James Braithwaite, the Supercargo - The Story of his Adventures Ashore and Afloat

Project Gutenberg's James Braithwaite, the Supercargo, by W.H.G. Kingston This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Title: James Braithwaite, the Supercargo The Story of his Adventures Ashore and Afloat Author: W.H.G. Kingston Illustrator: T.C. Dugdale Release Date: May 8, 2007 [EBook #21386] Language: English Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK JAMES BRAITHWAITE, THE SUPERCARGO *** Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England W.H.G. Kingston "James Braithwaite, the Supercargo" Chapter One. In Search of the “Barbara.” “What’s the name of the craft you want to get aboard, sir?” asked old Bob, the one-legged boatman, whose wherry I had hired to carry me out to Spithead. “The Barbara,” I answered, trying to look more at my ease than I felt; for the old fellow, besides having but one leg, had a black patch over the place where his right eye should have been, while his left arm was partially crippled; and his crew consisted of a mite of a boy whose activity and intelligence could scarcely make up for his want of size and strength.