| 单词 | sloop |
| 例句 | “Well,” he said at length, pointing the prow of the Wasp out toward the center of the pond, “I’ll tell you what I’ll do with you. You see that big racing sloop out there?” Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z Suddenly, a sloop yawed toward them and the moon filled its half sail with bright light. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Through the smoke we saw other launches put in from other brigs and sloops slipping toward the embattled docks. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z There came the sloop, boiling along fast, rolling up a bow wave and gaining steadily. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z So he held on, and the dory jerked through the waves behind the Hurd sloop, the lantern in the bow now so that Turner couldn’t see the Hurds at all. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z I knew right then I was in the sloop of despond. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Up and down the river, an assortment of tall ships with black hulls—schooners and sloops dating from the previous century—also lay at anchor. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The sloop Amelia from Santo Domingo had anchored with a cargo of coffee, which had spoiled during the voyage. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z It’s something about chemistry and biology making some valve in your guts open up and ... woop, zoop, sloop ... you got a wet bed. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z When the girls reached the beach, the tide was high, and the ship — a magnificent reproduction of an eighteenth-century sloop built on a studio lot in Hollywood — listed and limped in the high winds. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Both of them start real, real small and then ... woop, zoop, sloop ... before you can say Jack Robinson they’ve gone and grown a lot bigger than you ever thought they could. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z The sail dropped from the sloop’s mast, and Turner rowed to its bow until he could make out Willis Hurd’s face in the light of the lantern he was swaying over the water. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Wright had also written to Admiral Thomas Graves, Gage’s naval commander, asking for “immediate assistance” and “a sloop of war of some sort.” George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z A sloop’s crew assayed flight in their longboat, but they were overtaken. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z “Nat Bowditch, aren’t you? I know your father. He sailed under me more than once—before he had his own sloop.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z This sloop was named Sally Lloyd, in honor of one of the colonel’s daughters. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass 1845-05-01T00:00:00Z He thought of his father, his sloop aground on Anguilla Reef. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z A lovely sloop stood away from us, her genoa set like a curving scarf, and all the coastal craft trudged up the Sound or wallowed heavily toward New York. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Over the pond the west wind blew, and into the teeth of the west wind sailed the sloops and schooners, their rails well down, their wet decks gleaming. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z And he hobbled away, yelling something at a deckhand who was dumping slops off the stern of a sloop at anchor. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z We are newly arrived back at the sloop, having brung off a quantity of sheep and three cows. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z “Well, then,” said Stuart, “I’ll catch the sloop broad on, and rake her with fire from my forward gun.” Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z I held my breath and tiptoed extra quiet and extra fast right into the little dead girl’s room and as soon as I did ... woop, zoop, sloop ... my heart jumped down into my stomach. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z The Hurds had sold their sloop but kept the tender, and one day, late in May, Turner borrowed it to row his mother over to Malaga Island, carrying with them a pot of violets. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Slocum’s book is a nonfiction account of the author’s solo circumnavigation of the world in a thirty-six-foot sloop named the Spray—the first time this feat was achieved. Frank Bascombe’s Seafaring Foil 2014-11-25T05:00:00Z They were on a sloop, which Key said later was “tossed as though in a tempest” as the night wore on. The National Anthem’s Path to Fame Began With Little Fanfare 2020-05-28T04:00:00Z It’s the story of his single-handed ocean sail in a 32-foot sloop, 2,700 miles from Southern California to Hawaii and back. Bob Woodward: By the Book 2018-09-13T04:00:00Z A pair of cruises on the sloop Clearwater will explore conditions in the waters around New York. The World Science Festival Arrives in New York 2012-05-24T22:01:03Z Small, shallow-draft scows then took the stones to much bigger schooners or sloops, anchored in deeper water, for the trip up the Potomac. Hiking along Virginia’s Aquia Creek and finding history a stone’s throw from home 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z Or wherever the sleek sloop he designed, called Almost Nothing, happens to sail. John Pawson: Plain Space 2010-09-18T23:05:00Z Instead, he conjured the past as a master of richly detailed historical works brimming with schooners, brigs and sloops, their sails flapping under moody clouds, with shore lights twinkling in the distance. John Stobart, Celebrated Maritime Painter, Dies at 93 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z The episode documents, among other things, a voyage on the Clearwater, a boat built by Pete Seeger as a replica of a 19th-century sloop, up the Hudson River. The Medium: What?s in a Dimension? 2011-01-23T06:45:09Z The first ships to sail the lakes were classic European schooners, sloops and brigs. From Montreal to Minnesota, by Inland Sea 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z We sailed on two chartered Marconi-rigged sloops, one 35 feet long, the other 39. A senior’s intense, 14-day sailing lesson — from scratch — off the New Zealand coast 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z That huge galleon might seem like fun because of how many guns it carries, but the first time you try to catch a nimble sloop, you’re going to regret it. Video Game Review: Down to the Seas Again, With Remote in Hand 2010-10-11T21:59:00Z Now hands-free, I headed straight for the Conservatory Water and Kerbs Memorial Boathouse, which rents out toy sloops. Central Park: A green island in Manhattan Its sloop collided with a Chinese fishing boat in the dark while approaching Hong Kong at the end of Leg 4, killing one person aboard the fishing boat, which sank. American around-the-world sailboat damaged, needs new foils 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z But as the ocean surged and winds surpassed 100 mph, the anchor ripped away from the vessel, Burki said, flinging the slender, longhaired mariner and his sloop ashore over the tops of trees and shrubs. By helicopter, ATV, even bicycle, a door-to-door hunt for Ian victims 2022-10-08T04:00:00Z “I saw them on their sloop,” she said. Vladimir Putin, Family Man 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z The Aveiro area is home to several kinds of purpose-built boat, most of them in the half-moon sloop style. Taking the scenic route to Aveiro, on Portugal’s Atlantic coast 2022-03-18T04:00:00Z As an adult, he sailed on the Chesapeake Bay in his 34-foot sloop, “Wind,” sometimes with a foreign guest on board with whom he talked trade business. Michael Smith, a top U.S. trade representative, dies at 85 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z The sloop also dismasted off the Falkland Islands while the team was in second place on Leg 7. American around-the-world sailboat damaged, needs new foils 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z St. George takes its name from a Russian sloop that made landfall on the then-uninhabited island in June, 1786 by following seals through fog. On an Alaskan island, a mayor fights for fur seals - and a new future 2021-07-12T04:00:00Z On 2 September 1950, he achieved the ambition of every naval officer when he was appointed to his own command, the sloop HMS Magpie. Obituary: HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z The warriors, he says, brought baskets of pine pitch for burning houses and hoped to seize weapons and ammunition from the Navy sloop Decatur, then anchored in Elliott Bay. The lesser-known history of Cal Anderson Park on Capitol Hill 2021-04-04T04:00:00Z “But as a lifetime sailor, the sound I miss is that of the bow wave of a sloop,” he wrote. Perspective | Hum, thrum and roar: Modern sounds bring joy to those who hear them 2020-09-28T04:00:00Z Their sloop collided with a Chinese fishing boat in the dark while approaching Hong Kong at the end of Leg 4, killing one person aboard the fishing boat, which sank. 11th Hour Racing heads back across Atlantic to Rhode Island 2020-07-31T04:00:00Z In the 1800s, long before social distancing, the Delaware River in Philadelphia was clogged with sloops, barges, and packet ships hauling cargo and immigrants here. Long ago, a quarantine center for another deadly contagion 2020-04-21T04:00:00Z The four crew members survived but the sloop was a total loss, Claesson said. Researcher believes he has ID’d shipwreck in Maine 2020-04-03T04:00:00Z “Historical research also revealed an account documenting a sloop called Defiance that wrecked at the York Beach location in 1769.” Mysterious Maine shipwreck is from before the Revolutionary War, experts discover 2020-04-01T04:00:00Z Attach a little sail to your legs, and you’d become a human sloop. Perspective | The man in the rubber suit: The wild exploits of human boat Paul Boyton 2020-02-23T05:00:00Z The sloop dismasted off the Falkland Islands while the team was in second place on Leg 7. 11th Hour Racing heads back across Atlantic to Rhode Island 2020-07-31T04:00:00Z Officer Pat Schaffer says he spotted the fire burning on the south sloop of the campus and then saw Stevenson suspiciously trying to leave the area. Homeless man charged in arson fire at Lake Tahoe college 2019-10-09T04:00:00Z He hand built a pram and keeps a sloop in Little Harbor. New Hampshire couple’s eclectic home a sight to behold 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z Shortly after daybreak Friday, live-aboard sloops and big power boats began pulling away from the docks on the edge of Biscayne Bay in Coconut Grove. Before Hurricane Dorian’s Arrival Comes a Question: Stay or Evacuate? 2019-08-30T04:00:00Z A well-dressed yachtsman, in port for a day or two as he and his party sailed down the coast in their Bermuda sloop, was also watching the catch being brought ashore. A D Day Journey in the Spirit of A. J. Liebling 2019-06-07T04:00:00Z South Australia Police confirmed Wednesday that a barnacle-encrusted, upturned hull found drifting south of Kangaroo Island on Monday was Sunderland’s sloop Wild Eyes. Californian sailor welcomes discovery of yacht in Australia 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z South Australia Police confirmed Wednesday that a barnacle-encrusted, upturned hull found drifting south of Kangaroo Island on Monday was Sunderland’s sloop Wild Eyes. Californian sailor welcomes discovery of yacht in Australia 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z The Clearwater was made to look like the Dutch sloops that used to carry supplies up and down the Hudson River. Sloop Clearwater marks 50 years since construction 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z In fact, while steamboats took over the more lucrative passenger trade, schooners and sloops delivered the bulk of nonperishable foodstuffs and other commodities that were used in everyday life. Artisanal Foods, Coming by Sail to a River Port Near You 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z The sloop will kick off its spring season Saturday with a public sail from its Kingston home port. Sloop Clearwater set to sail on the Hudson River 2018-04-28T04:00:00Z The York Police Department posted photos Monday that show the skeleton of a ship that’s believed to be a sloop more than 160 years old. Powerful nor’easter uncovers shipwreck off Maine coast 2018-03-05T05:00:00Z It’s not match racing and the sloops don’t rise up on hydrofoils like the next generation of America’s Cup boats will. Brit Ben Ainslie not resting in pursuit of America’s Cup 2018-02-09T05:00:00Z However, the online race tracker showed that the 60-foot sloop slowed to less than 4 knots and made no further progress. US-flagged yacht involved in collision in Volvo Ocean Race 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z Libby and I were on a sloop, towing a dinghy back to a mooring in the Hudson River. The Day the Dinghy Got Away 2017-09-28T04:00:00Z Leave paradise one morning for a sail by sloop to the Crayola-bright reefs of Tobago Cays Marine Park with Captain Jeff Stevens. 25 Trips to Take in Your Lifetime 2017-09-25T04:00:00Z Signed on to crew a 40-foot wooden sloop, he and his young boat-mates were no match for a hurricane off Bermuda in the first leg of the journey. Man uses love of sailing to capture vivid portraits 2017-06-26T04:00:00Z The Hudson River sloop set sail Monday from Croton-on-Hudson for the nation’s capital to deliver petitions and municipal resolutions urging Congress to protect New York’s rivers and other American waterways. NY-based Sloop Clearwater cancels voyage to Washington, DC 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z Reefs like this, thickly encrusted with native Olympia oysters, haven’t been seen in decades –– since Jack London and his sloop Reindeer joined the Fish Patrol in 1892 to guard against illegal nets in the bay. How the Bay Area Is Restoring Nature's Delicate Balance The prison ships in which captured soldiers were placed were themselves sites of horror: thousands of American captives were left to languish, starve, and often die, in British sloops kept just offshore. We Could Have Been Canada 2017-05-08T04:00:00Z On the voyage, The Ranger sunk a brig loaded with flax seed, a schooner with barley and oats and a merchant sloop from Dublin filled with beer. The U.S. has invaded Britain just once. It didn’t go well. 2017-05-01T04:00:00Z On a quiet summer evening, the Aurora, a 60ft cutter-rigged sloop, approaches the craggy shore of eastern Greenland, along what is known as the Forbidden Coast. Faultlines, black holes and glaciers: mapping uncharted territories 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z In perhaps the most famous case, in 1765 a storm dismasted the American sloop Peggy, leaving it adrift in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean with its captain, nine crewmen and a single slave. In Many Species, a Family Dinner Means Something Else 2017-01-30T05:00:00Z The centerpiece of a 4,300-square-foot gallery hosting the exhibit will be a life-size replica of a small, fast pirate sloop. ARR: Tampa Bay History Center highlights pirates in exhibit 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z The Washington, a rare sloop constructed on Four Mile Creek in 1797, was located in Lake Ontario off the shores of Oswego, New York, by a team of shipwreck explorers in late June. Wrecked Pennsylvania-built ship found in Lake Ontario 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z The sloop was built on Lake Erie in Pennsylvania and hauled across the Niagara Isthmus to Lake Ontario in 1802. Explorers find 2nd-oldest confirmed shipwreck in Great Lakes 2016-08-17T04:00:00Z After the sloop anchors, André comes ashore and meets Arnold for the first time. 'TURN: Washington's Spies' recap: Arnold, André meet; treason ensues 2016-06-21T04:00:00Z The sloop will be taken by barge to Albany, where it will be lowered into the river to allow the new planks to swell. Restored Clearwater readied for a return to Hudson River 2016-05-15T04:00:00Z The decision not to hold the festival, Ms. Havens said, reflected a need to spend Clearwater’s money on refurbishing the sloop itself, which plies the Hudson River and is the organization’s symbolic heart. After Pete Seeger, a Coffeehouse Tries to Carry On 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z The Washington, with a carrying capacity of 36 tons, was the first sloop built on Lake Erie, and the first to sail both Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. Wrecked Pennsylvania-built ship found in Lake Ontario 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z Mayo spent the next three weeks helping to prepare the Wasp, a sloop of war armed with 18 guns, for coastal patrol, to guard against British seizure of American cargo and impressment of American seamen. Alternate Uncle Sam Spotted in the Mists of New York History 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z Workers this winter are stripping planks off the hull of the 106-foot sloop and replacing parts of its frame. Clearwater Revival: Overhauling a symbol of Hudson cleanup 2016-03-05T05:00:00Z The 9-day voyage to the Italian island of Lampedusa, on an unseaworthy sloop with 100 other desperate refugees, was a nightmare of fear, vomit and thirst. German researchers pledge help in refugee crisis 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z The Clearwater is a replica of the sloops that plied the Hudson in the mid-18th century, providing reliable river transportation between New York City and Albany. Restoring a Hudson River Crusader, Plank by Plank 2015-12-13T05:00:00Z They determined that the sloop was built for about $2,000 for the Pennsylvania Population Co., an organization developing a tract of land just north of Erie. Wrecked Pennsylvania-built ship found in Lake Ontario 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z You’ll find children’s toys made from dried fish bladders, several handmade wooden sloops once used by fishermen and a set of carved medieval pew-ends that represents the 12 apostles. The Next Great Scandinavian Destination 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z While still a teenager, or so he tells it, London bought his own sloop, the Razzle-Dazzle, from an oyster pirate known as French Frank. Shell Game: There Is No Such Thing as California "Native" Oysters [Excerpt] 2015-10-02T04:00:00Z By 16, Franklin was commanding his own sloop, the New Moon, and navigating the island’s fabled tides. Sailing Was More Than Respite for Roosevelt and Kennedy 2015-09-12T04:00:00Z Most of the remaining sloops were left to rot on the banks of the river. Restoring a Hudson River Crusader, Plank by Plank 2015-12-13T05:00:00Z Instead of Hopper’s dories, though, a lone sloop glided by. Road-Tripping Through Edward Hopper’s Maine 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z Jack London claims that in his late teens he bought a sloop from an oyster pirate in San Francisco and tried his hand at oyster pirating himself. How A Family-Run Oyster Business Caused A National Ruckus 2015-08-23T04:00:00Z And, for a few years, young fair-haired Captain Morgan ran the sloops. Shell Game: There Is No Such Thing as California "Native" Oysters [Excerpt] 2015-10-02T04:00:00Z In June 1768, British customs commissioners seized Hancock’s sloop Liberty in Boston Harbor, having found its consignment of Madeira suspiciously light, and accused Hancock of offloading cargo prior to inspection. Tales of miscreant smugglers in America 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z Festival includes farmers market, children’s area and rides on the sloop Clearwater. Things to Do in Westchester, June 14 to 20, 2015 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z It was a small sloop, sleek on a full keel. John F. Kennedy's Sailboat for Sale 2015-05-19T04:00:00Z Team Vestas Wind ran aground on Nov. 2, causing major damage to its 65-foot sloop. Danish team that ran aground in race will replace navigator 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z Instead, I got more into sailing, eventually buying my own small sloop. In and Out of Time in Iraq 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z The expectation is that Clearwater, which operates educational programs aboard a replica of a cargo sloop, will eventually berth at the pier. Hudson River Park Trust Plans Research and Education Center at Pier 26 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z The Danish-backed sloop was doing about 19 knots when it hit the reef Saturday, yet there were no injuries, Nicholson said. Weekend Sports in Brief 2014-12-01T05:00:00Z The Staten Island exhibition includes a six-foot racing sloop, replicas of the site’s sanitarium and dormitories, and photographs of those who served the old sailors, including the site’s governor, Thomas Melville. New York Today: A Sailor's Life on Staten Island 2014-09-26T04:00:00Z The crew abandoned the sloop and was rescued by a local coast guard. Danish team that ran aground in race will replace navigator 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z Nature still promises nothing, so helming a small sloop still asks for monitoring, but it is made much more forgiving by a deep keel, an outboard motor, and a cabin packed with helpful gear. In and Out of Time in Iraq 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z The government says marine police seized the overloaded sloop early Monday and brought it safely to port. Turks & Caicos police detain 82 Haitian migrants 2014-09-01T04:00:00Z No picture could have captured those strands of silver and gold shooting through the clouds as the sun set over Lake Montauk, the sloops and fishing boats bobbing alongside the once-rare-now-everywhere yachts. Web Rentals Upend Summer Season in the Hamptons 2014-06-30T04:00:00Z Later he fled aboard a small Norwegian sloop, disguised as a minister’s servant, as his enemies prepared to seize him. Strategy Lessons From The Real "Game of Thrones" 2014-06-04T04:00:00Z It used to be that the waters were filled mostly with tugboats, fishing boats, sloops and the occasional mammoth steamship pulling in from Europe after the long crossing. Scientific American’s Owner Built the First New York Subway [Excerpt] 2014-02-21T16:00:00Z I relaxed in the cockpit of the little sloop, drank a beer, and watched the full moon rise, pulling an unusual twelve-foot tide with it. In and Out of Time in Iraq 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z In the late 1960s, Mr. Seeger raised money to build a 106-foot sloop, the Clearwater, modeled on sailboats that plied the river in the 19th century, to educate children about the Hudson and its ecology. The Man Up the Hill in His Log Cabin Who Sang and Sailed to Save His River 2014-01-29T03:12:57Z It already was a rare craft, a mahogany schooner racing across the ocean against a pack of sloops and yawls. City Room: A Maritime Beauty, Possibly Gone Forever 2013-07-07T15:00:09Z After taking control of the sloop, the men held her father and his friends in a wheel house for four days, the court heard. Pirate trial reveals brutality on high seas 2013-07-03T00:23:43Z Called USA 76, the single-hulled boat with the mainsail and jib setup of a traditional sloop now serves as tour boat and the grinning guests aboard eagerly waived and yelled their hellos to the kiwis. Danger levels high for America's Cup sailors 2013-05-27T14:37:07Z The boats participating in the latest America's Cup more resemble a space craft than the traditional sloops that historically competed for the trophy. British sailor dies during America's Cup practice 2013-05-10T10:48:09Z A smaller sloop called the Woody Guthrie, for which he also raised money, is part of that effort. The Man Up the Hill in His Log Cabin Who Sang and Sailed to Save His River 2014-01-29T03:12:57Z The catamarans are much faster than the traditional sloops that historically competed for the trophy but have proved hard to handle. Andrew Simpson: sailing community pays tribute to Olympic gold medallist 2013-05-10T10:13:00Z The boats participating in the latest America’s Cup more resemble a space craft than the traditional sloops that historically competed for the trophy. British Sailor Dies During America's Cup Practice 2013-05-10T08:05:26Z The clash involved a British sloop, an outgunned Argentine vessel and an Argentine commander’s submission to a British demand that he remove the remnants of a mutinous Argentine garrison from the islands. Memo From London: Argentina’s Call for Return of Falkland Islands Causes a Stir 2013-01-05T23:42:19Z Tad loved every moment—especially when the skipper allowed him to steer the sloop. Voices from the Past 2012-04-19T02:00:30.787Z Only to think of it—a large sloop in two years—hurra! I've Been Thinking; or, the Secret of Success 2012-04-18T02:00:11.437Z Made fast to the stage there lay a perfect little sloop about twenty feet long which seemed to be an exact reproduction in miniature of a large boat. The Clammer and the Submarine 2012-04-17T02:00:15.727Z Sailing ships of every sort—frigates, galleons, caravels, men-of-war, full-rigged ships, barks, brigs, schooners, and sloops—crowded early to the silver gate of the River. The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z Mr. Shubrick being sent on board to take possession, reported that the vessel was the sloop of war, Peacock, and that she had six feet water in the hold. The Second War with England, Vol. 1 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:39.100Z She at length arrived, but not alone—the Cherub, a sloop of war bearing her company. The Second War with England, Vol. 2 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:38.213Z He informed them that the sloop was in, and that Sam was on his way up. I've Been Thinking; or, the Secret of Success 2012-04-18T02:00:11.437Z A shell from one struck a sloop at some distance, and blew her up. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z They righted their boat, picked up the end of the floating rope, and reached the sloop with it. The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z His squadron consisted of three brigs, the Lawrence, Niagara and Caledonia, the Trippe, a sloop, and five schooners, carrying in all fifty-four guns. The Second War with England, Vol. 1 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:39.100Z In the January previous Captain Morris, commanding the Adams, which had been cut down to a sloop of war, got to sea and took a few prizes. The Second War with England, Vol. 2 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:38.213Z One little sloop affords them slight hope, for she is evidently altering her course, but after a moment’s apparent hesitation, away she goes again before the gale, and abandons them to their fate. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z Turks had at Sinope seven frigates, one sloop, two corvettes, and two transports. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z At Five-mile Rapids he found that his sail was insufficient to carry the sloop up. The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z And now to return to the unfortunate sloops. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z The Adams, a sloop of twenty-eight guns, was the largest cruiser we had afloat. The Second War with England, Vol. 2 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:38.213Z When their sloop, the Tryal, followed them to this haven of refuge, only the captain, lieutenant, and three men were able to stand by the sails. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z On June 6th the mutinous fleet was joined by the Agamemnon, Leopard, Ardent, and Iris men-of-war, and the Ranger sloop, which vessels basely deserted from a squadron under Admiral Duncan, sent to blockade the Texel. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z Jones was on board the Alfred in this expedition, but subsequently received the command of the sloop of war Providence. Curiosities of Human Nature 2012-04-03T02:00:27.167Z He took first a shallop laden with household goods and plate, and later three sloops. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z After the squall was over, the sloop was no where to be seen. The Second War with England, Vol. 2 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:38.213Z He fitted out almost immediately afterwards a sloop, which he entered at the Custom House as a regular trader. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z On the return of Flinders, Governor Hunter placed a small sloop, the Norfolk, at the service of the friends, and with it they surveyed the entire coast of Tasmania, Flinders preparing the charts. Australian Pictures Drawn with Pen and Pencil 2012-04-02T02:00:28.873Z When Hancock's sloop Liberty was seized for smuggling in 1768, by the commissioners, the fury of the mob became great. The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z Avery sailed for Madagascar, where he was joined by two sloops, the sailors on board which were themselves well inclined to his enterprise, having just before run away with the vessels from the East Indies. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z The British sloop of war Favorite, chosen for her name, arrived at New York under a flag of truce, bearing an American and British messenger, with the treaty already ratified on the part of England. The Second War with England, Vol. 2 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:38.213Z A Flemish sloop with a castle at each end. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z In 1753 he was made commander of the “Jamaica” sloop, and served in her on the North American station. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z He was not concerned with the seizure of the sloop. The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z The men of the sloops attacked on either quarter, and boarded her; she immediately afterwards struck her colours. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z For a while he operated a cargo sloop on Long Island Sound. Early American Scientific Instruments and Their Makers 2012-03-15T02:00:31.610Z Instead, the sloop, still heeling over, began to gather way, and presently was hissing through the water, piling the white surf before it, only to pour it foaming to either side. Shrewsbury A Romance 2012-03-15T02:00:22.177Z I got skinned out of a sloop once because I took a man's word at its face value. The Million Dollar Mystery Novelized from the Scenario of F. Lonergan 2012-03-15T02:00:21.153Z It was determined to seize the sloop upon a charge of false entry. The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z He was becoming formidable enough to cause uneasiness to the authorities, who despatched two armed sloops after him. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z On the beach at Punta Arenas the citizens pointed to a dismantled sloop that was hauled up to be sold at auction. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z A little sloop, its mainsail close reefed, was beating in toward the harbor. Woven with the Ship A Novel of 1865 2012-03-12T03:00:26.883Z Mr. Israel had sailed in a sloop, or packet, from Philadelphia, to visit New Castle where his mother and family resided. Noble Deeds of American Women With Biographical Sketches of Some of the More Prominent 2012-03-10T03:00:13.687Z A mob was speedily collected, and as the rabble could not get possession of the sloop, they attacked the revenue officers for doing their duty in properly seizing the vessel for false entry and smuggling. The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z He then purchased a sloop, in which he and his companions sailed, and most of them landed on various parts of the American coasts, and settled. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z Thereat one of the white sailors urged the sloop's captain to make the Indians stay away, or at least to permit but two or three men in one canoe to approach at a time. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z During the Jacobite rising of 1745 he commanded the “Baltimore” sloop in the North Sea, and was dangerously wounded in the head while co-operating with a frigate in an engagement with two strong French privateers. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z With this view they sent to the province of Batan a sloop, with a very few people, to the town of Orion, and taking refuge in the convent, they purchased what provisions they wanted. 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 The sloop "Liberty," belonging to John Hancock, a leading merchant of the patriot party, arrived at Boston, laden with wine from Madeira, and a custom-house officer went on board to inspect the cargo. The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z They soon understood his hint, and pressing on all sail, left the sloops’ crews to curse their perfidy. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z Then the Indians swarmed on the sloop, and the man who had fled to the hold opened fire with his rifle. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z This shell was found at New South Shetland, by Lieutenant Kendall, of his Majesty's sloop, Chanticleer, by whom it was presented to me. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 2012-02-24T03:00:32.793Z The captain of the sloop undoubtedly did wrong in taking such a boy away in this manner. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. 2012-02-24T03:00:24.390Z The bargain had hardly been concluded when the British sloop of war, the Racoon, under the command of Capt. The Oregon Territory Its History and Discovery 2012-02-22T03:00:27.207Z The Alert is a royal navy steam sloop of 751 tons and 100 horse-power, and was greatly strengthened for her intended voyage. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z One is a schooner and the other is a sloop, and five men man the two. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z The Bay colony determined on their capture, and dispatched an armed sloop called the Mary, Samuel Pease commander, which put to sea in October of that year. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z The plan which they formed was for Benjamin to take passage secretly, in a New York sloop, which was then in Boston and about ready to sail. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. 2012-02-24T03:00:24.390Z The sloops and schooners in the river drifted or swung at anchor. Pine Needles 2012-02-20T03:00:19.367Z The Spaniards had attacked them and carried off the logwood, but had humanely given them three sloops to carry them home. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z The prospecting sloop of the Cape Horn region is usually of the model of the little oyster sloops to be found about the harbor of New York. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z After some time they passed farther off on the banks, and sloops carrying whale-boats were used. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z The boys made up a false story to tell the captain of the sloop in order to induce him to take Benjamin on board. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. 2012-02-24T03:00:24.390Z All tavern-keepers, owners of sloops, &c., were also obliged to employ white men, under a penalty of 30s. for each offence. 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 The sloop of war, Argus, was prepared for defence against the torpedoes after Fulton had explained his mode of attack. Inventors 2012-02-08T03:00:16.647Z A couple of burros cost say $35 in Colorado, but here he must buy a sloop or a catboat, and he ought to buy a schooner fifty feet long instead. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z It is, perhaps, fortunate Valentine made the Sorata a cutter, as they generally do, instead of a sloop. Thrice Armed 2012-02-03T03:00:24.970Z He pities their weakness; he rushes into the surf once more, struggles through the crested waves, boards the sloop, and brings off a man to the shore. The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young 2012-02-03T03:00:20.453Z Lord Camelford, then acting as commander of his majesty’s sloop “Favourite,” had a private quarrel with Lieutenant Peterson, of H. M. S. “Perdrix;” and some very unpleasant recriminations passed between the parties. 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 For the English warships were ever on the watch for the King's emissaries, and one of them, a sloop, was riding not so far out in full view of Dunkirk. Lawrence Clavering 2012-02-01T03:00:11.667Z Their only home had been the tiny cabin of a 25-foot sloop. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z Rous of the Albany with a small sloop to attend him with orders to the commanding officers at Annapolis to furnish him with troops if demanded. History of Halifax City 2012-01-26T03:00:13.263Z Don Alonso, seeing the danger, called out to them in vain to cut down the masts, and, throwing himself with difficulty into his sloop, escaped to land. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume II (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.880Z Next morning Roberts proceeded to rummage the sloop, and sweeping out the bread lockers, he found about his hat crown full of biscuit crumbs, some broken pipes, and a few screws of tobacco. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z For myself, I knew that a certain sloop was waiting for me on the Thames, and I hurried down to the water's edge below London Bridge. Lawrence Clavering 2012-02-01T03:00:11.667Z So they sold their sloop and took passage with us for the Gallegos River. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z I send a letter by the same sloop to Colonel Mascarene in case he should meet at sea any vessel going to Annapolis. History of Halifax City 2012-01-26T03:00:13.263Z They had not lain there long before a Spanish sloop of sixteen men arrived, laden with cocoa and plate, and gave them opportunity for escape and for revenge. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume II (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.880Z Under smoke of one of the fire-pots he leaped over the sloop's bows, followed by fourteen men. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z From Ravenglass the sloop shall sail directly here, and, taking you up, make straight for France. Lawrence Clavering 2012-02-01T03:00:11.667Z At four o'clock of the afternoon a sloop carrying the Prince left the British man-of-war. The Rise of the Dutch Kingdom 1795-1813 2012-01-19T03:00:20.007Z In May, the Revenge brought in a richly laden Snow, bound from Cadiz to Chesapeake Bay, the Blond Frigate and an armed sloop both brought in American prizes. History of Halifax City 2012-01-26T03:00:13.263Z While thus engaged, a Dutch sloop entered the road, and at night anchored at the opposite end of the island. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume II (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.880Z The Pearl and Lime, men-of-war, lying in St. James's river, manned a couple of small sloops, supplied by the governor. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z As to minor ships—trawlers, sloops, Q-boats, yachts, drifters, tugs, and the other miscellaneous types used in this work—the discrepancy was even greater. The Victory At Sea 2012-01-17T03:00:15.547Z The fleet endeavored to return, but were pursued by the frigate, sloop, and privateer. The Poems of Philip Freneau, Volume II (of III) 2012-01-10T03:00:15.980Z A short time after they were joined by three brigantines and a sloop from the same place. History of Halifax City 2012-01-26T03:00:13.263Z Vessels on their way to Baltimore were continually in sight, and a sloop belonging to Colonel Lloyd lay in the river, with its pretty little boat bobbing about in the sparkling water. The Freedmen's Book 2012-01-05T03:00:39.763Z Some sugar, cocoa, indigo, and cotton were found on board the pirate sloops, and some in a tent on the shore. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z They consisted of almost anything which the hard-pressed navies could assemble from all parts of the world—antiquated destroyers, yachts, sloops, trawlers, drifters, and the like. The Victory At Sea 2012-01-17T03:00:15.547Z On June 30, 1806, he was in Savannah, Georgia, as Master of the sloop Industry. The Poems of Philip Freneau, Volume I (of III) 2012-01-04T03:00:43.800Z On the 27th May the sloop of war, Little Belt, Capt. History of Halifax City 2012-01-26T03:00:13.263Z There were also two sloops, of about 15 tons each, left at the island, besides a complete stock of household necessaries. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume III (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-04T03:00:31.713Z Captain England began life as mate of a Jamaica sloop, and being taken by a pirate named Winter, before Providence was turned into a freebooter fortress, became master of a piratical vessel. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z Next came a line of trawlers, then drifters, motor launches, and chasers, the whole being completed by a line of kite balloon sloops. The Victory At Sea 2012-01-17T03:00:15.547Z For freight to any part of this State or Georgia; for charter in any free port in the West Indies, the sloop Monmouth, Philip Freneau, Master, burden about 40 tons. The Poems of Philip Freneau, Volume I (of III) 2012-01-04T03:00:43.800Z Twenty-four, including store ships and transports, suffered more or less injury, and a brig, a transport and one or two sloops sank and were totally lost. History of Halifax City 2012-01-26T03:00:13.263Z The British sloop of war Daphne only escaped by making the open sea in time. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-02T03:00:25.873Z Soon after this two armed sloops started in pursuit of Vane, and, failing in the capture, attacked and took another pirate vessel that was clearing at Cape Fear. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z I Was there no more satisfactory way of destroying submarines than by pursuing them with destroyers, sloops, chasers, and other craft in the open seas? The Victory At Sea 2012-01-17T03:00:15.547Z He was master for a time of the sloop Monmouth, plying for freight between Charleston, S. C., New York, and Savannah. The Poems of Philip Freneau, Volume I (of III) 2012-01-04T03:00:43.800Z I despatched a sloop to Boston to countermand the order I had given, and sent to Mr. Hopson to let him know I would send in a few days transports to bring away his garrison. History of Halifax City 2012-01-26T03:00:13.263Z As an officer in the Navy, commanding a sloop in the West Indies, his conduct24 fell little if at all short of insanity. Lord Chatham His Early Life and Connections 2012-01-02T03:00:18.893Z At Honduras they found a ship and four sloops, some from Jamaica, and some from Boston. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z For the purpose of patrol the sea was divided into areas thirty miles square; and to each of these one destroyer, sloop, or other vessel was assigned. The Victory At Sea 2012-01-17T03:00:15.547Z Captain Morse replied that he recollected the sloop of war Vandalia was sent down to the straits in search of him. The Captive in Patagonia 2011-12-27T03:00:10.803Z On the 30th August, a sloop from Liverpool, Great Britain, with 116 settlers, arrived after a passage of nine weeks. History of Halifax City 2012-01-26T03:00:13.263Z The council, with discretionary power, consists of chief factor, second factor, surgeon, sloop and brig masters, and captain of Company's ship when in port. 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 Taking turtles at the Grand Caiman's islands, they sailed to the Havannah, and from the Bahamas went to Carolina, capturing a brigantine and two sloops. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z For the first month or six weeks they spent practically all their time on patrol duty in company with British destroyers, sloops, and other patrol vessels. The Victory At Sea 2012-01-17T03:00:15.547Z She was to leeward when we sighted her, and not very distant from the shore, and so quickly did she shoal her water, that pursuit by either of the sloops was out of the question. Harper's New Monthly Magazine Vol. IV, No. 19, Dec 1851 2011-12-25T03:00:11.297Z We have no names of these settlers or the name of the sloop. History of Halifax City 2012-01-26T03:00:13.263Z As Forbes drew his napkin across his knee he gazed down at the corner of the Park and the lake where white swans drifted like the toy sloops of children. What Will People Say? A novel 2011-12-17T03:00:18.490Z They then erected a battery of four guns on the island, and another of two guns near the road, while a sloop with eight guns protected the mouth of the channel. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z I commanded a sloop—’twas but a sloop—and we sailed away from Norwegian shores in search of the ivory mines. Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z Ahead, clusters of little frame houses showed up here and there in openings among the trees, and a small sloop, towards which the canoe was heading, lay anchored near the wharf. The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z It happened that the same day on which Cornwallis arrived in the Harbor of Chebucto, a sloop came in from Louisburg with a letter from Hopson in expectation of meeting him. History of Halifax City 2012-01-26T03:00:13.263Z In old Ap’s cottage were models of several well-rigged vessels of the smaller class, the principal of them being a sloop, a cutter, and a yawl. The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure 2011-12-13T03:00:23.197Z At this island they were nearly captured by a Martinique sloop, but contrived to escape to the Guadanillas. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z I had only to go back to Norway with my sloop and charter a large vessel, and return to the Isle of Alba for my buried treasure.” Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z The sloop was close ahead, and, slackening the paddling they ran alongside. The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z He was discovered in his berth by the officer in command of the man-of-war boat, after the sloop had been captured. History of Halifax City 2012-01-26T03:00:13.263Z "They mean to mutiny, lay hands on the treasure, and place it in the sloop," he continued. The Quest of the 'Golden Hope' A Seventeenth Century Story of Adventure 2011-12-06T03:00:23.443Z While here, the captains of two piratical sloops visited him, having heard of his fame and achievements, to beg from him powder and arms. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z While the sleepy clown cannot distinguish sea from land half a mile off, the fisherman can see the greyest sail of the smallest sloop among the billows on the horizon. Household Education 2011-12-02T03:00:25.437Z They had bought the sloop as a convenient means of conveyance and shelter, since they could live in some comfort on board. The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z Green, and her family, Captain Horatio Gates and Mrs. Gates, with Captain Hale and their servants and baggage, were received on board Captain Rogers' sloop for Boston. History of Halifax City 2012-01-26T03:00:13.263Z Now, the sloop was a small, half-decked vessel, of about ten tons burthen, one of the craft that Touchstone had found hard by the place where he had ambushed the buccaneers. The Quest of the 'Golden Hope' A Seventeenth Century Story of Adventure 2011-12-06T03:00:23.443Z Maynard answered that he could not spare his boat, but would soon board with his sloop. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z At the same time Lieutenant Bowen was promoted to the command of the Zebra sloop, for his gallant conduct on the 17th instant, as well as at various other times. 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 He, however, dismissed the matter from his mind, and having been kneeling in a cramped position in the canoe most of the day, decided to stroll along the waterside before going back to the sloop. The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z The most exciting occurence of the year was the arrival of the Charleston Frigate, the sloop Vulture, and the armed ship Vulcan, in July, after a sharp conflict with a French Squadron. History of Halifax City 2012-01-26T03:00:13.263Z For aught I care, they are right welcome to the sloop. The Quest of the 'Golden Hope' A Seventeenth Century Story of Adventure 2011-12-06T03:00:23.443Z The other was the master of the pirate sloop, who had been shot by Blackbeard, and put on shore at Bath Town. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z Lieutenant Davers of the Boyne was promoted to be acting commander of the Inspector, from whence he was promoted to the command of the Bull Dog sloop. 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 Carroll appeared on the sloop’s deck and answered him. The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z He let a couple of ropes run out through the clattering blocks, and the sloop, slanting over a little farther, seemed to leap forward. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z Presently most of the men who had been left in the stockade, having taken to the boats and the little sloop, came on board. The Quest of the 'Golden Hope' A Seventeenth Century Story of Adventure 2011-12-06T03:00:23.443Z Vane and the minority were turned adrift in a sloop. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z A sloop, thus brilliantly decked, hove on a sudden into sight, not many yards from Claire's peering gaze. An Ambitious Woman A Novel 2011-11-23T03:00:54.137Z In a few minutes Vane ran the craft alongside the sloop and saw the amazement in Carroll’s face by the glow from the cabin skylight. The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z Mr. Oliver assented, and an hour later they paddled off to the sloop. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z "If we pick 'em up we can send 'em off in the sloop, and they won't harm us any more." The Quest of the 'Golden Hope' A Seventeenth Century Story of Adventure 2011-12-06T03:00:23.443Z Putting into the bay of Honduras, Vane captured another sloop, and fitted it up as a pirate vessel, and soon after captured two more. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z A little northward, great yellowish piles of lumber loomed, tier after tier, with big sloops moored beside them, and with one acute red pennon, on one slim mast, blown out bright against the darkening air. An Ambitious Woman A Novel 2011-11-23T03:00:54.137Z Vane took the helm, and the sloop, slanting over until her deck on one side dipped close to the frothing brine, drove away into, the darkness. The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z They let the sheet run until the big mainsail swung right out, and the sloop drove away, rolling viciously. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z In this year two steam sloops and nine steam gunboats were added to the naval forces, and now the Moros could only put to sea running great risks of destruction. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z Davis at once harangued the soldiers, and persuaded many to join him, and those who resisted he sent on board the sloop, which he first unrigged. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z The man of the house–a big, brown, Peggotty sailor–has a sloop, and promised the girls as much sailing as they liked. Louisa May Alcott : Her Life, Letters, and Journals 2011-11-20T03:00:14.840Z Carroll made no comment, and they drove on, until as they swept round the point the sloop, slanting sharply, dipped her lee rail in the froth. The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z You have never been so far with the sloop unless Jake was with you; and isn't there a nasty tide-rip somewhere? The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z Mendez-Nuñez, with the steam sloops and gunboats, inflicted terrible chastisement on the piratical Moros. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z He then seized a sloop that lay near, for fear the crew should discern their preparations. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z It is a 105-foot sloop with racy lines, an aberration in the world of yachting, where racing boats typically top out at 70 feet or 80 feet. A Boat Is Gone, But Lifelong Dream Endures 2011-11-12T01:57:44Z “Down helm!” he said to Carroll, and there was a banging and thrashing of canvas as the sloop came up into the wind. The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z It seemed to him that the sea was steadily getting higher, and there was not the least doubt that the sloop was slanting more sharply and throwing the spray all over her. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z Two or three sloops were lying, as it were, asleep in the lower town, telling of a still interior country, and beyond was a boundless plain covered with a thick forest of trees. Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, 7th ed. Vol. 2 of 2 2011-11-11T03:00:31.270Z Their Portuguese prize they gave to the master of the prize sloop, a good-natured man, whose quiet philosophy under misfortune had astonished and pleased them. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z The Chatauqua was a screw steam sloop of war, of the first class. Brave Old Salt or, Life on the Quarter Deck 2011-11-04T02:00:18.377Z In the meanwhile, the sloop drove on, until at last towards morning the beach fell back on each hand and she met the long swell tumbling in from the Pacific. The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z He offers to pay my expenses and a fee, and I've an idea that we might run across in the sloop if we get moderately fine weather after the hay is in. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z On July 6, with the red-white-and-blue ensign streaming proudly from her main truck, the sloop of war Delaware, twenty guns, of Baltimore, under Stephen Decatur, Sr., put to sea to an accompaniment of booming cannon. Gentlemen Rovers 2011-10-22T02:00:27.907Z On his way to the mainland, Teach was joined by Major Bonnet, a gentleman planter, turned pirate, who joined with him, commanding a sloop of ten guns. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z The Americans possessed at the same period a brig, the Detroit, and a sloop, the former a very fine vessel, and in readiness for any service, although then laid up at Presque Isle. Some Account of the Public Life of the Late Lieutenant-General Sir George Prevost, Bart. Particularly of his Services in the Canadas, including a reply to the strictures on his Military Character, Contained in an Article in The Quareterly Review 2011-10-11T02:01:07.053Z The sloop plunged over it wildly, hurling the spray aloft, and it cost him a determined effort to haul his sheets in as the wind drew ahead. The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z He changed the sloop's course a trifle, but in the meanwhile the steamer was growing in size and distinctness with a marvelous rapidity. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z The author of the journal reports nineteen ships of the line, about eighteen frigates, sloops, and other vessels and one hundred and fifty transports with ten thousand troops. The History of Cuba, vol. 2 2011-10-11T02:01:01.423Z Blackbeard, frequently alarmed by such reports, gave no credit to the messenger, till he saw the sloops. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z "Sir, "The enemy's force in the Bay consists of a ship, inferior to the Confiance, a brig, a large schooner, a sloop, and seven or eight gun-boats. Some Account of the Public Life of the Late Lieutenant-General Sir George Prevost, Bart. Particularly of his Services in the Canadas, including a reply to the strictures on his Military Character, Contained in an Article in The Quareterly Review 2011-10-11T02:01:07.053Z It seemed most improbable that the steamer would run in to land her Indian passengers, and he drove the sloop on with showers of stinging brine beating into her wet canvas and whirling about him. The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z In case you felt justified in taking a skin or two," continued Harry thoughtfully, "I'd like to point out that, as a rule, the Customs fellows don't trouble about a sloop the size of ours. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z The Fort and town kept up regular communication with San Francisco by means of a twenty-ton sloop owned by Sutter, and manned by a few savages in his employ. Ocean to Ocean on Horseback Being the Story of a Tour in the Saddle from the Atlantic to the Pacific; with Especial Reference to the Early History and Devel 2011-10-06T02:00:32.743Z By this Blackbeard's sloop floated, and the royal boats were fast approaching. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z No boat came off, however, and she realized that from a distance nothing might appear to be wrong with the sloop. The Coast of Adventure 2011-10-03T02:00:25.810Z Half an hour later she appeared again, carrying a loaded tray, and he wondered at the ease of her movements, for the sloop was plunging viciously. The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z Harry ran the sloop off as far as he dared, and Frank was watching the schooner's black hull rise higher when he made out a dim shape that moved between her and the beach. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z The two companies employ fifteen brigs, from 100 to 150 tons burden, besides sloops and other craft. Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. 2011-09-26T02:00:29.140Z The sloops being scarcely a foot high in the waist, the men were exposed as they toiled at the sweeps. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z "You're fond of the sea and adventurous, or you wouldn't have driven that little sloop so far out under full sail," he said. The Coast of Adventure 2011-10-03T02:00:25.810Z Vane made no comment, but he watched her with satisfaction while he ate, and as one result of it the sloop plunged heavily into the frothing sea. The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z Then as they made the rope fast and the sloop headed in toward the island a pale gleam from a light on the vessel fell upon her. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z The Governour all this while lay before the castle of Augustino, in expectation of the return of the sloop, which hearing nothing of, he sent Col. The Spaniards in Florida Comprising the notable settlement of the Huguenots in 1564, and the History and Antiquities of St. Augustine, Founded A.D. 1565 2011-09-24T02:00:14.187Z Maynard finding his own sloop had way, and would soon be on board, ordered his men all down below, for fear of another broadside, which would have been his total destruction. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z The sloop swung round, slackening speed as she came head to wind, there was a thud alongside, and the man jumped on board with a rope in his hand. The Coast of Adventure 2011-10-03T02:00:25.810Z The sloop was then rolling wildly as she drove along with the peak of her mainsail lowered before a big following sea. The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z He could hear their voices clearly, and he was glad to remember that the dusky ridge of the island rose behind the sloop, though he wished his companion would run closer in with it. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z Fourteen more men with supplies arrived in two sloops on the 9th June, the very day on which the enemy made their appearance. Count Frontenac Makers of Canada, Volume 3 2011-09-09T02:01:02.147Z With great guns the lieutenant might have destroyed him with less loss, but no large vessel would have got up the river, so shallow, that, small as it was, the sloop grounded a hundred times. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z This needed judgment: if he miscalculated the distance it would be impossible for him to overtake the sloop. The Coast of Adventure 2011-10-03T02:00:25.810Z Soon afterwards, Vane luffed into a tiny bay, where the sloop rode upright in the sunshine, with loose canvas flapping softly in a faint breeze while the cable rattled down. The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z Miss Oliver seemed doubtful when they casually mentioned the project to her, but as she did not actually forbid it they set out with the sloop late one afternoon, taking the dog with them. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z An unfortunate man named Diamond was captured in an attempt to pass from the fort to the sloops. Count Frontenac Makers of Canada, Volume 3 2011-09-09T02:01:02.147Z In rummaging the sloop, the connivance of the governor was detected; the secretary, falling sick with fear, died in a few days, and the governor was compelled to refund the hogsheads. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z The wind was still fresh, but the sloop ran shoreward safely, with the sparkling seas ranging up on her quarter, and Grahame admired the grace of the neat, blue-clad figure at the helm. The Coast of Adventure 2011-10-03T02:00:25.810Z The sloop made a quick passage, and for most of the time her passengers lounged in the sunshine on her gently-slanted deck. The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z A moment later the light faded off the sloop, though Frank could see the schooner comparatively plainly. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z The fourteen men managed to get into the fort, and the sloops, which were stranded in the bay by the ebbing tide, were left with no defenders save their crews. Count Frontenac Makers of Canada, Volume 3 2011-09-09T02:01:02.147Z He then captured several more vessels, and was joined by the crew of a sloop in Dry Harbour Bay. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z Grahame took him to the sloop and showed him the gaff, and a few minutes later he came back with the bent jaws. The Coast of Adventure 2011-10-03T02:00:25.810Z “The sloop was small, and it was blowing rather hard,” Vane explained. The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z It became evident by and by that Harry had run in closer than was advisable, for there was a crash and the sloop suddenly stopped. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z On the left a sloop is going toward a Dutch boat at anchor. The Standard Galleries - Holland 2011-09-06T02:00:08.153Z The governor of Jamaica despatched a sloop in pursuit of them, who found the pirates carousing with a boat's crew from Point Negril, and they were soon overpowered. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z A beautiful sight is the Cliff of Banba when viewed from the ocean beyond, in a small boat, a sloop, or a four-masted ship. The Whale and the Grasshopper And other Fables 2011-09-05T02:00:18.250Z It was evident that Kitty had taken her lover into her confidence with regard to her trip on board the sloop, and, that she had done so said a good deal for her. The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z He realized that it would have been much more cozy in the sloop's cabin than upon that dreary beach, and he said something about the weather to Harry. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z They knew her to be a British sloop of war. Jack Buntline 2011-08-31T02:01:34.270Z It proved to be a Bristol vessel, and hating Bristol men because the Martinique sloops were commanded by one, he used him with barbarous cruelty. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z “The lugger has been dodging off and on the coast for days, and there is a sloop all ready down at the steps near St. Abb’s waiting to take the stuff off.” Born to Wander A Boy's Book of Nomadic Adventures 2011-08-31T02:01:32.837Z Kitty felt the same thing—it was why she came down in the sloop with you.” The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z Half an hour later they paddled across and duly reached the sloop. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z He had just enough left to pay for an outfit, when he found himself pressed on board the Tribune sloop of war, fitting out for the East Indies. Jack Buntline 2011-08-31T02:01:34.270Z While careening at the Cape Verd Islands, after making many prizes, Low sent a sloop to St. Michael's in search of269 two vessels, but his crew were seized and condemned to slavery for life. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z Breasting the torrent, we have rushed past crowded levee, past sloop, and ship, and shallop, past steamers of every class and build, ocean cruisers, river monarchs, bayou traders, swamp prowlers. Kitty's Conquest 2011-08-30T02:00:36.270Z He put down his helm, and the sloop, forging round to windward, rose upright, with her heavy mainboom banging to and fro. The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z Looking around with strained attention, Frank made out the sloop, a dim, dark shape upon the water, for the moon was covered now. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z The boys thought so, too, and as they dropped seaward the minds of all three occupants of the Sea Eagle were busy with speculations concerning what could be the cause of the sloop’s distress. The Boy Aviators' Flight for a Fortune 2011-08-27T02:00:19.473Z Espying a sloop at sea, they made a great smoke and were taken off after nineteen days' more suffering. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z Part of the treasure, and as much of the wreck of the vessel as served to construct two sloops, were saved, with which, after so many perils, they arrived safe in the West Indies. History of the Buccaneers of America 2011-08-19T02:00:13.187Z The sloop would not last long if she touched bottom there; but once more, after a glance at his companion’s face, he kept silent. The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z The sloop was lying a good way out and he did not think that Harry could swim so far in that cold water. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z Dr. Perkins caused his craft to alight gently on the sea a short distance from the sloop, and then headed her over the waves toward the distressed vessel. The Boy Aviators' Flight for a Fortune 2011-08-27T02:00:19.473Z Avery, pretending that his vessel was a privateer that had missed her mark and was sold by the owners, disposed of her to good advantage, and bought a sloop. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z The sloop, in which he absconded from Boston, in 1723, was favored with a fair wind, and reached New York in three days. Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume I (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings 2011-08-16T02:00:37.443Z The sloop, however, was going to windward, for Vane was handling her with skill, and she had almost cleared the point when there was a bang, and the sloop stopped suddenly. The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z "Make for the sloop as fast as you can," he said. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z Nearer at hand a graceful sloop was being hurriedly overhauled, and the slap-slap of the paint brush and the rasp of the scraper were mingled. Four Afloat Being the Adventures of the Big Four on the Water 2011-08-11T02:00:15.547Z The plundered sloops, finding no justice could be obtained in Carolina, determined with great secresy to send a deputation to the Governor of Virginia, and to solicit a man-of-war to destroy the pirates. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z Lord Dunraven’s yachting may be said to date from his college days, since he generally spent the long vacation with his friend Lord Romney, voyaging in a small sloop he purchased from a Cardiff pilot. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 5, October 1893 2011-07-30T02:00:16.467Z The sea was higher, the sloop wetter than she had been, and there was no doubt that the water was rising fast inside her. The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z It was just deep enough for the sloop to creep into with her centerboard up, and the flats ran back from it into a thin mist on either side. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z “What do you suppose those folks in that sloop over there think of us?” Four Afloat Being the Adventures of the Big Four on the Water 2011-08-11T02:00:15.547Z The sloop in the channel soon sank, and the larger vessel was much punished, but the Scarborough, fearing the reef, stood off and on for a day or two and blockaded the creek. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z As he spoke, there came the loud sharp rattle of musketry, and, from the lights on board the sloop, it was evident that the men had been beat to quarters, ready for any emergency. Midnight Webs 2011-07-29T02:00:30.077Z The wind was suddenly cut off; the combers fell away, and the sloop crept slowly up the inlet, which wound, green and placid, among the hills. The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z There was evidently only one thing to be done and that was to get on board the sloop even if he had to swim. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z There were big steam yachts there, gasoline cruisers galore, dozens of launches, big sloops and little ones, yawls, catboats, and one schooner yacht. Four Afloat Being the Adventures of the Big Four on the Water 2011-08-11T02:00:15.547Z Nineteen escaped in a sloop, and the captain and twenty other negroes fled to the woods, where it is supposed they perished, as they were never heard of again. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z At this moment there was a sudden flash, and the heavy thud of a gun from the sloop, followed by loud cries and shoutings on the beach. Midnight Webs 2011-07-29T02:00:30.077Z They were, however, glad of it, and, rowing ashore afterwards, they lay on the shingle in the sunshine while the sloop was festooned with their drying clothes. The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z After that he set the jib and the sloop slid gently away with the wind abeam of her. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z He noted carefully the distribution of the prisoners in the vessel in which he was himself confined, as well as of those in the sloop following in their wake. The Cavaliers of Virginia or, The Recluse of Jamestown. Vol. II 2011-07-18T02:00:20.080Z To return to the deserted crews of the sloops. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z Morning broke, but there was no schooner in sight; whereupon the sloop immediately weighed in chase, for the convicts had seized her, cut the cable, and made sail, running none knew whither. Midnight Webs 2011-07-29T02:00:30.077Z It was a quiet evening, nearly a fortnight after the arrival of the sloop, and pale sunshine streamed into the cove. The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z After anchoring the sloop where she would lie afloat at low water some distance off the beach they got into the canoe and paddling ashore crossed the island, which was small and narrow. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z This consisted of "one ship, a bark of four guns, a sloop and schooner." The Cavaliers of Virginia or, The Recluse of Jamestown. Vol. II 2011-07-18T02:00:20.080Z The sloops boarded her on either side, and she at once struck her colours. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z The sloop had apparently discharged her convict freight; and the young man stood and looked at her for a while in deep thought. Midnight Webs 2011-07-29T02:00:30.077Z His comrade was inside the sloop, holding a big stone against one of her frames, while Vane crouched outside her, swinging a hammer. The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z Harry immediately seized the tiller, thrusting it to weather, and the sloop commenced to move slowly through the water, though there was a harsh grinding beneath her. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z Trade to the West Indies was conducted in small Virginia-built sloops. The Stronghold A Story of Historic Northern Neck of Virginia and Its People 2011-07-17T02:00:38.770Z A fresh scheme suggesting itself, he resolved to plunder his friends the sloops, and return to New Providence. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z Gray discovered, and attempted to enter this opening, but the sloop grounded on the bar and came near being lost; and was also attacked by Indians, who killed one man and wounded the mate. The Mountains of Oregon 2011-07-17T02:00:38.297Z Here they moored the sloop close in with a sheltered beach, and after a night’s rest got ready their packs for the march inland. The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z He was dragging at the mainsheet as the big boom tilted up into the darkness above his head, while the sloop rolled heavily. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z Some came galloping on horseback between the big forest trees and others probably came by sloop. The Stronghold A Story of Historic Northern Neck of Virginia and Its People 2011-07-17T02:00:38.770Z Having prepared for battle with all the coolness of an old desperado, he spent the night in drinking with the master of a trading sloop, who seemed to be in his pay. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z “There are always sloops that ply betwixt the two places,” said Harriet. Peggy Owen Patriot A Story for Girls 2011-07-17T02:00:32.837Z “It doesn’t look encouraging, and we have no more food left than will take us back to the sloop if we’re economical,” he said. The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z A few minutes later they began to swing sharply up and down, and the thuds against them made it evident that the sloop was plunging close-hauled through a short, head sea. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z Friends and relatives had gathered at the Stratford Hall landing to watch the sloop Margaret start on a trip down the Potomac. The Stronghold A Story of Historic Northern Neck of Virginia and Its People 2011-07-17T02:00:38.770Z Taking205 advantage of a dark night, they steered a new course, and by morning had lost sight of the outwitted sloops. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z Into the lower bay sailed the sloop, heading at once for the narrows. Peggy Owen Patriot A Story for Girls 2011-07-17T02:00:32.837Z They got sail upon the sloop and drove her out into a confused head sea, through which she laboured with flooded decks, making very little to windward. The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z Almost immediately afterward the sloop came round, and when she stretched away toward the mouth of the cove the canoe dropped astern. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z Amid shouts and laughter and the booming of cannon the sloop headed down the Potomac, in the direction of the Chesapeake. The Stronghold A Story of Historic Northern Neck of Virginia and Its People 2011-07-17T02:00:38.770Z He was soon surrounded by a swarm of sloops and smacks; then sending all the crews on shore on board one vessel, minus their money, he fired twenty others. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z On a sudden we were saluted with a duet of French-horns from a small sloop in the river; a very indifferent performance to be sure, yet it was pleasing. A Tour throughout South Wales and Monmouthshire 2011-07-08T02:00:18.387Z Then the straining tug and long wet line of working raft drew ahead, while the sloop crawled on, close-hauled, towards the south. The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z He clung to the sheet, however, and while Mr. Oliver helped them with one hand they got a little of it in, after which the sloop, rising somewhat, drove forward. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z The U. S. S. Asp, a three-gun sloop, was at that time overpowered by five British barges. The Stronghold A Story of Historic Northern Neck of Virginia and Its People 2011-07-17T02:00:38.770Z While careening in an inlet in North Carolina he was attacked by two government sloops. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z This sloop was bound to Swansea; and we learned that the wind was so directly favourable, that the voyage would in all probability be completed the same afternoon. A Tour throughout South Wales and Monmouthshire 2011-07-08T02:00:18.387Z Nairn was waiting at the foot of the steps, and Evelyn walked back with him, feeling, she could not tell exactly why, that she had been drawn closer to the sloop’s helmsman. The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z Getting off at a small station they found the sloop safe in the cove where they had left her. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z In a few moments a small sloop lay close to the quay, and Skirmen immediately led the horses on board. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z The pirate sloop soon put again to sea, but much shattered, and with many of the crew killed and wounded. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z In August a frigate and four sloops, after taking on men and supplies at St. Augustine, sailed to Charleston and demanded its surrender. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z The wind was fresh from the north-west when Vane drove the sloop out through the Narrows in the early dawn and saw a dim stretch of white-flecked sea in front of him. The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z "I'm inclined to doubt the advisability of leaving your sloop lying where she is in full view of the wharf." The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z You laid by the heels that sea-bear in the tower, where he shall no longer plunder and burn our sloops. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z Here they were attacked by the Eagle sloop of Barbadoes, belonging to the South Sea Company. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z On the same day the sloop Liberty, owned by John Hancock, arrived with a cargo of Madeira wine. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z He had partly recovered both, when, as the sloop drove through the whiter turmoil whipped up by a vicious squall, there was a crash forward. The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z Mr. Oliver agreed to this, and getting up early next morning, they slipped out of the harbor, and some hours afterward crept into a forest-girt inlet, where they left the sloop. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z A sloop, with blue sails, lies at the jetty. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z In the Bay of Honduras Low boarded a Spanish sloop of six guns and seventy men, that had that morning captured five English vessels. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z The town was easily captured and a British sloop fell into the hands of the audacious colonial. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z It was falling dusk and blowing fresh when he limped down the beach and with a last effort launched the light dinghy and pulled off to the sloop. The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z Frank let the lee sheet run, groping deep in the water for it as Mr. Oliver put down the helm, and with a frantic thrashing of canvas the sloop came up into the wind. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z Their horses stood saddled within the palace-gates, and a light sloop lay in the harbour, ready to sail at whatever time they chose to cross the Great Belt. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z Suppose," he said, "we should still resolve to sink or burn your sloop, unless you will accept of her. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z Berkeley's troops fired upon Bacon's sloop, but that night Bacon entered the town to consult with friends. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z There was no doubt that it was blowing hard; but the wind was off the land, and the sloop in shelter. The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z The sloop plunged madly on her screw-torn wake, but in another minute or two she had drawn away and was melting into the haze again. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z He rejoined them on the quay, where Sir Lav� commanded the ferrymen to convey the gentlemen, in their fleetest sloop, and without delay, to Helsingborg. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z Low and Lowther always quarrelling, at last parted, Low taking forty-four hands in the brigantine, and leaving the same number in the sloop to Lowther. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z The ships were now but two hundred yards off, the sloop bearing off from the port quarter of the catcher in her attempt to come round and bring her bow guns to bear. The Golden Rock 2011-07-05T02:00:22.137Z There was a crash as he struck the boat, and an astonished and angry man clutched the sloop’s rail. The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z Clear out in your sloop with the folks you have with you and we'll let you go. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z Still smaller than the frigates were the corvettes, or sloops of war, as they are more commonly called. Four American Naval Heroes Paul Jones, Admiral Farragut, Oliver H. Perry, Admiral Dewey 2011-07-04T02:00:24.047Z "D—n you," said the pirate, "yes, it is too late; what clothes you took you shall keep, but your sloop and what is in her is ours." The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z The stern of the sloop was raised, then settled down in the trough of a great sea raised by the explosion. The Golden Rock 2011-07-05T02:00:22.137Z “Can you take this sloop to Vancouver?” the latter inquired. The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z Three or four days had passed since the attack on the ranch when one afternoon the boys stood on the deck of the sloop. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z The guns which they carried were commonly much smaller than those on the sloops and frigates. Four American Naval Heroes Paul Jones, Admiral Farragut, Oliver H. Perry, Admiral Dewey 2011-07-04T02:00:24.047Z Russel made no answer, but ordered his men to fetch the mainsail from the sloop. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z “It may matter,” she whispered, and then withdrew her arm, and hastily quitted the bridge, after one anxious look at the sloop, and a murmured prayer that it would safely reach port. The Golden Rock 2011-07-05T02:00:22.137Z In the meanwhile the tug had steamed northwards, towing the sloop which would be required, and, after landing the rescue party at the inlet, steamed away again. The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z Still, the roar of the wind steadily diminished and the sloop rode more easily, and at length Jake offered to make the venture after they had had a meal. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z Lieutenant Dewey was ordered to the steam sloop Mississippi, one of the Gulf Squadron, of which Admiral Farragut was the commander. Four American Naval Heroes Paul Jones, Admiral Farragut, Oliver H. Perry, Admiral Dewey 2011-07-04T02:00:24.047Z He had resolved to sink or burn the sloop, and detain Roberts as a prisoner, all the company promising to give him the first prize they took, or to allow him to join their crew. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z We mean to have that coal, my boy, sloop or no sloop. The Golden Rock 2011-07-05T02:00:22.137Z Carroll began to talk about the preparations for their return, which he soon afterwards set about making, and early next morning they started for the sloop, carrying Vane upon a stretcher they had brought. The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z A glance showed him the sloop abreast of her quarter and about a dozen yards away. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z The nations of the world saw at once that there would be no more use for ships of the line and wooden frigates and sloops of war. Four American Naval Heroes Paul Jones, Admiral Farragut, Oliver H. Perry, Admiral Dewey 2011-07-04T02:00:24.047Z About ten at night, in order that darkness might add to his dismay, some of Russel's partisans brought the sloop's boat. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z Thunder, do they suppose I’ll surrender to a sloop after defying a British cruiser! The Golden Rock 2011-07-05T02:00:22.137Z He’s heard from the wharf: Vane’s sloop’s crossing the harbour. The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z There would be some peril in getting on board the sloop if that became necessary, but it was comforting to see her close at hand. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z The arrangement of the guns was the same as in the old sailing sloops. Four American Naval Heroes Paul Jones, Admiral Farragut, Oliver H. Perry, Admiral Dewey 2011-07-04T02:00:24.047Z During this time the pirates were rummaging the sloop, but found nothing but a ring and a pair of silver buckles not inserted in the list. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z There was the wildest consternation on board the sloop, and the rending noise continued; but though she lay helplessly on the water she showed no signs of sinking. The Golden Rock 2011-07-05T02:00:22.137Z Having heard of the sloop’s arrival, they had come to inquire for him, and there was obviously a number of them. The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z At last Jake jibed the sloop's mainsail over and stood away from them. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z In 1822, he sailed for a short time on a sloop of war, that was cruising about the Gulf of Mexico. Four American Naval Heroes Paul Jones, Admiral Farragut, Oliver H. Perry, Admiral Dewey 2011-07-04T02:00:24.047Z Russel, seeing them, told Roberts that he had captured the fishing sloop to which the fugitives belonged, but one of his gang had run away with it, carrying off �800 in cash, in addition. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z “For the love of God,” cried a voice in English from the sloop, “help us!” The Golden Rock 2011-07-05T02:00:22.137Z The fishing-boats, the merchant coastwise fleet, the Channel ships and hordes of little privately owned sloops and yawls and motor-boats all plied chipperly around with "banni�res �toil�es" fore and aft. Our Army at the Front 2011-06-26T02:00:07.933Z Once more he found the sight of the sloop curiously reassuring, but he scrambled forward, and, wriggling through a hole in the broken hatch, clambered partly down a beam. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z This was one of the new sloops of war having both steam and sails. Four American Naval Heroes Paul Jones, Admiral Farragut, Oliver H. Perry, Admiral Dewey 2011-07-04T02:00:24.047Z Russel said, with a frown, "Master, your sloop is very leaky." The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z With a last word of advice to the gloomy and silent officers of the sloop, Webster stepped overboard, and very soon the Swift went on her way. The Golden Rock 2011-07-05T02:00:22.137Z No one ever knew more than a rumor that ran untraced like the black sloop. A Man's Hearth 2011-06-25T02:00:17.093Z He had been cramped on board the sloop, and the excitement of the last few days had told on him. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z When this war of 1812 was declared, the entire United States navy comprised about half a dozen frigates, and six or eight sloops and brigs. Four American Naval Heroes Paul Jones, Admiral Farragut, Oliver H. Perry, Admiral Dewey 2011-07-04T02:00:24.047Z He then informed him that his own mate was his great enemy, and seemed likely to turn rogue and enter with them, leaving him only a boy and a child to manage the sloop. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z The stricken sloop lay like a log on the ocean as the Swift stretched along into the Atlantic. The Golden Rock 2011-07-05T02:00:22.137Z A similar incident is said to have occurred in the case of the Bloodhound, an English sloop of 12 guns, captured by the 8-gun privateer schooner Cora. Privateers and Privateering 2011-06-21T02:00:26.477Z He grasped Frank's shoulder and pushed him toward the stern of the sloop. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z The other was a sloop named the Cherub. Four American Naval Heroes Paul Jones, Admiral Farragut, Oliver H. Perry, Admiral Dewey 2011-07-04T02:00:24.047Z Gentlemen, the master, I must needs say, has spoke nothing but what I think is very reasonable, and I think he ought to have his sloop. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z Webster thanked the gallant foe for his assistance, and assured him that the sloop would keep afloat until they reached Madeira. The Golden Rock 2011-07-05T02:00:22.137Z She sent a challenge here by an American, the day before we arrived, to any of our sloops of war to fight her. Privateers and Privateering 2011-06-21T02:00:26.477Z At last it was finished, and soon afterward Jake, driving the sloop on her course again, turned to Harry. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z In May, 1811, the British sloop Little Belt was hailed by the American frigate President, under the command of Commodore Rodgers. Four American Naval Heroes Paul Jones, Admiral Farragut, Oliver H. Perry, Admiral Dewey 2011-07-04T02:00:24.047Z Russel said, with an oath, grinding his teeth, "No, the sloop's men were enrolled already in his books, and he should rub no names out." The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z The ship I speak of flies the Brazilian flag: the Esperanza sloop of war, which, providentially, left Lisbon two days since, and may be here at any hour. The Golden Rock 2011-07-05T02:00:22.137Z And so, accompanied by a body-guard of forty armed men, the newly elected Burgess of Henrico set sail in a sloop for Jamestown. The Story of Bacon's Rebellion 2011-06-16T02:00:14.737Z They crawled into the cabin, and when they had made a meal Jake sculled the sloop in near enough to the steep beach for them to jump. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z Shortly after his arrival he wandered on board a dismantled sloop, lying at the wharf. Four American Naval Heroes Paul Jones, Admiral Farragut, Oliver H. Perry, Admiral Dewey 2011-07-04T02:00:24.047Z Now this mate the captain had picked up at Barbadoes, a naked shipwrecked man, who had served in a New England sloop. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z The Swift moved gently under the tall sides of the sloop, and the engineer, with Webster, Hume, and six men, were quickly on board. The Golden Rock 2011-07-05T02:00:22.137Z He agreed with the captain of a New-York sloop to take me. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin; Written by Himself. [Vol. 1 of 2] With His Most Interesting Essays, Letters, and Miscellaneous Writings; Familiar, Moral, Political, Economical, and Philosophical 2011-06-08T02:00:20.907Z In fact, as usually happens, they looked a good deal bigger than they really were, but they were breaking in a threatening manner and came on to meet the sloop in white-topped phalanxes. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z On the way, two British sloops were captured. Four American Naval Heroes Paul Jones, Admiral Farragut, Oliver H. Perry, Admiral Dewey 2011-07-04T02:00:24.047Z The crew of a Barbadoes sloop they cut and beat for refusing to serve with them, and turned them off like the Portuguese. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z For five minutes the rain of lead was kept up, and from the three guns one hundred projectiles tore into the sloop, plunged along the port side, and shattered her rigging. The Golden Rock 2011-07-05T02:00:22.137Z The schooner broached to, when the sloop gave a general discharge. Trial of the Officers and Crew of the Privateer Savannah, on the Charge of Piracy, in the United States Circuit Court for the Southern District of New York 2011-06-05T02:00:10.927Z The boy seized a wet sail that lay in the well, and as he crawled forward with it the sloop rose almost upright, with her mainsail banging and thrashing furiously. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z A plan was made to hide the American marines in the British sloops. Four American Naval Heroes Paul Jones, Admiral Farragut, Oliver H. Perry, Admiral Dewey 2011-07-04T02:00:24.047Z Wishing him indeed well, he had been thinking all night upon a scheme which, without exposing him to danger, would turn out more to his advantage than anything he could expect by getting the sloop. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z The order to cease fire was again given, and the Captain made a point to starboard just as the sloop was swinging round to bring her port broadside to bear. The Golden Rock 2011-07-05T02:00:22.137Z While these repairs were making, the sloop hove in sight again, and the Margaretta stood out to sea, in the hope of avoiding her. Trial of the Officers and Crew of the Privateer Savannah, on the Charge of Piracy, in the United States Circuit Court for the Southern District of New York 2011-06-05T02:00:10.927Z The sloop had dipped her lee rail just level with the water now, and she rushed along, bounding with a lurch and splash over the small froth-tipped seas. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z The war vessels should have remained out of sight until the marines had been safely landed from the sloops. Four American Naval Heroes Paul Jones, Admiral Farragut, Oliver H. Perry, Admiral Dewey 2011-07-04T02:00:24.047Z The majority cried out with one voice, "Ay, ay, by G—— let the poor man have his sloop again, and go in God's name and seek a living in her for his family." The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z He turned, but she was still absorbed in watching the sloop. The Golden Rock 2011-07-05T02:00:22.137Z A man was killed on board the sloop, which immediately returned the fire with a wall-piece. Trial of the Officers and Crew of the Privateer Savannah, on the Charge of Piracy, in the United States Circuit Court for the Southern District of New York 2011-06-05T02:00:10.927Z The craft was kept there so that anybody who wished to reach the sloop could go off in her. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z The alarm was spread, and the sloops were not allowed to cross the bar. Four American Naval Heroes Paul Jones, Admiral Farragut, Oliver H. Perry, Admiral Dewey 2011-07-04T02:00:24.047Z Burning the Happy Delivery, their largest ship, and leaving all their stores behind, they then turned one sloop adrift, and all embarked in the other, the Ranger. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z Do you see that ship?” she turned her face to the labouring sloop. The Golden Rock 2011-07-05T02:00:22.137Z This officer was immediately afterwards shot down, however, when the people of the sloop boarded and took possession of their prize. 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 So far the plan had succeeded, but Frank had still to reach the sloop, which was a different matter from paddling ashore. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z It consisted of steam sloops, gunboats, and mortar boats, forty-eight vessels in all. Four American Naval Heroes Paul Jones, Admiral Farragut, Oliver H. Perry, Admiral Dewey 2011-07-04T02:00:24.047Z He was soon after beaten off by two armed sloops from Boston. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z “Why didn’t you sink her?” said Commins softly, coming to the side of Captain Pardoe, who stood with a dull flush in his face, fixedly regarding the labouring sloop. The Golden Rock 2011-07-05T02:00:22.137Z An armed schooner, in the service of the Crown, called the Margaretta, was lying in port, with two sloops under her convoy, that were loading with lumber on behalf of the King's Government. 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 But he made a last effort, and panting, straining, taxing every muscle to the utmost, he drove the canoe ahead, and eventually managed to grasp the sloop's lee rail. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z It's a fine old sloop, and the hull is filled with the reddest, roundest, biggest apples that you 've ever seen. A Cry in the Wilderness 2011-06-01T02:00:28.933Z Arriving at that island, in 1722, he was discharged, and upon that bought the Margaret sloop, and started again for the African coast. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z On October 25th, 1859, during a tremendous gale, a sloop, driven from her anchors, was dashed upon the pier and divided it into two portions. Norfolk Annals A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century, Vol. 2 2011-05-25T02:00:19.650Z Arming themselves with firearms, pitchforks, and axes, and throwing a small stock of provisions into the sloop, these spirited freemen made sail on their craft, with a light breeze at northwest. 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 Daylight was breaking across the scattered pines when the party left the sloop and walked up a trail within sight of a little lonely settlement. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z The low green bank, the white sloop, the blue lively waters of the St. Lawrence, and, beyond, the islands stacked with the second cutting of hay! A Cry in the Wilderness 2011-06-01T02:00:28.933Z The company, master, has decreed you your sloop, and you shall have her; you shall have your two boys, that's all: but you shall have neither provisions nor anything else more than she has now. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z Lieutenant Barnard, commanding the neat little sloop of war Sparrow, then on the guard station, laughed. Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 2011-05-19T02:00:07.643Z The breeze freshened, and, with the wind on the quarter, the sloop proved to be the better sailer. Trial of the Officers and Crew of the Privateer Savannah, on the Charge of Piracy, in the United States Circuit Court for the Southern District of New York 2011-06-05T02:00:10.927Z The trouble was you couldn't be trusted alone with the sloop either. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z As I neared the steamboat landing, I noticed a large river sloop, tacking in the light breeze to the bank. A Cry in the Wilderness 2011-06-01T02:00:28.933Z |
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