"Chasse-maree" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... suddenly a French boat, with an officer and nine men armed with muskets, were seen alongside, having pulled up in the wake of the vessel. Before the French could have time to attack them, John Marks sprang on board the chasse-maree, and seizing a boat-stretcher, stood prepared to prevent any of the enemy from getting up the side. The astonishment of the Frenchmen gave time to the lieutenant and his three men to climb on board ...
— How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves - Updated to 1900 • W.H.G. Kingston |
