The Story of the American Merchant Marine
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And when he returned he sometimes arrived in the river with royals set and sailed her into her berth with less fuss and jar than the ferry- boat in the near-by slip was making. Indeed, tugs were used before 1835 only when the wind was foul or wholly lacking, and for years after that it was a matter of pride as well as profit to save the tug bill ($140) whenever possible.
Most of the newspapers that have been quoted in this chapter were printed in England. It is a significant fact that the Engli...sh papers, which represented the atti- tude of the English merchants of the day, gave the Ameri- can packets unstinted praise. The acrid jealousy that English merchants had shown during all the long years before the War of 1812 was silenced. How did it happen that these "Yankee" seamen were treated so well?
The British House of Commons having appointed a committee in 1835 "to inquire into the cause of shipwrecks in the British merchant service," the London Courier, on August 18 and 20, 1836, printed a number of extracts from the committee's report.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
And when he returned he sometimes arrived in the river with royals set and sailed her into her berth with less fuss and jar than the ferry- boat in the near-by slip was making. Indeed, tugs were used before 1835 only when the wind was foul or wholly lacking, and for years after that it was a matter of pride as well as profit to save the tug bill ($140) whenever possible.
Most of the newspapers that have been quoted in this chapter were printed in England. It is a significant fact that the Engli...sh papers, which represented the atti- tude of the English merchants of the day, gave the Ameri- can packets unstinted praise. The acrid jealousy that English merchants had shown during all the long years before the War of 1812 was silenced. How did it happen that these "Yankee" seamen were treated so well?
The British House of Commons having appointed a committee in 1835 "to inquire into the cause of shipwrecks in the British merchant service," the London Courier, on August 18 and 20, 1836, printed a number of extracts from the committee's report.
What to read after The Story of the American Merchant Marine?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Spears, John Randolph, 1850-1936 to read onlineMoreLess
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