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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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Adelantado Admiral Almiranta anchored appeared arms arrived asked beach began better boat brought called Camp canoes Capitana Captain carried cause Chief Pilot coast coming continued course cross Cruz desire discovered discovery distance Father fired four fruits gave give given hands Holy houses inhabited island Juan killed kinds King land latitude launch leagues leave look Lord Majesty Master Memorial morning natives necessary never night ordered owing passed peace Pedro Fernandez persons Peru plantains port presently Quiros reached reason received remained rest returned river rocks round royal sail Santa seek seemed seen sent served ship shore showed side sight signs soldiers southern Spain taken things told took the sun Torres trees voyage wind wish wood
Bibliographic information
| Title | Works, Volumes 14-15 |
| Author | Hakluyt Society |
| Publisher | Kraus Reprint, 1967 |
| Original from | Pennsylvania State University |
| Digitized | 22 Aug 2009 |
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