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 62
, at all events, said Mr. Long-wood. Here is a record only a week later: — New London, May 22, 78.— Tuesday night 8 whale-boats arrived here,taken by Dayton, S. side of L. L New London, June 12, 78.—Capt. E. Dayton, in an armed boat, carried3 prizes into N. Haven, which he took near Fire Island… … Capt. Eben Dayton, in the sloop Ranger, of 45 men, 6 carriage guns, and12 swivels, blunderbusses, muskets, hand grenadoes (to throw on the deck of 64 JACK DRAWS ON HIS IMAGINATION. the vessel attacked as they run her aboard with whale-boats), was taken in SouthBay (Nov. 20th, 78), by Capt. Stout of…
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