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Page 186
... night , a gun will be fired , if it is desired to give notice that land is sighted , or that there are rocks , two guns will be fired . The other two ships will do the same , and all three will repeat , to show that the signal is ...
... night , a gun will be fired , if it is desired to give notice that land is sighted , or that there are rocks , two guns will be fired . The other two ships will do the same , and all three will repeat , to show that the signal is ...
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... night of the following day , being Holy Thursday , processions were made in all three vessels , with much burning of wax and discipline . All night the altars were standing , and men on their knees put up continual prayer . On the same ...
... night of the following day , being Holy Thursday , processions were made in all three vessels , with much burning of wax and discipline . All night the altars were standing , and men on their knees put up continual prayer . On the same ...
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... night had been passed in great trouble . For there was a cross sea , and the force of the wind was so great that they could not run before it , not even under courses . The night closed in , and soon afterwards a black and thick mass of ...
... night had been passed in great trouble . For there was a cross sea , and the force of the wind was so great that they could not run before it , not even under courses . The night closed in , and soon afterwards a black and thick mass of ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | xi |
VOLUME I | xxxiii |
Narrative of the Second Voyage of the Adelantado | 1 |
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25 leagues Acapulco Adelantado Admiral Almiranta Alvaro de MendaƱa anchored Antonio de Morga arms arquebuses arrived arrows asked beach boat Callao Camp Master canoes Capitana Captain Pedro Fernandez Chief Pilot coast cocoa-nuts colour corps de garde course desire discovered discovery distance Don Lorenzo embarked Espiritu Santo fathoms Fernandez de Quiros fired fleet fruit FuentidueƱa galeot gave give given Governess Guinea Holy inhabited island of Santa Juan killed King land latitude launch leave Lima Lord Luis de Velasco Luis Vaez Majesty Malope Manilla natives navigation night ordered palm passed Peru pigs plantains port presently reefs replied rocks royal sail sailors Santa Cruz seen sent ship shore showed side sight signs soldiers Solomon Islands Spain Spaniards Taumaco things told took the sun trees Vaez de Torres Vicar Viceroy village voyage wind wood