At least 25 percent of the crew had a venereal infection at any given time, |
Chief Seattle was invited aboard the Decatur as an honored guest on Oct. 31, 1855. He reviewed the great guns, and the cannonade was shown to him, |
Chief Seattle was invited aboard the Decatur as an honored guest on Oct. 31, 1855. He reviewed the great guns, and the cannonade was shown to him. |
I trust Phelps. There's work I have to do yet. |
It's 150 years ago, and it's a foreign country. |
That was a great courtesy. In the five-year cruise of the Decatur, this is the only time it happened with a native leader. Definitely a 'wow,' |
The Decatur is a vessel full of stories, |
This ship brought vice, violence, protection and cash into Seattle, |