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Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… their broadsides to the harbour's mouth, and got a third cable without the other two thwart the harbour's mouth. …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… forefoot poured in a volley and a broadside. She cut her cable, but could not escape, and was captured. She was a … man-of-war, and poured in a broadside. The ship cut her cable and tried to sail out, whereupon the pirates boarded … and took 150 pounds weight of gold. The third ship cut her cable, and running ashore was wrecked, but the men saved the …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… was riding pretty far out in Carlisle Bay, slipped her cable and went to sea, or she must have shared the fate of …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… to command his keeping his line of battle within half a cable's length of the ship before him, which was twice … and was understood to be, to keep the line within half a cable's length and to follow Kerkby, which he did. He so …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… can't ride there but at the charge of another anchor and cable, which latter is usually spoiled in a voyage, and then …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… give them his ship, with one suit of sails, one anchor and cable and one moneth's provision, and so turn them to sea. We …