 | James Biggs - Venezuela - 1808 - 328 pages
...speak us in> two or three hours. 11 o'clock, AM the strange vessel turns out to be a large vessel in pursuit of us. Captain Lewis has shortened sail to...Spanish, she will probably speak to us in harsh language, stfid we shall be obliged to fight — God knows what our fate would be if captured ; for I be.lieve... | |
 | James Biggs - Venezuela - 1811 - 334 pages
...speak us in two or three hours. 11 o'clock, AM the strange vessel turns out to be a large vessel in pursuit of us. Captain Lewis, has shortened sail,...high seas in a very questionable shape. If she is English, perhaps may be well." I must conclude, as we are going to prepare for action. Our sea commander... | |
 | James Biggs - Venezuela - 1811 - 356 pages
...speak us in two or three hours. II o'clock, AM the strange vessel turns out to be a large, vessel in pursuit of us. Captain Lewis, has shortened sail to...we shall be obliged to fight — God knows what our fete would be if captured ; for I believe we must appear to them a suspicious Act, who are on the high... | |
 | United States. Department of State - Alabama claims - 1872 - 638 pages
...us in two or three hours. 11 o'clock ». m. — The strange vessel turns out to be a large vessel in pursuit of us. Captain Lewis has shortened sail to...God knows what our fate would be if captured, for I bi'liuve we must appear to them a suspicious set. who are ou the high seas in a very questionable shape.... | |
 | 1872 - 628 pages
...us in two or three hours. 11 o'clock a. m, — The strange vessel turns out to be a large vessel in pursuit of us. Captain Lewis has shortened sail to...obliged to fight. God knows what our fate would be if captared, for I believe we must appear to them a suspicious set, who are on the high seas in a very... | |
 | United States. Congress. House - United States - 1873 - 668 pages
...speak us in two or three hours. 11 o'clock am — The strange vessel turns out to be a large vessel in pursuit of us. Captain Lewis has shortened sail to...language, and we shall be obliged to fight. God knows what oar fate would be if captured, for I believe we must appear to them a suspicious set, who are on the... | |
 | United States. Department of State - Latin America - 1872 - 640 pages
...speak us in two or three hours. 11 o'clock am — The strange vessel turus out to be a large vessel in pursuit of us. Captain Lewis has shortened sail to...high seas in a very questionable shape. If she is English, perhaps "all may be well." I must conclude, as we are going to pre[636] pare * for action.... | |
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The strange vessel turus out to be a large vessel in pursuit of us. Captain Lewis has shortened sail to let her come up. If she is French or Spanish, she will probably speak to us in harsh language, and we shall be obliged to fight. God -knows what our... 