Privateers And Privateering
Privateers And Privateering
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Maclay, that they indulged in athletic games as a pastime. Men who are half naked and nearly starving do not indulge in such pastimes.
And now for the continued adventures of Joshua Barney, privateersman. Bold and resourceful, he determined to face the difficulties of escape, and the very unpleasant consequences of detection.
One day, playing at leap-frog, he pretended to have sprained his ankle, and for some time afterwards 294 Privateers and Privateering went about on crutches, maintaining th...e deception so skilfully as to throw the warders off their guard, and completely deceive all but a few of his intimate friends. He had already paved the way, by making friends with a soldier of the prison guard, who had served in the British army in America, and had there received some kindness, which he was willing to requite by civility to the Americans in Mill Prison.
On May 18th, 1781, this man was on sentry outside the inner gate — the prison being encircled by two high walls, with a space between — and Barney, hopping by on his crutches, whispered through the gate : " To- day ?
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Maclay, that they indulged in athletic games as a pastime. Men who are half naked and nearly starving do not indulge in such pastimes.
And now for the continued adventures of Joshua Barney, privateersman. Bold and resourceful, he determined to face the difficulties of escape, and the very unpleasant consequences of detection.
One day, playing at leap-frog, he pretended to have sprained his ankle, and for some time afterwards 294 Privateers and Privateering went about on crutches, maintaining th...e deception so skilfully as to throw the warders off their guard, and completely deceive all but a few of his intimate friends. He had already paved the way, by making friends with a soldier of the prison guard, who had served in the British army in America, and had there received some kindness, which he was willing to requite by civility to the Americans in Mill Prison.
On May 18th, 1781, this man was on sentry outside the inner gate — the prison being encircled by two high walls, with a space between — and Barney, hopping by on his crutches, whispered through the gate : " To- day ?
What to read after Privateers And Privateering?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Edward Phillips Statham to read onlineMoreLess
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