[1] The true aboriginal name of the Mississippi.
[2] Prov. xxiii: 5.
[3] Transport ships are engaged in carrying soldiers and munitions of war from one country to another.
[4] 1 Cor. xv: 33.
[5] Eccl. vii: 14.
[6] A convoy is one or more ships of war sent to protect merchant vessels and transports.
[7] Technically “burst.”
[8] A Letter of Marque is a merchant vessel, licensed to go armed, and fight in defense in time of war.
[9] A cartel is an agreement between nations at war, for exchange of prisoners. It is also used for the vessel that brings them home.
[10] They proved to be the captain and two mates of the vessel.