 ... southward from the town, seemingly with her sails filled under a fresh gale, holding her course north, and continuing under observation, sailing against the wind for the space of half an hour. "Many were drawn to behold this great work of God; yea,...  Lights and Shadows of American History - Page 221by Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1844 - 320 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Samuel Bulfinch Emmons - Spiritualism - 1857 - 302 pages
...the wind was northerly,) appeared in the air, coming up from the harbor's mouth, which lies southward from the town, seemingly with her sails filled, under...sailing against the wind, for the space of half an hour. The phantom ship was borne along, until, to the excited imaginations of the spectators, she seemed... | |
 | Thomas Young (minister of Zion Chapel, Margate.) - 1818 - 420 pages
...which lies Southward from the town, seemingly with her sails filled, undera fresh gale, holdingher course North, and continuing under observation, sailing against the wind, for the space of half an hour. Many were drawn to behold this great work of God ; yea, the very children cried out, " There's a brace... | |
 | John M. Moffatt - 1821 - 224 pages
...wind was northerniy,) appeared in the air, coming up from our harbour's mouth, which lies southward from the town, seemingly with her sails filled under...sailing against the wind, for the space of half an hour. Many were drawn to behold this great work of God : yea, the very children cried out, * There'* a brave... | |
 | East Haven (Conn.) - 1824 - 232 pages
...northerly,) appeared in the air, coining up from our harbour's mouth, which lyes southward of the Towne, seemingly with her sails filled under a fresh gale,...sailing against the wind, for the space of half an hour. " In compliance with your desires, I now give you the relation of that apparition of a ship in the... | |
 | J. H. Buckingham, Joseph Huntington Buckingham - Gift books - 1831 - 190 pages
...though the wind northerly, appeared in the air, coming up from our harbor's mouth, which lies southM ard from the town, seemingly with her sails filled, under...sailing against the wind for the space of half an hour. — A length, crowding up so far as there is usually water sufficient for such a vessel, and so near... | |
 | John Warner Barber - History - 1836 - 598 pages
...the wind northernly,) appeared in the air coming up from onr harbour's mouth, which lyes southward from the town, seemingly with her sails filled under a fresh gale, holding her course noith, and continuing under observation, sailing against the wind for the space of half an hour. Many... | |
 | Connecticut - 1837 - 594 pages
...the wind northernly,) appeared in the air coming up from our harbour's mouth, which lyes southward from the town, seemingly with her sails filled under...sailing against the wind for the space of half an hour. Many were drawn to behold this great work of God; yea, the very children cryed out, There's a brave... | |
 | Theology - 1851 - 620 pages
...the wind northerly), appeared in the air, coming up from our harbour's mouth, which lies southward from the town, seemingly with her sails filled under...sailing against the wind, for the space of half an hour. Many were drawn to behold this great work of God ; yea, the very children cried out, " There's a brave... | |
 | Clarence S. Day - 1848 - 116 pages
...the wind was northerly) appeared in the air, coming up from the harbor's mouth, which lies southward from the town, seemingly with her sails filled under...sailing against the wind, for the space of half an hour. The phantom-ship was borne along until, to the excited imaginations of the spectators, she seemed to... | |
 | New York (State) - 1849 - 516 pages
...canvass and colors abroad, appeared in the air coming up from our harbor's mouth, which lies southward from the town, seemingly with her sails filled under...sailing against the wind, for the space of half an hour, and then vanished into a smoky cloud."* The colonists now began to despair of bettering their condition... | |
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