I left Lisbon the 24th day of November, in an English merchantman, but who was the master I never inquired.

我在 11 月 24 日离开里斯本，乘坐艘英国商，但我从未询问过谁长。

Less spectacular, and more distinctive, were the deeds of the hundreds of privateers and minor captains who overhauled British supply ships and kept British merchantmen in constant anxiety.

数百名私掠和未成年长检修英国补给并让英国商直处于焦虑之中，他们事迹不那么目，但更加与众不同。

The vessel was an English merchantman, returning from Japan by the North and South seas; the captain, Mr. John Biddel, of Deptford, a very civil man, and an excellent sailor.

这艘艘英国商，从日本经北海和南海返回；德普特福德长约翰·比德尔先生位非常有礼貌，也位优秀水手。