. When we destroyed the Gaspee : a story of Narragansett Bay in 1772 . by his timorousness, so to speak, I looked about tosee if peradventure there might not be an opportunity for UNDER WAY 73 us to step ashore at this moment without being set downas cowards. A hundred men or more stood on the wharf watchingthe embarkation, and among the throng were many whohad cried out loudly against the injustice of leaving thembehind at such a time;but now, having seen thatwhich we lads observed,never one of them raisedhis voice in protest againstthe selection made. I called out to MasterFines, the ship-ca
. When we destroyed the Gaspee : a story of Narragansett Bay in 1772 . by his timorousness, so to speak, I looked about tosee if peradventure there might not be an opportunity for UNDER WAY 73 us to step ashore at this moment without being set downas cowards. A hundred men or more stood on the wharf watchingthe embarkation, and among the throng were many whohad cried out loudly against the injustice of leaving thembehind at such a time;but now, having seen thatwhich we lads observed,never one of them raisedhis voice in protest againstthe selection made. I called out to MasterFines, the ship-caulker, who had been among themost noisy at MasterSabines house, hopingthat on thus attractingattention to myself hewould claim the right totake my place, on thepoint of age if nothingmore. He did no such thing,however. When it wasa question of fighting with rocks only, he had been eagerto take part, most likely believing the crew of the Gaspcewould not fire upon unarmed men ; but, having seen thecollection of weapons, his desire to win glory had sud-denly 74 WHEN WE DESTROYED THE GASPEE As with him so with the others. Never a man insistedthat it was his right to take the place of this or that onewho was already in the boats, and I had good reason tobelieve that among the party were many who, like myself,would have stepped on shore had it been possible to do sowithout exciting ridicule. Mayhap some such idea as this was in Captain Whip-pies mind, and he feared lest by delaying the start hemight lose some of his recruits, for he hastened theembarkation of those citizens who had taken the mostactive part in arranging for the venture, and once theywere on board word was given to put off. There was one fact which heartened me considerablywhen the company was afloat, and this was the number ofprominent men of Providence which we had among us. Captains Abraham Whipple, Joseph Tillinghast, andJoshua Lindsey were among the ablest shipmasters onNarragansett Bay. Masters John B
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