas Jefferson Library Edition - Vol. 6 (of 20) Formerly, a single Russian schooner or packet boat would lead the way with a procession of a thousand bidarkas. Vikings of the Pacific The Adventures of the Explorers who Came from the West, Eastward She was of 37 tons burthen, and had previously been employed as a packet boat. King's Cutters and Smugglers 1700-1855 Captain Culverden of the Queen packet boat brings into Falmouth thirty-six bags and seven baskets of salt, and there lands it clandestinely. The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 2011-12-19T03:00:45.273Z He beat a drum, to announce that a packet boat, would sail to Jersey in the course of the afternoon; but the people seemed too intent upon their occupations and gambols to attend to him. A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume One It goes to New York in the packet boat which carries this letter, and will be forwarded to you by water, by Mr. Madison. The Writings of Thomas Jefferson Library Edition - Vol. 6 (of 20) Orders from the bridge of the packet boat rang out over the water. The Man in the Twilight We were somewhere west of Jordan, when we met a packet boat going west. Vandemark's Folly In the movements of the packet boats there was much that was mysterious. The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 2011-12-19T03:00:45.273Z Again the packet boat was sighted on the distant horizon. The Lure of San Francisco A Romance Amid Old Landmarks The departure of a packet boat, which always gives me full employment for some time before, has only permitted me to look into it a little. The Writings of Thomas Jefferson Library Edition - Vol. 6 (of 20) His keen deep-set eyes were on the shipping lying out in the cove, watching the fussy approach of the bluff packet boat. The Man in the Twilight On the first Wednesday of each month a packet boat sailed from New York for Falmouth, England, with the mail, and this was the only mail between Great Britain and her American colonies. A School History of the United States The captains of the packet boats were strictly forbidden to give chase. The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 2011-12-19T03:00:45.273Z He needed only have taken a salt-water trip in a packet boat. Famous Reviews Harwich is known for being the port where the packet boats, between England and Holland, go out and come in. Tour through Eastern Counties of England, 1722 The porters were lumbering up the steps with baggage from the packet boats, while waiters plied the brush on dusty travellers, who, meanwhile, glanced over the innumerable advertisements in the daily papers. Sketches from Memory (From: "The Doliver Romance and Other Pieces: Tales and Sketches") Three horses abreast could drag a packet boat some four miles an hour. A Brief History of the United States She made arrangements for crossing in the packet boat, which then, as now, plied from Dover to Calais. History of King Charles the Second of England That night the Great Detective might have been seen on the deck of the Calais packet boat with his secretary. Nonsense Novels In one hour after, the ordinance was published in London that no vessel bound for France should leave port, not even the packet boat with letters. The Three Musketeers |
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