"Brigantine" Quotes from Famous Books
... certificate" which the Governor gave him was dated February 3, 1803. It certified that "Mr. George Bass, of the brigantine Venus, has been employed since the first day of November, 1801, upon His Britannic Majesty's service in procuring provisions for the subsistence of His Majesty's colony, and still continues using those exertions;" and it ... — The Life of Captain Matthew Flinders • Ernest Scott
... took passage from the Island of Nukufetau in the Ellice Group for the Caroline Islands. The vessel was a fine brigantine of 160 tons, and was named the Orwell. She was, unfortunately, commanded by an incompetent, obstinate, self-willed man, who, though a good seaman, had no meteorological knowledge and succeeded in losing the ship, when lying at anchor, on ... — By Rock and Pool on an Austral Shore, and Other Stories • Louis Becke
... brigantine is very much the same though. She has two masts and is square rigged on the foremast, but schooner ... — The Go Ahead Boys and the Treasure Cave • Ross Kay
... later, in the twilight of a May evening, John was digging potatoes on the slope above the harbour, when he heard—away up the first bend of the river—the crew of the Hannah Hands brigantine singing as they weighed anchor. He listened for a minute, stuck his visgy into the soil slipped on his coat, and trudged down to ... — The Laird's Luck • Arthur Quiller-Couch
... I embark'd on board the St Catharine's brigantine, with the carpenter, boatswain, the two mates, the surgeon of marines, the cooper, and six of the people, the provisions laid in for us were two casks of salt beef and ... — A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 17 • Robert Kerr
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