Hi there, Did you know that Many English East India Company captains chose to spend Christmas in Goa in the 18th century and that, as many as 61 British ships are known to have called at Goa between 1700 and 1784? �Apart for the availability of fresh water from Fort Aguada, Goa also provided Urak/Urrack or Palm alcohol, firewood and meat in the form of live bullocks and �hogs�,� writes historian Cliff Pereira. Read all about this in his article �British Ships at Goa 1700-1799�, which is available in the "Clifford Pereira" FILES section of the unique �Goa Maritime Museum� mailing list. We invite you and your friends onboard the `Goan Maritime Museum' mailing list, which is currently docked at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/goa-maritime-museum/. As always, entry is free 365 days of the year and tickets are freely available at the site. Regards, Melvyn ______________________________________________ Melvyn S. Misquita, Asst Chief of News Bureau, Herald, Panjim, Goa - 403001 INDIA Ph 1 : +91-832-2224202 (extn 231) Ph 2 : +91-832-2224460 (extn 231) Cell : +91-9422064707 Mail 1 : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mail 2 : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mail 3 : [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Melvyn S. Misquita website: www.misquita.in The Misquita Family Website: www.misquita.net The SS Britannia tragedy: www.misquita.org ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Take a look at donorschoose.org, an excellent charitable web site for anyone who cares about public education! http://us.click.yahoo.com/O.5XsA/8WnJAA/E2hLAA/0FHolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> http://www.goa-world.com http://www.live365.com/stations/61664 Live Konkani Music http://www.mahableshwar.com/ Addresses: Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] List owner: [EMAIL PROTECTED] URL to this page: http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/gulf-goans Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gulf-goans/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
