Your search returned 90 results in 42 document sections:

1 2 3 4 5
William Tecumseh Sherman, Memoirs of General William T. Sherman ., volume 1, Chapter 1: early recollections of California. 1846-1848. (search)
came into shape, a semi-monthly courier line was established from Yerba Buena to San Diego, and we were thus enabled to keep pace with events throughout the country. In March Stevenson's regiment arrived. Colonel Mason also arrived by sea from Callao in the store-ship Erie, and P. St. George Cooke's battalion of Mormons reached San Luis Rey. A. J. Smith and George Stoneman were with him, and were assigned to the company of dragoons at Los Angeles. All these troops and the navy regarded Generto succeed him in command Colonel R. B. Mason, First Dragoons. Our Captain (Tompkins), too, had become discontented at his separation from his family, tendered his resignation to General Kearney, and availed himself of a sailing-vessel bound for Callao to reach the East. Colonel Mason selected me as his adjutant-general; and on the very last day of May General Kearney, with his Mormon escort, with Colonel Coole, Colonel Swords (quartermaster), Captain Turner, and a naval officer, Captain Radfo
Henry Morton Stanley, Dorothy Stanley, The Autobiography of Sir Henry Morton Stanley, part 1.4, chapter 1.7 (search)
d a blue Phrygian cap covered his head. He disdained the use of sailors' colloquialisms, and spoke like a school-master in very grand words. My rustic innocence appeared to have an attraction for him; on the second evening after my recovery, he offered the freedom of his galley to me, and, when I brought the apprentice kids, he was generous in his helpings of softtack, scouse, and duff. During the dog-watches he spun long yarns about his experiences in deep-sea ships, and voyages to Callao, California, West Coast of Africa, and elsewhere, many of which were horrible on account of the cruelty practised on sailors. I heard of poor sailors hoisted up to the yard-arm, and ducked by the run in the sea until they were nearly drowned; of men being keel-hauled, tied stark-naked to the windlass, and subjected to the most horrible indignities, put over the ship's side to scrub the ship's coppers in the roasting hot sun, and much else which made me thankful that the captains of the day were n
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Collins, Napoleon 1814-1875 (search)
Collins, Napoleon 1814-1875 Naval officer; born in Pennsylvania, May 4, 1814; joined the navy in 1834; served in the war with Mexico; and in the Civil War was placed in command of the steam-sloop Wachusett, in 1863, when that vessel was assigned to capture privateers. On Oct. 7, 1864, he followed the Confederate steamer Florida into the harbor of Bahia, Brazil, and captured her. Later, as Brazil had complained that her neutrality had not been respected, his act was disavowed. Collins was promoted rear-admiral in 1874, and given command of the South Pacific squadron. He died in Callao, Peru, Aug. 9, 1875.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Consular service, the (search)
ral at Havana receives $6,000, and the consul-general at Melbourne $4,500. There are twelve offices where $5,000 are paid, viz.: Rio de Janeiro, Shanghai, Paris, Calcutta, Hong-Kong, Liverpool, London, Port au Prince, Rome, Teheran, Cairo, and Bangkok (where the consul is also minister resident); seven offices where $4,000 are paid, viz.: Panama, Berlin, Montreal, Honolulu, Kanagawa, Monrovia, and Mexico; seven where $3,500 are paid, viz.: Vienna, Amoy, Canton, Tientsin, Havre, Halifax, and Callao; thirty-one where $3,000 are paid; thirty where $2,500 are paid; and fifty-one where $2,000 are paid. The remaining ninety-five of the salaried officers receive salaries of only $1,500 or $1,000 per annum. Consular officers are not allowed their travelling expenses to and from their posts, no matter how distant the latter may be. They are simply entitled to their salaries during the transit, provided they do not consume more than a certain number of days In transitu, which number is fixe
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Navy of the United States (search)
.....S.b5 Peoria488Gunboat (converted)S......S.b7 Hist472Gunboat (converted)S.500S.b6 Eagle434Gunboat (converted)S.850S.b6 Hornet425Gunboat (converted)S.800S.b9 Quiros400GunboatComp.208S.b2 Villaobos400GunboatComp.208S.b2 Ships of the Navy in 1901.—Continued. Fourth rate Name.Displacement (Tons).Type.Hull.Indicated Horse-Power.Propulsion.Guns (Main Battery） Hawk375Gunboat (converted)S.1,000S.b4 Sirena315Gunboat (converted)S......S.b4 Sylviaa302Gunboat (converted)I......S.b6 Callao200GunboatS.250T. S.b6 Pampanga200GunboatI.250T. S.b4 Paragua200GunboatI.250T. S.b4 Samar200GunboatI.250T. S.b4 Arayat200GunboatI.260S.b4 Belusan200GunboatI.220S... Aileen192Gunboat (converted)S.500S.b5 Elfridaa173Gunboat (converted)S.200S.b2 Sylph152Gunboat (converted)S.550S.b8 Calamianes150GunboatI.125T. S.b3 Albay150GunboatI.125T. S.b3 Leyte150GunboatI.125T. S.b3 Oneida150Gunboat (converted)W.350S.b6 Panay142GunboatI.125T. S.b4 Manileno142GunboatI.125T. S.b4 Mariveles142Gunb
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Oregon, (search)
Oregon, A battle-ship of the American navy; carries four 13-inch (67-ton) guns, eight 8-inch, four 6-inch, and thirty-one rapid-fire machine guns. At the outbreak of hostilities with Spain, the Oregon was ordered from San Francisco, where she was built, to the Atlantic coast. She left San Francisco March 19, and arrived at Callao, Peru, April 4, where she took on coal; reached Sandy Point April 18, and again took on coal; reached Rio de Janeiro April 30, Bahia May 8, Barbadoes May 18, and Jupiter Inlet, Florida, May 24. The entire distance run was 14,706 knots, at an expenditure of 4,155 tons of coal. While in Rio de Janeiro, Captain Clark received word that the Spanish torpedo-boat Temerario had sailed from Montevideo with the intention of United States battle-ship Oregon. destroying the Oregon. Captain Clark notified the Brazilian authorities that if the Temerario entered the harbor with hostile intention, she would be attacked; and at the same time left orders with the
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Porter, David 1780- (search)
American vessels in that region. Porter's appearance with a strong frigate was very opportune, for American commerce then lay at the mercy of English whale-ships armed as privateers and of Peruvian corsairs. the Essex was cordially welcomed by the Chilean authorities. She put to sea on the 25th; pressed up the coast; and soon overhauled a Peruvian corsair which had captured two American vessels. He took from her all the captured Americans, cast her armament overboard, and sent her into Callao, with a letter to the viceroy, in which he denounced the piratical conduct of her commander. Recapturing one of the American vessels, Porter sailed for the Galapagos Islands, the resort of English whalers. There were over twenty of them in that region, most of them armed, and bearing letters-of-marque. Porter cruised among the islands for nearly a fortnight without meeting a vessel. On April 29 he discovered two or three English whaleships. He first captured the Montezuma. He had made
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), United States of America. (search)
ay 15, 1891 Rear-Admiral McCann given command of the American vessels in the South Pacific......May 17, 1891 Trans-Mississippi commercial congress (1,200 delgates) opens at Denver, Col.......May 19, 1891 People's party organized at the National Union conference (1,418 delegates from thirty-two States) at Cincinnati, O.......May 19, 1891 President opens to settlement about 1,600,000 acres of the Fort Berthold Indian reservation, South Dakota......May 20, 1891 Charleston reaches Callao without having seen the Itata......May 27, 1891 Benson John Lossing, historian, born 1813, dies at Chestnut Ridge, Dutchess co., N. Y.......June 3, 1891 Itata surrenders to Admirals McCann and Brown in the harbor of Iquique, having on board a cargo of 5,000 rifles......June 4, 1891 Lieut. R. E. Peary and wife (the first lady to join a Polar expedition) sail for the Arctic regions......June 6, 1891 Great Britain agrees to a modus vivendi, a close season and limited privileges in t
Raphael Semmes, Memoirs of Service Afloat During the War Between the States, Chapter 45: (search)
showers of rain, though the barometer kept steadily up. At thirty minutes past midnight, an officer came below to inform me, that there was a large sail in sight, not a great way off. I sent word to the officer of the deck to chase, and repaired on deck pretty soon myself. In about three hours, we had approached the chase sufficiently near, to heave her to, with a shot, she having previously disregarded two blank cartridges. She proved to be another prize, the ship Express, of Boston, from Callao, for Antwerp, with a cargo of guano from the Chincha Islands. This cargo probably belonged to the Peruvian Government, for the guano of the Chincha Islands is a government monopoly, but our Peruvian friends had been unfortunate in their attempts to cover it. It had been shipped by Messrs. Sescau, Valdeavellano & Co., and consigned to J. Sescau & Co., at Antwerp. On the back of the bill of lading was the following indorsement:—Nous soussigne, Charge d'affairs, et Consul General de France,
Raphael Semmes, Memoirs of Service Afloat During the War Between the States, Chapter 53: (search)
ht, the moon shining brightly, the breeze being gentle, and the sea smooth. The Yankee worked like a good fellow to get away, piling clouds of canvas upon his ship, and handling her with the usual skill, but it was of no use. When the day dawned we were within a couple of miles of him. It was the old spectacle of the panting, breathless fawn, and the inexorable stag-hound. A gun brought his colors to the peak, and his main-yard to the mast. The prize proved to be the ship Rockingham, from Callao, bound to Cork for orders. Her cargo consisted of guano from the Chincha Islands, and there was an attempt to protect it. It was shipped by the Guano Consignment Company of Great Britain. Among the papers was a certificate, of which the following is the purport: One Joseph A. Danino, who signs for Danino & Moscosa, certifies that the guano belongs to the Peruvian Government; and Her Britannic Majesty's Consul at Lima, certifies that the said Joseph A. Danino appeared before him, and volunt
1 2 3 4 5