 | William Jardine - 1834 - 360 pages
...and every prospect of a quiet and comfortable passage. " The ship was every thing we could wish, and having closed my charge here much to my satisfaction,...thrown off half my clothes, when a cry of Fire, fire ! roused us from our calm content, and in five minutes the whole ship was in flames! I ran to examine... | |
 | 1834 - 536 pages
...comfortable passage. The ship was every thing we could wish ; and, having closed my charge at Bencoolen much to my satisfaction, it was one of the happiest...too happy, for in the evening came a sad reverse. Lady Raffles had just gone to bed, and I had thrown off half my clothes, when a cry of ' Fire ! fire... | |
 | William Jardine - 1834 - 290 pages
..." The ship was every thing we could wish, and iaring closed my charge here much to my sati,ftction, it was one of the happiest days of my life. We were...for in the evening came a sad reverse. Sophia had jnst gone to bed, and I had thrown off half my clothes, when a cry of Fire, fire! roused us from our... | |
 | Lady Sophia Raffles - 1835 - 492 pages
...and every prospect of a quick and comfortable passage. " The ship was everything we could wish ; and having closed my charge here much to my satisfaction,...thrown off half my clothes, when a cry of fire, fire ! roused us from our calm content, and in five minutes the whole ship was in flames ! I ran to examine... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - 1838 - 316 pages
...quick and comfortable passage. The ship was every thing we could wish; and having closed my charge 5 here, much to my satisfaction, it was one of the happiest...thrown off half my clothes, when a cry of fire! fire! — roused us from our calm content, and in 10 five minutes the whole ship was in flames! I ran to... | |
 | Chronicles of the sea - 1838 - 488 pages
...and every prospect of a quick and comfortable passage. The ship was every thing we could wish, and having closed my charge here much to my satisfaction,...sad reverse. Sophia had just gone to bed, and I had tin-own off half my clothes, when a cry of Fire ! Fire ! roused us from our calm content, and in five... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - 1839 - 316 pages
...quick and comfortable passage. The ship was every thing we could wish; and having closed my charge 5 here, much to my satisfaction, it was one of the happiest days of my life. We were, perhaps, loo happy; for in the evening came a sad reverse. Sophia had just gone to bed, and I had thrown off... | |
 | Saturday magazine - 1840 - 1078 pages
...comfortable passage. The ship was everything we could wish ; and, having closed my charge at Bencoolen much to my satisfaction, it was one of the happiest...too happy, for in the evening came a sad reverse. Lady Raffles had just gone to bed, and I had thrown off half my clothes, when a cry of ' Fire ! fire... | |
 | William Jardine - 1844 - 334 pages
...every prospect of a quiet and comfortable passage. •• The ship was every thing we could wish, and having closed my charge here much to my satisfaction,...came a sad reverse. Sophia had just gone to bed, and 1 bad thrown off half my clothes, when a cry of Fire, fire ! roused us from our calm content, and in... | |
 | 1744 - 596 pages
...comfortable passage. The ship was everything we could wish ; and having closed my charge at Sumatra, much to my satisfaction, it was one of the happiest...sad reverse. Sophia had just gone to bed, and I had just thrown off half my clothes, when a cry of fire ! fire ! roused us from our calm content, and in... | |
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I had thrown off half my clothes, when a cry of fire, fire! roused us from our calm content, and in five minutes the whole ship was in flames! I ran to examine whence the flames principally issued, and found that the fire had its origin immediately under... 
