Atlantic in steamers of ten or fifteen thousand tons' burthen, will probably be surprised to learn that the tonnage of the Liverpool and Havre packets did not reach four hundred. The Edward Quesnel was but 325, and the Queen Mab and Don Quixote were much... Reminiscences of an Octogenarian of the City of New York (1816 to 1860) - Pagina 137 di Charles Haynes Haswell - 1896 - 581 pagine Visualizzazione completa -
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