A general history and collection of voyages and travels, arranged in systematic order by R. Kerr. Vol.12 (ch.3, sect.5) -vol.17, Випуск 331816 |
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... mentioned . The coast to the north - east of Apoona , which forms the eastern extremity of the island , is low and flat ; the accli- vity of the inland parts is very gradual , and the whole country covered with cocoa - nut and bread ...
... mentioned . The coast to the north - east of Apoona , which forms the eastern extremity of the island , is low and flat ; the accli- vity of the inland parts is very gradual , and the whole country covered with cocoa - nut and bread ...
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... mentioned , it succeeds equally well in a drier situation ; indeed , we all remarked , that the tarrow of the Sandwich Islands is the best we had ever tasted . The plantains are not admitted in these plantations , but grow amongst the ...
... mentioned , it succeeds equally well in a drier situation ; indeed , we all remarked , that the tarrow of the Sandwich Islands is the best we had ever tasted . The plantains are not admitted in these plantations , but grow amongst the ...
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... mentioned that the tarrow root is much superior to any we had before tasted , and that we attributed this excellence to the dry me- thod of cultivating it . The bread - fruit trees thrive here , not in such abundance , but produce ...
... mentioned that the tarrow root is much superior to any we had before tasted , and that we attributed this excellence to the dry me- thod of cultivating it . The bread - fruit trees thrive here , not in such abundance , but produce ...
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... mentioned in the course of our narrative , we did not see any woman of rank during our stay amongst them . Their natural capacity seems , in no respect , below the common standard of mankind . Their improvements in agriculture , and the ...
... mentioned in the course of our narrative , we did not see any woman of rank during our stay amongst them . Their natural capacity seems , in no respect , below the common standard of mankind . Their improvements in agriculture , and the ...
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... mentioning the grounds on which I venture to differ from him . With respect to the information derived from the ... mentioned by Mr Anderson , we found them invariably denying the existence of any such custom amongst them . It must ...
... mentioning the grounds on which I venture to differ from him . With respect to the information derived from the ... mentioned by Mr Anderson , we found them invariably denying the existence of any such custom amongst them . It must ...
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acquainted afternoon amongst anchor appearance arrival ashore Awatska barge bearing boat boatswain Bolcheretsk bore brought cacique canoe Canton Cape Cape Pillar Captain Cheap Captain Cook Captain Gore carpenter casks coast Cochin China commander Discovery distance ditto eight English exceedingly farther fathoms fish five four gale governor harbour Indians inhabitants island Kamtschadales Kamtschatka kind Kurile Islands land latitude leagues lieutenant long-boat longitude Macao manner miles morning never night noon northward Noss obliged observed occasion officers ostrog ourselves passed Prince's Island provisions river rocks round Russian sail Saint Saint Paul Saint Peter seal seen sent ship shore side sight soon southward St Jago steered stood Strait Strait of Sunda Streights tain thing tion told took vessel voyage weather westward whilst whole wigwam wind wood yawl
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Сторінка 271 - now expected to be soon in the European seas on her return, should happen to fall into your hands, you would not consider her as- an enemy, nor suffer any plunder to be made of the effects contained in her, nor obstruct her immediate return to England, by detaining her, or sending her into any other part of
Сторінка 376 - excessively rapid, so that we made but little way, though we worked very hard. At night we landed upon its banks, and had a most uncomfortable lodging, it being a perfect swamp; and we had nothing to cover us, though it rained very hard. The Indians were little
Сторінка 271 - his people with all civility and kindness, affording them, as common friends to mankind, all the assistance in your power, which they may happen to stand in need of, .In so doing, you will not only gratify the generosity of your
Сторінка 272 - an anchor, she was hauled off without receiving the smallest damage. The weather continuing calm, we were obliged to warp out into the entrance of the Typa, which we gained by eight o'clock, and lay your own dispositions, but there is no doubt of your obtaining the approbation of the Congress, and your other American owners. I have the honour to
Сторінка 78 - 1 cannot pass over this circumstance in silence, out of gratitude for the many pleasant thoughts, the anxious hopes, and tender remembrances it excited in us. Those who have experienced the effects that long absence and extreme distance from their native country produce on the mind, will readily conceive the pleasure such trifling incidents can give. To the: philosopher and
Сторінка 71 - Paul's. Our dispatches were sent off in a sledge drawn by dogs, on the 29th, about noon. And the answer arrived, as we afterward found, early this morning; so that they were only a little more than three days and a half in performing a journey of two hundred and seventy miles.
Сторінка 337 - 145, was now reduced to 100, and chiefly by famine, which put the rest upon all shifts and devices to support themselves. One day, when I was at home in my hut with my Indian dog, a party came to my door, and told me their necessities were such, that they must eat the creature or starve. £ Though
Сторінка 232 - twenty-four hours; after which, the horizon clearing a little, and the weather growing moderate, we were enabled to set the top-sails; but the wind, still continuing to blow from the NW, baffled all our endeavours to make the land, and obliged us, at last, to give up all further thoughts of discovery to the
Сторінка 158 - parries the thrust, (which, by the extraordinary strength and agility of their paws, they are often enabled to do,) and thereby breaks in upon his adversaries, the conflict becomes very unequal, and it is well if the life of one of the party alone suffice to pay the forfeit. 4
Сторінка 301 - day of October the ships arrived safe at the Nore, after an absence of four years, two months, and twenty^two days. 'On quitting the Discovery at Stromneas, I had the satisfaction of leaving the whole crew in perfect health; and