[Gutenberg 42113] • The First Capture; or, Hauling Down the Flag of England
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- Authors
- Castlemon, Harry
- Tags
- 1775 -- juvenile fiction , soldiers -- juvenile fiction , voyages and travels -- juvenile fiction , husband and wife -- juvenile fiction , mothers and sons -- juvenile fiction , battle of , mass. , ship captains -- juvenile fiction , seafaring life -- juvenile fiction , poverty -- juvenile fiction , war -- juvenile fiction , united states -- history -- revolution , boys -- juvenile fiction , sailors -- juvenile fiction , machias (me.) -- history -- juvenile fiction , war stories , courage -- juvenile fiction , 1775-1783 -- juvenile fiction , adventure stories , lexington
- Date
- 1900-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 0.52 MB
- Lang
- en
Excerpt from The First Capture, or Hauling Down the Flag of England
It happened on the morning of the 9th day of May. The little village of Machias in the far away colony of Maine was lively enough as far as fishing towns go, but on this particular time it was in a regular turmoil. Men had jumped up leaving their breakfast half eaten and ran out bareheaded to gather round a courier, who, sitting on a horse that had his head down and his flanks heaving as if he were almost exhausted, was telling them of a fight which had occurred just twenty days before. There was nothing to indicate that the men were excited except their pale faces and clenched hands, but the looks they turned upon one another had a volume of meaning in them.