Chambers's Pocket Miscellany, Том 8Lippincott, 1857 |
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... Captain Murray, afterwards Lord E——-, exhibited his betting propensities. So proud was the captain of the iron firmness which a. long course of hard exercise on horseback had given to his limbs, that he was in the habit of laying bets ...
... Captain Murray, afterwards Lord E——-, exhibited his betting propensities. So proud was the captain of the iron firmness which a. long course of hard exercise on horseback had given to his limbs, that he was in the habit of laying bets ...
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... captain to send off a. boat in such a sea, and so dark 2. night, and prophesied that she would be swamped in less than ten minutes; though no one said so to the captain, for he was in one of his gloomy moods, and walked the deck nearly ...
... captain to send off a. boat in such a sea, and so dark 2. night, and prophesied that she would be swamped in less than ten minutes; though no one said so to the captain, for he was in one of his gloomy moods, and walked the deck nearly ...
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... Captain Gamblin. The ship was freighted with the usual quantity of provisions, and possessed a most attentive surgeon in Mr Littlejohn. Having sailed northward, sixteen additional hands were taken on board at Stromness, in Orkney, and ...
... Captain Gamblin. The ship was freighted with the usual quantity of provisions, and possessed a most attentive surgeon in Mr Littlejohn. Having sailed northward, sixteen additional hands were taken on board at Stromness, in Orkney, and ...
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... Captain Gamblin thought it prudent to return homeward. He had gone but a. short way, when he fell in with the Grenville Bay, the captain of which stated that he had tried a passage to the east, and had found it impracticable from the ...
... Captain Gamblin thought it prudent to return homeward. He had gone but a. short way, when he fell in with the Grenville Bay, the captain of which stated that he had tried a passage to the east, and had found it impracticable from the ...
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... captains, after due deliberation, bore away to the north. On the 1st of October, the weather had become bad, with east-north-east winds, and snow, strong ice, and a heavy swell. Signals were once more hoisted for a consultation, but the ...
... captains, after due deliberation, bore away to the north. On the 1st of October, the weather had become bad, with east-north-east winds, and snow, strong ice, and a heavy swell. Signals were once more hoisted for a consultation, but the ...
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