Historic Groton : comprising historic and descriptive sketches pertaining to Groton Heights, Center Groton, Poquonnoc Bridge, Noank, Mystic, and Old Mystic, Conn. . ning that the men whowere to accompany him would shoot both ifhe did not take the vessel to the right the officer and nine men to the two vessels soon parted company. After a few days of quiet sailing. Capt. Bur-rows matured his plans for recapture. He se-cured the small arms belonging to his \essel,loaded and concealed them in his was customary each morning for the com-manding officer and hi
Historic Groton : comprising historic and descriptive sketches pertaining to Groton Heights, Center Groton, Poquonnoc Bridge, Noank, Mystic, and Old Mystic, Conn. . ning that the men whowere to accompany him would shoot both ifhe did not take the vessel to the right the officer and nine men to the two vessels soon parted company. After a few days of quiet sailing. Capt. Bur-rows matured his plans for recapture. He se-cured the small arms belonging to his \essel,loaded and concealed them in his was customary each morning for the com-manding officer and his assistant to go intothe ea1)in and examine the charts with the to the man at the wheel, who gave up to crew were then ordered below. The cap-tain now approached the scuttle and com-manded them to come up singly, and leaveevery weapon below, threatening to blow outthe brains of the first one who obeyed, and one by one were bound andlashed to the gunnels. In the morning it was proposed to themeither to take the launch and try their fortunein her, or Ijc carried into Callao and be deliv-ered up as pir;ites: they all |)referred taking. (ih^fJuaU* -, w.^r-vJ
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