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Excerpt from The Naval Lieutenant, Vol. 2 of 3: A Nautical Romance
Mr. Hawkins then joined our hero, Who already felt a great liking for the mate of the Fox. He was a strong, muscular-built man, with good expressive features, and extremely well-mannered, in fact, quite above his station as mate.
I find this is not your first introduction to the Belle Poule, Mr. Chamberlain, said the mate.
No, indeed; she attempted to capture the Cumberland Packet, in which I was sailing; we beat her off, but she had more than fifty men on board her at that time. What has become of them and besides, she must Since then have captured the Fox.
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