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Page 114
... reef , it may be said by a miracle . Natives came in their canoes from the island under sail , others paddling . As ... reefs . The sea appeared to be more clear to the southward . CHAPTER XXX . How they came in sight of the 114 ISLANDS ...
... reef , it may be said by a miracle . Natives came in their canoes from the island under sail , others paddling . As ... reefs . The sea appeared to be more clear to the southward . CHAPTER XXX . How they came in sight of the 114 ISLANDS ...
Page 119
... reefs , the yard was got up again , and secured to the mast by stoppers . But these stoppers would not hold ; the yard fell again , and to hoist it once more required both hands and tongue . The night before there had been a great swell ...
... reefs , the yard was got up again , and secured to the mast by stoppers . But these stoppers would not hold ; the yard fell again , and to hoist it once more required both hands and tongue . The night before there had been a great swell ...
Page 195
... reef . Neither port nor bottom could be found , though sought for with care , as we were in want of water , and for ... reefs and shoals almost continuous . The distance from one to the other was four or five leagues , and from the City ...
... reef . Neither port nor bottom could be found , though sought for with care , as we were in want of water , and for ... reefs and shoals almost continuous . The distance from one to the other was four or five leagues , and from the City ...
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