. The history of our Navy from its origin to the present day, 1775-1897. acing to and fro with somedifficulty, saw the approaching boats and hailedthem. A shower of paving-stones was themost effective if not the only reply he re-ceived, and he tumbled down below precipi-tately. The rattle and crash of the paving-stones on the deck routed the crew from theirberths, and, running hastily o« deck, the cap-tain of the Gaspe fired a pistol point-blank athis assailants. At that a single musket was. fired from theboats, by whom will never be told, and the lo THE HISTORY OF OUR NAVY captain dropped wit
. The history of our Navy from its origin to the present day, 1775-1897. acing to and fro with somedifficulty, saw the approaching boats and hailedthem. A shower of paving-stones was themost effective if not the only reply he re-ceived, and he tumbled down below precipi-tately. The rattle and crash of the paving-stones on the deck routed the crew from theirberths, and, running hastily o« deck, the cap-tain of the Gaspe fired a pistol point-blank athis assailants. At that a single musket was. fired from theboats, by whom will never be told, and the lo THE HISTORY OF OUR NAVY captain dropped with a bullet in his the boats closed about the stranded ves-sel and their crews swarmed over the sailors of the Gaspe strove to resist theonslaught, but they were quFckly knockedclown and secured. As soon as this was done the schooner waseffectually fired, and her captors, with their pris-oners, pulled away ; but they remained withinsight until the early dawn appeared, when theschooner blew up, and the boats were rowedhastily home with the tide. ^a.
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