| 单词 | pounder |
| 例句 | Cullen was a "beach pounder," and one of his duties was patrolling the three-mile stretch of desolate shoreline for any suspicious activity. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z Before his job as a sand pounder, Cullen had worked as a deliveryman for Macy's department store in New York City. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z “Little pubescent Aryan back there is definitely a flounder pounder.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z "Haw, but look me up sometimes, I'm a piano player and a rounder, a whiskey drinker and a pavement pounder. I'll teach you some good bad habits. You'll need 'em. Good luck," he said. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z What it takes: We call ourselves “ground pounders,” and that’s the most important thing. ‘It’s Not for Wimps’: 8 Stuntwomen Reflect on Their Careers 2017-01-20T05:00:00Z Laden with steamy pavement pounders and deep-grooving cool-downs that hit like a summer spritz, the instrumental trio’s sophomore album topped Billboard’s contemporary jazz chart upon its February release, knocking off genre heavyweight Norah Jones. 15 of the best Seattle albums of 2021 (so far) 2021-07-06T04:00:00Z “This might actually be a nothing burger. But every time they tell us it’s a nothing burger, it turns out to be a juicy quarter pounder with sleaze.” Colbert Says G.O.P.’s ‘Nothing Burger’ Is a ‘Quarter Pounder With Sleaze’ 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z The menu, in addition to the cauliflower, includes “Run Over Potato,” a baked potato flattened like a carpaccio using a meat pounder and served with sour cream and herbs. Eyal Shani, an Israeli Celebrity Chef, Makes His New York Debut 2018-01-08T05:00:00Z This is another “patio pounder,” a “table pounder,” whatever cliche you want to use for an exciting, inexpensive wine. Perspective | The 12 best bargain wines of 2018 cost as little as $9. What are you waiting for? 2018-12-27T05:00:00Z “There was a 14 pounder caught at Pilot.” Depending on marine location the winter hatchery chinook fishery is chugging along at a good clip 2014-11-19T05:00:00Z And Mr. Thibaudet was just right for it: Not a keyboard pounder, he went for sensuality and witty sprightliness. An Orchestra’s Ecstatic, Once-in-a-Lifetime Birthday Party 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z I roasted a one-and-a-half pounder, cleaned and scaled but whole, with a fillet of wild striped bass alongside to compare them. A Farmed Striped Bass Worth Roasting 2019-11-04T05:00:00Z This isn’t a patio pounder; instead, the wine wants you to savor it. On July 4, celebrate America with this delicious $12 California zinfandel 2019-06-19T04:00:00Z A whole chicken, typically a 2 ½ pounder, was the pièce de résistance. Reclaiming the lost art of cutting up a whole chicken 2017-08-14T04:00:00Z This is a “patio pounder,” a “table pounder,” whatever cliche you want to use for an exciting, inexpensive wine. At just $11, this fruity South African white wine is a true ‘patio pounder’ 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z The bespectacled piano pounder announced Tuesday that his long and winding farewell tour is taking another lap through Western Washington. Elton John’s Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour is coming back to Tacoma 2022-03-29T04:00:00Z Put this in the “patio pounder” category, as it goes down easily. These two stellar rosés will help you celebrate summer’s waning days 2018-08-24T04:00:00Z "Say quarter pounder," he asks Q. We oblige, and Tony cracks up. Destiny's Child: 'We wear nothin' with our butt cheeks out, our boobs out' – a classic interview from the vaults 2013-04-24T15:46:07Z Flavors of watermelon, strawberry and wild herbs make for a refreshing patio pounder, and if you’re not careful, you may finish it before the food is ready. Floral and lush, this $12 South African white wine blend blossoms in your glass 2019-06-13T04:00:00Z “The size of the coho is down this season, and if you got a 10 or 12 pounder that is considered a big one right now,” Bennett said. Strait of Juan de Fuca a busy place for salmon anglers 2014-09-23T04:00:00Z Light in color and body, slightly spritzy, this delightful rosé is a textbook “patio pounder.” Quench your thirst with this juicy $10 Portuguese rosé — in a bottle or a box 2019-04-19T04:00:00Z "The meat is frozen! If you must eat burgers from McDonald's, at least get the quarter pounder with cheese. It's made with fresh beef." We'll always have Geneva: A tale of two sauces 2022-06-20T04:00:00Z “This is what we call our ‘porch pounders,’” said the young man who led the tastings, referring to the blends’ sneaky drinkability. 36 Hours on Outer Cape Cod 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z The snakes grow to tremendous length and weights — 15-foot 90 pounders have been found. Tears for the Magnificent and Shrinking Everglades, a ‘River of Grass’ 2020-01-27T05:00:00Z Drawing on its history of menu enhancements, the burger giant launched the Cheesy Jalapeno Bacon quarter pounder in July and brought back the fan-favorite Spicy Chicken McNuggets to menus in September. McDonald's gets sales lift from cheaper menu, new launches 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z The 6 foot 2, 230 pounder is a dynamic defender — an aggressive tackler with a high motor, and boasting enough speed and agility to keep pace in coverage with skill players. Former WSU Cougar LB Daiyan Henley drafted by Chargers in third round 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z The 6-foot-4, 270 pounder’s first interception of his career came in the first quarter on a play in which he dropped into coverage and broke quickly on a sideline throw to a running back. Tuimoloau shines as No. 2 Ohio St beats No. 13 Penn St 44-31 2022-10-29T04:00:00Z The 6 foot, 212 pounder announced his presence via a series of violent impacts, amassing 59 rushing yards on just 10 carries. Notebook: UW running back Richard Newton makes familiarly physical return in win over Portland State 2022-09-10T04:00:00Z Chilling out, in this case, meant abandoning his established order: “two double quarter pounders, two McChickens, a large fry, an Oreo McFlurry and a large coke. Every time. Every time.” UW offensive lineman, Renton product Nate Kalepo set to live a dream in first career start 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z The 5 foot 10, 181 pounder has represented his country in the several world junior championship tournaments. Kraken sign Finnish forward Ville Petman to two-year deal 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z The champion’s post-meal was a Big Mac, double quarter pounder with cheese and 10 chicken nuggets. Spieth, Phelps, Under Armour founder in a pro-am together 2021-08-25T04:00:00Z Inside, he hugged his mother and told her he wanted to order a quarter pounder. ‘No Shortcuts?’: A 40-Mile Rite of Passage for High School Freshmen 2021-06-25T04:00:00Z On your cutting board, using a meat pounder or rolling pin, pound the green beans until they split into irregular pieces. Smash your vegetables for a salad that packs a punchy citrus-soy dressing in every bite 2020-09-07T04:00:00Z “He disliked the ‘slick talker’ and the ‘desk pounder.’ Opinion | On the anniversary of D-Day, a reminder of true leadership 2020-06-05T04:00:00Z It turned out that, during the weeks of the ultra-processed diet, the volunteers ate an extra 500 calories a day, equivalent to a whole quarter pounder with cheese. How ultra-processed food took over your shopping basket 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z In a match of grunting baseline pounders, Spaniard Muguruza broke the 30th seeded Russian twice in the second set and charged to the finish in a hailstorm of winners. Muguruza downs Pavlyuchenkova to reach Australian Open semis 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z “Who told you you were a piano player? You’re a pounder!” roared Edison at the greatest pianist of his time. Thomas Edison’s brilliant life, told in reverse 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z In the lesser gravity of the moon, each of the men, 165 pounders on Earth, weighed something over 25 pounds on the moon. AP Was There: Man walks on the moon 2019-07-12T04:00:00Z Ellis plays the piano pounder and shows considerable chops, even going quasi-classical on the lovely “Lullaby.” Review: Robert Ellis switches to keys on ‘Texas Piano Man’ 2019-02-15T05:00:00Z The division is on the brink of extinction and Cejudo made his case all week to keep the 125 pounders fighting. Henry Cejudo defends 125-pound belt with record win over T.J. Dillashaw 2019-01-20T05:00:00Z “A rice pounder is located in the sitting room near the west wall.” ‘We’ve got to learn from that’: Seattle volunteers shed new light on dark history of Chinese exclusion 2018-12-15T05:00:00Z Speaking of which, when the I visit the Golden Arches, I want to look a pimply teenager in the eye as I order my quarter pounder with cheese — the food tastes better. Perspective | Analytics, shmanalytics 2018-12-09T05:00:00Z The North Dakota state record is a 40 pounder that measured 45 inches in length. Anglers lure growing number of muskies in Lake Audubon 2018-10-20T04:00:00Z Four-hundred pounders roam the land, for sure, although most of the adult pigs in a sounder—the collective noun—weigh between 100 and 200 pounds. Hog Heaven To Hell - Golf Digest 2018-07-31T04:00:00Z Bouwes combed the internet and found a thriftier alternative: a hydraulic post pounder, a machine that resembles a cross between a jackhammer and a bazooka. Beaver dams without beavers? Artificial logjams are a popular but controversial restoration tool 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z In the US, quarter pounder burgers containing fresh beef and other premium burgers are now available at McDonald's restaurants in Miami, Orlando and Nashville. McDonald's to switch to fresh beef in US 2018-03-06T05:00:00Z “He’s soft-spoken and eloquent, not a table pounder.” The secret behind Ri Yong Ho, North Korea's fire-breathing spokesman 2017-10-01T04:00:00Z The big — 6 foot 6, 315 pounder — lineman committed to Washington earlier this month. Metro League Preview: Nathaniel Kalepo, Rainier Beach’s big man on campus, has put in work to become a Pac-12 talent 2017-08-26T04:00:00Z A woman is dragged “bleeding / by her long black hair,” her child’s “head in the rice / pounder, shell-crumbled.” Mai Der Vang’s and Airea D. Matthews’s Striking Débuts 2017-05-08T04:00:00Z This was the sound of my mother whacking a beef filet with a meat pounder. “Deaf and Blind” 2017-04-17T04:00:00Z No team in the SEC started more than two 300 pounders. Edge: Alabama vs. Washington: How do they match up? 2016-12-30T05:00:00Z Leon Russell, the piano pounder with a Delta blues wail and a mountain man’s mass of hair, died. Among Deaths in 2016, a Heavy Toll in Pop Music 2016-12-30T05:00:00Z A leader column in the Telegraph argues that "many British shoppers still think in imperial measures" and claims that ordering quarter pounders in fast food restaurants means younger people are versed in the imperial system. Brexit Watch: At-a-glance day-by-day summer briefing - BBC News 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z I adopted an 85 pounder this past spring and have adapted to condo living with a big dog. When the Dog Decides Where You Live 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z The tools of their trade — chain saws, shovels, picks, pounders and a combination adz and ax called a Pulaski — are as rudimentary as they are effective. Forces of Nature Conspire Against Firefighters Around Fort McMurray 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z In the party’s membership section, based in Newcastle, staff were put on round-the-clock shifts to process the hundreds of thousands of unexpected applications from “three pounders” eager to vote. The Corbyn earthquake – how Labour’s leadership contest shook the party to its foundations | Patrick Wintour and Nicholas Watt 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z Last weekend I did a 95 pounder in 7 hours. Best Backyard Pig Roasts Ever - And Much More - With One Amazing Outdoor Cooker 2015-08-11T04:00:00Z Many young Iranians are excited by the prospect of a quarter pounder and supersized fries. Nuclear deal raises tantalizing question: Will McDonald's return to Iran? 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z He is extremely quick with good power for a 125 pounder and an exuberant personality. UFC 187: Daniel Cormier beats Anthony Johnson; Chris Weidman defeats Vitor Belfort 2015-05-23T04:00:00Z "We found gold, silver, Hawaiian poi pounders, gemstones, a boat whistle, knives, forks, mica, things from all over the world, high- and low-end European stuff. Every bit of it is royal treasure," Rogers said. Artifacts lost in shipwreck 191 years ago returned to Hawaii 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z "One slice has less calories than a quarter pounder with cheese from a certain fast food chain. Just a thought." Why restaurants are putting bacon back on everything again 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z A man got a ticket in an Atlanta suburb last week, after a police officer observed him driving for two miles while eating a cheeseburger — specifically, a double quarter pounder with cheese. Man Cited for Eating Cheeseburger While Driving 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z They still don't have French fries and the quarter pounders seems to be lacking lettuce and tomato. Still mourning and trying to survive in Tacloban 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z My friend, the late, great sports columnist Bud Furillo, swore by the quarter pounder with cheese from McDonald’s, one of the few areas in life in which we diverged. Great things come in fours: Norman Chad’s Mount Rushmore of, well, everything We also gave high marks to a lobster special, a one and a half pounder that was a bargain at $24.95. A Review of Peter’s Clam Bar in Island Park 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z A check last Saturday at the Ediz Hook boat ramp in Port Angeles saw 14 boats with 23 anglers landing 20 hatchery chinook, including a 15 pounder. Upcoming coastal razor clam digs should yield excellent results 2014-02-27T00:58:00Z They include goods such as cinnamon rolls, apple pie, cookies, hotcakes, pancakes and the double quarter pounder with cheese. FDA: Cut trans fat from processed foods 2013-11-07T18:06:00Z But Mr Osborne told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that he was equally comfortable "talking about the merits of" a quarter pounder with cheese as a so-called "posh" burger. Osborne defends choice of burger 2013-06-27T08:17:47Z This means the price of decent mince in a quarter pounder is about 43p, before you add the manufacturer's and retailer's labour and energy costs or profit. Back to the future: how company takes beef from farmer to burger 2013-05-10T18:31:01Z Cook, who was tapped by Apple co-founder Steve Jobs to take over as CEO last year, said he “loves” his job and describes himself as disciplined but not a “fist pounder.” Apple's Cook Says Some U.S. Manufacturing Will Return, Android, iPad Rivals Should Pack It In 2012-12-06T19:20:02Z It also gets a nice plant of about 10,000 catchable-sized trout in the spring, but the half pounders it gets in fall from a nearby hatchery draws the most attention. It's Reel Time trivia so put on your fishing thinking cap 2012-10-29T20:29:10Z Cody is well-cut for a 300-plus pounder, but he still has to share snaps with Earl Mitchell, a third-year pro who offers top lateral agility in traffic. The Fifth Down: Houston Texans, 2012 N.F.L. Season Preview 2012-08-30T10:00:27Z "My fishing partner recently got a 21 pounder." Sekiu and Port Angeles hatchery king season ends Wednesday, but still plenty of nice coho around to catch 2012-08-14T15:37:35Z "The coho aren't that big with an occasional 7 or 8 pounder showing up in the catches." King bite cools in the Strait, but coho fishing picks up around Sekiu 2012-07-23T21:54:21Z "The Edmonds Pier started to catch some kings off there, and a 7 and 11 pounder came off the pier on Saturday." Throw a fishing line into many waterways to catch plenty of fish 2012-06-14T01:39:33Z It chanced that as he ended his oration, a steamer fired a salute from a twelve pounder gun. The Doctor in History, Literature, Folk-Lore, Etc. 2012-04-25T02:01:14.613Z He had provided his vessel with a few guns of large calibre, and one of these occupied the after cabin—it was a long twenty-four pounder. I've Been Thinking; or, the Secret of Success 2012-04-18T02:00:11.437Z The fort proper was of great strength, surrounded by a deep, wide ditch, and strongly palisaded with an exterior battery of two twenty-four pounders. The Second War with England, Vol. 1 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:39.100Z Two batteries were at length completed and a third nearly finished—all mounted with heavy cannon, one being a sixty-eight pounder—before the sortie was made. The Second War with England, Vol. 2 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:38.213Z On the 2d of October, at day-break, a battery of eight twenty-four pounders opened against the angle of the foundery bulwark, and by ten in the morning the whole of the parapet was a ruin. An Historical View of the Philippine Islands, Vol II (of 2) Exhibiting their discovery, population, language, government, manners, customs, productions and commerce. 2012-03-03T03:00:18.053Z It is now protected by two forts placed on each side of the opening: Fort Charlotte, mounted with four guns, 18 and 24 pounders; Fort Berkley, mounting twenty-four guns. 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 Must not the smallest particle conceivable have, with such a motion, a force exceeding that of a twenty-four pounder discharged from a cannon?... Heroes of Science: Physicists 2012-01-17T03:00:17Z In short, every project that was proposed was rejected, and the twenty-four pounders and the howitzers slept dumb on their carriages, in the midst of these hostile preparations of the enemy. The Second War with England, Vol. 1 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:39.100Z On her stern a 2½-pounder gun, clearly visible to all observers, helped to emphasize this impression. The Victory At Sea 2012-01-17T03:00:15.547Z Captain Vandeput of the Asia, a British man-of-war in the harbor of the city, kept up a heavy but ineffective fire on the working party, who succeeded in removing twenty-one eighteen pounders with their carriages. The Poems of Philip Freneau, Volume II (of III) 2012-01-10T03:00:15.980Z We must have that thirty-two pounder pivot-gun in order, first thing. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z Opposite, on the south side of the river, Cape Merry Battery, mounting six twenty-four pounders, with lodge-house and powder magazine. A Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort in Hudson's Bay to the Northern Ocean in the Years 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 New Edition with Introduction, Notes, and Illustrations 2011-12-26T03:00:13.520Z An eighteen pounder broke down before it reached the woods, a twelve pounder lagged on the way, so as to be useless. The Second War with England, Vol. 1 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:39.100Z This morning Major Irvine was killed by a twenty-four pounder from the enemy's gun-boat, as he was sitting in the cabin of the Assurance; in which he and a number of others had embarked. An Account of the Campaign in the West Indies, in the Year 1794, Under the Command of their Excellencies Lieutenant General Sir Charles Grey, K.B., and Vice Admiral Sir John Jervis, K.B. 2011-12-02T03:00:21.770Z "With four nine pounders, and twelve sixes "We will face that daring band; "Let no dangers damp your courage, "Nothing can the brave withstand. The Poems of Philip Freneau, Volume II (of III) 2012-01-10T03:00:15.980Z At the crisis of the battle the principal gun, a thirty pounder, was thrown from its trunions, and by the skill and coolness at this critical juncture of Major Jno. Life Gleanings 2011-12-01T03:00:23.890Z The smaller ones you can get plenty of, but the pounders won’t come to the scratch, like the ‘oldest oyster’ in the Walrus and the Carpenter.” The Heath Hover Mystery 2011-12-01T03:00:22.357Z He had only one cannon, a six pounder, while the fortifications having been hastily constructed, were not strong enough to resist artillery. The Second War with England, Vol. 1 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:39.100Z In Cape Solomon were four thirty-six pounders and two twenty-four pounders; in Bourgis three twenty-four pounders, all in perfect order to turn against the enemy; with powder and shot in abundance. An Account of the Campaign in the West Indies, in the Year 1794, Under the Command of their Excellencies Lieutenant General Sir Charles Grey, K.B., and Vice Admiral Sir John Jervis, K.B. 2011-12-02T03:00:21.770Z Besides the great bell, there is another noisy musical instrument, namely, the great gun, like the bell, the largest in the world, being a four thousand three hundred and twenty pounder. Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, 7th ed. Vol. 2 of 2 2011-11-11T03:00:31.270Z She now carried a hundred pounder rifle amidships, a rifled thirty on her forecastle, four twenty-four pounders on the broadsides, and two howitzers on the quarter deck. Brave Old Salt or, Life on the Quarter Deck 2011-11-04T02:00:18.377Z To attack them was loss of time, as the house is a strong stone building, proof against any 12 pounder. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. I. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England; to which is added a Sketch of Paine by William Cobbett 2011-10-12T02:00:38.787Z At that instant, the six pounder was fired. The Second War with England, Vol. 1 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:39.100Z Driven at length to desperation, they baked as hard as they could the flour they still had on hand, and making it up into quarterns, or four pounders, threw it at the enemy. The Comic History of Rome 2011-10-09T02:00:24.507Z The rebels had a battery of six guns, two twenty pounders and four light field pieces, which they served in magnificent style. Campaign of the Fourteenth Regiment New Jersey Volunteers 2011-09-29T02:00:13.017Z The projectile from the hundred pounder had completely shattered her stern, and disabled her rudder, and knocked the engine "all in a heap." Brave Old Salt or, Life on the Quarter Deck 2011-11-04T02:00:18.377Z Many of the kings are very large, and each fall you'll hear about some 50-plus pounders caught and on some years there will be one in the 60 pound range caught. It's Reel Time Trivia so put on your thinking fishing cap 2011-09-19T23:43:13Z Every canoe is also furnished with a four or six pounder fastened to her bow. Samboe; or, The African Boy 2011-09-04T02:00:04.743Z Seaman Cullen was a “sand pounder,” the term for Coast Guardsmen who patrolled beaches looking for signs of lurking German submarines or perhaps someone or something suspicious on the sand. John Cullen, Coast Guardsman Who Detected Spies, Dies at 90 2011-09-03T03:24:42Z It appeared that they were bringing those eight pounders which Zagloba had remembered, and the sight of which was now delighting the hearts of the soldiers. The Deluge, Vol. I. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-08-26T02:00:24.433Z Somers took his place in the stern-sheets of the second cutter, which was armed with a twenty-four pounder howitzer, while the first cutter had nothing but small arms. Brave Old Salt or, Life on the Quarter Deck 2011-11-04T02:00:18.377Z But, gentlemen, I must meet a lady, a twenty thousand pounder, presently, upon the walk by the water—Worthy, your servant; Laconic, yours. The Recruiting Officer 2011-08-10T02:00:18.323Z The belief is that Williams is the slasher and Stewart is the pounder. The Fifth Down: 2011 Carolina Panthers Season Preview 2011-08-04T16:42:03Z C�sar’s Camp was guarded by the Manchester Regiment, the 42nd Field Battery, and a Naval 12�-pounder gun. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 3 (of 6) From the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899, to Lord Roberts's Advance into the Free State, 12th Feb. 1900 2011-07-29T02:00:27.053Z The Baker Lake sockeye fishery has been outstanding, and lots of nice fish in 6 to 7 pound range, and a few 8 and 9 pounders. Lots of good summer fishing happening right now throughout the state 2011-07-27T23:14:37Z I had not yet heard the sound of these forty-eight pounders. The Blockade of Phalsburg An Episode of the End of the Empire 2011-07-27T02:00:39.197Z Near the narrow street leading to the Arsenal, a few National Guards were drawing a twenty-four pounder. The Invasion of France in 1814 2011-07-27T02:00:37.397Z The local shopkeepers, wait staff, bakery attendants, tour guides, sailing teachers, bus drivers, lawn care specialists, rental agents, lobster pounders, and ferry operators put on their most hopeful and optimistic faces. Harmony In The State Of Maine 2011-07-13T16:10:39Z This section took with it four 12�-pounder quick-firing guns and ample ammunition, together with their full complement of 110 horses, purchased here, as they must be of a stouter type than the Cape horses. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 3 (of 6) From the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899, to Lord Roberts's Advance into the Free State, 12th Feb. 1900 2011-07-29T02:00:27.053Z I have caught a number of two and three pounders that required very careful and patient handling for twenty to thirty minutes before they could be brought to the landing net. Cruisings in the Cascades A Narrative of Travel, Exploration, Amateur Photography, Hunting, and Fishing 2011-07-09T02:00:15.543Z Or, on to the western San Juans, at Eagle Point, Pile Point and Smugglers Cove, just off the kelp beds, I know there is a 71 pounder chasing baitfish with my name on it. Tony Floor's Tackle Box is full of places to fish for kings and Dungeness crab 2011-07-02T19:38:05Z Another move focuses on abs and back muscles, with pounders sitting on the ground with legs raised, leaning back to form their bodies in a V-shape. New Hollywood fitness fave: Drumstick-smashing! 2011-06-22T19:23:25Z Twenty-two demi-culverin, nine- pounders and all brass so they wouldn't overheat. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z She had an eighteen pounder, a great gun that must have reached half way across the deck, resting on a pivot in the middle, capable of being brought around to any quarter, for attack. 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 In the earlier times there were two twelve pounders mounted in these bastions. Dr. John McLoughlin, the Father of Oregon 2011-05-20T02:00:38.647Z When within six miles of the seceshers, we planted our battery of four six pounders, and opened a horrible fire of shot and shell on the adjacent country. The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers, Series 1 2011-04-21T02:00:47.647Z He waved at a two hundred pounder, and when the squaw waved back, he deliberately closed one rolling black eye in a wink. Bill Bolton?Flying Midshipman 2011-04-14T02:00:39.800Z The saddle-stone is the connecting link between the primitive pounder, or muller, and the quern, which was itself the direct ancestor of the millstones still used to some extent in the manufacture of flour. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" 2011-04-03T02:00:20.883Z A thousand lights danced before my eyes; there was a noise in my brain as if a four-and-twenty pounder had been fired close to my ear. Tales from Blackwood Volume 5 2011-03-13T03:00:21.980Z Both lines came in together, and on each was a pounder. Anna of the Five Towns 2011-03-08T03:00:38.117Z Unfortunately the men stationed near the No. 7 searchlight saw us, and started firing 6 or 12 pounder shrapnel at us. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) 2011-02-26T03:00:45.583Z As that column emerged from thick woods, flanked by McClure's volunteers, divided equally as light troops under Colonel Ripley, it was confronted by twenty-four pounders on the Western Battery. The Niagara River 2011-02-08T03:00:09.703Z The Dundee was as well armed as she was well manned, carrying twelve guns, eighteen pounders, I believe, with a crew of betwixt fifty and sixty men. Memorials of the Sea My Father: Being Records of the Adventurous Life of the Late William Scoresby, Esq. of Whitby 2011-02-07T03:00:26.033Z The two twelve pounders taken from the Talisman were transferred to her, with a supply of rifles and revolvers, and the vessel was rechristened the Confederate States bark Tuscaloosa. Cruise and Captures of the Alabama 2011-01-30T03:00:18.733Z A four pounder, loaded with grape shot, was then fired wide of them; and this expedient was fortunately attended with success. Narrative of the Voyages Round the World, Performed by Captain James Cook : with an Account of His Life During the Previous and Intervening Periods 2011-01-12T03:00:35.190Z I let them have my ten-inch Dahlgren and my two rifled forty-two pounders one after another, and drove them till their batteries on the bluff above the town opened on me. The Boys of '61 or, Four Years of Fighting, Personal Observations with the Army and Navy 2011-01-05T03:00:55.123Z He had with him an artillery detachment with a single iron six pounder cannon; a company of spies under Captain Russell, and another under Captain Gordon; and one company composed exclusively of officers. Red Eagle and the Wars With the Creek Indians of Alabama. 2010-12-20T17:12:28.183Z Whiz! a ball grazed by me, and it was a twenty-eight pounder, as sure as I'm alive. The Baron's Sons 2010-12-20T17:12:02.667Z At 11:15 a sixty-eight pounder shell came through the bulwarks of the Kearsarge, exploding on the quarter deck and badly wounding three of the crew of the after pivot gun. Cruise and Captures of the Alabama 2011-01-30T03:00:18.733Z The firing of a four pounder loaded with grape shot, though purposely discharged wide of them, produced a better effect. Narrative of the Voyages Round the World, Performed by Captain James Cook : with an Account of His Life During the Previous and Intervening Periods 2011-01-12T03:00:35.190Z "They have guys that can rush, 300-plus pounders, and they push the pocket pretty well." Bailey's surge comes at key time for No. 22 Miami 2010-10-26T17:56:00Z His feedlot holds as many as 1,500 steer, mostly Black Angus, which grow from 600-lb. calves into 1,300 pounders ready for slaughter. Financial Overhaul Hits Farmers 2010-07-14T14:18:00Z Typically, they average 15 to 50 pounds, but every year a few 100-plus pounders are caught. Top five springtime fishing spots 2010-04-15T05:20:00Z Two shots entered the ports of the thirty-two pounders, but injured no one. Cruise and Captures of the Alabama 2011-01-30T03:00:18.733Z These cannot be done unless you have a stone-made pounder or Curry stone and grinder. The Curry Cook's Assistant or, Curries, How to Make Them in England in Their Original Style The Maori made his war club of jade and the pounders for preparing his food of stone. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" November 25.—I helped Grandmother get ready for Thanksgiving Day by stoning some raisins and pounding some cloves and cinnamon in the mortar pestle pounder. Village Life in America 1852-1872 Including the period of the American Civil War as told in the diary of a school-girl The latter were known as Pistores or “pounders,” a reminiscence no doubt of the primitive time when grain was pounded by a pestle in a mortar. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" One of the thirty-two pounders had to be abandoned in order to fill up the crew of the gun. Cruise and Captures of the Alabama 2011-01-30T03:00:18.733Z Mode.—Have the currants and raisins clean, and pound them in grinder or pounder of stone. The Curry Cook's Assistant or, Curries, How to Make Them in England in Their Original Style Between each of the traverses was mounted one or two large guns, none less than one-hundred-and-fifty pounders, all of the guns of English manufacture. The Story of a Strange Career Being the Autobiography of a Convict; an Authentic Document At this time the fort mounted five guns; one twelve, two twenty four pounders, and two mortars. Battle of Fort George A paper read on March 14th, 1896 But I will spy him out, sister, and report like a—like a—forty-two pounder, or the dispatch of a general who has won a fight. Horse-Shoe Robinson A Tale of the Tory Ascendency Forts Montgomery and Clinton at this date mounted thirty-two cannon, rating from 6 to 32 pounders. "Evacuation Day", 1783 Its Many Stirring Events: with recollections of Capt. John Van Arsdale Mode.—Grind all the above with the vinegar using to moisten the ingredients, using a Curry stone or stone-made pounder. The Curry Cook's Assistant or, Curries, How to Make Them in England in Their Original Style There must have been nearly a hundred in the charge, as it was a double load from a hundred-and-fifty pounder. The Story of a Strange Career Being the Autobiography of a Convict; an Authentic Document The moment she was out of sight, he began to swing lazily upon the "pounder," and make fun of Sarah, at work over the wash-tub close by. Father Brighthopes An Old Clergyman's Vacation "Guess they are half pounders, perhaps the biggest will go three quarters," said Cal, as he adjusted the "shrinker," a little spring scale which he took from his pocket. Chiquita, an American Novel The Romance of a Ute Chief's Daughter In the morning, Washington despatched Major Crane of the artillery, with two twelve pounders and a howitzer to annoy her from the New York shore. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools And the Sahib fished luxuriously, catching two and three pounders, of a perch-like build, whenever he chose to cast. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel The pieces thus borrowed were eighteen pounders, all in excellent order and well mounted on suitable carriages. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, February, 1852 They hold social receptions for acquaintance among wielders of the quill; perhaps it would be more accurate, though less classic, to say, "pounders of the typewriter." The Story of Chautauqua Why should the "adamantine lips" of sixty-eight pounders salute those little babies? Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) On the 10th of November, General Howe commenced a heavy fire upon Fort Mifflin from his batteries, which mounted eighteen, twenty-four, and thirty-two pounders. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools Fort Bowyer was but a small and weak fortification; had no bomb-proofs, and but twenty guns, only two of them larger than twelve pounders, some still smaller in size. Elsie at Viamede There were Napoleons and Parrots, brass cannon and twenty-four pounders. The Utah Batteries: A History A complete account of the muster-in, sea voyage, battles, skirmishes and barrack life of the Utah batteries, together with biographies of officers and muster-out rolls. At that instant the aide-de-camp at his side was struck down by a twenty-four pounder. Hungarian Sketches in Peace and War Constable's Miscellany of Foreign Literature, vol. 1 On one there were two twenty-four pounders, on the other three howitzers. Elsie on the Hudson During the afternoon a twenty-four pounder mortar battery was posted between our guns, keeping up a regular bombardment. Diary of Battery A, First Regiment Rhode Island Light Artillery He put them in charge of the twenty-four pounders and they did excellent service. Elsie at Viamede I have eight squadrons of cavalry and a half battery of field-pieces— brass ten pounders—with an English crown on their breech. A Rent In A Cloud O dear! no—not even the hundred and sixty pounders; the vaulted roof is strong an a rock, besides twelve feet of rock above. Hungarian Sketches in Peace and War Constable's Miscellany of Foreign Literature, vol. 1 When we were in complete view, they indulged us with a few sixty-four pounders; so that we were obliged to give them a much wider field. Memoirs of the Extraordinary Military Career of John Shipp Late a Lieut. in His Majesty's 87th Regiment Remember that he who runs yonder with a twenty-four pounder never handled anything heavier than a wig-block, and that the only charges of the little man beside him have been made in his day-book. Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume II It was a corps celebrated for its gallantry, and was armed with forty-two pounders. Elsie at Viamede So saying, he laid the thirty-two pounder next him with great care. Tales from Blackwood, Volume 1 The bridge-head at West Point was protected by a strong redoubt with a deep ditch mounting two guns, one a thirty-two pounder, and the work manned by 265 men. Was General Thomas Slow at Nashville? We then commenced our reconnoitring, during which we were frequently saluted with a sixty-four pounder, but escaped unhurt. Memoirs of the Extraordinary Military Career of John Shipp Late a Lieut. in His Majesty's 87th Regiment Greene and Duke should be furnished with two 12-pounder howitzers and two 32- pounder guns, with the proper ammunition for each. The Struggle for Missouri A six pounder was brought within ten yards of the walls. Through Our Unknown Southwest "Well, and what do you suppose you would do when the men are pulling up twenty and forty pounder?" said Moses, striding sublimely. The Pearl of Orr's Island A Story of the Coast of Maine The walls of the fort were laid in clay and mortar, 24 pounders were placed on the bastions and 36-pounders could be placed there three on each bastion. Glimpses of the Past History of the River St. John, A.D. 1604-1784 They spurned the proffered mercy; so to show them that we were in earnest, we commenced by giving them a salvo from our twenty-four pounders, accompanied with three cheers. Memoirs of the Extraordinary Military Career of John Shipp Late a Lieut. in His Majesty's 87th Regiment Our prize was a brass eight pounder, and an ample supply of ammunition. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 4, September, 1850 By the next day these light guns were replaced by twenty pounders. Personal Recollections of the War of 1861 As Private, Sergeant and Lieutenant in the Sixty-First Regiment, New York Volunteer Infantry Without knowing why, I dragged myself to the wall, and scarcely had I done so, when two sixteen pounders, each drawn by six horses, turned the corner of the street. The Conscript A Story of the French war of 1813 A twelve pounder was mounted on each of them; their sides were protected by hay bales and they were manned by sharpshooters in addition to the gunners. History of Morgan's Cavalry “Boom” went a loud report, over the way, and, the same instant, a savage shriek right over our heads, of a twenty pounder Parrott shell. From the Rapidan to Richmond and the Spottsylvania Campaign A Sketch in Personal Narration of the Scenes a Soldier Saw This was pierced by thirty port-holes, to enable as many thirty-two pounders to fire red hot balls; her upper or spar deck was plain, and she was to be propelled by her enginery alone. Fulton's "Steam Battery": Blockship and Catamaran He was called the "pounder," and it was his business to "pound" the scraper, if he could. In The Ranks From the Wilderness to Appomattox Court House Large sums of money have annually been laid out in the defences of the seaboard, both North and South, while this immense Lake region has had the annual appropriation of one eighteen pounder! The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 92, June, 1865 The horses captured with the twelve pounder at Cynthiana gave out and died before we reached the Kentucky river. History of Morgan's Cavalry It was not a disused twenty-four pounder with a shot in its muzzle, as so many posts are, but a real architectural post, cast from a pattern at the foundry. When Ghost Meets Ghost It is generally admitted that the smaller "Parrott" guns, including the thirty pounders, approach very near perfection. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 91, May, 1865 I thanked him kindly, him an' his pounder week! The Record of Nicholas Freydon An Autobiography "I have been in this store seventeen years and I have never sold a book to a two hundred and fifty pounder," one dealer told us. How to Analyze People on Sight Through the Science of Human Analysis: The Five Human Types Gray-haired diggers and pounders speak of their overseer as "the old man," even though he be a rosy-cheeked youth of two-and-twenty. The Galaxy Vol. 23, No. 1 No paddle, no creaking oarlock broke the stillness; but ever and anon the booming of a thirty-two pounder from the Point Lévi battery echoed up the river walls. Old Quebec The Fortress of New France These are the "pounders," in which by a vigorous use of the pestle the husk is separated from the rice, which is again winnowed and washed, and is then ready for use. Burma Peeps at Many Lands Wanted to take me on regler, he did; pounder week an' all found, he said. The Record of Nicholas Freydon An Autobiography The fire was steadily returned with two long eighteen and sixteen brass six pounders by the garrison, which numbered about 900 men. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 3, August, 1850. "Well, judging from your fighting reputation, I looked for a two hundred pounder, at least," I replied. Personal Recollections of a Cavalryman With Custer's Michigan Cavalry Brigade in the Civil War Six, eighteen, and twenty-four pounders were mounted on the wharves of Lower Town. Old Quebec The Fortress of New France On the right were Tidball's, Weed's and Carlisle's regular batteries, a German battery of twenty-four pounders, a battery belonging to the Pennsylvania reserve, and one New York battery—in all about eighty pieces. Shoulder-Straps A Novel of New York and the Army, 1862 It is not, therefore, our intention to expatiate largely on the present occasion; especially since a long discourse prefixed to a small volume, is like a forty-eight pounder at the door of a pig-stye. The Comic Latin Grammar A new and facetious introduction to the Latin tongue A puff of white smoke arose from the steamer's bow, and a shell from an old-fashioned smooth-bore thirty-two pounder dropped into the water about half way between her and the flying schooner. Marcy The Blockade Runner In the afternoon the Germans made some determined counterattacks, but their advancing waves were mowed down by the British machine guns and eighteen pounders, and finally they were thrown back in confusion. The Story of the Great War, Volume VI (of VIII) History of the European War from Official Sources He was about a three-hundred pounder, white and blue and green, a rare specimen of fish. Tales of Fishes When our fortifications were completed, which was in a very few days, we began bombarding the town, for which purpose we had brought up our twenty-four pounders from the men-of-war. The Autobiography of Sergeant William Lawrence A Hero of the Peninsular and Waterloo Campaigns Fort McIntosh was accordingly erected here, and garrisoned; a six pounder mounted for its defence. Chronicles of Border Warfare or, a History of the Settlement by the Whites, of North-Western Virginia, and of the Indian Wars and Massacres in that section of the Indian Wars and Massacres in that section of the State "Well, if it's a twenty-four pounder, like them old ones of our'n, and they hit us at the water-line, they'll tear a hole in us as big as a barn door." Marcy The Blockade Runner Moultrie was four hundred and thirty-five, rank and file; his armament consisted of nine French twenty-sixes, fourteen English eighteens, nine twelve and seven nine pounders. Graham's Magazine, Vol. XXXII No. 4, April 1848 Compared with such treatment, serenades by thirteen-inch mortars and twenty-four pounders were apparently trifling—though the ladies did not think so. The Siege of Boston We have already mentioned that the Karteria was armed with sixty-eight pounders. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 360, October 1845 A Platform of Masonry with irregular Pieces about 2 pounders probably for throwing stones. Travels in China, Containing Descriptions, Observations, and Comparisons, Made and Collected in the Course of a Short Residence at the Imperial Palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, and on a Subsequent Journey through the Country from Pekin to Canton At daybreak they opened fire upon what they supposed was a Union rifle-pit, and were answered by a shell from a rifled thirty-two pounder. My Days and Nights on the Battle-Field Many a ten and twenty pounder has been omitted—many a prince of an edition passed by unregarded! Bibliomania; or Book-Madness A Bibliographical Romance She was admittedly a little eight pounder, but to me she was huge, as she was pregnant with my entire future. My First Battle A Sergeant's Story Besides our five-inch guns we had our eighteen pounder batteries lined up and down behind us, also horse artillery guns from India and an armoured train manned by the navy. "The Red Watch" With the First Canadian Division in Flanders There was a flash at her bow, a curl of white smoke rolled up, then a heavy roar, and a thirty-two pounder round shot fell about a hundred yards to the right of the vessel. Macaria The aggregate batteries of the seventeen vessels composing the squadron, excluding some light brass pieces, amounted to one hundred and fifty-four cannon, of which one hundred and thirty-five were thirty-two pounders or above. Admiral Farragut The cannon at each bastion are seven and nine pounders. The Greatest Highway in the World Historical, Industrial and Descriptive Information of the Towns, Cities and Country Passed Through Between New York and Chicago Via the New York Central Lines. Based on the Encyclopaedia Britannica. So passed a whole week, my first week after marrying the beautiful eight pounder: the honeymoon of an artillery sergeant, the happiest week of my life! My First Battle A Sergeant's Story Back came half a dozen German forty pounder shells bursting in the field on my right. "The Red Watch" With the First Canadian Division in Flanders The wretch expected to frighten me by this demonstration; but if he had had a twenty-four pounder, loaded with grape, it would not have stopped me till the shot struck me. Seek and Find or The Adventures of a Smart Boy It was a casemated brick structure, pentagonal in form, carrying in barbette over the casemates twenty-seven cannon of and above the size of thirty-two pounders, besides eleven twenty-four pounders. Admiral Farragut She is very large, is to carry thirty 24 pounders, on one deck, and is supposed equal to a ship of the line. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. I At the Sault des Matelots, the enemy had constructed their first barrier, and had erected a battery of two twelve pounders, which it was necessary to force. An interesting journal of Abner Stocking of Chatham, Connecticut detailing the distressing events of the expedition against Quebec, under the command of Col. Arnold in the year 1775 As our two three pounders and one which we had taken in the field, were all dismounted, it was useless to attempt any thing further with the small arms. A sketch of the life and services of Gen. Otho Holland Williams Read before the Maryland historical society, on Thursday evening, March 6, 1851 He could not stalk about the field like a sharp-shooter; his was a great sixty-eight pounder, and it was not much of a swivel. Spare Hours Two shots now crashed through the port-holes occupied by the thirty-two pounders; one exploded in the hammock-netting; the other shrieked through the opposite port; yet no one was hurt. Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure A number of volunteers hastened to collect ammunition; others ran to the battery, which consisted of two 18 pounders and a 4 pounder, on field carriages, with a slight breast work, 4 feet high. The Defence of Stonington (Connecticut) Against a British Squadron, August 9th to 12th, 1814 They were there in all sizes from the eighteen pounders up to the fifteen inch guns. Over the top with the 25th Chronicle of events at Vimy Ridge and Courcellette "Two pounder, if he's an ounce," says Tom, as he gives him the coup de grace, and lays him out lovingly on the fresh green sward. Tom Brown at Oxford This simple announcement shot through Eleanor's head and heart with the force of a hundred pounder. The Old Helmet, Volume II They found here much powder, whereof he provided his fleet, and then demolished part of the walls, nailing sixteen pieces of ordnance, from twelve to twenty-four pounders. The Pirates of Panama or, The Buccaneers of America; a True Account of the Famous Adventures and Daring Deeds of Sir Henry Morgan and Other Notorious Freebooters of the Spanish Main We checked them with our six pounder and muskets, 'till we dragged over one of our 18 pounders. The Defence of Stonington (Connecticut) Against a British Squadron, August 9th to 12th, 1814 Something about his jaw hints that to me; but 137 of course, him bein’ a Bible pounder, I don’t expect anything of the kind. Odd Numbers Being Further Chronicles of Shorty McCabe Cass hastened to his aid with a six pounder, but after another short engagement with the Indians and the English supports that had been hastened to their assistance the American forces returned to Sandwich. Journal of an American Prisoner at Fort Malden and Quebec in the War of 1812 We were placed in charge of an angle, at about the center of the fortified semi-circle that constituted the Fort, armed with 4 six pounder field guns. A History of Lumsden's Battery, C.S.A. The big twenty-four pounder was dismounted, and five of its crew killed. The Naval History of the United States Volume 2 Aside from these trench guns, the Germans in this fight also resisted heavily with machine gun nests and one pounders. In the Flash Ranging Service Observations of an American Soldier During His Service With the A.E.F. in France The trout average fairly a half pound, and pounders are by no means scarce: a two-pounder is come across occasionally, but he is the exception. Scotch Loch-Fishing A high flame flared among the bushes, but the brass twelve pounder was promptly turned upon it, and after the second shot it disappeared. The Riflemen of the Ohio A Story of the Early Days along "The Beautiful River" They seemed like pop guns in comparison with the 12 pounder Napoleons, that we had handled so long. A History of Lumsden's Battery, C.S.A. The fort was a powerful earthwork, well armed with rifles ranging from thirty-two to eighty pounders. The Naval History of the United States Volume 2 Our most effective weapon against these pill boxes was our one pounders. In the Flash Ranging Service Observations of an American Soldier During His Service With the A.E.F. in France His ship was the Hyder Ally, a small vessel of sixteen six pounders. Thrilling Narratives of Mutiny, Murder and Piracy A weird series of tales of shipwreck and disaster, from the earliest part of the century to the present time, with accounts of providential escapes and heart-rending fatalities. One of the brass twelve pounders was mounted on the Independence, and Adam Colfax was taken at once with the idea. The Riflemen of the Ohio A Story of the Early Days along "The Beautiful River" By the 24th the chief engineer had thirteen twenty-four pounders in position against the place. An Historical Account of the Settlements of Scotch Highlanders in America In a couple of years the water was full of three and four pounders, lovely fish with a small head and pink flesh like a salmon. The Tragic Bride The bishop smoothed down the spines of a big three pounder ere he gripped it. The Rapids The prize was the General Marle, of the Royal Navy, with twenty nine pounders, and one hundred and thirty-six men; nearly double the force and metal of the captors. Thrilling Narratives of Mutiny, Murder and Piracy A weird series of tales of shipwreck and disaster, from the earliest part of the century to the present time, with accounts of providential escapes and heart-rending fatalities. He might have fired the brass twelve pounders, and they would have made a great noise, but it would have been a waste of powder and ball badly needed in the east. The Riflemen of the Ohio A Story of the Early Days along "The Beautiful River" I forgot to speak of having a little practis with the 6 pounders. The Voyage of the Oregon from San Francisco to Santiago in 1898 Here a battery of two twenty-four pounders commanded at once the road and the river back to the swamp. The Battle of New Orleans including the Previous Engagements between the Americans and the British, the Indians and the Spanish which led to the Final Conflict on the 8th of January, 1815 The four twenty-four pounders were placed, two forward and two aft, the former on the forecastle, and the latter in the space on deck abaft the boudoir. Asiatic Breezes Students on The Wing On the Tripolitan castle and batteries, one hundred and fifteen guns were mounted, fifty-five of which were pieces of heavy ordnance, the others long eighteen and twelve pounders. Thrilling Narratives of Mutiny, Murder and Piracy A weird series of tales of shipwreck and disaster, from the earliest part of the century to the present time, with accounts of providential escapes and heart-rending fatalities. Indians were usually well provided with canoes, and by lashing some of the stoutest together they could make a support strong enough for the twelve pounders. The Keepers of the Trail A Story of the Great Woods Thanks to Britain's lack of preparedness, Kimberley only had a few seven pounders, while the Boers had "Long Toms" that hurled hundred pounders. An African Adventure Battery 2, ninety yards from Battery 1; Lieutenant Norris, of the navy; one twenty-four pounder. The Battle of New Orleans including the Previous Engagements between the Americans and the British, the Indians and the Spanish which led to the Final Conflict on the 8th of January, 1815 But finally everything was ready, the ammunition wagons, wagon train of stores, and a battery of little guns, about three pounders, had been added. How Private George W. Peck Put Down The Rebellion or, The Funny Experiences of a Raw Recruit - 1887 The Reindeer mounted sixteen twenty-four pound carronades, two long six or nine pounders, and a shifting twelve pound carronade, with a complement on board of one hundred and eighteen men. Thrilling Narratives of Mutiny, Murder and Piracy A weird series of tales of shipwreck and disaster, from the earliest part of the century to the present time, with accounts of providential escapes and heart-rending fatalities. This old fort, with its long, obsolete, muzzle-loading thirty-two pounders, was associated with Bert's earliest recollection. Bert Lloyd's Boyhood A Story from Nova Scotia There are two eight pounders and two rapid fire guns with their noses poked against port holes that can be opened at a moment's notice. A Voyage with Captain Dynamite Battery 4, twenty yards from Battery 3; Captain Crawly, of the navy, one thirty-two pounder, served by part of the crew of the Carolina. The Battle of New Orleans including the Previous Engagements between the Americans and the British, the Indians and the Spanish which led to the Final Conflict on the 8th of January, 1815 This was especially so as Willing & Morris, Captain Barry's late employers, alone had a stock of "round shot for four pounders, under their store in Penn Street and in their yard." The Story of Commodore John Barry “I will that, sor,” replied the corporal, bending down to the rear right of the sixty-four pounder, which had been slewed round in the direction of the battery abreast us, and taking careful aim. Crown and Anchor Under the Pen'ant "She has nothing on board but a little yacht gun, and the piece we heard is a six, if not a twelve pounder." Up the River or, Yachting on the Mississippi At the mouth of the river Canard, a small tributary of the Detroit, the Queen Charlotte, a sloop of war, armed with eighteen twenty-four pounders, lay at anchor, watching every manœuvre. The Rise of Canada, from Barbarism to Wealth and Civilisation Volume 1 All these, except two thirty-two pounders and several carronades, which were spiked and left, were taken to Island No. Ten and the works in connection with it. From Fort Henry to Corinth The roar of the Detroit's twenty-four pounder, reverberating over the lake, told the anxious watchers on land that the battle had begun. Tecumseh A Chronicle of the Last Great Leader of His People; Vol. 17 of Chronicles of Canada Just as Anton Lundt emerged, a twenty-four pounder struck the water within a few yards of his back, but ricochetted exactly over his head, merely stunning him for a moment with the spray. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 457 Volume 18, New Series, October 2, 1852 There was another sea trout to complete the day's sport—an inconsiderable pounder—which my henchman, however, strung up with the rest. Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler For upwards of an hour the cannonade was terrific, the fire of the enemy being very feebly maintained, from two twenty-four pounders. The Rise of Canada, from Barbarism to Wealth and Civilisation Volume 1 One twenty-four pounder in Mower's battery, and one thirty-two in Fort Thompson, were disabled. From Fort Henry to Corinth Lieutenant Parker, you will select a line along this ravine, throw up such defences as you can, bring up those thirty-two pounders from the river, and put them in position. Winning His Way His superb batteries of brass cannons, twenty-four, thirty-six, and forty-eight pounders, were furnished by Holland, Spain, England, and France. Perils and Captivity Comprising The sufferings of the Picard family after the shipwreck of the Medusa, in the year 1816; Narrative of the captivity of M. de Brisson, in the year 1785; Voyage of Madame Godin along the river of the Amazons, in the year 1770. I thereupon followed the old plan, except that there was one instead of two flies, and caught a brace of three-quarter pounders before we had moved fifty yards down the meadow. Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler On her main deck she carried no less than 30 twenty-four pounders, while on her upper deck she had 24 thirty-two pounders, and two eighteens. The Rise of Canada, from Barbarism to Wealth and Civilisation Volume 1 One twenty-four pounder was pulled off its platform into the swamp in its rear, where it sank so deep in the mud that it was impossible to move it. From Fort Henry to Corinth The future will most likely reveal such incipient lovers of noisy music as pounders of drums and blowers of brass. The Child-Voice in Singing treated from a physiological and a practical standpoint and especially adapted to schools and boy choirs The guns, four and six pounders, were drawn each by four horses; and there were besides a few baggage-wagons, which were dragged with still more difficulty over ground where wheels never rolled before. Life of Schamyl And Narrative of the Circassian War of Independence Against Russia He, at any rate, was not one of the sulky kind, and it was quite on the cards that I had one of the twenty or thirty pounders for which the angler is always longing. Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler They retreated notwithstanding their reinforcement so hurriedly that the six pounder brass gun on the height, an iron eighteen, and an iron six pounder were left behind. The Rise of Canada, from Barbarism to Wealth and Civilisation Volume 1 A premature explosion at a forty-two pounder killed three men and wounded others. From Fort Henry to Corinth Just as the artillerists who served the iron thirty-two pounder were loading the gun, a cannon-ball struck the ground near the battery. The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 On a sudden the ice split on the starboard hand with a noise louder than the explosion of a twenty-four pounder. The Frozen Pirate They contained many guns ranging from 6 to 200- pounders, all well manned. Slavery and Four Years of War, Vol. 1-2 A Political History of Slavery in the United States Together With a Narrative of the Campaigns and Battles of the Civil War In Which the Author Took Part: 1861-1865 In this battery there were two five and a half inch mortars, and one eighteen and two twelve pounder guns, and it was manned by sailors under the command of Captain Hull. The Rise of Canada, from Barbarism to Wealth and Civilisation Volume 1 On the plain of Acre I picked up a cannon ball, probably a twelve pounder. Byeways in Palestine The Rockbridge battery passed them at a gallop, to be greeted by a shell thrown from a thirty-two pounder on the Federal right. The Long Roll On the 20th of October, he ordered 40 columbiads and four 32 pounders to be sent from the arsenal to the Fort, at Galveston in Texas, the building of which had hardly been commenced. Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography. It was difficult to believe that the terrible explosions which resulted were caused by a shell lighter than our 18 pounders, whose shrapnel burst with an almost inaudible 'pip.' The War Service of the 1/4 Royal Berkshire Regiment (T. F.) Jersey Battery.—A short distance below, on the line of Reade Street, just west of Greenwich, stood the Jersey Battery—a five-sided work, mounting two twelve and three thirty-two pounders. The Campaign of 1776 around New York and Brooklyn Her battery consisted of a twelve-pounder rifled gun forward, a sixty-four pounder amidships, and a thirty-two pounder rifle aft, all on pivots. The Narrative of a Blockade-Runner The latter left the ranks, and the two found a trampled space beside one of the great thirty-two pounders. The Long Roll On the day of the action, six pieces of brass artillery were taken, and two iron 24 pounders the day before. The Medallic History of the United States of America 1776-1876 They are going to shift two of our 18 pounders on board the barque, and I am going to command her, and to have fifteen men on board. Held Fast For England A Tale of the Siege of Gibraltar (1779-83) The works mounted in June four thirty-two and four eighteen pounders. The Campaign of 1776 around New York and Brooklyn At this time—the early days of ironclads—the heaviest shot that could be thrown by any gun was a sixty-eight pounder. Man on the Ocean A Book about Boats and Ships Enormous hammers or pounders they are, with shanks as well as heads of malleable-iron, each weighing, shank and head together, seven hundredweight. Deep Down, a Tale of the Cornish Mines Each of their gunboats mounts a heavy eighteen or twenty-six pounder in the bow, and two brass howitzers on their quarters, and carry from thirty-six to fifty men. The Medallic History of the United States of America 1776-1876 Captain Lockett had purchased two 14-pounder guns, at Lisbon; and the brig, therefore, now carried three guns on each side, besides her long 18 pounder. Held Fast For England A Tale of the Siege of Gibraltar (1779-83) The puff that burst from Mr Kennedy’s lips on hearing this would have done credit to a thirty-six pounder. The Young Fur Traders Through thirty port-holes as many thirty-two pounders are intended to fire red-hot shot, which can be heated with great safety and convenience. Man on the Ocean A Book about Boats and Ships Baron Munchausen would have found no mean rival in him at the former; and, were duels fought with eighteen pounders, Lord Camelford would have been remarkably polite in the company of our master of projectiles. Rattlin the Reefer Gun boats, twenty-five tons, carry a long iron twenty-four pounder in the bow, with a complement of thirty-five men. The Medallic History of the United States of America 1776-1876 Run in six of the guns, and throw a tarpaulin over the eighteen pounder. Held Fast For England A Tale of the Siege of Gibraltar (1779-83) So poor Captain Faulkner says, ‘There’s many a clear head under a tarpaulin hat, and I’ll give any chap five doubloons that will hitch up a twenty-four pounder to the top of that hill.’ Peter Simple They call him, though a man of diminutive stature, the ‘forty-two pounder.’ Travels and Adventures of Monsieur Violet The irritated commander seized hold of the lanyard of one of the eighteen pounders, exclaiming, at the same time, “Mr Burn, when you have got your sight, fire!” Rattlin the Reefer It was impossible to put out the fire; two twenty-four pounders, with their carriages, were taken, and a large quantity of ball and shells of various sizes. The Medallic History of the United States of America 1776-1876 The polacre mounted eight guns, all 14 pounders; and in a few minutes these were loaded. Held Fast For England A Tale of the Siege of Gibraltar (1779-83) She carried thirty long twenty-four pounders on her main deck, and the same number of forty-two pound carronades on her quarter gangways and forecastle. Frank Mildmay Or, the Naval Officer She was commanded, I found, by Captain Henry Trollope, and carried fifty-six guns, twenty-eight long eighteen-pounders on the upper deck, and twenty-eight carronades, sixty-eight pounders, on the lower deck. Will Weatherhelm The Yarn of an Old Sailor No sooner were the lugger’s sails hoisted than she was perceived, and in half a minute, to set the matter at rest, a shot from a thirty-nine pounder came flying between the masts. Marmaduke Merry A Tale of Naval Adventures in Bygone Days I tell you it was exciting to hook a five or six pounder and have him make off with a lurch. Captain Mugford Our Salt and Fresh Water Tutors On the 14th of November the privateer Buck, armed with twenty-four 9 pounders, was seen making into the bay. Held Fast For England A Tale of the Siege of Gibraltar (1779-83) On the 28th of November, the brigade marched on Cawnpore, when, meeting the enemy, a party of thirty-six bluejackets, with two twenty-four pounders, under Lieutenant Hay, with Mr Garvey, mate, and Mr H.A. Our Sailors Gallant Deeds of the British Navy during Victoria's Reign At the same time, for their support, five launches, each armed with a twenty-four pounder carronade, manned from the ships of war, were sent in and stationed close to the beach. Will Weatherhelm The Yarn of an Old Sailor The batteries mounted altogether twenty-two guns, some long thirty-two pounders, and others of smaller calibre. The Three Lieutenants “Why, sir, maybe I’m wrong, and maybe I’m right; but if I’m right, then I take it she’s no other than the thirty-two pounder frigate, ‘Thetis.’ Ronald Morton, or the Fire Ships A Story of the Last Naval War There are four sixteen pounders, four twelves, and the pivot; so that gives three men to a gun, besides officers and idlers. Held Fast For England A Tale of the Siege of Gibraltar (1779-83) Each junk had a long twenty-four or thirty-two pounder gun forward, and carried also four or six nine-pounders. Our Sailors Gallant Deeds of the British Navy during Victoria's Reign When the ditch was full, Croghan opened upon them from a masked porthole with a six pounder, and raked them from the distance of thirty-feet. Stories Of Ohio Now then, it’s a twenty-five pounder, isn’t it?” Three Boys or the Chiefs of the Clan Mackhai “He’s a two and a half pounder, he is,” said Jem Roff as, after a bit of a struggle, he got tight hold of the writhing monster. Burr Junior You will have to eat and drink a bit, and make fresh blood, before you will be much use at a thirty-two pounder again. Held Fast For England A Tale of the Siege of Gibraltar (1779-83) On these they vigorously set to work with their axes, and so cut or trimmed these down, except a foot or fifteen inches at one end, so that when finished they were like gigantic pounders. Winter Adventures of Three Boys She was armed with eighteen twenty-four pounders, and carried a crew of ninety-eight, all told. A Middy of the Slave Squadron A West African Story “We have surprised the battery, and, without giving the slightest alarm to the French frigate, have spiked the ten thirty-six pounders which it mounts.” Under the Meteor Flag Log of a Midshipman during the French Revolutionary War And just abreast the narrowest part of this here channel there’s a battery, called the San Fernando Battery, mounting twelve sixty-eight pounders. The Log of a Privateersman As soon as we got our heads level with the gunwale we could dimly see the forecastle deck before us, and the breeches of the two twenty-four pounders, pointed astern. Kilgorman A Story of Ireland in 1798 The following night the two Indian hunters, upon whom so much depended, did not take any sleep, but with their heavy pounders kept on the alert against the efforts of the clever beavers. Winter Adventures of Three Boys Firearms they also enthused over, and looked with envious eyes at the shotguns, rifles, and revolvers exhibited, evincing great delight at the six and the one pounder guns on the quarter-deck. A Woman's Journey through the Philippines On a Cable Ship that Linked Together the Strange Lands Seen En Route Here five thirty-two pounders—and, three hundred yards away to the west, in the great Windlass Battery, no fewer than eleven guns of the same calibre—had grinned defiance at the ships of France. Major Vigoureux A six pounder was brought up to burst open the gate, but its fire did but little damage; and a twelve pounder was then employed. At the Point of the Bayonet A Tale of the Mahratta War One or two men, with plastering trowels, should follow the pounders, wetting it with skimmed milk as they go, and set the floor as even and close as possible. The American Practical Brewer and Tanner Now the boys were able to see the use to which these great big pounders, hewn out of the young birch trees, were put. Winter Adventures of Three Boys The seven pounder and the other Maxim were completely isolated, some distance up the path. Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti There were two thousand muskets, one hundred thousand flints, thirty thousand round shot for one, six, and twelve pounders, over thirty thousand musket-shot, and a thirteen-inch brass mortar that weighed twenty-seven hundred pounds. The Military Journals of Two Private Soldiers, 1758-1775 With Numerous Illustrative Notes The troops were obliged to take shelter, close to the wall, until the twelve pounder was brought up. At the Point of the Bayonet A Tale of the Mahratta War I sure would be busy if I did more, for here in257 the Corrugated general offices we have fifteen or twenty more or less expert key pounders most of the time. Torchy and Vee The men with their great pounders most vigorously beat against the solid walls on the land side, as though they would burst in upon the now terrified inhabitants. Winter Adventures of Three Boys Once they even attempted to rush the seven pounder; but were repulsed by the heavy volleys of the West Indian Rifles, who were serving it. Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti All the other key pounders, that had been givin' her the stary eye at first, flops around and uses the sugar shaker. Torchy Dr. Johnson being asked his opinion of the title of a very small volume remarkable for its pomposity, replied, "That it was similar to placing an eight-and-forty pounder at the door of a pigsty." The Jest Book The Choicest Anecdotes and Sayings I knew he always had acted like a poor prune when he was kidded by the flossy key pounders in the office, but almost any nut could see this was an entirely different case. Torchy and Vee Now we had three cannon aboard, a long, black, six pounder mounted aft, which the boys had named 'Black Tom,' and two smaller brass cannon forward on the bridge deck on either side. Frontier Boys in Frisco Then they replied with their rifles, and two Maxims and an eleven pounder were got to work. Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti One was a young lady key pounder, with enough hair piled on top of her head to stuff a mattress. Torchy On the 20th a pair of 18 pounders were put into Hill 70 and another pair into the Turk Top Redoubt, and their gunners, of the 2nd Lowland Brigade R.F.A., came to live with us. The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918 This eight hundred pounder or so required continuous boiling from Saturday morning till the following Tuesday evening. A Righte Merrie Christmasse The Story of Christ-Tide As a start we were ordered to convert our eighteen pounders into anti-aircraft guns. With Our Army in Palestine If their caliber was averaged at thirty-two pounder, and the charge at five pounds, it would, at forty rounds per gun, require six hundred thousand pounds of powder for them. The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government On the 14th the batteries opened fire--Maguire having refused the summons to surrender--and continued for four days without making much impression upon the walls, the heaviest guns being only twenty-five pounders. With Frederick the Great A Story of the Seven Years' War There are Batteries dotted about all over the place here—18 pounders, howitzers of all sizes, and naval guns. Letters from France Quickly the 12 pounder was reloaded; the gunners stood quietly beside their gun, and shot after shot was fired at the Japanese ship, of which five or six hit her right at the waterline. Banzai! by Parabellum The guns we have described, were generally two or four pounders, using from half-a-pound, to a pound and a quarter, of powder, at each discharge. On the Spanish Main Or, Some English forays on the Isthmus of Darien. This pulpit pounder's shrew pays me no more than she pays the doctor, the grocer, the butcher, and the rest. The Henchman There it was stopped by a barrier which consisted of a log house containing a battery of three pounders. The Bastonnais Tale of the American Invasion of Canada in 1775-76 These had some field pieces of their own, and also directed the native artillery, of fifty-three guns; principally thirty-two, twenty-four, and eighteen pounders. With Clive in India Or, The Beginnings of an Empire "Stand by with the forward gun," he called down from the bridge to the men standing at the little 12 pounder on the foredeck of the Mindoro. Banzai! by Parabellum The commander had ascertained the range of the twenty-four pounder barbette guns of the fort, and made his calculations accordingly. Stand By The Union Colonel Moorhouse brought forward a six pounder, receiving two wounds as the piece was run up to the gate. The Tiger of Mysore A Story of the War with Tippoo Saib For that purpose he brought a battery of nine pounders to bear upon the building. The Bastonnais Tale of the American Invasion of Canada in 1775-76 On an outlying work commanding the watergate eight thirty-two pounders were mounted. With Clive in India Or, The Beginnings of an Empire He noticed too the eighteen pounders and he knew these were what had done the business for the slaver and pirate. The Sun Of Quebec A Story of a Great Crisis "Good for you, Mr. Ambleton!" exclaimed Christy, a few seconds later, when he saw the wreck of one of the twenty-four pounders on the fort. Stand By The Union Round, flattened, or disk-shaped quartzite pounders, medium and small sizes. 90-91. Illustrated Catalogue of the Collections Obtained from the Indians of New Mexico in 1880 Second Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1880-81, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1883, pages 429-466 Duff, after eating, returned to the quarter-deck, where he watched with folded arms the rather unskillful efforts to handle the long twelve pounder pointed sternwards from the Wanderer's waist. Ralph Granger's Fortunes In the centre stood the fort, which was a hundred and twenty yards square, mounting ten thirty-two pounder guns on each of its four bastions. With Clive in India Or, The Beginnings of an Empire A second and a third discharge followed, and then came solid shot, sixty-four pounders, howling like demons over the boys' heads, and plowing the water all around them. Captain Sam The Boy Scouts of 1814 Only two hundred; of course I mean heavy guns,—sixty and eighty-four pounders. Taken by the Enemy The second was probably used as a hatchet, the first more likely as a pounder. Illustrated Catalogue of the Collections Obtained from the Indians of New Mexico in 1880 Second Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1880-81, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1883, pages 429-466 It would never do for the eighteen pounders to be wall-flowers; they must be on the ballroom floor. My Second Year of the War She carried twelve cannon, two of them thirty-two pounders, which were in those days considered large pieces of ordnance. With Clive in India Or, The Beginnings of an Empire There was no slacking on that job, every man carrying two of the shells—18 pounders—and when we finally got them to the guns we were allowed to turn in. S.O.S. Stand to! Didn't you notice the one hundred and twenty pounder in the waist? Taken by the Enemy There were twice as many as the English; but they were for the most part nine and six pounders, and with but fifty rounds to each. English Seamen in the Sixteenth Century Lectures Delivered at Oxford Easter Terms 1893-4 While I was moving about in the neighborhood I cast glances in the direction of that particular battery of eighteen pounders which was still serenely firing without being disturbed by the German guns. My Second Year of the War Her former armament had been increased and she now carried thirty guns, of which ten were thirty-two pounders. With Clive in India Or, The Beginnings of an Empire While going along the Commons at noon, the first fellow I met was a big, fine looking man, a 210 pounder at least, with big, broad shoulders. Football Days Memories of the Game and of the Men behind the Ball All these batteries had together above two hundred and twenty guns—eighteen, twenty-four, and thirty-two pounders; besides two, at least sixty-eight pounders, and upwards of twenty feet long. The Life of Admiral Viscount Exmouth The most famous of these papers, printed at that time in the official Gazette, had recommended that the loyal town should be given a battery of thirty-six pounders for purposes of self-defence. Romance Ordinarily, the eighteen pounders were expected to keep a distance of four or five thousand yards; but this was "rather an unusual occasion" as an officer explained. My Second Year of the War A small battery was thrown up by the sailors, at the two corners, and in each of these two of the thirty-two pounders were placed. With Clive in India Or, The Beginnings of an Empire So massive were the walls that it was several hours before even the sixty-eight pounders of the Naval Brigade succeeded in effecting a breach. The Queen's Cup She carried twenty-four pounders on her upper deck, there being only fourteen ships, out of 100 of the same nominal force, which were so heavily armed. The Life of Admiral Viscount Exmouth We were very glad to see our own Artillery again, for, though their predecessors had done quite well, we always preferred our own, even in the days of 15 pounders and 5 inch howitzers. The Fifth Leicestershire A Record Of The 1/5th Battalion The Leicestershire Regiment, T.F., During The War, 1914-1919. What did fatigue matter to an eighteen-pounder spirit released from the eternal grind of trench warfare and pushing across the open in the way that eighteen pounders were meant to do? My Second Year of the War At this moment the enemy perceived them, and discharged a twenty-four pounder, loaded with small shot, into the column. With Clive in India Or, The Beginnings of an Empire Say, they got more curiosity, them flossy key pounders! On With Torchy The captain of Le Genereux, in an official letter of true French gasconade, describes the Leander as carrying "seventy-four guns, twenty-four, and thirty pounders on the lower deck, and twelve pounders on the upper!" The Life of the Right Honourable Horatio Lord Viscount Nelson, Volume 1 A battery of 60 pounders in Levergies saw them at the same time and opened fire at point blank range. The Fifth Leicestershire A Record Of The 1/5th Battalion The Leicestershire Regiment, T.F., During The War, 1914-1919. He need not wait on the road-builders before he takes the eighteen pounders to their new positions or follows them with ammunition. My Second Year of the War We had already entered the Gulf of Lyons, and were approaching Marseilles, when on the 16th August, 1808, we met with a Spanish corsair from Palamos, armed at the prow with two twenty-four pounders. Biographies of Distinguished Scientific Men Their heavy metal consisted of one twenty-four and two eighteen pounders, the rest were all light. A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs The Story of a Hundred Years, 1761-1861 "The Seahorse to make a platform for one nine pounder." The Life of the Right Honourable Horatio Lord Viscount Nelson, Volume 1 She shook him heartily and told him to hush his clatter, but she might as well have told a twenty-four pounder to go off without making a noise. Aunt Phillis's Cabin Or, Southern Life As It Is Let him move a red pin on the map and a tractor was towing a nine-inch gun to a new position; a black pin and a battery of eighteen pounders took the road. My Second Year of the War But the most considerable of his bad pieces was a twelve pounder, which he mounted upon batteries, firing at times with the greatest economy, as he had but a small store of gunpowder. The Campaign of 1760 in Canada A Narrative Attributed to Chevalier Johnstone A thousand lights seemed to dance before my eyes: there was a noise in my brain as if a four-and-twenty pounder had been fired close to my ear. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 54, No. 337, November, 1843 It proved to be La Sabina Spanish frigate of forty guns; twenty-eight of them, on the main deck, being eighteen pounders; with two hundred and eighty-six men, commanded by Captain Don Jacobo Stuart. The Life of the Right Honourable Horatio Lord Viscount Nelson, Volume 1 "Ah, I know they sort; a fightin' sort o' feller, with a voice like--which I say, like a nine pounder?" In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India If these be converted into equivalent twenty-four-pounders, in proportion to the weight of the balls, the whole nineteen guns will be less than twelve twenty-four pounders. Elements of Military Art and Science Or, Course Of Instruction In Strategy, Fortification, Tactics Of Battles, &C.; Embracing The Duties Of Staff, Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery, And Engineers; Adapted To The Use Of Volunteers And Militia; Third Edition; With Critical Notes On The Mexican And Crimean Wars. He explained his errand, and the lord governor gave him six pieces of artillery—one thirty-pounder, three twenty-five pounders, and two eighteen-pounders—together with a good ship to convey them there. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 20 of 55 1621-1624 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. "If such things are suffered, all is over with royalty; a squadron of horse, and a couple of six pounders, would have swept away the whole swarm of scoundrels like so many flies." Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 54, No. 337, November, 1843 Memorandum—The Culloden and Zealous to each make a platform for one eighteen pounder, the Theseus to make a sley for dragging cannon. The Life of the Right Honourable Horatio Lord Viscount Nelson, Volume 1 The road they had taken led them across the open plain and in front of the station gun, a long thirty-two pounder. Vellenaux A Novel They made the trench fairly wide, intending to get their six pounder across also. The Texan Star The Story of a Great Fight for Liberty All the heavy guns were destroyed: we destroyed seven twenty-four pounders. Memories A Record of Personal Experience and Adventure During Four Years of War These guns were thirty-two and sixty-four pounders, brought up from New Orleans. Thirteen Months in the Rebel Army Being a Narrative of Personal Adventures in the Infantry, Ordnance, Cavalry, Courier, and Hospital Services; With an Exhibition of the Power, Purposes, Earnestness, Military Despotism, and Demoralization of the South They used a large stone pounder which was tied by a rope to a limb of a tree above. Stories of American Life and Adventure They were attended by some artillerists with one six pounder and a howitzer. Life of Tecumseh, and of His Brother the Prophet With a Historical Sketch of the Shawanoe Indians The flagship “San Juan Bautista” mounted twenty-six pieces: four of the new guns, which were eighteen-pounders; and twenty-two good guns, from four to twelve pounders. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 17 of 55 1609-1616 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 The match was lighted,—when bounce went the shot, a four-and-twenty pounder, against the Eagle Tower. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 You'll have to eat at the same table with some typewriter pounder. A Hoosier Chronicle After each blow the limb would spring back and raise the pounder. Stories of American Life and Adventure All the best gunners were around the twelve pounders. The Free Rangers A Story of the Early Days Along the Mississippi "Get down there, Bill, and take her; I'm tired carryin' this hundred and twenty pounder," growled Sam. The Daughter of Anderson Crow The battery consisted of thirty, twenty-four, and thirty-six pounders, served with a zeal and courage which far exceeded any thing I had expected to find in the patriot army. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 54, No. 335, September 1843 “A shot from a thirty-two pounder would be a pill we couldn’t swallow.” The Soldier Boy; or, Tom Somers in the Army A Story of the Great Rebellion The men had to make great mauls or pounders to beat down the snow, to make a hard road on which the animals could travel. Stories of American Life and Adventure The captured nine pounders were now helping to block the passage, but the brass twelve pounders on the supply fleet replied. The Free Rangers A Story of the Early Days Along the Mississippi Du Maurier and wife dressing on top floor—bang! like a hundred pounder, and then rattle—smash—crash. George Du Maurier, the Satirist of the Victorians A white squash Ladoc-ladoc is rice flattened in the mortar by the blows of the pounder. A Little Book of Filipino Riddles They are of masonry, of three tiers of guns, with a barbette battery which is the principal defense, mounting eleven twenty-four pounders. The Art of War At the University his tall figure and physical strength had won him the nickname of "the pounder" among the students. The Darling and Other Stories The vessel also carries four bronze nine pounders which they will use against you. The Free Rangers A Story of the Early Days Along the Mississippi They call him, though a man of diminutive stature, the 'forty-two pounder.' Monsieur Violet The Korean brass guns, of one and one-half inch bore, and their thirty pounders, could do nothing against the American howitzers, throwing eight and ten inch shells. Korea's Fight for Freedom Number and description of guns on board?—3 small brass guns, 2 rifled 12 pounders, 1 smooth-bore-pounder. The Cruise of the Alabama and the Sumter So poor Captain Faulkner says, 'There's many a clear head under a tarpaulin hat, and I'll give any chap five doubloons that will hitch up a twenty-four pounder to the top of that hill.' Peter Simple; and, The Three Cutters, Vol. 1-2 From its decks the nine pounders were fired fast and often with precision, and the majority of the Spaniard's desperate band found shelter there also, firing with rifles, muskets, and pistols. The Free Rangers A Story of the Early Days Along the Mississippi Here the regiment was subjected to a heavy cannonading from the three hundred pounders from the Federal ironclads. History of Kershaw's Brigade She carried thirty long twenty-four pounders on her main deck, and the same number of forty-two pound carronades on her quarter-gangways and forecastle. Frank Mildmay Or, The Naval Officer According to the statement of the Captain of the Kearsarge, her battery consisted of seven guns—to wit, two 11-inch Dahlgrens—very powerful pieces of ordnance; four 32 pounders, one light rifle 28 pounder. The Cruise of the Alabama and the Sumter Corps of Pioneers; 3. two three pounders; 4. Sketches of Western North Carolina, Historical and Biographical This may be estimated by the following figures:— Formerly, "in the good old times," a thirty-six pounder, at a distance of three hundred feet, would cut up thirty-six horses, attacked in flank, and sixty-eight men. The Moon-Voyage Bonham was under a continual shelling from long range, by twenty pounders, some reaching as far in the rear as the wagon yard. History of Kershaw's Brigade There is much rifle fire, but no sound from the machine guns or the eighteen pounders and trench mortars. The Insurrection in Dublin The Hatteras had the following armament, viz.:—32 pounders of 27 cwt., The Cruise of the Alabama and the Sumter North Carolina Volunteers; 7. two six pounders; 8. Sketches of Western North Carolina, Historical and Biographical They pointed their "Long Tom," a fifty-two pounder, towards us, and sent the shot over our heads and a little to our left. Campaign of the Indus By the Walker four iron twelve pounders were received, and information that copper coinage to the amount of �550 was in the Porpoise, whose arrival might be daily looked for. An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales, Volume 2 Her sides were pierced and mounted with ten six pounders. Lander's Travels The Travels of Richard Lander into the Interior of Africa The armament of the Alabama was:—32 pounders of 52 cwt., The Cruise of the Alabama and the Sumter Pete can develop a severe case of frosted pave pounders quicker than any angel that ever had to dig for the oatmeal money. Get Next! When she awoke in the sky, she dropped her rice pounder so that it fell near her home and then the people knew she was above. Traditions of the Tinguian: a Study in Philippine Folk-Lore They say this man Grant is a pounder. The Shades of the Wilderness A Story of Lee's Great Stand Among other stores, she brought out the frames of a block-house; six large and ten small dwelling-houses; six long eighteen pounders, and two long nines. A Voyage Round the World, Volume I Including Travels in Africa, Asia, Australasia, America, etc., etc., from 1827 to 1832 The battery upon the Alabama brought into action against the Hatteras numbered nine guns, consisting of six long 32 pounders, one 100 pounder, one 68 pounder, and one 24 pounder rifled gun. The Cruise of the Alabama and the Sumter The gobbler was the largest I ever killed, not indeed one of the huge thirty-five pounders, but a fat, heavy turkey, and quite a load for a boy. Tales of lonely trails On arriving within pistol-shot a well directed fire was poured into them, seconded by a discharge of the three pounders; many of the balls took effect, and two of the canoes were sunk. The Pirates Own Book The two brass guns, fine twelve pounders, were moved up within close range of the creek, and they swept the forest on the other side with balls and grape shot. The Lords of the Wild A Story of the Old New York Border On the west it is covered by a battery of ten or twelve twenty-four pounders, and two mortars; this is the principal strength of the island. Narrative of a Voyage to Senegal in 1816 Undertaken by Order of the French Government, Comprising an Account of the Shipwreck of the Medusa, the Sufferings of the Crew, and the Various Occurrences on Board the Raft, in the Desert of Zaara, at St. Louis, and at the Camp of Daccard. to Which Are Subjoined Observations Respecting the Agriculture of the Western Coast of Africa, from Cape Blanco to the Mouth of the Gambia. From her open ports grinned the black muzzles of her six 32 pounders, each with its crew standing round, eager for the word. The Cruise of the Alabama and the Sumter There are two quick firing three pounder guns on deck, and there is a powerful search light, the dynamo and engine being placed in the galley compartment. Scientific American Supplement, No. 598, June 18, 1887 The Herculia returned with a twenty-four pounder, two field-pieces, eleven Spanish officers, and twenty soldiers, together with the most flattering letters and congratulations to the worthy ally of his Most Catholic Majesty. The Pirates Own Book It is only the other day," said Eaton, "that you asked for eighty twenty-four pounders. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 38, December, 1860 I judge by the size of the ruts the wheels made that a battery of twelve pounders went this way. The Masters of the Peaks A Story of the Great North Woods She was the Agrippina, of London, Captain McQueen, with a cargo of ammunition, coal, stores of various descriptions, and six thirty-two pounders. The Cruise of the Alabama and the Sumter From our silver gleaming pile of pounders, we chose the larger and the smaller for appropriate experiments. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 62, December, 1862 I had two very narrow escapes: the first, a twelve pounder shot fell within three or four feet of me; another took a piece out of a small brass-swivel on which I was standing. The Pirates Own Book Under its walls were half a dozen iron cannon which I judged at that distance to be twenty-four pounders. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 42, April, 1861 "And the wooden walls of our forts wouldn't stand much chance against a continuous fire of twelve and eighteen pounders," said Robert. The Masters of the Peaks A Story of the Great North Woods Took from on board chronometer, charts, &c., and a nine pounder rifled gun, with ammunition, &c. The Cruise of the Alabama and the Sumter But he sent the boxes aboard, and I counted the salmon by the hundred—huge fifty-pounders hardly dead, scores of twenty and thirty pounders, and a host of smaller fish. American Notes Having succeeded in gaining the confidence of Admiral Brown, he put me in command of a privateer schooner, mounting two long 24 pounders and 46 men. The Pirates Own Book On the opposite side of the harbor was Fort Johnstone, a low point, exhibiting a barrack, a few houses, and a sand redoubt, with three forty-two pounders. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 42, April, 1861 A moment later she heard the boom of the old brass six pounder which for many years had graced the Ithaca's stern. The Monster Men This situation being acquired, the 7th regiment was commanded to form on the left of the legion infantry, and the other three pounder was given to its right. A Sketch of the life of Brig. Gen. Francis Marion and a history of his brigade At that moment, one of our two and forty pounders being just loaded, Marion called to colonel Moultrie, and asked him if it would not be well enough to give them the last blow. The Life of General Francis Marion Three guns, one a four pounder, and two large swivels, with several pistols, cutlasses, and eight large boats, were captured. The Pirates Own Book Nobody knew their calibre; the policemen who watched them could not say; the idlers who gathered about them disputed upon it: they were eighteen pounders; they were twenty-fours; they were thirty-sixes. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 42, April, 1861 A menace of this kind, to have been properly met, should have been answered from the eighteen pounders of Fort Johnson. The Life of Francis Marion And stretching himself on the divan, he soon snored like a forty-eight pounder. From the Earth to the Moon; and, Round the Moon With glad hearts we then got up our carriages and mounted our guns, of which twelve were 18 pounders — twelve 24's, and twelve French 36's, equal to English 42's. The Life of General Francis Marion He there fell in with the Pagoda, a vessel belonging to the English East India Company, armed with twenty-six twelve pounders and manned with one hundred and fifty men. The Pirates Own Book It was armed with forty-two pounders, and some cannon of smaller caliber, but all totally ineffective to reach the British ships in their chosen position. The Star-Spangled Banner The six pounder with which Greene had furnished Marion, was mounted on a battery raised in the quarter which he occupied, for the purpose of raking the northern face of the enemy's parapet. The Life of Francis Marion It is under these conditions that it overturns houses, breaks iron gates, displaces twenty-four pounders. Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea But our glorifying, under God, was chiefly in our two and forty pounders. The Life of General Francis Marion Apparently it was not etiquette to notice a Guard officer, and the youths at the twenty-five pounder were far too busy to look up. Traffics and Discoveries These batteries were armed only with eighteen and twenty-four pounders. The Star-Spangled Banner The whole number of cannon mounted on the fortress was thirty-one, of these, nine were French twenty-sixes; six English eighteens; nine twelve and seven nine pounders.* The Life of Francis Marion "Whoosh!" said one of the pounders, coming close to the postilion, and pointing his thumb back towards the chaise. Tales and Novels — Volume 06 Yes, ice two inches thick will bear a man; three and a half inches, a man on horse-back; five inches, an eight pounder; eight inches, field artillery; and ten inches, a whole army.” The Field of Ice Part II of the Adventures of Captain Hatteras I rushed toward our nearest cannon, a forty-eight pounder, and placed it exactly facing that of the enemy. The Elson Readers, Book 5 This may be done with a meat pounder or with the edge of a heavy plate. Practical Suggestions for Mother and Housewife I commanded an eighteen pounder in the left wing of the fort. The Life of Francis Marion Most of the guns had been removed and only two twenty-four pounders were taken. True to the Old Flag A Tale of the American War of Independence The prow, which is solid, has a flat terrace, on which, for the king's up-country excursions, they mount a small field-piece, a nine or a twelve pounder. The English Governess at the Siamese Court Being Recollections of Six Years in the Royal Palace at Bangkok A twenty-four pounder from the French lines struck the angle of the house as he spoke, scattering the mortar and broken bricks about us on all sides. Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 2 The General Armstrong privateer was a brig belonging to New York, mounting a battery of eight long nines and a twenty-four pounder amidships. Jack in the Forecastle or, Incidents in the Early Life of Hawser Martingale The Carolina riflemen were not a little elated to discover that they could handle twenty-six pounders as efficiently as the smaller implements of death, to which their hands were better accustomed. The Life of Francis Marion He caused plugs to be made corresponding to the size of the various cannonballs which were picked up within the stockade, which varied from six to eighteen pounders. By Sheer Pluck, a Tale of the Ashanti War These clays are thoroughly powdered by means of what is called "balance pounders," worked in some localities by water-power, but the work is often done by hand. Scientific American Supplement, No. 303, October 22, 1881 The fort General Oglethorpe erected here for the defence of Georgia had several eighteen pounders mounted on it and commanded the river both upwards and downwards. An Historical Account of the Rise and Progress of the Colonies of South Carolina and Georgia, Volume 2 On approaching the Hermione the alarm was given by the frigate's launch, which, armed with a twenty-four pounder, was rowing guard around the ship. Jack in the Forecastle or, Incidents in the Early Life of Hawser Martingale The guns of the Cyane are medium thirty-two pounders; some of them have percussion locks. Passages from the American Notebooks, Volume 1 One hundred and fifty-four shots were fired, two of the largest gunboats firing three-hundred and six- hundred pounders. Through Five Republics on Horseback, Being an Account of Many Wanderings in South America Then we will at once land a very strong party, land also two twenty-four pounders, and drag them to the pool. Among Malay Pirates : a Tale of Adventure and Peril There the enemy having hoisted a red flag at the mizen top-mast-head of the largest ship, landed their forces upon the island, and erected a battery, with twenty eighteen pounders mounted on it. An Historical Account of the Rise and Progress of the Colonies of South Carolina and Georgia, Volume 2 As soon as the boats came within range, they were greeted with the contents of "long Tom;" and the nine pounders also faithfully performed their work. Jack in the Forecastle or, Incidents in the Early Life of Hawser Martingale There are ten of them on each side, twelve pounder carronades, which are always charged, and crammed up to the muzzle with bullets and nails and bits of iron. The Bravest of the Brave — or, with Peterborough in Spain "My dear sir," said I, "don't shove me adrift with that old pot there do lend me one of your long brass eighteen—pounders." Tom Cringle's Log |
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