The Loss of the Kent, East Indiaman, in the Bay of Biscay

The Loss of the Kent, East Indiaman, in the Bay of Biscay

The Loss of the Kent, East Indiaman, in the Bay of Biscay - Narrated in a Letter...
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Author: McGregor, Duncan,1787-1881
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The Loss of the Kent, East Indiaman, in the Bay of Biscay

The Loss of the Kent, East Indiaman, in the Bay of Biscay

$106.49 $53.22

The Loss of the Kent, East Indiaman, in the Bay of Biscay

$106.49 $53.22
Author: McGregor, Duncan,1787-1881
Format: eBook
Language: English

The Loss of the Kent, East Indiaman, in the Bay of Biscay - Narrated in a Letter to a Friend

You are aware that the Kent, Captain Henry Cobb, a fine new ship of 1,350 tons, bound to Bengal and China, left the Downs on the 19th of February, with 20 officers, 344 soldiers, 43 women, and 66 children, belonging to the 31st regiment; with 20 private passengers, and a crew (including officers) of 148 menin all, 641 persons on board. The bustle attendant on a departure for India is calculated to subdue the force of those deeply painful sensations to which few men can refuse to yield, in the immediate prospect of a long and distant separation from the land of their fondest and earliest recollections. With my [Pg 8]gallant shipmates, indeed, whose elasticity of spirits is remarkably characteristic of the professions to which they belonged, hope appeared greatly to predominate over sadness. Surrounded as they were by every circumstance that could render their voyage propitious, and in the ample enjoyment of every necessary that could contribute either to their health or their comfort, their hearts seemed to beat high with contentment and gratitude towards that country which they zealously served, and whose interests they were cheerfully going forth to defend. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 24745
Author: McGregor, Duncan
Release Date: Mar 3, 2008
Format: eBook
Language: English

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