Naval discipline ... or, A view of the necessity for passing a law establishing an efficient naval discipline on board ships in the merchant-service |
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... force ; thus treasonably directed , doctrines are broached , having the most fatal tendency , subversive of all order and good government , and hurling to the brink of destruction the noblest institutions in the universe . Not an ...
... force ; thus treasonably directed , doctrines are broached , having the most fatal tendency , subversive of all order and good government , and hurling to the brink of destruction the noblest institutions in the universe . Not an ...
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... force . Witness his matchless exploit under the tremendous batteries of Callao , the capture of the Esmeralda , and the storming of Valdivia ; and whilst I take * Neither the Victory nor Vanguard were what were then styled smart ships ...
... force . Witness his matchless exploit under the tremendous batteries of Callao , the capture of the Esmeralda , and the storming of Valdivia ; and whilst I take * Neither the Victory nor Vanguard were what were then styled smart ships ...
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... force in open mutiny , what would have been the result ? the blood which must have flowed would have stained the character of British justice for ever . The Elphinstone , of 1200 tons , outward bound , experienced very severe weather in ...
... force in open mutiny , what would have been the result ? the blood which must have flowed would have stained the character of British justice for ever . The Elphinstone , of 1200 tons , outward bound , experienced very severe weather in ...
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... force them to a sense of subor- dination ; whereupon the ringleader , J. White ( o.s. ) , William Todd ( gunner's mate ) , J. Robinson ( s . ) , and H. Thomas ( s . ) , were secured ; the former was G severely punished , he having ...
... force them to a sense of subor- dination ; whereupon the ringleader , J. White ( o.s. ) , William Todd ( gunner's mate ) , J. Robinson ( s . ) , and H. Thomas ( s . ) , were secured ; the former was G severely punished , he having ...
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... force , and would , on no account leave the sand till all the casks were emptied . " In noticing this interesting , but calamitous , nar- rative , all that I can say about the harsh system of starting , in this case , is , that during ...
... force , and would , on no account leave the sand till all the casks were emptied . " In noticing this interesting , but calamitous , nar- rative , all that I can say about the harsh system of starting , in this case , is , that during ...
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abuse Admiral Admiral Gardner Admiral Linois Amboyna anchor armed attempt authority blue ensign board ship boat boatswain Capt Captain cause character charge chief mate China fleet commanders and officers Commodore Company's service conduct confinement consequences corporal punishment Court crew crime daring deck declared disaffection discipline disgrace duty East Indiamen East-India England escape excited feelings firmness flogging French frigate gale gallant gangway guilty guns hands Honourable Company's ship hope humanity Indiamen inflicted Inglis inquiry insubordination jury justice lash Lord Macassar Majesty's ship man-of-war manner masts ment merchant merchant-service merchant-ships mind mutiny naval navy necessity obedience observed offence opinion overboard passengers persons present Princess Charlotte Princess Royal prisoner prows quarter-deck Rajah received ringleaders Royal George sail sailors seized sent severe ship's company shipmates shore soldiers spirit Swaloo tain Timins tion vessels voyage Warren Hastings wind witness wounded wreck zeal
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Página 265 - It blesseth him that gives, and him that takes : 'Tis mightiest in the mightiest : it becomes The throned monarch better than his crown ; His sceptre shows the force of temporal power, The attribute to awe and majesty, Wherein doth sit the dread and...
Página 382 - They that go down to the sea in ships : and occupy their business in great waters; These men see the works of the Lord : and his wonders in the deep.
Página 202 - O'er the glad waters of the dark blue sea, Our thoughts as boundless, and our souls as free, Far as the breeze can bear, the billows foam, Survey our empire, and behold our home!
Página 220 - For he who fights and runs away May live to fight another day ; But he who is in battle slain Can never rise and fight again.
Página 265 - But mercy is above this sceptred sway ; It is enthroned in the hearts of kings, It is an attribute of God himself; And earthly power doth then show likest God's "When mercy seasons justice.
Página 382 - The spirits of your fathers Shall start from every wave ! — For the deck it was their field of fame, And Ocean was their grave...
Página 382 - Her home is on the deep. With thunders from her native oak She quells the floods below, As they roar on the shore, When the stormy tempests blow ; When the battle rages loud and long, And the stormy tempests blow.
Página 202 - Oh, who can tell, save he whose heart hath tried, And danced in triumph o'er the waters wide, The exulting sense - the pulse's maddening play, That thrills the wanderer of that trackless way?
Página 315 - She walks the waters like a thing of life, And seems to dare the elements to strife.
Página 151 - And pant already to redress. Go on, the height of good attain, Nor let a nation hope in vain: For hence we justly may presage The virtues of a riper age.