Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 Read online

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  "It was Lieutenant Allen!" 18

  "Reuben James sprang forward" 30

  "'What d'ye mean by attackin' a peaceful whaler?'" 47

  "Carefully he lowered away" 79

  "'Stay here no longer--though I would have you with me'" 104

  "Everything was done that good seamanship could direct" 120

  "There was a figure crawling up below him" 141

  "She came about like a peg top" 167

  "Over fence and hedge" 190

  "A discussion that grew more heated every moment" 212

  "'I observed it,' said the Lieutenant" 225

  "The deadly volley" 258

  "'Now we have him, lads!'" 268