. King's handbook of Boston harbor. alparaiso, and leftparts of these pre-cious goods in exchange for copper; carried the metal to England; andfinally felt the waters of Nantasket Roads ripple along their keels, with eachsupercargo rejoicing in a profit of a quarter of a million dollars made forthe owners out of the venturesome voyage. At last the Napoleonic decrees and the War of 1812 came, inflictingsevere blows on this flourishing commerce. Not only were there licensedbuccaneers on the ocean, but even the home-port was closed by hostilewar-fleets. Occasionally a swift Boston Indiaman would
. King's handbook of Boston harbor. alparaiso, and leftparts of these pre-cious goods in exchange for copper; carried the metal to England; andfinally felt the waters of Nantasket Roads ripple along their keels, with eachsupercargo rejoicing in a profit of a quarter of a million dollars made forthe owners out of the venturesome voyage. At last the Napoleonic decrees and the War of 1812 came, inflictingsevere blows on this flourishing commerce. Not only were there licensedbuccaneers on the ocean, but even the home-port was closed by hostilewar-fleets. Occasionally a swift Boston Indiaman would dash through theblockaders, and enter the harbor safely, deep-laden with silks and teas fromCanton. In this manner the Rambler, Jacob Jones, and Kamaahmaahescaped the Grampus and Glendower, British frigates which were watchingfor them in the Bay. They went up through the islands, firing salutes fromtheir batteries, and waking the echoes of the Blue Hills with guns that hadroared in the China seas, or off the Polynesian At the Harbors Mouth. 254 KINGS HANDBOOK OF BOSTON HARBOR. The Cunard Line of ocean steamships was founded in 1840, and foreight years Boston was their only American port. Here came in, bi-weekly,the Unicorn, Britannia, Acadia, Caledonia, and other Cunarders, — awk-ward paddle-wheel boats, largely filled up with coal-bunkers. Twice (in1844 and 1857) the harbor was frozen up; and each time the citizens hadlong canals cut through the ice, down to Nantasket Roads. In 1844 Trains Liverpool packets began their voyages, which weremade regularly once a month for many years. These were handsome Med-ford and East-Boston ships, and formed a large fleet. The same firm whichfounded this line now runs the Warren Line of steamships. Another classof vessels made the long voyages to Riga, Cronstadt, and other Russianports; carrying sugar and cotton, and bringing back hemp and iron. Thistrade began as early as 1783, and continued for three-quarters of a century. I
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