Hudson Bay - 9781544632605

I suppose the fact of their being so had a sympathetic effect upon the guns of the Company's three ships-the Prince Rupert, Prince Albert, and Prince of Wales-for they all three fired a salute of blank cartridge at the steamer as she passed them in succession. The steamer then ranged alongside of us, and the elderly gentlemen came on board and shook hands with the captain and officers, smiling blandly as they observed the neat, trim appearance of the three fine vessels, which, with everything in readiness for setting sail on the following morning, strained at their cables, as if anxious to commence their struggle with the waves.

• | Author: R. M. Ballantyne
• | Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• | Publication Date: Mar 16, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 220 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1544632606
• | ISBN-13: 9781544632605