Nagel

Voagae of Nagle, E Period Jaocb Nagle was born in1761,in the town of Reading, Pennsylvania. In the year 1776 jaobs life of adventure begins when he accompanys his father to the military base in Philadelphia. He left the base after a few weeks and returend a unioun army solider after two years. the year waqs 1777 when Jacob was drafted to the army. Jacon, in 1780, became enlisted on the saratoga a 16-gun sloo[p vessel in the Us-navey but only after six weeks asked a man by the name of captin young if he could join the Fair American, a 16-gun privateering ship. A privateering ship was to be where jacob shined. Jacon became a excellent sailor over the next two years having succesuful cruises both abord the Fair American and on a ship called the Rising Sun. Jaocbs good luck with ships, however, eventually ran out. The ships was called the Trojan and it was captured by the british royal navey and became a tremendous prize for the navy. Nagel arrived as prisoner to Basseterre Harbor on december 18 but the british were too worried about th french to really worry about Nagle which helped Nagle to attain his freedom. Nagle, then woked for the french until he was arrested fopr helping a escaped prisoner and was arrested for ten months. Nagle joined the Royal navey after he was freed and went on to sail aboard atleast seven differtn ships, and every time nagle would leave on one of his expiditoins some new island would be discoverd. Nagle was on of the fisrt men to go to austrila for exploration. He sailed to india and arond the mediterranean. Nagles favorite ship of all the ones he sailed on was the Netley which was one of the greatest ships in the bristish royal navey while Nagle was on board. Nagle retierd fromthe sea at the age of sixty-two in May of 1824. Nagle's life was never the same after he left the sea but he lived on as any sailor would:enjoying his life andf rememebring his many great adventures. Jacob respected his father throuhg out his entire life and used every lesson his father ytaguth him thorugh out his sailing career. he also possesed good manners. Jacob was a natural born gentlremen who alwyas was polite and respected every one he met. ||
 * || "Our cruise now being out, I then [January 1781] shipped on board a large ship bound to france call'd the //Jay,// but my father not being agreeable, I returened the advance and left hur. I then shiped in the //Rising Sun// of 20 guns, Capt[ain] Young[//sic// actually Captian Samuel Cassin] commander, and put to see [ca. 16 March 1781] with a fresh breeze standing to teh N.E." (24).
 * || "At that instance a solider turned the corner, drew his sword, and guarded the blow he was going to make at me, and a nother solider with him. the soldiers abused himj and threatened to cut him down for medeling with e but the fellow begged their pardons and said I had taken his wife from him. The soliders sent him and hur about their business and told me she was a poota, which is a whore. I though I was well off to be clear of them. We took the soliders to a punch house and treated them for the service they had done me." (89)

Jacob could never be mad at someone for too long even when somone treat him with disrespect Jacob always found a way to forgive them for how they treated him. He also always would try to make up with the person even after their disrespect which just shows what amazing man jacob was. || Jacob traveld to over four different countrys and loved every second he was there. he took a liking to the different wildlife in each place he visited and loved to draw them in his journel. || Jacob treat all women with respect and he met many woman over his many journeys. Jacob always offerd to buy them drinks and loved spending time with the different beautful women of the world. ||
 * || "There is a numerous kind of beautiful samll birds, white cockatoos with yellow top nuts and black ones, some swans, curloos, the eagle, falkon, bustards, partidges, etc." (101)
 * || "On our return we fel in with two handsome young ladies walking toward town. I fel into discourse with them till we came to the sign of the Belflore. We all went in to have sum milk punch. I asked the ladies in to refresh themselves. They sat dwon in the parlour and we in the bar room. I brought them some punch but they would not except of it, but they would excpet of lemanade which I broguth them. We the took our departure for town." (150)
 * || Work Citied Dann,John. The Nagle Journal. New York; Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1988. Print. ||
 * || Work Citied Dann,John. The Nagle Journal. New York; Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1988. Print. ||
 * || Work Citied Dann,John. The Nagle Journal. New York; Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1988. Print. ||