Papers Relating to Foreign Affairs, 1865: Accompanying the Annual Message of the President to the Second Session, Thirty-Eighth Congress (Classic Reprint)Excerpt from Papers Relating to Foreign Affairs, 1865: Accompanying the Annual Message of the President to the Second Session, Thirty-Eighth Congress About this time a whale-boat's crew (belonging to an island called Halifax) came on board with some fish, when they asked Captain Sheppard for some bread and meat, as they had none in the boat. The captain asked the American officer, who said that they might have some, but soon after changed his mind, and said they might not. The men then ap pealed to Captain Sheppard, who said, Heave it into the boat; if they stop you I can't help it. The American officer then came to Captain Sheppard and touched him on the shoulder, saying, You had better go aft; you are giving. Too many orders here adding, If you don't I'll put you where the dogs won't bark at you, laying his hand on his revolver at the same time. The captain then went aft and was confined to his cabin under a sentry's char 6. 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. |