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Newfoundland (Canada) (search for this): chapter 8
‘by water as by land!’ In the first watch of the night, Without a signal's sound, Out of the sea, mysteriously, The fleet of Death rose all around. The moon and the evening star Were hanging in the shrouds; Every mast, as it passed, Seemed to rake the passing clouds. They grappled with their prize, At midnight black and cold: As of a rock was the shock; Heavily the ground-swell rolled. Longfellow, The death of Sir Humphrey Gilbert. [Sir Humphrey Gilbert sailed from England for Newfoundland with a fleet of five vessels. The largest of these (two hundred tons), fitted out by Sir Walter Raleigh, soon returned to England; the next in size was lost; and the three others were the golden hind, forty tons; the Swallow, of the same size; and the Squirrel, of only ten tons,— merely a sail-boat. The loss of their largest vessel, or admiral, discouraged the crews very much; and they finally insisted on returning, as appears in the narrative which follows. The original account is in <
Jesus Christ (search for this): chapter 8
. but we had only one, which they take an evil sign of more tempest: the same is usual in storms. Monday, the 9th of September, in the afternoon, the frigate was near cast away, oppressed by waves; yet at that time recovered, and giving forth signs of joy, the general, sitting abaft, with a book in his hand, cried out to us in the Hind,—so oft as we did approach within hearing,—We are as near to heaven by sea as by land, reiterating the same speech, well beseeming a soldier resolute in Jesus Christ, as I can testify he was. The same Monday night, about twelve of the clock, or not long after, the frigate being ahead of us in the Golden Hind, suddenly her lights were out, whereof, as it were in a moment, we lost the sight; and withal our watch cried [that] the general was cast away, which was too true; for in that moment the frigate was devoured and swallowed up of the sea. . . . . Thus have I delivered the contents of the enterprise and last action of Sir Humphrey Gilbert, Knig
Swallow (search for this): chapter 8
ssed, Seemed to rake the passing clouds. They grappled with their prize, At midnight black and cold: As of a rock was the shock; Heavily the ground-swell rolled. Longfellow, The death of Sir Humphrey Gilbert. [Sir Humphrey Gilbert sailed from England for Newfoundland with a fleet of five vessels. The largest of these (two hundred tons), fitted out by Sir Walter Raleigh, soon returned to England; the next in size was lost; and the three others were the golden hind, forty tons; the Swallow, of the same size; and the Squirrel, of only ten tons,— merely a sail-boat. The loss of their largest vessel, or admiral, discouraged the crews very much; and they finally insisted on returning, as appears in the narrative which follows. The original account is in Hakluyt's voyages (Edition of 1810), vol. III. p. 199.] Our people lost courage daily after this ill-success, the weather continuing thick and blustering, with increase of cold, winter drawing on, which took from them all ho
Humphrey Gilbert (search for this): chapter 8
Book VIII: Sir Humphrey Gilbert. (A. D. 1583.) Eastward from Campobello Sir Humphrey Gilbert sailed: Three days or more seaward he bore, Then, alas! the landSir Humphrey Gilbert sailed: Three days or more seaward he bore, Then, alas! the land-wind failed. Alas! the land-wind failed, And ice-cold grew the night; And nevermore, on sea or shore, Should Sir Humphrey see the light. He sat upon the deck, Thethe shock; Heavily the ground-swell rolled. Longfellow, The death of Sir Humphrey Gilbert. [Sir Humphrey Gilbert sailed from England for Newfoundland with a Sir Humphrey Gilbert sailed from England for Newfoundland with a fleet of five vessels. The largest of these (two hundred tons), fitted out by Sir Walter Raleigh, soon returned to England; the next in size was lost; and the three ce, and want of clothes chiefly. Whereupon they besought the general Sir Humphrey Gilbert. to return for England before they all perished. And to them of the Gol Thus have I delivered the contents of the enterprise and last action of Sir Humphrey Gilbert, Knight, faithfully, for so much as I thought meet to be published; wher
Golden Hind (search for this): chapter 8
, and want of clothes chiefly. Whereupon they besought the general Sir Humphrey Gilbert. to return for England before they all perished. And to them of the Golden Hind they made signs of their distress, pointing to their mouths, and to their clothes thin and ragged. Then immediately they also of the Golden Hind grew to be of Golden Hind grew to be of the same opinion, and desire to return home. The former reasons having also moved the general to have compassion of his poor men, in whom he saw no want of good-will, but of means fit to perform the action they came for, [he] resolved upon retire; i.e., to retire. and, calling the captain and master of the Hind, he yielded th resolute in Jesus Christ, as I can testify he was. The same Monday night, about twelve of the clock, or not long after, the frigate being ahead of us in the Golden Hind, suddenly her lights were out, whereof, as it were in a moment, we lost the sight; and withal our watch cried [that] the general was cast away, which was too tr
H. W. Longfellow (search for this): chapter 8
e light. He sat upon the deck, The Book was in his hand: ‘Do not fear! Heaven is as near,’ He said, ‘by water as by land!’ In the first watch of the night, Without a signal's sound, Out of the sea, mysteriously, The fleet of Death rose all around. The moon and the evening star Were hanging in the shrouds; Every mast, as it passed, Seemed to rake the passing clouds. They grappled with their prize, At midnight black and cold: As of a rock was the shock; Heavily the ground-swell rolled. Longfellow, The death of Sir Humphrey Gilbert. [Sir Humphrey Gilbert sailed from England for Newfoundland with a fleet of five vessels. The largest of these (two hundred tons), fitted out by Sir Walter Raleigh, soon returned to England; the next in size was lost; and the three others were the golden hind, forty tons; the Swallow, of the same size; and the Squirrel, of only ten tons,— merely a sail-boat. The loss of their largest vessel, or admiral, discouraged the crews very much; and t
Pollux (search for this): chapter 8
he seas do mount and fall; or else the cause proceedeth of diversity of winds, shifting often in sundry points: all which having power together to move the great ocean, which again is not presently settled, so many seas do encounter together as there had been diversity of winds. Howsoever it cometh to pass, men which all their lifetime had occupied the sea never saw more outrageous seas. We had also upon our mainyard an apparition of a little fire by night, which seamen do call Castor and Pollux; This electric light is often called St. Elmo's fire. but we had only one, which they take an evil sign of more tempest: the same is usual in storms. Monday, the 9th of September, in the afternoon, the frigate was near cast away, oppressed by waves; yet at that time recovered, and giving forth signs of joy, the general, sitting abaft, with a book in his hand, cried out to us in the Hind,—so oft as we did approach within hearing,—We are as near to heaven by sea as by land, reiterating t
Walter Raleigh (search for this): chapter 8
teriously, The fleet of Death rose all around. The moon and the evening star Were hanging in the shrouds; Every mast, as it passed, Seemed to rake the passing clouds. They grappled with their prize, At midnight black and cold: As of a rock was the shock; Heavily the ground-swell rolled. Longfellow, The death of Sir Humphrey Gilbert. [Sir Humphrey Gilbert sailed from England for Newfoundland with a fleet of five vessels. The largest of these (two hundred tons), fitted out by Sir Walter Raleigh, soon returned to England; the next in size was lost; and the three others were the golden hind, forty tons; the Swallow, of the same size; and the Squirrel, of only ten tons,— merely a sail-boat. The loss of their largest vessel, or admiral, discouraged the crews very much; and they finally insisted on returning, as appears in the narrative which follows. The original account is in Hakluyt's voyages (Edition of 1810), vol. III. p. 199.] Our people lost courage daily after this i
Walter Raleigh Knight (search for this): chapter 8
ell beseeming a soldier resolute in Jesus Christ, as I can testify he was. The same Monday night, about twelve of the clock, or not long after, the frigate being ahead of us in the Golden Hind, suddenly her lights were out, whereof, as it were in a moment, we lost the sight; and withal our watch cried [that] the general was cast away, which was too true; for in that moment the frigate was devoured and swallowed up of the sea. . . . . Thus have I delivered the contents of the enterprise and last action of Sir Humphrey Gilbert, Knight, faithfully, for so much as I thought meet to be published; wherein may always appear, though he be extinguished, some sparks of his virtue; he remaining firm and resolute in a purpose, by all pretence honest and godly as was this, to discover, possess, and to reduce unto the service of God and Christian piety, those remote and heathen countries of America not actually possessed by Christians, and most rightly appertaining unto the crown of England.
Hakluyt (search for this): chapter 8
nd with a fleet of five vessels. The largest of these (two hundred tons), fitted out by Sir Walter Raleigh, soon returned to England; the next in size was lost; and the three others were the golden hind, forty tons; the Swallow, of the same size; and the Squirrel, of only ten tons,— merely a sail-boat. The loss of their largest vessel, or admiral, discouraged the crews very much; and they finally insisted on returning, as appears in the narrative which follows. The original account is in Hakluyt's voyages (Edition of 1810), vol. III. p. 199.] Our people lost courage daily after this ill-success, the weather continuing thick and blustering, with increase of cold, winter drawing on, which took from them all hope of amendment, settling an assurance of worse weather to grow upon us every day. The lee-side i.e., the north side, if the wind was south. of us lay full of flats and dangers inevitable, if the wind blew hard at south. Some, again, doubted Suspected. we were ingulfe
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