Works, Volume 98Kraus Reprint, 1967 - Geography |
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Page 32
... Ground . At 4 it cleard upp with a Light Air at S ° & S.S.W. Weighed and made Sail . The wind shifted to S.E. & E. Light Airs and Clear we ' . At past 5 P.M. the flood being done we Anchord in 18 fath TM fine Soft ground , the entry of ...
... Ground . At 4 it cleard upp with a Light Air at S ° & S.S.W. Weighed and made Sail . The wind shifted to S.E. & E. Light Airs and Clear we ' . At past 5 P.M. the flood being done we Anchord in 18 fath TM fine Soft ground , the entry of ...
Page 57
... Ground with 150 fatham Line . The Current frequently Alarmd us by setting us some time towards one shoar then turnd and set us to the oyther . At 4 P.M. a Moderate breeze sprung up from the Westward , the Swallow Immediately stood in to ...
... Ground with 150 fatham Line . The Current frequently Alarmd us by setting us some time towards one shoar then turnd and set us to the oyther . At 4 P.M. a Moderate breeze sprung up from the Westward , the Swallow Immediately stood in to ...
Page 69
... Ground by turning and the poor Dull Swallow was losing Ground . This is a very large Bay but no anchoring Ground in it . I sounded within a Cable length of the Shoar , but found no Ground with 46 fatham line . This Bay is almost ...
... Ground by turning and the poor Dull Swallow was losing Ground . This is a very large Bay but no anchoring Ground in it . I sounded within a Cable length of the Shoar , but found no Ground with 46 fatham line . This Bay is almost ...
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