 ... oar fell into the river, and the captain, having no one to pull against him, rather urged the boat nearer to the hostile shore than otherwise. He quickly seized a plank, however, and giving his own oar to another of the crew, he took the station which...  Thrilling Stories of the Forest and Frontier - Sivu 185tekijä(t) Roualeyn George Gordon Cumming - 1869 - 295 sivuaKoko teos - Tietoja tästä kirjasta
 | Joseph Pritts - 1841 - 550 sivua
...until the bout had reached a more respectable distance, lie then, for the first time, looked n round him in order to observe the condition of the crew....violently, and causing their frail bark to dip water so abundantly, as to excite the most serious apprehensions. But the crew presented the most singular spectacle.... | |
 | 1850 - 608 sivua
...and unhurt by the shower of bullets that flew around him, continued to exert himself, until the rx»l had reached a more respectable distance. He then,...observe the condition of the crew. His nephew lay in bis blood, perfectly lifeless; the horses had been all killed or mortally wounded. Some had fallen... | |
 | John Alexander McClung - 1852 - 344 sivua
...to another of the crew, he took the station which his nephew had held, and unhurt by the shower of bullets which flew around him, continued to exert...the horses had been all killed or mortally wounded. Somr had fallen overboard; others were struggling violently, and causing their frail bark to dip water... | |
 | John Frost - 1853 - 624 sivua
...to another of the crew, he took the station which his nephew had held, and unhurt by the shower of bullets which flew around him, continued to exert...him in order to observe the condition of the crew. overboard ; others were struggling violently, and causing their frail bark to dip water so abundantly,... | |
 | John Frost - 1854 - 626 sivua
...then, for the first time, looked around him in order to observe the condition of the crew. OTerboard ; others were struggling violently, and causing their frail bark to dip water so abundantly, as to excite the most serious apprehensions. But the crew presented the most singular spectacle.... | |
 | Henry Clay Watson - 1856 - 460 sivua
...to another of the crew, he took the station which his nephew had held, and unhurt by the shower of bullets which flew around him, continued to exert...violently, and causing their frail bark to dip water so abundantly as to excite the most serious apprehensions. But the crew presented the most singular spectacle.... | |
 | Cecil B. Hartley - 1865 - 402 sivua
...to another of the crew, he took the station which his nephew had held, and unhurt by the shower of bullets which flew around him, continued to exert...blood, perfectly lifeless ; the horses had been all killed.or mortally wounded. Some had fallen overboard ; others were struggling violently, and causing... | |
 | John Alexander McClung - 1872 - 450 sivua
...to another of the crew, he took the station which his nephew had held, and, unhurt by the shower of bullets which flew around him, continued to exert...violently, and causing their frail bark to dip water so abundantly as to excite the most serious apprehensions. But the crew presented the most singular spectacle.... | |
 | 1875 - 806 sivua
...to another of the crew, he took the station which his nephew had held, and, unhurt by the shower ol bullets which flew around him, continued to exert...violently, and causing their frail bark to dip water so abundantly as to excite the most serious apprehensions. But the crew presented the most singular spectacle.... | |
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