The Seamans Vade Mecum And Defensive War By Sea Etc With Plates

Author : William Mountaine
Publisher : Rarebooksclub.com
ISBN 13 : 9781230014104
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (141 download)

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Download or read book The Seaman's Vade-Mecum and Defensive War by Sea; Containing the Proportions of Rigging, Masts and Yards ... Also Shewing How to Prepare a Merchant-Sh written by William Mountaine and published by Rarebooksclub.com. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1761 edition. Excerpt: ...secure against any surprize the Enemy shall attempt. 7. A Ship lying thwart Hawse, and firing in-at the Stern is of dangerous Consequence; each Shot pafling the great Cabbin, Stcerage and Forecastle, rakes the Ship, and beats down the Bulkhead: Wherefore it would be very necessary to have (both at the Bow and Counter) Stanchions, two FootDistance from each other, and between these and the Bow or Counter, Old Junk, Plats, Swabs, Beds, &Ft. leaving room only to traverse the Chace Guns: Ships thus fortified makes the Men keep their Posts with Courage, manage well their Chace Guns with Partridge; and thereby make great Havocki 9. Leaves with a Bagsi of Partridge, and a doubled Shot; and then down with your defensive Ports, which will keep ou t Hand-Granadoes, &Ft. L 2 ' 16. In 16.' ln sallying, the Men may be forced to retreat into their Quartcrs, with the Enemy at their Heels, sorthat they cannot shut the Doors; it would therefore be necessary to have a Door in a manner of a Portcullis, to fall down and catch in two Snatches at the Step fixt Wi.th springs; and this kind of Herse may be made of Wood, lined next the Deck with Tin, stuck full of sharp Nails, secure so important a Place, and which (perhaps) cannot be better flanked, than by high Coamings, as directed by i Art. 8. and IO. If the Round-house be wantin, and the Ship fleet close, the Companion ought to be Mgusquet Proos, and stnced against Pole Axes with Iron Bare: This with Look-holes, will command the Qrarter-Declt, if there be no Forecastle, or when that happens to be taken; yet for all this, Coamings ou ht not to be neg. lected. A Ship that hath no Foreca le, ought to have Coamings tox the Fore-hatches, and Look-holes cut in them, to command the Wake of the Boat, which...