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Various. Sea Stories
Sea Stories
Table of Contents
YARNS OF THE FORECASTLE
A BOOK OF SEA STORIES
NARRATIVE OF THE MUTINY OF THE BOUNTY
OUR FIRST WHALE
GOING TO SEA A HUNDRED YEARS AGO
THE ESCAPE OF THE AMERICAN FRIGATE ALLIANCE
AMONG THE ICE FLOES
A TORNADO AT SEA
MY FIRST VOYAGE
RUNNING AWAY TO SEA
THE TEMPEST
A STRUGGLE WITH A DEVIL-FISH
THE MAN AND THE CANNON
A SHIP ON FIRE AT SEA
IN THE GULF STREAM
THE LOSS OF THE ROYAL GEORGE
SAILORS’ YARNS
EQUALITY AT SEA
THE CLUB-HAULING OF THE DIOMEDE
THE CHASE
ROUNDING CAPE HORN
THE MERCHANTMAN AND THE PIRATE
A GALE OF WIND
SAVED
THE CAPTURE OF THE COTTON SHIP
THE CRUISE OF THE CORACLE
THE LANDING ON THE ISLAND
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Published by Good Press, 2019
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I was no sooner in the boat than the attack began by about two hundred men; the unfortunate poor man who had run up the beach was knocked down, and the stones flew like a shower of shot. Many Indians got hold of the stern rope, and were near hauling the boat on shore, which they would certainly have effected, if I had not had a knife in my pocket, with which I cut the rope. We then hauled off to the grapnel, every one being more or less hurt. At this time I saw five of the natives about the poor man they had killed, and two of them were beating him about the head with stones in their hands.
We had no time to reflect, for, to my surprise, they filled their canoes with stones, and twelve men came off after us to renew the attack; which they did so effectually, as to nearly disable us all. We were obliged to sustain the attack without being able to return it, except with such stones as lodged in the boat. I adopted the expedient of throwing overboard some clothes, which, as I expected, they stopped to pick up; and as it was by this time almost dark, they gave over the attack, and returned towards the shore, leaving us to reflect on our unhappy situation.
