The story of Martha's Vineyard, from the lips of its inhabitants, newspaper files and those who have visited its shores, including stray notes on local history and industries; . ottage City Star, in1883, by Leander Daggett, who was at that time over 90 yearsof age:— About 1813 a British privateer anchored in Lamberts Covewith a Long Island packet sloop which it had captured. Dur-ing the night it blew heavy from the north and the prize partedtwo cables and came ashore. In the morning the citizens of theCove cut away her mast to prevent Johnny from pulling heroff. After the privateer sailed away
The story of Martha's Vineyard, from the lips of its inhabitants, newspaper files and those who have visited its shores, including stray notes on local history and industries; . ottage City Star, in1883, by Leander Daggett, who was at that time over 90 yearsof age:— About 1813 a British privateer anchored in Lamberts Covewith a Long Island packet sloop which it had captured. Dur-ing the night it blew heavy from the north and the prize partedtwo cables and came ashore. In the morning the citizens of theCove cut away her mast to prevent Johnny from pulling heroff. After the privateer sailed away the sloop was brought toHolmes Hole, carried up through Bass Creek, which then had7 feet of water in its channel, and was laid up for the Winter at the head of the Lagoon. Not long after another in-cident occurred at LambertsCove. David Butler, or oneof his sons, found his storedoor open one morning, anddiscovered inside four men,one of whom had been frozento death. The three livingmen, a lieutenant and twoseamen, were taken to thehouse and revived, while got up a hot breakfastfor them. When invited tothe table, the lieutenant seat-ed himself alone; but Driftinff. 148 MARTHAS VINEYARD.
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