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Henry Morton Stanley, Dorothy Stanley, The Autobiography of Sir Henry Morton Stanley 4 0 Browse Search
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories 4 0 Browse Search
Cambridge History of American Literature: volume 3 (ed. Trent, William Peterfield, 1862-1939., Erskine, John, 1879-1951., Sherman, Stuart Pratt, 1881-1926., Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950.) 4 0 Browse Search
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Henry Morton Stanley, Dorothy Stanley, The Autobiography of Sir Henry Morton Stanley, part 1.4, chapter 1.7 (search)
n 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 not so cruel as t
Henry Morton Stanley, Dorothy Stanley, The Autobiography of Sir Henry Morton Stanley, part 2.13, chapter 2.21 (search)
ts, with all their women and children, were abandoned to their fate; but held out. Emin Pasha naturally strove to communicate with Europe, imploring to be extricated from his difficulties. His strong appeals roused sympathy, and shame at his abandonment. It was determined to rescue him. How was this to be done? The only route by which this could be done was by reaching him from the southward. But what a task was this — an almost hopeless one! What a journey from the East Coast, or West Coast, before one could turn northward and reach him! What difficult regions, in many parts unknown, to traverse! What wilds and forests to traverse! What barbarous tribes to confront! By what means were the requisite arms, ammunition, and supplies, to be carried, which would enable Emin to continue to hold his own, if he chose to remain; or enable you all to force, if necessary, your way to some port where you could embark? Undaunted by these evident difficulties, you undertook this task
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Submarine cables. (search)
Island 1 820 Ascension Island to St. Vincent1 1,775 ————— Total87 33,835 Europe and Azores Telegraph Co 2 1053 Great Northern Telegraph Co.: Cables in Europe and Asia 24 6,982 Halifax and Bermuda Cable Co 1 850 Indo-European Telegraph Co 2 14 India Rubber, Gutta Percha, and Telegraph Works Co 3146 Mexican Telegraph Co 3 1,528 River Plate Telegraph Co1 32 South American Cable Co2 2,049 United States and Haiti Telegraph and Cable Co 1 1,389 West African Telegraph Co 11 2,977 West Coast of America Telegraph Co 8 1,966 Western and Brazilian Telegraph Co 16 6,154 West India and Panama Telegraph Co 24 4,639 Grand total328 160,842 Cables operated by Nations. Nation.Number of Cables.Length of Cable in Nautical Miles. Austria41 214 Belgium 2 55 Denmark73 235 France54 5,035 Germany58 2,225 Great Britain and Ireland135 1,989 Greece46 55 Holland24 62 Italy 39 1,061 Norway325 324 Portugal4115 Russia 9231 Spain15 1,744 Sweden14 96 Switzerland2 10 Turk
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories, Florida Volunteers. (search)
out November 17, 1865. 2nd Florida Regiment Cavalry Organized at Cedar Keys and Key West, Florida, December, 1863, to June, 1864. Attached to District of Key West and Tortugas, Dept. of the Gulf, and Dept. of Florida, to November, 1865. Service. Duty at Fort Myers, Cedar Keys and in District of Key West till June, 1865. Skirmishes at Pease Creek, Florida, February 13-14 and February 20, 1864. Attack on Fort Myers February 20. Affair at Tampa May 6. Operations on West Coast of Florida July 1-31. Expedition to Bayport July 1-4. Skirmish at Station Four, near Cedar Keys, July 6. Expedition to St. Andrews Bay July 20-29. Fort Myers August 26. Expedition to Bayport October 1, and to St. Andrews Bay October 20-29. Near Magnolia October 24. Expedition to Otter Creek, on Florida R. R., October 30-31. Braddock's Farm, near Welaka, February 5, 1865. Station Four, near Cedar Keys, February 13. Attack on Fort Myers February 20. Operation
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories, United States Colored Troops. (search)
otal 185. 2nd United States Colored Regiment Infantry. Organized at Arlington, Va., June 20 to November 11, 1863. Ordered to the Dept. of the Gulf December, 1863. Attached to District of Key West, Florida, Dept. of the Gulf, February, 1864, to July, 1865. Dept. of Florida to January, 1866. Service. Duty at New Orleans, La., and Ship Island, Miss., till February 13, 1864. Ordered to Key West, Florida, February 13. Affair at Tampa, Florida, May 5. Operations on West Coast of Florida July 1-31. Expedition from Fort Myers to Bayport July 1-4. Expedition from Cedar Key to St. Andrew's Bay July 20-29. Fort Taylor August 21. Station No. 4 February 13, 1865. Attack on Fort Myers February 20. Operations in the vicinity of St. Mark's February 21-March 7. East River Bridge March 4-5. Newport Bridge March 5-6. Natural Bridge March 6. Duty in District of Florida till January, 1866. Mustered out January 5, 1866. Regiment lost during
Cambridge History of American Literature: volume 3 (ed. Trent, William Peterfield, 1862-1939., Erskine, John, 1879-1951., Sherman, Stuart Pratt, 1881-1926., Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950.), Book III (continued) (search)
rks contain thirty-nine large volumes with the following titles: Native races of the Pacific States (vols. 1-5, 1874), History of Central America (vols. 6-8, 1883-87), History of Mexico (vols. 9-14, 1883-87), History of the Northern Mexican States and Texas (vols. 15-16, 1884-89), History of Arizona and New Mexico (vol. 17, 1889), History of California (vols. 18-24, 1884-90), History of Nevada, Colorado, and Wyoming (vol. 25, 1890), History of Utah (vol. 26, 1889), History of the North-West Coast (vols. 27-28, 1884), History of Oregon (vols. 29-30, 1886-88), History of Washington, Idaho, and Montana (vol. 31, 1890), History of British Columbia (vol. 32, 1887), History of Alaska (vol. 33, 1886), California pastorals (vol. 34, 1888), California inter Pocula (vol. 35, 1888), Popular Tribunals (vols. 36-37, 1887), Essays and miscellany (vol. 38, 1890), and Literary Industries (vol. 39, 1890). Neither Bancroft nor his assistants had the preliminary training to save them from the or
Cambridge History of American Literature: volume 3 (ed. Trent, William Peterfield, 1862-1939., Erskine, John, 1879-1951., Sherman, Stuart Pratt, 1881-1926., Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950.), Index (search)
, 146 History of the early settlers of Sangamon County, ill., 146 History of the English language, 485 History of the Granger movement, 356 History of the Inquisition in Spain, 194 History of the Inquisition in the Middle Ages, the, 194 History of the Inquisition in the Spanish Dependencies, 194 History of the intellectual development of Europe, the, 180, 236 History of the Missouri River, 134 History of the Northern Mexican States and Texas, 195 History of the North-West Coast, 196 History of the precious Metals, a, 440 History of the rise of the Huguenots, 180 History of the standard Oil Trust, 293 History of the United States during the Administrations of Jefferson and Madison, 199 History of the United States for schools, a, 193 History of Utah, 196 History of Washington, Idaho, and Montana, 196 His wife's father, 290 Hittell, Theodore H., 153 Hive or Beestock, 573 Hoar, G. F., 351, 363, 364, 419 Hobbes, 263 Hodder, Frank H., 13
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 35. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The cruise of the Shenandoah. (search)
ith muskets and such things as he desired, and also sent ashore large quantities of provisions for the prisoners, who were, on the day of our sailing, sent ashore with the King's permission. The prisoners preferred to be landed there. We shipped eight men from the prizes. Sailed on April 13, leaving the Ladrone Islands, Los Jardines, Grampus and Margaret Islands to the westward, and Camira, Otra and Marcus Islands, to the eastward, we steered to intercept vessels from San Francisco and West Coast of South America for Hong Kong. We cruised in these tracks, but saw no sail. Before reaching the forty-fifth parallel of north latitude had heavy typhoons. Above that the weather settled. On May 21, passed Moukouruski Island, and going through Amphitrite Straits, of Kuril Islands, entered the Ohkotsk Sea. The most beautiful optical illusions I ever witnessed were in the mirage in this latitude, about Kamchatka. When not foggy the atmosphere was a perfect reflector. We saw prominen
The Daily Dispatch: November 27, 1861., [Electronic resource], Still Frightened at Louisville. (search)
More about the Fingal. --Under the heading "Artillery for America," a late number of the Liverpool Times says: It is asserted that "several shiploads" of Captain Blakely's rifled cannon have been recently shipped for the American States--North and South. The "several shiploads" must be an exaggeration, but, if the American papers are to be believed, there can be little doubt that the Federal army at least is supplied with a number of the Blakely guns. It is just posture, too, that the rillen cannon which formed a portion of the terrible cargo of the Fingal, which cleared so mysteriously the other any at Greencer, for "Madeira and for West Coast of Africa, " were specimens of Captain Blakely's destructive weapon.