Aboard the Mavis : it is told in this book how five boys and five girls cruise in the schooner "Mavis" about the east end of Long Island, and how, in (1880)
Markham, Richard. · New York : Dodd, Mead, and Co. · leaf 144
t the hour hadcome, when they sawfrigate after frigate com-ing to anchor, and furl-ing their sails off theharbor mouth. Many atime the alarm-guns torouse the country aboutsounded, but the enemysheered off, and wentelsewhere. But at last,when they had grownbold, and least expectedit, the blow fell.… … FURLING THEIR SAILS. 146 THE TRAITOR SETS SAIL. Well, said Will, if I remember rightly, Arnold made thepoint of assemblage for his vessels somewhere on the Long-Island shore, perhaps near where we started from in themorning. As soon as it was dusk they, set sail, intending to reachNew London, and…
American Revolution (1775-1783) · Young men · Young women · Sailing · Seafaring life · Vikings · Ship captains
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