A general history and collection of voyages and travels, arranged in systematic order by R. Kerr. Vol.12 (ch.3, sect.5) -vol.17, Том 171824 |
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... taken on board the Resolution . Journals of the Officers and Men secured , IX . Working up to Macao . A Chinese Com- prador . Sent on Shore to visit the Portuguese Governor . Effects of the Intelligence we received from Europe . Anchor ...
... taken on board the Resolution . Journals of the Officers and Men secured , IX . Working up to Macao . A Chinese Com- prador . Sent on Shore to visit the Portuguese Governor . Effects of the Intelligence we received from Europe . Anchor ...
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... taken on the Cordilleras , this mountain must be at least 16,020 feet high , which ex- ceeds the height of the Pico de Teyde , or Peak of Tene- riffe , by 724 feet , according to Dr Heberden's computa tion , or 3,680 , according to that ...
... taken on the Cordilleras , this mountain must be at least 16,020 feet high , which ex- ceeds the height of the Pico de Teyde , or Peak of Tene- riffe , by 724 feet , according to Dr Heberden's computa tion , or 3,680 , according to that ...
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... taken the pains of clearing away , frequently to the depth of three feet and upward ; which labour , great as it is , the fertility of the soil amply repays . Here in a rich ashy mould , they cultivate sweet potatoes and the cloth ...
... taken the pains of clearing away , frequently to the depth of three feet and upward ; which labour , great as it is , the fertility of the soil amply repays . Here in a rich ashy mould , they cultivate sweet potatoes and the cloth ...
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... taken at the observatory , 105 sets being taken whilst cruising off Owhy- hee , and 134 sets when at Atooi and Oneeheow , all these being reduced to the observatory , by means of the time- keeper The longitude of the observatory , by ...
... taken at the observatory , 105 sets being taken whilst cruising off Owhy- hee , and 134 sets when at Atooi and Oneeheow , all these being reduced to the observatory , by means of the time- keeper The longitude of the observatory , by ...
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... taken aback , with the wind from the N.N.W. At this time our latitude was 29 ° 50 ′ , and our longitude 170 ° 1. As the old running ropes were constantly breaking in the late gales , we reeved what new ones we had left , and made such ...
... taken aback , with the wind from the N.N.W. At this time our latitude was 29 ° 50 ′ , and our longitude 170 ° 1. As the old running ropes were constantly breaking in the late gales , we reeved what new ones we had left , and made such ...
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Сторінка 267 - This is therefore most earnestly to recommend to every one of you, that in case the said ship, which is 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...
Сторінка 324 - They then were as solicitous to get ashore, as they were before obstinate in refusing the assistance we sent them ; and, when they found the boat did not come to their relief at the instant they expected it, without considering how impracticable a thing it was to send it them in such a sea, they fired one of the quarter-deck guns at the hut ; the ball of which did but just pass over the covering of it, and was plainly heard by the captain and us who were within. Another attempt, therefore, was made...
Сторінка 267 - A ship having been fitted out from England before the commencement of this war, to make discoveries of new countries in unknown seas, under the conduct of that most celebrated navigator an.d discoverer, Captain Cook ; an undertaking truly laudable in itself, as the increase of geographical knowledge facilitates the communication between distant nations, in the exchange of useful products and manufactures, and the extension of arts, whereby the common enjoyments of human life are multiplied and augmented,...
Сторінка 412 - ... sufficient to pay the charges to London ; and my proportion fell so short, that it was, by calculation, barely enough to pay for horses, without a farthing for eating a bit upon the road, or even for the very turnpikes. Those I was obliged to defraud, by riding as hard as I could through them all, not paying the least regard to the men, who called out to stop me.
Сторінка 327 - ... it among the rocks) was with difficulty withheld from making a meal of it. The men were so assiduous in their research after the few things which drove from the wreck, that in order to have no sharers of their good...
Сторінка 336 - ... to occupy the skeleton of an old Indian wigwam, which I had discovered in a walk that way upon our first landing. This we covered to windward with seaweed ; and, lighting a fire, laid ourselves down, in hopes of finding a remedy for our hunger in sleep; but we had not long composed ourselves before one of our company was disturbed by the blowing of some animal at his face, and, upon opening his eyes, was not a little astonished to see, by the glimmering of the fire, a large beast standing over...
Сторінка 357 - I mentioned a little before to have expired under the like circumstances, when we returned from this unsuccessful enterprize, we made a grave in the sands. " It would have redounded greatly to the tenderness and humanity of captain Cheap, if at this time he had remitted somewhat of that attention he shewed to self-preservation; which is hardly allowable but where the consequence of relieving others must be immediately and manifestly fatal to ourselves; but I would venture to affirm, that in these...
Сторінка 268 - America, but that you would treat the said Captain Cook and 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 own Dispositions, but there is no doubt of your obtaining the Approbation of the Congress, and your other American Owners.
Сторінка 322 - ... dreary prospect; on the other, the land did not wear a much more favourable appearance : desolate and barren, without sign of culture, we could hope to receive little other benefit from it than the preservation it afforded us from the sea.
Сторінка 108 - The gentlemen who went on this party were witnesses of several remarkable instances of parental affection in those animals. On the approach of our boats toward the ice, they all took their cubs under their fins, and endeavoured to escape with them into the sea. Several, whose young were killed...