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Excerpt from The Wandering Boy, Careless Sailor, and Result of Inconsideration: A True Narrative
Frederick had got the raft under Way, and having impressed a ship belonging to a Malay king to help to tow the raft from the coast, had commenced his passage to Batavia. The king, being himself on board of his'' ship, and finding himself gliding so far from the shore on to the bosom of the great water, began to be fearful, and begged Frederick to let him return home, but the raft was government property, and an officer 111 govern. Ment service in that country h oyer a native king. This raft Was strongly put together, composed Chie?y oflarge timber it was 100 feet long, about 60 broad, and 24 deep, 18 feet of it under Water; there was a house on it, and 100 men attached to it, with ten.
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Frederick had got the raft under Way, and having impressed a ship belonging to a Malay king to help to tow the raft from the coast, had commenced his passage to Batavia. The king, being himself on board of his'' ship, and finding himself gliding so far from the shore on to the bosom of the great water, began to be fearful, and begged Frederick to let him return home, but the raft was government property, and an officer 111 govern. Ment service in that country h oyer a native king. This raft Was strongly put together, composed Chie?y oflarge timber it was 100 feet long, about 60 broad, and 24 deep, 18 feet of it under Water; there was a house on it, and 100 men attached to it, with ten.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
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Author
Horace Lane
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ISBN - 9780266790969
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.2 cm
Page Count - 224
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Author
Horace Lane
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ISBN - 9781331605416
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.2 cm
Page Count - 226
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