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Page 42
Having but very little wind , it was one o ' clock before we drew near the north -
west part of the illand ; when I sent Lieutenant King , with two armed boats to
found and reconnoitre the coast , while we stood off and on with the ships . At
three o ...
Having but very little wind , it was one o ' clock before we drew near the north -
west part of the illand ; when I sent Lieutenant King , with two armed boats to
found and reconnoitre the coast , while we stood off and on with the ships . At
three o ...
Page 137
This was my intention ; but the wind would not admit of our getting to sea . But the
same wind , which kept us in the harbour , brought Oreo back from Bolabola with
the two deserters . They had reached Otaha the same night they deserted ; but ...
This was my intention ; but the wind would not admit of our getting to sea . But the
same wind , which kept us in the harbour , brought Oreo back from Bolabola with
the two deserters . They had reached Otaha the same night they deserted ; but ...
Page 198
The weather was cloudy and hazy , with now and then funthine , till the afternoon
of the 22d , when the wind came round to the south - eaft , and , as usual ,
brought thick , rainy weather . Before the fog came on , no part of the main land
was in ...
The weather was cloudy and hazy , with now and then funthine , till the afternoon
of the 22d , when the wind came round to the south - eaft , and , as usual ,
brought thick , rainy weather . Before the fog came on , no part of the main land
was in ...
Page 288
The wind continued blowing very strong from the north - east , with thick hazy
weather and fleet , from the 24th till the 28th . The ship appeared to be a
complete mass of ice ; the throuds were so incrusted with it , as to measure in
circumfe ...
The wind continued blowing very strong from the north - east , with thick hazy
weather and fleet , from the 24th till the 28th . The ship appeared to be a
complete mass of ice ; the throuds were so incrusted with it , as to measure in
circumfe ...
Page 323
east , with the wind north - west and by west . ... After experiencing very blowing
weather and adverse winds , which put us out of the course originally intended ,
at day - break of the 26th , we had the pleasure of descrying high land to the ...
east , with the wind north - west and by west . ... After experiencing very blowing
weather and adverse winds , which put us out of the course originally intended ,
at day - break of the 26th , we had the pleasure of descrying high land to the ...
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Page 265 - They appear to live in the utmost harmony and friendship with one another. The women, who had children, were remarkable for their tender and constant attention to them ; and the men would often lend .their assistance in those domestic offices, with a willingness that does credit to their feelings.
Page 49 - ... of the exhibitions. Four or five of this band had pieces of large bamboo, from three to five or six feet long, each managed by one man, who held it nearly in a vertical position, the upper end open, but the other end closed by one of the joints.
Page 249 - ... having turned about to give his orders to the boats, he was stabbed in the back, and fell with his face into the water. On seeing him fall, the islanders set up a great shout, and his body was immediately dragged on shore, and surrounded by the enemy, who, snatching the dagger out of each other's hands, shewed a savage eagerness to have a share in his destruction.
Page 139 - ... that they could lay hold of; and pressed so thick upon him that he was obliged to fire, by which one man was killed. But this unhappy circumstance I did not know till after we had left the island ; so that all my measures were directed as if nothing of the kind had happened.
Page 243 - ... they should not be hurt; to keep my people together; and to be on my guard. We then parted; the Captain went toward Kowrowa, where the king resided; and I proceeded to the beach.
Page 17 - ... of his safety, than he became cheerful. He did not, however, seem willing to give me an answer to the question that had been put to him, till I had, again and again, repeated my promise that he should not be hurt. Then he ventured to tell us, that one of his countrymen having brought a stone hatchet to barter, the man to whom it was offered took it, and would neither return it, nor give any thing for it ; on which the owner of it snatched up the bread as an equivalent, and then the quarrel began.
Page 85 - When we first drew near the island, several canoes came off to the ship, each conducted by two or three men; but, as they were common fellows, Omai took no particular notice of them, nor they of him. They did not even seem to perceive that he was one of their countrymen, although they conversed with him for some time. At length, a chief whom I...
Page 160 - The fur of these animals, as mentioned in the Russian accounts, is certainly softer and finer than that of any others we know of; and therefore the discovery of this part of the continent of North America, where so valuable an article of commerce may be met with, cannot be a matter of indifference*.
Page 221 - As night approached the greater part of our visitors retired to the shore, but numbers of them requested our permission to sleep on board. Curiosity was not the only motive, at least with some, for the next morning several things were missing, which determined me not to entertain so many another night. "At eleven o'clock in the forenoon we anchored in the bay, which is called by the natives...
Page 244 - He immediately marched into the village, where he was received with the usual marks of respect ; the people prostrating themselves before him, and bringing their accustomed offerings of small hogs. Finding that there was no suspicion of his...
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| Title | Historical Account of the Most Celebrated Voyages, Travels, and Discoveries: From the Time of Columbus to the Present Period ... Volume 7 of Historical Account of the Most Celebrated Voyages, Travels, and Discoveries: From the Time of Columbus to the Present Period, William Fordyce Mavor |
| Author | William Fordyce Mavor |
| Publisher | E. Newbery, 1796 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 9 Dec 2005 |
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