Note 23 — Chapter IV
Reading edition
Footnote 23:
(return)
A spring is a rope taken usually from the quarter (one side of the stern) of a ship, to the anchor. By hauling upon it the battery is turned in the direction desired.
Reading edition
Footnote 23:
(return)
A spring is a rope taken usually from the quarter (one side of the stern) of a ship, to the anchor. By hauling upon it the battery is turned in the direction desired.