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Page 186
If the Capitana should alter course during the 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 the same , and all three ...
If the Capitana should alter course during the 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 the same , and all three ...
Page 260
... who had the cords ready , fired off the muskets and arquebuses ; the constables fired off the guns which were on shore for defending the port ; and in the ships the artillerymen fired off the bombards and pieces , and those placed ...
... who had the cords ready , fired off the muskets and arquebuses ; the constables fired off the guns which were on shore for defending the port ; and in the ships the artillerymen fired off the bombards and pieces , and those placed ...
Page 329
The Capitana fired a gun to announce it to the other , and we proceeded towards it , sending the launch on ahead to find a port . Having reconnoitred , they told us they had been within arquebus - shot of the land , and that there was ...
The Capitana fired a gun to announce it to the other , and we proceeded towards it , sending the launch on ahead to find a port . Having reconnoitred , they told us they had been within arquebus - shot of the land , and that there was ...
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Contents
DEDICATION | ix |
True Account of the Events of the Voyage that | 321 |
Narrative of the Voyage of Pedro Fernandez de Quiros | 323 |
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