fly-boat

_fly-boater_, one who manages a fly-boat; and he adds, -- "Our _flibot_, a small and very fast craft, draws its origin from the English _fly-boat, bateau mouche, bateau volant_."

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 59, September, 1862 Various

Considering her size, the SCOTIA might justly look upon the DUNCAN as a mere fly-boat, and yet this pleasure yacht of Lord

In Search of the Castaways 2003

The fly-boat was originally only a long, light pinnace [10] or cutter with oars, fitted also to carry sail; we often find the word used by the French writers to designate vessels which brought important intelligence.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 59, September, 1862 Various

The word _Flibustier_ is derived from the Dutch _Vlieboot_, fly-boat, swift boat, a kind of small craft whose sailing qualities were superior to those of the other vessels then in vogue.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 59, September, 1862 Various

Here our General in the Admiral rid close aboard the fly-boat, and took out of her all the provision of victuals and what else was in her, and hauling her to the land, set fire to her, and so burnt her to save the iron work.

Sir Francis Drake’s Famous Voyage Round the World 1909

From hence we went our course to 36 degrees, and entered the great river of Plate, and ran into 54 and 53 1–2 fathoms of fresh water, where we filled our water by the ship’s side; but our General finding here no good harborough, as he thought he should, bare out again to sea the 27. of April, and in bearing out we lost sight of our fly-boat wherein Master Doughty was.

Sir Francis Drake’s Famous Voyage Round the World 1909

The Pelican, 120 tons, commanded by Drake; the Elizabeth, a new Deptford-built ship of 80 tons, commanded by Winter, with her pinnace, the Benedict; the Marigold, of 30 tons; and the Swan, a fly-boat of 50 tons.

Sir Francis Drake’s Famous Voyage Round the World 1909

The 18. day of May, our General thought it needful to have a care of such ships as were absent; and therefore endeavouring to seek the fly-boat wherein Master Doughty was, we espied her again the next day.

Sir Francis Drake’s Famous Voyage Round the World 1909

She might have been a Bristol schooner, or she might have been a King's fly-boat. '

Micah Clarke His Statement as made to his three grandchildren Joseph, Gervas and Reuben During the Hard Winter of 1734 Arthur Conan Doyle 1894

De Vries, the celebrated Dutchman, who has left such acute observations about the early colonists, wrote that while visiting Virginia in 1644 he saw two London ships chase a fly-boat to capture it, and it was reported in Massachusetts that a captured Indian had given as a reason for the Indian massacre, on

Captain Richard Ingle The Maryland "Pirate and Rebel," 1642-1653 Edward Ingle 1892