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In the War With Mexico; A Midshipman's Adventures on Ship and Shore
In the War With Mexico A Midshipman's Adventures on Ship and Shore Author:Cyrus Townsend Brady General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1903 Original Publisher: C. Scribner's sons Subjects: Fiction / Classics Fiction / Historical Fiction / Literary Literary Collections / General Literary Collections / American / General Literary Collections / Essays Literary Criticism / General Literary Criti... more »cism / American / General Literary Criticism / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: CHAPTER III THE SILENT POWERS SPEAKS TO THE PURPOSE The Endymion, a handsome frigate rated as a 44, which was built by the English during the war of 1812 to compete with the American frigates of the famous Constitution class, lay a long distance in shore from the place where the Somers had anchored, between the American brig and the formidable castle of San Juan de Ulloa. The sea being smooth, the four brawny seamen sent the little cutter over the gentle swells at a great pace. Yet it was already dark when Mr. Parker gave the command " Oars ! " as they shot around under the starboard quarter of the frigate. " Boat ahoy !" called out the marine sentry in the starboard gangway, presenting his piece as he hailed. " Boat from the U. S. Brig-of-war Somers, with a message for Captain Lambert," answered Parker, promptly, as the boat swung in toward the battens extending from the gangway to the water line along the ship's side, which took the place of an accommodation ladder. As the boat touched the planks of the frigate, the officer of the deck appeared in the gangway, displacing the watchfulsentry, and courteously invited the Americans on board. Bidding the seamen to hold on as they were for a few moments, Parker, followed by the two midshipmen, scrambled up ...« less