Shallow-draft, flat bottomed boat.
1 Miss Helmer went on the lake in a batteau with Mr. Boyd.
2 While he was speaking, I kept my eye on the slow batteau which led.
3 On being vociferously hailed by Winslow and his men, the batteau headed for the shore.
4 Most of the batteau men, who were to transport stores by various streams, returned home.
5 They had built three or four skiffs, one small batteau , and a couple of canoes.
6 Travellers from Montreal to the west would come by a batteau , or Durham boat, to Kingston.
7 The heavy batteau was transported from Queenston to Chippawa, around the Falls, a distance of twelve miles.
8 No order was observed in this melancholy procession, each batteau moving off as her load was completed.
9 The batteau is from New Orleans.
10 Presently the batteau shot into the circle of light, and in an instant she was pulled to the shore.
11 The Indian paddled, and, waving his hand in sign of amity, he soon brought us alongside of the batteau .
12 Our canoe now passed quite near another batteau , the officer in command of which was standing erect, seemingly watching our movements.
13 The speech was answered by a yell of derision from the boatmen as they leapt on board the batteau , muskets in hand.
14 The redoubtable Mrs. Sabin was bustling about a batteau , terrorizing its crew and bullying the servants, who were stowing away her property.
15 He immediately procured two officers of the peace, with whom he proceeded in a batteau , with a full determination to board the suspected ship.
16 I left the batteau where it touched at Towanda Creek, and hid in the woods and dressed me in the Oneida dress you gave me.
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