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Re: Fusilers, Fog, and Mysterious Newcomers – and a Lovely Newfoundland Morning
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Sun, 20 Apr 2003 07:24:18 GMT
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In lugnet.pirates, Kenneth Tam writes:
> Good day, all.
>
> With new French threats apparantly on the prowl in the Pacific (this means
> Misérable, Mr. Dulin), Captain Carstairs of the Brickley's Cove squadron
> (such as it is) decided it an opportune time to strike at a privateer base
> at St. Pierre et Miquélon, just off the Newfoundland coast. Thus, on a
> lovely summer morning, he turned out every red-coated infantryman billeted
> in the cove – just about 60 men, not including irregulars – and took them
> aboard two cutters for the raid:
<snip>
That's an impressive force! I do like the torso designs.
> They are, of course, the Free-Slave Irregulars:
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=380148
Perhaps they know Jamaica Bob of Port Brique (front row, second from right)
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/rdulin/PortBrique/weareone13.jpg ?
> More pictures to come as I can get a camera again – these have been on the
> desktop for quite a while, but circumstance is filling my time with annoying
> distractions (mainly exams).
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> In any case, Britain remains strong in the North Atlantic! Well, relatively.
> As long as nothing with 28 guns makes a sojourn!
Well, if one was planning a long voyage, the Misérable would be the vessel
for the trip.
Actually, with the abundance of white BURPS at the moment, I'm considering a
major expedition *southwards*....
Cheers
Richie Dulin
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