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Page 131
... coming towards the Ship with three Men in Each --when they Came within pistol shot they lay and Lookt at us , but would not come allongside , altho we made all the friendly signs we could think of , and Showd them several trinkets but ...
... coming towards the Ship with three Men in Each --when they Came within pistol shot they lay and Lookt at us , but would not come allongside , altho we made all the friendly signs we could think of , and Showd them several trinkets but ...
Page 181
... coming round the S.W. reeff and above three times the number of men on the Reeff that he ever saw before - at this time the Capt . and Secant Lieut with the Docter was all Ashoar taking the Air with a party of men under Arms to protect ...
... coming round the S.W. reeff and above three times the number of men on the Reeff that he ever saw before - at this time the Capt . and Secant Lieut with the Docter was all Ashoar taking the Air with a party of men under Arms to protect ...
Page 272
... coming more to the Westward , Tacked Ship ; found that we could not weather Cape Victory ; we then saw the Islands of Direction one point on the Weather Bow ; the Weather coming thick and blowing fresh , we thought it best to run back ...
... coming more to the Westward , Tacked Ship ; found that we could not weather Cape Victory ; we then saw the Islands of Direction one point on the Weather Bow ; the Weather coming thick and blowing fresh , we thought it best to run back ...
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