HMS Brisk (ship, 1851) and Emanuela (ship, 1854) The clipper ship era - 1843-1869 (1910) page 252 (14595834940)

Brisk and Emanuela
Identifier: clippershiperaep00clar (find matches)
Title: The clipper ship era : an epitome of famous American and British clipper ships, their owners, builders, commanders, and crews 1843-1869
Year: 1910 (1910s)
Authors: Clark, Arthur Hamilton, 1841-1922
Subjects: Clipper ships
Publisher: New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Internet Archive



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le she was in the doldrums, we closed on her rapidly.When within half a mile we hoisted our colors, when every glass was pointed toward her peak, and all sorts of conjectures were made as to what colors she would show. No one could imagine that so large a vessel could be a slaver. On closing under her lee, and when within a cables length, a white package was thrown from her side into the sea; and the experienced then exclaimed, ^ A slaver, and there go her papers! A few minutes more, and we sheered up alongside to leeward of as beautiful model of a ship as ever was seen. Some forty dejected looking individuals,apparently a mixture of all nations, stood on her deck; still no colors, nor did she appear inclined to shorten sail or heave-to. The Captain then determined to run ahead and lower the quarter-boats to drop down and board; and as this manoeuvre was being carried out a blank gun caused her to square the main yard, which she did with studding-sails hanging to the yard, and luffed up into the wind.
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JMMirPf ^fiMliP. American Clippers of 1854-5 253 It was an anxious five minutes to those on board while the boats were away. A small white British ensign run up at her peak showed that she wasa prize, and a voice hailed us, ^ Eight hundred and fifty slaves on board! In 1855 the California fleet was increased by the building of thirteen medium clipper ships, among which were the Andrew Jackson, Carrier Dove, Charmer, Daring, Herald of the Morning, Mary Whitridge, and Ocean Express. Only three passages were made from Atlantic ports to San Francisco during this year in 100 days or less; the Herald of the Morning, from New York, 99 days; Neptunes Car, from New York, and Westward Ho, from Boston, each 100 days. Thirteen ships made the passage in over 100 days and less than 110 days; among them being the Boston Light,from Boston, 102 days; the Cleopatra and Red Rover, from New York, each 107 days; the Flying Cloud, from New York, and Meteor and Don Quixote, from Boston, each 108 days; the Flying Fish, t