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

11 月 24 日离开里斯本，乘坐的是一艘英国商，但从未询问过谁是长。

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一直处于焦虑之中，他们的事迹不那么引人注目，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.

这艘是一艘英国商，从日本经北海和南海返回；德普特福德的长约翰·比德尔先生是一位非常有礼貌的人，也是一位优秀的水手。