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I think it made sense for her to be on the station. It was the only place she wouldn't be looked upon as a mongrel or an enemy, and quality of life concerns had to override any increased for her being on the station instead of the planet.
Some of the way she was used was a little awkward, like her odd romance with Garak, but I don't find Dukat's affection for her awkward. His legitimate children had been jaded and hardened by Cardassian culture, and he was probably an absentee father. He was a fact to his legitimate children, a part of their status, rather than a loving presence. Ziyal was the only one in the galaxy capable of openly giving him affection.
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An historic architectural gem located on U-M's central campus, the Museum of Natural History houses three floors of permanent and temporary exhibits ranging from Michigan wildlife, prehistoric life-which includes the largest dinosaur collection in Michigan, anthropology, geology and evolution. The museum entrance facing North University is flanked by two bronze pumas sculpted in 1940 by Carleton Watson Angell, an artist who worked at the museum for 30 years. Angell was also the sculptor of the bronze doors and numerous bas reliefs on the facades of this building. The museum's grand rotunda has been listed on the National Registry of Historic Places.
The University of Michigan's Natural History collections were established in the mid-19th century and became significant with the donation of over 60,000 specimens by a world-traveling alumnus, Joseph Beal Steere, in the 1870's.
The current museum building was completed in 1928. Since the 1920s, the Museum has subdivided into four separate research museums: the Museums of Paleontology, Zoology, and Anthropology, and the University Herbarium. The Museum of Natural History, devoted exclusively to the development of exhibits and educational programs, was officially created in 1956, although public displays had been offered for some 80 years at that point.
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running 430 in 2D to test for sure if it would reset to lower setting
by trying to apply more stress/heat.
The theory being it would be okay running 390/430/820 IF 430/430/820 ran without problems, it does.
BTW the bfg stock 2D clock is 390.
As far as it goes anyway, I'm done with the bfg card, the leadtek
definately is king.
As expected it runs much better then the bfg.
cooler and faster!
Shame on bfg for ever putting out a garbage card.
IMO that was bad marketing strategy!
I see your reasoning, however you are confusing me again ?
A typical 5900XT card is set at 300/390/700, which is 300 in 2D, 390 in 3D and Memory at 700 all the time ! And the only other important speed in bios is throttling which is set at 375 ! So why your original bios would have 2D set at 390 baffles me ?
A 2D speed of 390 would be way too much overkill ?
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If not, then you speak nicely to that BFG card as it is all you have until Leadtek up and running !
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Thanks for all the interesting comments. Looks like not all the recollections were favorable! Ya gotta be thankful for all those who will take on the teaching of any and all, even when week after week the teacher can tell that on the part of some there has been no practicing! (Except for the curtsey and she STILL didn't get it right.)
English Country Garden! (Before I looked at the comments!) Mrs. Johnson would make me play it over and over and over and over again before my recital. Then we (I) would practice my curtsey for 10 minutes. Never did get that right!
Had to learn to play this one on the piano before quitting in the 8th grade to pursue the instruments with strings. (Little did I know at the time that I should have kept up both!)
Why, thank you, oddioman. . . hadn't thought about those dang red Thompson piano lesson books since I was 9-10 years old. Now I have a headache from trying to remember back that far! You a very funny person, I'll be humming Country Gardens all evening :))))
When I was 10 years old, my mama gave me piano lessons for 6 weeks until she found out I was going in the front door of the music teacher's house and out the back door to play at the creek for the hour....hence, I don't read music, so haven't a clue................
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – Senior Denise Beliveau (Framingham, Mass.) of the University of New Hampshire women's basketball team was selected to the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award Second Team. Beliveau is one of 10 national finalists from Division I institutions recognized for a commitment to excellence on the court, in the classroom and in the community.
Beliveau, who earned America East First-Team and All-Defensive team honors, capped off her impressive five-year career with another strong season this past winter, leading the Wildcats to their first winning season since the 2006 campaign. The senior forward was the only America East player to rank in the top five in both scoring and rebounding after finishing the regular season with 14.1 points and 8.6 rebounds per game.
Beliveau notched a league-best 10 double-doubles this season, five of them against America East opponents, and closed out the regular season ranked in the top-10 in nine statistical categories. The team co-captain finished her Wildcat career ranked sixth in scoring (1,365), fourth in rebounding (843) and third in steals (201).
The Massachusetts native also excelled in the classroom and was named to the 2011 and 2012 America East All-Academic Teams for her efforts. As a fifth-year senior, Beliveau graduated in 2010 with a degree in Exercise Science, holding a 3.51 GPA, and is currently working toward a graduate degree in Leadership and Children's Health and Disabilities. Beliveau has earned America East Honor Roll accolades four years, including Commissioner's Honor Roll two years, and was named to the Dean's List six semesters.
Beliveau is joined on the second team by UMBC's Michelle Kurowski, making the America East one of two conferences, along with the Pac 12, to have two players on the national teams.
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I joined the University of Birmingham in January 2010, after ten years of working in the theological college sector, the last five of them as Vice Principal. I now combine a variety of leadership responsibilities as Deputy Director of Education for the College of Arts and Law, Head of the Department of Theology & Religion and Director of the Edward Cadbury Centre with teaching and supervision in the Department of Theology & Religion, and research including the AHRC-funded Megachurches and Social Engagement in London project.
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If you're looking for family therapy in Wisconsin (WI) or for a Wisconsin (WI) family therapist these professionals provide family therapy services and structural family therapy services. They include family therapists and marriage family therapists. Therapists in Wisconsin (WI) using the techniques of 'family therapy' (also referred to as marriage and family therapy and family counseling) view change in terms of the systems of interaction between family members.
Family relationships often affect psychological well-being and, regardless of the origin of an issue, or whether it may be the "individual" or "family" who is presenting it, involving the family in the solution can be of great benefit. Families participate directly in sessions during which the family therapist helps conversations in a way that draws upon and builds the strengths, wisdom and support of the wider family unit.
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Even 20+ years later the Honda Transalp is regarded as one of the best all-around motorcycles ever made; comfortable, capable and reliable. Along with the BMW GS it was a defining pioneer in the modern adventure touring bike market. Also like the GS, it was meant to reflect the manufacturer's efforts in the distance rallies. This low-mile edition looks to be in great condition and ready to go just about anywhere. Find it here on eBay in San Pedro, California.
This 1987 XL600V has just 8,815 miles and appears to be in very good shape. The white fairing and body panels look mostly clean and sharp, as do the seat and the chrome pipes. Sellers notes indicate a recent service – there's new fluids, filters, battery, chain and tires. Were this bike destined for serious adventuring, we'd swap the plastic engine guard for something more robust and attach some after-market crash bars. And that missing handguard is a much needed.
With a fairly soft suspension, neutral upright seating, front disc brakes and integrated fairing there's comfort for laying down serious miles. A 21-inch front tire, 9 inches of ground clearance, Pro-link rear suspension with Showa monoshock, and standard equipment bash plate shows it's off-road roots and capabilities.
The 583cc four-stroke V-twin has four sparkplugs, six valves, 2 32mm Mikunis, and delivers a smooth 55 hp to the 5-speed. Watercooling keeps it reliable for all that hot desert scrambling. That rear plate looks like it may be from out of state.
The Transalp is a bike whose class and function everyone now recognizes. It simply never took off in the US, which may not have been ready for a true dual-purpose bike with great street and off-road capabilities. A huge seller for many years in Europe, the US got it for only two. We're not yet ready to call the US Transalp 'rare' but clean low-miles examples like this one are definitely scarce and sought after.
The first time I went to Europe when I was in my teens (early 90s) I saw these all over the place. In Switzerland, Italy, they were everywhere, as were Africa Twins.
Messengers ripping through the business districts of Milan and Bern with big document boxes mounted to the backs of these things, weaving in and out of traffic, going way to fast… they sounded soooo great.
I'm an old car guy… but this might be the only bike I ever own, along with a BMW GS of the same period. Go anywhere.
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Thanks for everyone's expertise, bickering, and whatnot. Hope everyone has a great day.
Would someone please shut this thread down?
There seems to be several people with their panties in a bunch.
Whatever happened to comment guidelines, BaT?
No problem Bob.
In the original thread fwd me everyone ignores him completely.
He also claims "I guess I'm the closest you'll get to that with my tear down at 1.2 million miles just to inspect the engine for wear…"
(that's a chain driven cam on the 1800 for reference. Pretty unlikely cam chain would survive without being sloppy even past 300k).
@Steve- my wife has an NX250 as well. We both love the bike. Took me a while to find a nice one. All these types of Honda dual purpose bikes were great. Her's is liquid cooled, six speed, electric start and amazingly reliable. It will touch 90mph on a dirt road and pull thru the sand at Pismo without heating up at all (w/ the right tires of course). Not bad for a simple 250 enduro. Suprisingly uncommon- even the motorcycle dealer at Bert's- a 20 year veteran motorcycle dealer in LA- had never heard of one.
@AnotherBob, I fwd that to a friend of mine who remembered Chuck 211.
Said he claimed to have ridden two million miles on a Gold Wing and was finally exposed as a troll.
Love those Transalps, though I seem to recall the later year(s) having more displacement? That explains the additional horsepower others have mentioned.
As far as BMW reliability goes, have ridden 2 beemers (R1150 RS and 1100GS) to near a 100K each, but both needed new transmissions, shaft drive, Stator, and the RS a new rear suspension, etc. I've got 90K on a V-Strom with nothing but new drive chains, 70K on a Concours with no parts replaced, and 62K on a KLR with nothing replaced but the chains and sprockets (obviously brake pads on all these, oil, etc.). I'd put my money on the Japanese.
@Mr. Shrike – a 130hp Bimmer drivetrain pushing an extra 500 lbs of trike curbweight is probably not a good indicator of OEM drivetrain reliability.
As I mentioned before, Gold Wings are kind of an anomaly and there are parking lots full of Gold Wings with 50k miles on them, but of the Japanese manufacturers, Honda alone has pumped out several times more Gold Wings than BMW has total motorcycles.
But of the total liter bikes (vs scoots, 250cc commuters, etc) produced by Japan, a very tiny percentage make it down the long highway to 50,000 miles. Its rare.
And its not quite so rare for BMWs.
Anyway, nice Transalp, complete with clean skidplate.
I've had a '90 Transalp for a good while, after years of yearning for the fire roads when I was traveling on big-bore streetbikes (an FJ1200 makes a poor fire-road bomber) or dreading the interstates when riding smaller d/p bikes (XT350), and it's been great.
Two-up touring with luggage and all is no problem, nice wind protection, reliable, a hoot in the twisties…and when you see a fire road reaching off into the limitless blue horizon, zoom zoom.
It's heavy for its class, has annoying rubber-mounted bars, is no king of power and is covered with expensive, easy-to-crack plastic, but by god, damn the torpedoes, point it in the direction you want to go, and just go.
I remember following a BMW GS rider once on a small Northern California backroad – he zipped over a blind, off-camber rise, and I followed – only to find that it turned to gravel on the other side! And me riding two-up with plenty of gear. No problem – just relax, the flexi-flyer 'Alp just wiggled a bit, and took it in stride. It's more Barcalounger than scalpel, but once you get used to trusting the stable, reliable handling, and moderate, predictable power, it's easy to ride surprisingly quickly in the dirt, even fully loaded.
Sadly, my short inseam might mitigate an amicable parting from the old gal (it's tippy-toes all the way for me when stopping), but maybe I'll just get a leg extension instead. Or tall shoes.
Yeah, I forgot to mention anything about the posted bike-I've always like these, and I'm stumped at Honda's refusal, even now, to import them. Like BMW hasn't shown the market for a dual sport? Go figure….
Nice road test report on the RR 'Calijags'-sounds like a hoot-but it's been my thought that the price was held artificially low, considering all the electronic hi-techery and best-in-class hp numbers, in order to wrest market share from the Japanese race-replica competition, and they would slowly raise prices with each new model year. It's easy, after all, to spend 20k on a new 1200GS. Also, I think that the ABS is officially an 'option', though I'd guess you'd have a difficult time finding one without it, and ABS-equipped bikes are actually closer to 16k retail.
Even at that price, tho, BMW seems to be doing something right. In a depressed market, their bike sales were up 12% globally last year, and read this concerning RR sales in the U.S.:
"Perhaps the most striking news though is the fact that the new S1000RR superbike dominated liter bike sales in the United States, and even outsold the R1200GS here domestically, making 2010 a very successful year for BMW not only on the balance sheet, but also as proof that the Germans can sell bikes that aren't featured in Long Way Around."
Pretty amazing. Now watch for that SS1000r price creep-an extra 2k per unit would do nothing to hurt the bottom line! (-:
Yeah. Tongue in cheek, sorry, should've put the smiley on there. I know the hawks have solid engines but i've got to believe that if you've got 62 other bikes, surely there's one there less punishing on the highway than the Honda Hawk.
I cant help but interject here. you don't see many Japanese bikes with over 50k because most people buy them as playthings, and not long term transport.
a K75 was my first and only foray into BMW bikes. i bought it for its reputation of long term reliability. aside from sub-par performance, it had all kinds of niggling reliability issues. sold it after about 15k miles.
i had an 86 VFR that i put 165k miles on. it was not babied in any way. nothing more than valve adjustments every 50k and it was still running strong when i sold it. replaced it with a Hawk GT in 1997 for daily transportation. never any problems and still have it. i've put about 50k miles on my FZ6 so far and it still looks, feels, and performs like new. i've had many, many more bikes, but usually sell them at around 25k miles because i'm looking for a new experience, not because the bikes are used up.
that said, i love Transalps and NX's. there were so many cool and interesting bikes from the 80's. so may choices, so little garage space . . .
lol. Now I'm calling bullshit. No one in the bike business for 30 years puts 100k on a Hawk GT.
let's see that odometer.
@CycleMikey, You're right. I'll retract that. My earlier statement "Its relatively rare to see a Japanese liter plus bike with over 50,000 miles on it. " is more accurate.
There are of course parking lots full of Goldwings with that mileage on them, and air cooled bikes with proper maintenance can last a long time.
I'll offer the only K75 on eBay in pre-buttal.
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Go find me one on ebay and I'll agree with you.
lol. i caught that tongue in cheek, didn't mean to be a prick, just comes naturally. ;-)
The S1000RR felt extremely light. I didn't track it, so I can't comment on that, but just in parking lot positioning it felt well balanced and light.
Had some kind of wheelie control on it that banged the front end down like a hammer on I didn't like. You could probably turn that off if you read the manual or even weren't texting during the briefing.
Some things on there that were surprising, why build what you claim is a full race bike with ABS? Even though you can turn it off, its twelve pounds of weight no racer will ever use.
I didn't really get a chance launch it off the line, but I did taste the high end briefly and it seemed very stable at speeds.
Put that engine and brakes on a two-up touring bike and I think you've got a winner – (imagine being able to 0-60 at 2.5 seconds with two 200lb riders on the bike), but at $14k, I'm not sure you'll be converting too many potential R1 buyers.
And my other bike is a V-max.
That is a beautiful bike!
I'll defer to your (vastly) greater knowledge of, well, all things motoring-and I'll agree that even a modern BMW boxer motor will last many more miles than a typical Japanese bike-so I guess I was referring to the ancillary parts of a new BMW. If I were to embark on a round the world trip without the safety net of a film crew and factory support, particularly if I were going to Africa or SA, I'd probably be looking long and hard at an Airhead GS.
How was that S1000RR btw?
I should add as a caveat to bike purchasers that there is no easier vehicle to manipulate mileage on than a motorcycle… most odometers can be off the bike in fifteen minutes, I've gotten lots of bikes whose paperwork stashed in toolkits, sissybar zippers packs, etc belayed their stated mileage.
Having ridden the first metallic urine S1000rr in California (with -139 miles on it at the time), I'll agree that's a technology-leading bike, but BMW has historically targeted long run reliability over maximum performance.
Sure, every 1150/1200 needs a clutch at 60k just like the K bikes all need a spline, but you really never see original-engined Japanese bikes with over 50,000 miles on them.
Of course its not all equivalent… bimmers have an older, more conservative-riding owner set, etc, but having seen thousands of bikes go at auctions/shows, the highest mileage Japanese bike I've ever seen was a re-engined 1992 178k mile Concourse. And during that time I've seen at least ten similar era K75 bikes with over 500k on the original case.
And while you can't change a valve cover gasket in ten minutes like you could on a boxer, the new touring Bimmers are still more roadside-maintenance friendly than similar Asian bikes.
Friend had one – nice idea, very comfy but also very underpowered.
As far as BMW final drive failure, that is/was a relatively recent phenomena, limited to basically one series of bikes and rectified. The culprit was a bad bunch of bearings as I remember.
And NO new bikes, save maybe the Enfield, are simple! But I imagine Mr Calijags was referring to pre-oilhead GS's.
powermatic has it right – BMW had a history of reliability until the paralever rear suspension. I currently own 3 and I really like them but reliability is athing of the past
I had one of these bikes. Bought it from a guy in the middle of nowhere at a great price. I made over a grand on it when I sold it several years later. Great bike, but sometimes the carbs wee hard to keep balanced. Only ever saw 1 other guy in town riding one.
I often found notes on the tank asking to buy it when I wanted to sell.
I can remember when I was Young and these were a year old they used to be art the local honda dealer on super discounts because no one was buying them. I sold mine for more than the "new last year model" price from back then.
@ Calijags-
Google 'BMW final drive failure', or 'ring antenna', and that legendary reliability might not be so impressive-and the way BMW corporate handles the issue(s) even less so. And if you think the newest liter-and-above BMWS are "simple" you haven't had a test ride for awhile.
I've ridden BMWs many thousands of miles, but at this juncture I'd probably go Japanese if 'reliability' was my only concern.
Maryland tag on that bike. They are larger than most state motorcycle tags and numbers and letter match there scheme and color.
@Mongosdad, one might argue that BMW (motorcycle, not car) reliability is legendary also.
Its relatively rare to see a Japanese liter plus bike with over 50,000 miles on it.
Its relatively common to see a BMW liter plus bike with over 50,000 miles on it.
Some of the difference is due to positioning (rocket vs touring), etc, but the bikes in general are very simple and well built.
Nice bike, I still have one an89 that has served me well on many trips. A well mannered bike with good ergos. Just one small correction, the 87 had 50 hp and the 89 and 90 had 55 hp. Great bikes and trhis one looks good. There is lots of info on these bikes and a large following. cheers for a great site Mike
Nice bikes I still have a 89, done lots of miles on her, just one correction, the 87 only had 50 hp the 89 and 90 had 55 hp
I have this bike's baby brother the NX250, and it is a great bike. Same basic bike with a 250 engine. Water-cooled and six-speed. Great for enduro riding.
That color scheme makes me think of a BMW M-series…
Nice bike!
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New York City's Signature Theatre Company has added some star power to its line-up: Frank Gehry.
The Los Angeles-based architect is designing a $60 million permanent home for the 19-year-old, off-Broadway theater company inside a glass tower now rising at West 42nd Street and 10th Avenue, one block east of Signature's current location. The theater company originally had planned to move to a freestanding venue the World Trade Center site but backed out due to costs and complications.
N.Y.C. is contributing $25 million toward construction of the new 70,000-square-foot performing arts space; the remaining balance will come from private investors. In addition to bringing Signature closer to Theater Row, the venue will be four times larger than the company's current home, which contains a single 160-seat auditorium. The new facility will feature a 299-seat end-stage theater and two 199-seat flexible theaters. It also will have a shared lobby, dual-rehearsal studios, administrative offices, a bookstore, and a café.
Signature Center, as it's called, will be located at the base of a now-under-construction 59-story residential and hotel tower. Designed by Arquitectonica and Ismael Leyva Architects, the $800 million, 1.2-million-square-foot high-rise will have 800 units, with 160 of them geared toward low-income families. The tower, which is being developed by The Related Companies, is scheduled to open in 2011.
The new Signature Center will debut in 2012. "Our goal was to design the spaces to support their mission of creating innovative theater," said Gehry in a statement. "We're all very excited about the direction we've taken and are looking forward to watching the first performance."
Gehry's other projects in N.Y.C. include the IAC Building, completed in 2007, and the 76-story Beekman Tower, which is now under construction.
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Early Friday morning, police responded to a gang-related gunfight at East 71st Street and Donald Avenue.
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Go to Mexico and demand your United States constitutional rights and see what happens.
"Greene County Special Circuit Court Judge Houston L. Brown" Do you think he might be just the least bit biased? Unless he's from a different Greene county.
"The city missed out on weeks of the larger reimbursement period and was late in beginning major cleanup because of a fight between Bell and the council over whom to hire for the job."
There's the problem, right there.
How did the system fail them? They failed themselves by not applying for legal citizenship and sneaking in over the border. Yep, you're right Mexico has problems, probably because most of their citizens are here instead of there trying to fix whats wrong in their own country. The man in the article from Guatemala would LOVE to become a citizen so much that after being here for 15 years he still has to speak through an interpreter. And yes, I think the Border Wall is a great idea, please take all my tax money and spend it on the wall instead of supplying free housing, food and medical care to illegal aliens, or use it to help the disabled and elderly American citizens.
Doesn't the county have a legal office with attorneys paid by the county on staff? All you see in the news is they are hiring an outside legal firm to handle some lawsuit. If the county attorneys can't handle the county's legal problems, fire them and hire competent people.
" ...invest its capital funds..." Isn't that what caused this mess to begin with?
But can't pedophiles claim that they were born that way too? Not saying that pedophilia is right, but to use "born this way" to justify behavior cuts both ways.
I would be in favor of the "duck and goose roundup" if it was extended to include public officials. Now there's something that would truly be for the public good.
The democrats want a republican to resign. Wow, what a shock. The next thing you know, the republicans will want a democrat to take a hike.
Maybe if the Birmingham mayor and some council members had put forth half as much effort towards the clean up, instead of setting up deals for their friends and family members, Birmingham would not be behind.
"We've made a genuine effort to offer work to anybody who wants to work,"
I think this sentence covers everything, especially the last four words. Why not offer to hire the people that live in the area to clean it up? I wish someone would have offered to pay me to clean up my place and help my neighbors clean up theirs, course we are used to working.
We'll see how quick he wants to be recognized starting this Monday. Most of what he will say will have the words "fifth amendment" in it.
Should read "$5,000 fine for the first offense and turned over to the federal authorities for deportation, $10,000 fine for the second offense and turned over to the federal authorities for deportation, $15,000 fine for the third offense and turned over to the federal authorities for deportation".
Hey, at least it's minority owned! And I'm sure that her company being appointed by Bell as consultants had NOTHING to do with it. Probably no money changed hands at all, or any that you can easily trace anyway.
Wish they would have had that ADHD and bi-polar stuff when I was in school. Of course if my old man had ever had to come to the school about something I had done my next stop would have been the funeral home.
I'll offer a prayer that he is in the deepest pit in the eight circle on Hell being force fed on ham sandwiches while being sodomized by Hogzilla.
The COE does not provide kickbacks nor will it pay Bell's kith and kin millions as "consultants" and COE has audit trails on every dollar (it is tax money, ya' know). That is why the COE was not chosen. A lot of the tornado damage in other areas is semi cleared by now. The 'Ham looks almost the same as the day it happened, and will look much the same this time next month. The only change will be that the contract money will be gone.
A "happy dance"? After he said "El Presidente, now build one on your side, just to make sure".
They left out that he always buys a box of Girl Scout cookies every year too!
I didn't say anything racist. I don't think that Obama taking a helicopter look see, on his way to another vacation, is going to help in any way. It has already been offically declared a disaster area. What will him seeing it in person accomplish? This is just another presidential photo op, just as it would have been for Bush or Clinton. Total waste of tax dollars that could be put to better use helping folks here who have lost everything. You are a complete anal area, and probably a racist to boot.


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In September 1746 the Directors of the Zeeland Chamber decide on the construction of six new ships. For one of these cargo vessels the Zeeland Director, Jan van Borssele, who holds many important functions in Middelburg, may think up a name. This does not require much imagination, for in this period a new VOC ship is usually named after a country-seat or estate. Van Borssele does not deviate from this tradition and he names this East Indiaman after the manor Geldermalsen, owned by his family.
Construction begins in October 1746 under the direction of boss Hendrik Raas. The measurements of the ship are impressive: 42 feet wide, 150 feet long (appr. 12 by 42 meters) and a capacity of 1.150 metric tons (500 'last'). Nine months later delivery takes place, on 10 July 1747.
It will be more than a year before the GELDERMALSEN leaves for the Indies on her maiden voyage, but on 16 August 1748, captain Willem Mareeuw van den Hoek can cast off. The crew will have to load and unload many times. First in Batavia, where the GELDERMALSEN puts into port on 31 March 1749. After that she leaves for Japan on 21 June, where she arrives on 2 August. Once again new cargo is taken on board. On 31 October the ship embarks on the voyage back to Batavia, where she arrives on 10 January 1750.
Via Cheribon (March 1750) and Bantam (April) the GELDERMALSEN is now directed to Canton to take in goods for Surat. That, again, is quite a voyage and in China it takes months to collect the proper merchandise. Finally, the GELDERMALSEN leaves for Gujarat where she arrives on 8 March 1751, after having successfully warded off an attack by pirates off the coast of Goa. Once more loading and unloading, departure on 15 April. Via Cochin and Malacca the ship now sails back to Canton, where on 21 July 1751, the GELDERMALSEN can join the other ships of the VOC who are waiting there to be loaded.
The GELDERMALSEN's new destination is the Netherlands. A new crew comes on board; mostly they have come along on the STANDVASTIGHEID from Batavia. The new captain is Jan Diederik Morel, who finds many failures in the GELDERMALSEN, in spite of the fact that she is still quite new. He sends for spare parts from the VRIJBURG and the STANDVASTIGHEID, for compasses and maps, while a message is sent to Batavia that the cruiser who will tranship the gold in the Sunda Straits should also take on twenty barrels of drinking water, since many of the water vessels on board the GELDERMALSEN are found to be mouldy.
Batavia has not sent along any foodstuffs for the return voyage, and as much 'ordinary' food as possible is collected from other ships. All in all, this is sufficient for five months. In that time the ship can reach the Cape and stock up on fresh provisions. The daily menu from now on will consist mainly of rice and beans. For the ship's cabin and the sick-bay there are some extra supplies: rice and wheat, 20 live pigs and 4 oxen, 370 pounds of powdered sugar, 5 pounds of spices, 10 pounds of mustardseed, 153 litres of brandy and 270 litres of white wine.
Prior to departure, the clerks in Canton are compiling inventories. Thus the ship is armed with 24 iron cannons and 2 cannons of bronze, 36 rifles and pistols, 100 hand grenades, 25 broadswords, 27 pikes, 3.000 pounds of gunpowder and anything else needed to maintain and use such an arsenal. For troublesome seamen 18 shackles and 24 manacles are taken along.
In the ship's cabin, where apart from the captain a paying passenger also has his quarters, there are 4 dishes, 1 salt cellar, 1 mustardpot, a chamber pot, one cup for jenever, one beaker and a pint-bottle for beer, all this made of pewter, a copper candlestick, a table cloth, 4 pillows, a bell and a small clock, a Bible, a cathechism, a New Testament, a book of psalms, a house-book and the 'Practicq der Godsaligheyt', another devotional book. Also taken along for the ship's cabin and sick-bay are 50 extra porcelain plates, dishes and bowls. A chest with 165 rixdollars is intended for unexpected expenses.
The paying passenger is an Englishman, one Richard Bagge, an independent merchant who can reach Batavia quickly in this way, by transferring onto the waiting ship with the gold. There are more Englishmen on board, namely 16 deserting seamen, who have been taken on by Morel in Canton. This is highly unusual, for as a rule the various European companies adhere to the agreement not to take away each other's crews.
On 31 October, between 9 and 1O o'clock at night, Englishmen climb on board the STANDVASTIGHEID. According to the VOC, they behaved so badly that 'satisfaction' by their superiors is called for. However, the merchants of the English company refuse to consider this and by way of revenge the VOC engages 36 Englishmen, who are only too willing since this will bring them back to Europe sooner. Sixteen seamen are taken on board the GELDERMALSEN.
On 18 December 1751, three weeks later than the AMSTELVEEN who will reach home safely in July 1752, the GELDERMALSEN leaves Canton. There are 112 people on board.
It is Monday 3 January 1752. After 16 days' sailing the GELDERMALSEN is near the 55th minute latitude, just above the equator. At half past three in the afternoon captain Morel emerges from his cabin. There is no reason whatsoever to think of a catastrophe: the weather is fine and there is a calm northerly wind. Morel asks the boatswain and third watch Christoffel van Dijk, who is on duty at the moment, how the situation is with regard to the orientation point 'Het Ruyge Eiland'. The boatswain answers that the island is visible to the north-west of the ship. The captain says that at this point of the route Geldria's (or Gelderse) Droogte has been passed and he gives instructions to set a southerly course.
At six o'clock, just before dark, third watchman Jan Delia and two cadets, Arie van Dijk and Anthony van Grauw, climb up for a lookout. There is no land in sight. One hour later boatswain Urbanus Urbani is at work with the anchors.
It is now dark, but just in front of the ship he suddenly observes breakers. He manages to shout that the helm should be hard over, but it is already too late, for with a loud noise the GELDERMALSEN crashes onto a reef.
The captain shouts his orders: give way on the mizzen sheet, haul on the main sheet, haul on the starboard main sheet! The ship luffs from south to east and manages to get loose from the reef. In the confusion Morel gives instructions to haul on the starboard foresheet, but because of this faulty manoeuvre the ship once more pays off towards the south and runs aground again. Because of the enormous shock the main topmast falls down, the rudder gets out of the braces and the tiller breaks off. From one moment to the next the ship is making 14 feet of water.
Yet she manages to loosen herself a second time. A first attempt to cast the big anchor fails. It breaks off and the 'thuy' anchor is cast. The sea here is 25 fathoms deep. The GELDERMALSEN stays afloat but water is still pouring in, for the fore-part of the ship has completely cracked.
At the hind part 'barge and boat' are lowered, but this is apparently done rather carelessly, for the boat is seriously damaged by this action. Captain Morel has the sick brought on board the barge and orders some members of the crew, among whom Christoffel van Dijk, to take place in the other lifeboat. At half past twelve in the night the damaged ship capsizes. Some of the crew members who have jumped overboard manage to reach the lifeboat, but in 1752 most seamen are unable to swim. Attempts to pick up more seamen are of no avail, due to darkness.
The next morning nothing of the ship or her remaining crew can be seen. The 32 castaways set sail.
On 10 January, after a week of hardship, the two open boats reach the island of Edam and the next day they arrive in Batavia. Boatswain Christoffel van Dijk, the highest in rank of the survivors, is not given a very warm welcome. In Batavia his account causes quite astir, as well as suspicion. Why haven 't more men been saved? Why has the captain at the last moment passed along papers and two writing-drawers full of rixdollars, but not the chest of gold? Perhaps the survivors stole the gold and keep it hidden somewhere? Time and time again Christoffel van Dijk has to tell exactly what happened, and on 17 January he and the other third watch Urbanus Urbani are sharply questioned by the Judge Advocate General.
The Hoge Regering has every reason for wanting a thorough investigation into the mysterious accident. How is it possible to run aground in such familiar waters with so much traffic? The location of the reefs and sandbanks is known. The seamaps of this area are quite detailed, there are complete drawings of the coastal profiles. What can possibly have happened?
As usual at noon sun's height is measured and the latitude is calculated to be 55 minutes northern latitude, just above the equator. The entire afternoon, exactly on the hour, a depth of 20 to 25 fathoms is logged when heaving the lead. Christoffel van Dijk states that he observes to the North-West the coastline of 'Het Ruyge Eiland', a fixed orientation point. Was the boatswain sufficiently experienced? He may have made a simple mistake. Perhaps he was deceived by the clear sky and was it not even 'Het Ruyge Eiland' at all. Seamaps of that period are known to deviate considerably compared with modern maps. Moreover, it was no easy task to determine exactly the distance travelled and to plot this on a map. Though the instruments available to the 18th century captain enabled him to measure the latitude fairly accurately, the longitude was much harder to determine.
Merely on the basis of Van Dijk's observation the captain concludes at half past three that Geldria's Droogte has already been passed. Too soon he sets the new southerly course and after 3 1/2 hours the disaster takes place. Or should even that part of Van Dijk's tale be doubted and was it not the captain but he himself who decided on the change of course ? We will never know. The reports show that none of the crew members knows exactly where the ship has sunk. It seems logical to think of Geldria 's Droogte, because that is the part of the normal sailing route where dangerous cliffs are located.
The interrogation of Christoffel Van Dijk is very thorough. He describes how the GELDERMALSEN ran aground twice, with the forepart of the ship breaking during the second collision, and how the captain then ordered the sick to be brought on board the barge and Christoffel Van Dijk and a few others to take to the other lifeboat . The captain himself, together with the main body of seamen remained on the poop, because (according to the report) the lifeboat was leaking. It is dark and the GELDERMALSEN continues to take water. Morel does not give any maps or compasses to the men in the leaking lifeboat, but instead Company papers and two writing-drawers containing rixdollars. And a barrel of ship's biscuits. On second thought a pair of compasses is lowered on a sounding-line. Does he still believe at that moment that the GELDERMALSEN will not sink ? The barge, with 22 people on board, among whom a quartermaster who does have maps with him, drifts away from the GELDERMALSEN. At half past twelve at night they see the big ship capsize. Crew members jump overboard, but hardly anybody can swim. Only a handful manage to reach the lifeboat. The barge is too far away. Soon only the mizzen-mast of the GELDERMALSEN remains above water.
At daybreak the survivors set sail and leave. On board the barge there are a quartermaster, a constable's mate, 19 seamen and third watch Urbanus Urbani. In the leaking boat there are Christoffel Van Dijk, seven seamen, a carpenter and another quartermaster. Fortunately, they have four waterbuckets for bailing. The provisions on board consist only of a barrel of ship's biscuits and a Chinese piglet which they had managed to grab out of the sea, one of the twenty live pigs on board. There is no drinking-water and it takes them four days to reach the coast of South-East Sumatra. There they fill the now empty biscuit-barrel with drinkingwater and sail on to Batavia, where they reach the island of Edam on 10 January.
Why did the castaways take along papers and rixdollars, but not the valuable chest of gold? Christoffel van Dijk declares that they never even saw it . Hatcher found the gold not in the wreck, but beside it. That fits in with the story of one of the survivors, the steward of Morel, a seaman by the name of Arnold. He tells how he, together with someone else, was ordered by Morel to get a chest from the cabin. The two men lugged the heavy chest on deck, and according to Arnold this must have contained gold because of its weight. They take their burden as far as the side-rope and what happens then is anybody's guess, for at that moment the GELDERMALSEN begins to capsize and Arnold jumps overboard.
Degradation Batavia thinks this an unlikely story. They wonder to what extent the witnesses are telling the truth. Besides, the survivors have acted against the rules by sailing away without making any further rescue attempts. Christoffel Van Dijk is severely reprimanded on this point. Batavia writes to the Dutch Directors that the lifeboat has left the GELDERMALSEN far too soon; by doing so, Van Dijk failed to save any of the officers or 'the most virtuous crew who stayed on board with the captain'. Batavia really thinks that Van Dijk deserves severe punishment, at least if there is sufficient proof of his guilt. As for now, the boatswain is degraded and it is as an ordinary seaman, without payor goods, that he sails to the Netherlands in 1752 on the return ship the PASGELD. Obviously there his account is sufficiently convincing, for shortly afterwards his name appears once more on the Company's muster-roll, although he then earns only 14 guilders a month as third master, whereas as boatswain on the GELDERMALSEN he earned a salary of fl. 26. As regards the gold, his name has now been cleared, 233 years after the event.
Of the crew members, 32 survived the shipwreck; the other 80 went down with the ship. There is no complete list of crew members of the GELDERMALSEN, though there is a ship's list of the STANDVASTIGHEID, part of whose crew transferred onto the GELDERMALSEN in Canton. On this list those who drowned in the shipwreck have later been noted. There are also data from other records. Although the AMSTELVEEN, due to the sudden halving of the annual supply made a record profit, the VOC naturally suffered a loss from the wreck. The entire cargo, valued at fl. 714.963, was lost, plus the gold at a value of fl. 68.135. The ship's hull is recorded as worth fl. 100.000. A total loss of nearly nine hundred thousand guilders.
The discovery by Captain Michael Hatcher.
When a ship has lain in water for 233 years, not much is left of it. Only objects of durable material, such as gold, bronze and of course porcelain can survive such a period. Nevertheless, Hatcher and his men, while digging up these treasures, have swum around in a gigantic teapot. It is worth dwelling on this, and to remind ourselves of the important fact that this VOC ship carried tea as her most important cargo. At present attention is naturally focused on the porcelain and gold, but for the Chamber of Zeeland, which was the GELDERMALSEN's destination, the tea, 686.997 pounds, meant the prospect of a profit of about four hundred thousand guilders.
Not much has remained of the packing material, the wooden chests and the bales but the tea itself, originally a several meters' thick layer, has thickened and thickened again, thus forming a soft protective layer for the rich cargo underneath. For the time to come Hatcher will probably sicken at the mere thought of tea...
What is it the divers have brought to the surface? We can distinguish three categories: objects belonging to the ship's inventory, gold and the collection of porcelain.
I can not discuss the first category in detail. The interpretation of these objects is a specialism by itself, but it is clear that they form a special component in the whole story of the GELDERMALSEN. It is a pity, therefore, that Hatcher has paid little attention to a detailed registration of his finds: where exactly was the bronze ship's
bell lying, were the copper candlestick and the remains of the wineglass lying close together? Every underwater archaeologist might ask numerous questions with regard to one small find, for it is precisely these kind of details that tell us more about life on board, the organization, the use of the object in question, the crewin short, it helps us to gain more insight into all these matters about which so very little is known. Every minute and seemingly insignificant object may be 'a historical time capsule'. By lifting a find out of its context something of its tale is irrevocably lost and this detracts from its value. A good example of this is the candlestick recovered by Hatcher. It is a heavily encrusted, but still easily recognisable model with a drip-catcher in the middle and a probably detachable upper part. The green oxidation testifies to the copper used in the alloy. In the list of cabin's goods such a candlestick is mentioned. But have captain Morel and his passenger sipped their brandy by the light of this candle ? We will never know, because we have no information on the location of the find. Perhaps there were more candlesticks of this kind on board. The same applies to the pewter wine jug, the remains of a wineglass and the mounting of a ship's chest. Outside their context they are isolated objects which do have a certain general historical value because of the precise dating, but are unable to tell us more about the people who owned them or the situation in which they were used.
Hatcher has further recovered two bronze cannons, the only two on board, according to the inventory. There were also 24 iron cannons, but they have suffered far more from the sea water. One of the cannons bears the VOC monogram of the Amsterdam Chamber and the inscription: MN---- NOORDENE LANDGRAVE (?) AMSTELODAMI A 1702. The digit 1656 indicates the weight in pounds.
The other cannon, with the VOC monogram and the R of the Rotterdam Chamber, has a more legible inscription, which says: ME FECIT QUIRIN DE VISSER ROTERODAMI 1705. The weight indicated is 1702 pounds. Both cannons have two handles in the shape of a curving leaping dolphin. The dates indicate that they were not especially made for the GELDERMALSEN. It is even doubtful whether they were on board at all when the ship first sailed for Asia. In Batavia and on the way the armament of a ship was frequently changed.
The ship's bell, however, is an integral part of the ship and during the voyage determines the rhythm on board. The ship's communications system revolves around it and everyone on board knows its specific sound. Hatcher has recovered the 47 cm high bell of the GELDERMALSEN and it is obvious that this bell was cast specifically for this ship. It bears the inscription: ME FECIT CIPRIANUS CRANS JANSZ ANNO 1747, and is decorated with birds, acanthus leaves and vinescrolls in bands below and above the text. It will be displayed in the Zeeuws museum in Middelburg, as a gift from Hatcher and his crew.
Finally, there is the crockery on board the ship. Tens of 'baardman' jugs of German stoneware in various sizes, some indeed with the well-known bearded face in relief, but most of them undecorated with a somewhat spotty brown glaze. High jugs with a small handle, glazed bluish-grey, also German stoneware, some with a letter or digit in blue. A series of wine bottles, the well-known bulging model with a high kick. The salt has caused many of them to crack, but others still have their contents. The four Delftware gallipots, a big wide one and three smaller high ones, may have belonged to the inventory of the sick-bay.
For the history of Asiatic ceramics the many martavans are interesting: storage jars for water, oil, preserved vegetables and other items. They are made of thick, brown-glazed stoneware and were traditionally manufactured in South-Chinese kilns. There are various types in Hatcher's find: the low, bulging model with a wide shoulder and tapering at the bottom, the higher pear-shaped model and a small martavan with a clearly pronounced shoulder and a slightly outward-curving wall which only narrows at the bottom. The study of martavans has lately become a subject of renewed interest. They have been used throughout South-East Asia for many centuries as storage jars, and sometimes, as handed-down family heirlooms, they were even believed to have magical powers. Dated pieces, such as these of the GELDERMALSEN are rare and very welcome for further study.
The second category of Hatcher's find is, of course, the most spectacular: the gold. As Hatcher himself tells in an interview: this is the dream of every diver, the classical children's story of shipwrecks and hidden treasures. It is already an adventure in itself to see such a fairytale come true.
As a matter of fact, Hatcher was lucky. The period during which the return ships carried gold on part of their route was relatively brief: from 1735 until 1760. And of all these ships 'only' two were shipwrecked: the ENKHUIZEN in 1741 and the GELDERMALSEN in 1752. The AMSTELVEEN, for instance, who sailed for the Netherlands three weeks before the GELDERMALSEN, did not have any gold on board at all.
In all, the GELDERMALSEN carried 147 pieces of gold. Hatcher has found 125 of them. There are 107 rectangular bars and 18 so-called shoes or boats of a more or less oval shape with upright ends. The shoes measure 5.5 x 3 x 3 cm, the bars 8 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm. Bars and shoes each weigh approximately 370 grams or 10 Chinese thaels. All the gold is extremely pure, about 20 to 22 carats, and stamped with Chinese quality seals. On the shoes we see one or two round seals with the character 'ji', which means 'luck' . The bars have two square seals bearing the character 'yuan' and a gourd-shaped seal with the signs 'yuan ji bao' , meaning 'gold block' or 'valuable' .63 In letters in which the buying-in of gold is mentioned, we read that most of it was bought through the Hong merchant Tsja Hongqua, who got it from Nanking. In those days this was already an important trading centre. Raw silk and Nanking linen are manufactured there and the Chinese merchants in Canton have intensive contacts with this place.
Of greater historical significance than the gold is the immense quantity of porcelain recovered by Hatcher: more than 150.000 pieces. The stylistic characteristics support a mid-18th century dating. The nature and composition of the goods, when we compare them with the shipping invoice of the GELDERMALSEN and other archival documents, are proof beyond doubt that what we see here before us is indeed the porcelain from the GELDERMALSEN. (see porcelain)
We have a short but complete shipping invoice, thanks to the custom of that time to make several copies of nearly every written document. The VOC after all, had a great many pennisten or clerks in its service. This list is a copy of the letter which was on its way to the Zeeland Chamber with the GELDERMALSEN. The Honourable Gentlemen receive, thus the letter, the usual survey of the cargo. The GELDERMALSEN has 203 chests with porcelain on board with the
following assortment (the original Dutch names are added between brackets): 171 dinner services (tafelserviesen), 63.623 tea cups and saucers (theegoed), 19.535 coffee cups and saucers (kofflegoed), 9.735 chocolate cups and saucers (chocoladegoed), 578 tea pots (trekpotten), 548 milk jugs (melkkommen), 14.315 flat dinner plates (tafelborden), 1.452 soup plates (soepborden), 299 cuspidors (quispedoren), 606 vomit pots (spuijgpoijes), 75 fish bowls (viskommen), 447 single dishes (enkele schalen), 1.000 nests round dishes (nest ronde schalen), 195 butter dishes (botervlooijes), 2.563 bowls with saucers (kommeijes en pieringen), 821 mugs or English beer tankards (mugs of Engelse bierkannen), 25.921 slop bowls (spoelkommen).
The 'Nanking Cargo' auction at Christie's in Amsterdam in 1986.
As the auction drew near and the news of the extent and variety of the 150.OOO-piece cargo of GELDERMALSEN spread through Europe's universities and museums, academic fury against Hatcher began to mount. A bigger threat to the success of the sale had been the strong opposition mounted towards it by the (Netherlands) Rijksmuseum and its curator of marine archaeology, Mr Bas Kist. He considered that the GELDERMALSEN had been salvaged too quickly with all the concentration on bringing up the saleable cargo at the expense of serious historical investigation of the site.He called a press conference to publicise what he called the inadequate funding of
marine archaeology by the Dutch Government. '...We fear that in the rush of romantic excitement part of the national heritage will be lost,' said Kist. But when Mike Hatcher attempted to put his point of view (at the press conference) he was refused entry. The Rijksmuseum refused to take any part in the bidding. But in the event the Rijksmuseum's disapproval had no effect on the auction.
The auction was six months in the planning and was the biggest porcelain sale ever attempted by Christies. All involved knew that a successful publicity and marketing campaign could mean the difference between success and failure. Hatcher had learned a few lessons from the junk. With the GELDERMALSEN recovery he took photographer John Bremner along to take still photographs and video footage of the operation.
Christies appointed Mark Wrey to handle publicity. 'Nanking Cargo' was decided as the title for the sale, the name coming from 18th century auctions which advertised the porcelain as 'Nanking Ware'. It was the inspiration of Christie's Chinese Department Director Colin Sheaf who would later write a book of his own, 'The Hatcher Porcelain Cargoes'. One of Wrey's first moves was the compiling of a video of Bremner's footage. Four hundred advance copies were made and sent to dealers and to Christie's salerooms in London, New York, Amsterdam and Paris. A major press conference was held in Amsterdam for international newspaper and television journalists, with Mike Hatcher on show together with a range of artefacts from the GELDERMALSEN.
In March there was another conference with the bell and the two bronze cannon to announce the positive identification of the vessel. During this time Mike Hatcher also gave a series of lectures and television appearances which kept the names GELDERMALSEN and Nanking Cargo in the public eye. The publicity machine was extremely effective. In the week before the auction 20.000 people queued in the rain to file through Christie's Amsterdam salesroom to view the Nanking Cargo.
But Christies were still nervous about the coming sale. They estimated the potential sale at about $US6 million. Hatcher, always the optimist, thought the figure would be higher. 'I had a gut feeling that it would be good,' he said later. 'There was no particular reason. Just instinct and a feeling from the response I'd had that the public were really going to go for it.'
At 10.30 am on 28 April 1986 the real test came. Christies' Amsterdam manager took the rostrum in the ballroom of the Hilton Hotel, suitably decked out in blue-and-white decorationsand banged down his gavel. The sale was on. There were 2.746 lots to be sold in 11 sessions over five days.
Mike Hatcher got the auction off to a good start, bidding for a 1750 German stoneware jug. Christies had estimated that it would probably fetch about 1.000 guilders or $US500. Hatcher took the bidding to 11.000 guilders before the jug was finally knocked down to him. 'I found it on the wreck myself,' he said afterwards. 'It was the first thing I brought up and I badly wanted to keep it. But we'd told all the divers that everything was to go in the auction and if they wanted something they could bid for it. I had to set the example, though I didn't imagine it was going to cost me over 5000 bucks.'
There followed five days of intense excitement. Every lot sold, on average, at prices of four or five times its estimate. Hatcher, Max de Rham, Soo Hin Ong and his wife, and the divers sat in the front row, AW Rahim amongst them with his wife. Ong and the crew bid successfully for a number of items. Everyone else was dressed in their best and wearing ties. Mike Hatcher had a smart casual jacket with an open-necked shirt. No tie. 'I'm the same man with or without one,' he said with a grin. 'If it worries anyone that's their problem not mine.'
By Friday, 1 May 1986, Christies had sold almost 160.000 pieces of porcelain and 126 gold ingots for a grand total of 37 million guilders. That translated into £10 million sterling, or $US20 million. An extraordinary sum and beyond the wildest expectations of Christie's and Max de Rham. A record for any similar sale in Holland, the second highest total from any Christie's auction to that time.
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Hill, Washington, D. C. Then followed a three years' cruise on the Mediterranean ; one in the South Sea with Commodore Wilkes' Exploring Expedition and then a cruise off the west coast of Africa and around the Cape to the East Indies.
All through these years of his boyhood and early manhood, •whether on shore or in active service, he assiduously studied languages, literature and law, especially international and marine law, which prepared him for the trying experiences of later years in the Confederate service.
On May 5, 1837, Raphael Semmes, then a lieutenant in the United States Navy, married Anne Elizabeth Spencer, the only daughter of Oliver Marlborough Spencer and Electra Ogden. Mrs. Semmes' grandfather, Oliver Spencer, a Revolutionary Colonel, moved from New Jersey to Cincinnati, when the latter was nothing more than a military post, and her father was the first mayor of the town.
During the Mexican War, Lieutenant Semmes was in com- mand of the brig Somas, doing blockade duty off Vera Cruz. Whilst thus engaged his vessel was suddenly struck by a violent gale, was capsized, and the greater portion of the crew drowned, Semmes himself having been rescued by a boat's crew from the English ship Endymion. After losing his vessel, Lieutenant Semmes was ordered by the Secretary of the Navy, Mr. Marcy, to proceed to the City of Mexico under flag of truce, to inter- cede with the Mexican Government in behalf of some of the members of his crew who had been captured, and whom the government was threatening to execute as spies. Being for- bidden by General Scott, in command of the United States Army, from proceeding in advance of the army. Lieutenant Semmes, at the invitation of General Worth, became a member of that General's staff and accompanied the army throughout the entire campaign.
In 1849 Lieutenant Semmes moved from his old home, on- the Perdido River, near Pensacola, Fla., to Mobile, Ala., which place he ever afterwards considered his domicil. Having seen con- siderably more sea duty than any other officer of his date, he was engaged in no active service until 1856 when he was ap- pointed lighthouse inspector on the Gulf of Mexico, from which