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Page 191
... showers of rain , with the wind E. and E.S.E. On the 12th the wind was south . On the 13th a number of gulls were seen . On the 15th the wind was N. and N.W. On the 16th we saw great flocks of birds . On the 17th we were in latitude 24 ...
... showers of rain , with the wind E. and E.S.E. On the 12th the wind was south . On the 13th a number of gulls were seen . On the 15th the wind was N. and N.W. On the 16th we saw great flocks of birds . On the 17th we were in latitude 24 ...
Page 287
... shower , which filled all the jars that were empty , and it was drunk without doing the least harm , nor did it ever get bad . In short , after God , the rain showers saved our lives . On the 23rd of July the Captain ordered the Pilots ...
... shower , which filled all the jars that were empty , and it was drunk without doing the least harm , nor did it ever get bad . In short , after God , the rain showers saved our lives . On the 23rd of July the Captain ordered the Pilots ...
Page 328
... showers of rain , being in 26 ° S. We ran before the wind only under courses , steering W.N.W. , our day's run being 30 leagues . 23rd . I took the sun in 25 ° , and we made 40 leagues W.N.W. and W. Wind S.E. 24th . We made 30 leagues ...
... showers of rain , being in 26 ° S. We ran before the wind only under courses , steering W.N.W. , our day's run being 30 leagues . 23rd . I took the sun in 25 ° , and we made 40 leagues W.N.W. and W. Wind S.E. 24th . We made 30 leagues ...
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 Mendaña 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 Fuentidueña 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