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Captain Marryat
Captain Frederick Marryat (10 July 1792 – 9 August 1848) was a Royal Navy officer, a novelist, and an acquaintance of Charles Dickens. He is noted today as an early pioneer of nautical fiction, particularly for his semi-autobiographical novel ''Mr Midshipman Easy'' (1836). He is remembered also for his children's novel ''The Children of the New Forest'' (1847), and for a widely used system of maritime flag signalling known as Marryat's Code. Early life and naval career Marryat was born in Great George Street, Westminster, London, the son of Joseph Marryat, a "merchant prince" and member of Parliament, as well as slave owner and anti-abolitionist, and his American wife, Charlotte, ''née'' von Geyer.J. K. Laughton, "Marryat, Frederick (1792–1848)", rev. Andrew Lambert, ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' (Oxford, UK: OUP, 2004Retrieved 2 January 2016.Charlotte was a daughter of Frederick Geyer of Boston and one of the first women admitted to membership of the Royal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Montgat
Montgat () is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of the Maresme in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the coast between Badalona (Barcelonès) and El Masnou, to the north-east of Barcelona Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci .... The town is both a tourist centre and a (somewhat exclusive) dormitory town for Barcelona. The C-31 ''autopista'', B-20 ''autopista'', the main N-II road and a RENFE railway line run through the town. Etymology There are several theories about the origin of his name, one of them being that the origin is Iberian, from "Mons-Cot", which means "Mount of Stone". In a document of the Monastery of San Pedro de las Puellas, the name "Monte Chato" appears. Demography References * Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Viv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyclostrema Cancellatum
''Cyclostrema cancellatum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Liotiidae. Description The size of the shell varies between 8 mm and 15 mm. The white, sublenticular shell is flattened convex above, more convex below. It contains oblique radiating riblets, interrupted by an obtuse peripheral rib The interstices of the riblets are finely spirally striated. The umbilicus has a moderate size. (Description by W.H. Dall) The thin, white shell has a planorboid shape with 3½ whorls. The radiating sculpture consists of about fifteen ridges, faint on the base and summit, making small nodules where they cross the fine spirals, and prominent and strong on the periphery between the three peripheral carinae. Other radiations are only due to lines of growth which are sometimes slightly elevated. The spiral sculpture consists of three prominent and strong peripheral ridges, of which the uppermost forms the chief periphery. The others are slightl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyclostrema
''Cyclostrema'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Liotiidae. ''Cyclostrema'' is a neuter word, but many authors have considered it feminine, including Captain Marryat himself. A complete revision of the family Liotiidae is under way (2013). Many species, now included in ''Cyclostrema'', will eventually end up outside the family Liotiidae. (pers. comm.) Description The characteristics of this genus are: The depressed shell is white, or uniformly colored. The body whorl is obliquely striate. The spire short. The aperture is circular. The umbilicus is very large with the volutions of the whorls visible within it. The surface contains spiral ridges and is cancellated. Species Species within the genus ''Cyclostrema'' include: * '' Cyclostrema alveolatum'' Jousseaume, 1872 (taxon inquirendum) * '' Cyclostrema amabile'' (Dall, 1889) * '' Cyclostrema annuliferum'' Dautzenberg, 1910 * '' Cyclostrema archeri'' Tryon, 1888 * '' Cyclostrema bibi'' Es ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Napoleonic Wars
The Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815) were a series of major global conflicts pitting the French Empire and its allies, led by Napoleon I, against a fluctuating array of European states formed into various coalitions. It produced a period of French domination over most of continental Europe. The wars stemmed from the unresolved disputes associated with the French Revolution and the French Revolutionary Wars consisting of the War of the First Coalition (1792–1797) and the War of the Second Coalition (1798–1802). The Napoleonic Wars are often described as five conflicts, each termed after the coalition that fought Napoleon: the Third Coalition (1803–1806), the Fourth (1806–1807), the Fifth (1809), the Sixth (1813–1814), and the Seventh (1815) plus the Peninsular War (1807–1814) and the French invasion of Russia (1812). Napoleon, upon ascending to First Consul of France in 1799, had inherited a republic in chaos; he subsequently created a state with stable financ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Humane Society
The Royal Humane Society is a British charity which promotes lifesaving intervention. It was founded in England in 1774 as the ''Society for the Recovery of Persons Apparently Drowned'', for the purpose of rendering first aid in cases of near drowning. History In 1773, physician William Hawes (physician), William Hawes (1736–1808) began publicising the power of artificial respiration and Tobacco smoke enema#Medical opinion, tobacco smoke enemas to resuscitate people who superficially appeared to have drowned. For a year he paid a reward out of his own pocket to any one bringing him a body rescued from the water within a reasonable time of immersion. Thomas Cogan, another English physician, who had become interested in the same subject during a stay at Amsterdam, where was instituted in 1767 a society for preservation of life from accidents in water, joined Hawes in his crusade. In the summer of 1774 Hawes and Cogan each brought fifteen friends to a meeting at the Chapter Coffee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orleans, Massachusetts
Orleans ( ) is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts situated along Cape Cod. The population was 6,307 at the 2020 census. For geographic and demographic information on the census-designated place Orleans, please see the article Orleans (CDP), Massachusetts. History Orleans was first settled in 1693 by Pilgrims from the Plymouth Colony who were dissatisfied with the poor soil and small tracts of land granted to them. Originally the southern parish of neighboring Eastham, Orleans was officially incorporated in 1797. Orleans was named in honor of Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, in recognition of France's support for the 13 colonies during the American Revolution, and because the town did not want an English name, as they had been captured twice by the British during the war. Early history, like much of the Cape, revolved around fishing, whaling and agriculture. As the fishing industry grew, salt works sprang up in the town to help preserve the catches. However, the to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
War Of 1812
The War of 1812 (18 June 1812 – 17 February 1815) was fought by the United States of America and its indigenous allies against the United Kingdom and its allies in British North America, with limited participation by Spain in Florida. It began when the United States declared war on 18 June 1812 and, although peace terms were agreed upon in the December 1814 Treaty of Ghent, did not officially end until the peace treaty was ratified by Congress on 17 February 1815. Tensions originated in long-standing differences over territorial expansion in North America and British support for Native American tribes who opposed US colonial settlement in the Northwest Territory. These escalated in 1807 after the Royal Navy began enforcing tighter restrictions on American trade with France and press-ganged men they claimed as British subjects, even those with American citizenship certificates. Opinion in the US was split on how to respond, and although majorities in both the House and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Spartan (1806)
HMS ''Spartan'' was a Royal Navy 38-gun fifth-rate frigate, launched at Rochester in 1806. During the Napoleonic Wars she was active in the Adriatic and in the Ionian Islands. She then moved to the American coast during the War of 1812, where she captured a number of small vessels, including a US Revenue Cutter and a privateer, the ''Dart''. She then returned to the Mediterranean, where she remained for a few years. She went on to serve off the American coast again, and in the Caribbean, before being broken up in 1822. Napoleonic Wars ''Spartan''s first captain was George Astle, but he was soon replaced by Captain Jahleel Brenton, who took ''Spartan'' to the Adriatic Sea for service in the Adriatic campaign. In May 1807, ''Spartan'' engaged ''Annibal'', two frigates ( ''Pomone'' and ''Incorruptible''), and the corvette ''Victorieuse'' off Cabrera in the Mediterranean. ''Spartan'' was very active in the region, attacking numerous French coastal convoys, towns and small warsh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Aeolus (1801)
HMS ''Aeolus'' was a 32-gun ''Amphion''-class fifth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy. She was launched in 1801 and served in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, and the War of 1812. Ordered during the last years of the French Revolutionary Wars, ''Aeolus'' was at first engaged in convoy work, before being sent out to the West Indies, where she took part in operations off Saint-Domingue and blockaded the French ships in the harbours. She was involved in the chase of the 74-gun ''Duquesne'' after she put to sea, and assisted in her capture. ''Aeolus'' returned to operate off the British coast, and was part of Sir Richard Strachan's squadron in late 1805. The squadron encountered part of the fleeing Franco-Spanish fleet that Nelson had decisively defeated two weeks previously at the Battle of Trafalgar, and after bringing them to battle, captured the entire force. After spending time off Ireland and North America, ''Aeolus'' was in the Caribbean in 1809, and took part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Chub (1807)
HMS ''Chub'' (or ''Chubb'') was a British Royal Navy ''Ballahoo''-class schooner of four 12-pounder carronades and a crew of 20. The prime contractor for the vessel was Goodrich & Co., in Bermuda, and she was launched in 1807. She and her crew were lost when she was wrecked in August 1812. __TOC__ Service ''Chub'' was commissioned in March 1807 under Lieutenant Wentworth Parsons Croke. ''Chub'' may have assisted at the invasion of Martinique between January and February 1809. If so, she does not appear among the vessels whose crews qualified for the Naval General Service Medal when the Admiralty awarded it in 1847. Lieutenant William Innes replaced Croke in June 1809 (who went on to command the schooner ), and was in turn replaced by Lieutenant Samuel Nisbett in 1812. On 5 March 1812 ''Chub'' left Bermuda to search for ''Mary'', Wilson, master, which had been sailing from Tobago to London. Admiral Sawyer had received information that ''Mary'' was in great distress from leaks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Atlas (1782)
HMS ''Atlas'' was a 98-gun second-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 13 February 1782. She was a built at Chatham Dockyard by Nicholas Phillips. History For some of the period between 1798 and 1802, she was under the command of Captain Theophilus Jones. In 1802 she was reduced to a 74-gun ship. In 1798, some of her crew were court-martialed for mutiny. She participated in the naval Battle of San Domingo on 6 February 1806, when she suffered eight killed and 11 wounded. Her captain was Samuel Pym, who had joined her the year before. In 1808, while off Cadiz and serving as the flagship of Rear Admiral Purvis, she came under fire from French batteries on many occasions. In all, she lost about 50 men killed and wounded. She was responsible for the destruction of Fort Catalina. ''Atlas'' was fitted as a temporary prison ship at Portsmouth Portsmouth ( ) is a port and city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire in southern England. The city of Por ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
