The clipper ship era : an epitome of famous American and British clipper ships, their owners, builders, commanders, and crews 1843-1869 . leshe was in the doldrums, we closed on her within half a mile we hoisted our colors, whenevery glass was pointed toward her peak, and allsorts of conjectures were made as to what colorsshe would show. No one could imagine that solarge a vessel could be a slaver. On closing under her lee, and when within acables length, a white package was thrown fromher side into the sea; and the experienced thenexclaimed, ^ A slaver, and there go her papers! A
The clipper ship era : an epitome of famous American and British clipper ships, their owners, builders, commanders, and crews 1843-1869 . leshe was in the doldrums, we closed on her within half a mile we hoisted our colors, whenevery glass was pointed toward her peak, and allsorts of conjectures were made as to what colorsshe would show. No one could imagine that solarge a vessel could be a slaver. On closing under her lee, and when within acables length, a white package was thrown fromher side into the sea; and the experienced thenexclaimed, ^ A slaver, and there go her papers! Afew minutes more, and we sheered up alongside toleeward of as beautiful model of a ship as everwas seen. Some forty dejected looking individuals,apparently a mixture of all nations, stood on herdeck; still no colors, nor did she appear inclinedto shorten sail or heave-to. The Captain then de-termined to run ahead and lower the quarter-boatsto drop down and board; and as this manoeuvrewas being carried out a blank gun caused her tosquare the mainyard, which she did with studding-sails hanging to the yard, and luffed up into JMMirPf ^fiMliP. American Clippers of 1854-5 253 It was an anxious five minutes to those on boardwhile the boats were away. A small white Britishensign run up at her peak showed that she wasa prize, and a voice hailed us, ^ Eight hundred andfifty slaves on board! In 1855 the California fleet was increased by thebuilding of thirteen medium clipper ships, amongwhich were the Andreio Jackson, Carrier Dove,Charmer, Daring, Herald of the Morning, MaryWhitridge, and Ocean Express. Only three pas-sages were made from Atlantic ports to San Fran-cisco during this year in 100 days or less; theHerald of the Morning, from New York, 99 days;Neptunes Car, from New York, and WestwardHo, from Boston, each 100 days. Thirteen shipsmade the passage in over 100 days and less than110 days; among them being the Boston Light,from Boston, 102 days; the Cleopatra and RedRov
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