And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
load of oars?
ReplyDeleteStern tied in possible hostile waters. Guns ready for action, defensive netting secured. Where is the rest of the fleet?
ReplyDeleteAnti-boarding nets, like window bars on houses, tell you everything you need to know about the neighborhood.
DeleteThe ships that Columbus sailed were about that size.
ReplyDeleteHis were quite a bit smaller--they had some replicas tied up in Va. some time back.
DeleteNets for Indians? Loks like the PNW from the fir trees.
ReplyDeleteThe British navy used to also put up nets to stop the press ganged sailors from deserting
DeleteLooks like an 18 gun brig, about 100 tons. Just my size.
ReplyDeleteIt looks like the sails are all off the yardarms so they aren't going anywhere anytime soon.
ReplyDeleteThem ain't oars, thems me sisters.
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