 | Washington Irving - 1881 - 990 pages
...He accordingly took in his top-gallant sails and braced up for the purpose ; but most unfortunately on rounding the point, a heavy squall struck the ship...into the sea, who were drowned. Both ships now gave chase, and the crippled state of his ship left Porter no alternative but to endeavor to regain the... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1886 - 588 pages
...He accordingly took in his top-gallant sails and braced up for the purpose ; but most unfortunately, on rounding the point, a heavy squall struck the ship and carried away her main-topmast, precipitating the men who were aloft into the sea, who were drowned. Both ships now gave... | |
 | John Lewis Thomson - 1887 - 750 pages
...starboard anchor directly out to sea; the occurrences which followed are thus described in Captain Porter's official letter :* " Not a moment was to...into the sea, who were drowned. Both ships now gave chase to me : and I endeavoured in my disabled state to regain the port ; but finding I could not recover... | |
 | Washington Irving, William Irving, James Kirke Paulding - 1897 - 438 pages
...He accordingly took in his top-gallant sails and braced up for the purpose ; but most unfortunately, on rounding the point, a heavy squall struck the ship and carried away her main-topmast, precipitating the men who were aloft into the sea, who were drowned. Both ships now gave... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1907 - 614 pages
...He accordingly took in his top-gallant sails and braced up for the purpose ; but most unfortunately, on rounding the point, a heavy squall struck the ship and carried away her main-topmast, precipitating the men who were aloft into the sea, who were drowned. Both ships now gave... | |
 | William James - 2002 - 588 pages
...the point at the west end of the bay, the accomplishment of which would have set Captain Porter free, a heavy squall struck the ship and carried away her main topmast. The Essex now bore up, followed by both British ships, and at 3 h. 40 m. anchored within half a mile... | |
 | 1814 - 468 pages
...but on opening them, 1 Haw a prospect of passsing to windward, when 1 took in my top-gallant-sails, which were set over single reefed top-sails, and braced...rounding the point, a heavy squall struck the ship and can-led away h¿r main-top-mast, precipitating the men who were aloft into the sea, who were drowned.... | |
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I parted my larboard cable and dragged my starboard anchor directly out to sea. Not a moment was to be lost in getting sail on the ship. The enemy were close in with the point forming the west side of the bay ; but on opening them, I saw a prospect of... 
