 | 1849 - 802 pagina’s
...bright copper, flashing occasionally in the sunlight, showed that she was in light sailing trim ; whilst from the cut of her sails, the symmetrical arrangement of her spars and rigging, and her quarter-boats, I concluded she must be a man-of-war. Passing me about half a mile astern, she stood... | |
 | Wm. S. Mayo - 1849 - 542 pagina’s
...produced, I was too much absorbed in them to notice, at first, a ship on the starboard tack, closed hauled to the wind — which had changed to the south...stood on for a little distance, then hoisting the billions looking flag of Spain, she tacked and ran for me, backing her main top-sail within twenty... | |
 | 1849 - 822 pagina’s
...copper, flashing occasionally iu the sunlight, showed that sbe was ill light sailing trim ; whilst from the cut of her sails, the symmetrical arrangement of her spars 'and rigging, and her quarter-boats, I concluded she must be » man-of-war. Passing me about half a mile astern, sha stood... | |
 | 1849 - 844 pagina’s
...bright copper, flashing occasionally iu the sunlight, showed that she was in light sailing trim ; whilst from the cut of her sails, the symmetrical arrangement of her spars and rigging, and her quarter-boats, I concluded she must be a man-of-war. Passing me about half a mile astern, she stood... | |
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As she came on, I had full time to note all her beautiful proportions. She was small, apparently not above 300 tons, and had a peculiarly trim and clipper-like look. Her bright copper, flashing occasionally in the sunlight, showed that she was in light... 