A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present TimeW. Blackwood, 1824 - Explorers |
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... fresh breeze at W.N.W. , till four o'clock p . m . , when we hauled to the south , in order to have a nearer view of St Ildefonso Isles . At this time we were abreast of an inlet , which lies E.S.E. , about seven leagues from the sound ...
... fresh breeze at W.N.W. , till four o'clock p . m . , when we hauled to the south , in order to have a nearer view of St Ildefonso Isles . At this time we were abreast of an inlet , which lies E.S.E. , about seven leagues from the sound ...
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... fresh provisions of any kind were acceptable ; and deter- mined me to anchor , in order that we might taste of what we now only saw at a distance . At length , after making a few boards , fishing , as it were , for the best ground , we ...
... fresh provisions of any kind were acceptable ; and deter- mined me to anchor , in order that we might taste of what we now only saw at a distance . At length , after making a few boards , fishing , as it were , for the best ground , we ...
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... fresh water , On the islands were sea- lions , & c . and such an innumerable quantity of gulls as to darken the air when disturbed , and almost to suffocate our people with their dung . This they seemed to void in a way of defence , and ...
... fresh water , On the islands were sea- lions , & c . and such an innumerable quantity of gulls as to darken the air when disturbed , and almost to suffocate our people with their dung . This they seemed to void in a way of defence , and ...
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... fresh breeze at west ; but it came too late , and I resolved to wait till the next morning , when , at four o'clock , we weighed , with a fresh gale at N.W. by W. , and stood for Cape St John , which , at half past six , bore N. by E ...
... fresh breeze at west ; but it came too late , and I resolved to wait till the next morning , when , at four o'clock , we weighed , with a fresh gale at N.W. by W. , and stood for Cape St John , which , at half past six , bore N. by E ...
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... fresh breeze till six p . m . , when it shifted in a heavy squall to S.W. , which came so suddenly upon us , that we had not time to take in the sails , and was the occasion of carrying away a top - gallant mast , a studding - sail boom ...
... fresh breeze till six p . m . , when it shifted in a heavy squall to S.W. , which came so suddenly upon us , that we had not time to take in the sails , and was the occasion of carrying away a top - gallant mast , a studding - sail boom ...
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Adventure Bay amongst anchor Annamooka appeared arrived beach birds Board of Longitude boat bore breeze called canoe Cape Cape François Cape George Cape Horn Captain Clerke Captain Cook Caroline Islands chief cloth coast cocoa-nut colour continued Cook's coral direction discovered discovery distant east eight farther fathoms Feenou feet fish fresh gale globe harbour hills hogs Hugh Palliser inhabitants inlet island isles kava king land latitude leagues least longitude manner mentioned miles morning natives navigators night noon o'clock observations Omai Otaheite Pacific Ocean passage person piece plant plantains Poulaho present reef remarkable rocks round sail seemed seen shew ships shore side situation soon sort sound southern southern hemisphere steered stood strait Teneriffe thing tion Tongataboo trees Van Diemen's Land visited voyage weather wind wood yams Zealand
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Page 177 - He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them.
Page 77 - ... water : I had also frequently a fire made in an iron pot at the bottom of the well, which was of great use in purifying the air in the lower parts of the ship.
Page 132 - By the Commissioners for executing the Office of Lord High Admiral of Great Britain and Ireland, &c, $ecret Instructions for Captain James Cook, Commander of his Majesty s Sloop the Resolvtion.
Page 132 - ... to the Cape of Good Hope, unless you shall judge it necessary to stop at Madeira, the Cape de Verd, or Canary Islands, to take in Wine for the use of their Companies; in which case you are at liberty to do so, taking care to remain there no longer than may be necessary for that purpose. On your arrival at the Cape of Good Hope you are to refresh the Sloops...
Page 134 - ... taking care not to lose any time in exploring rivers or inlets, or upon any other account, until you get into the before-mentioned latitude of 65°, where we could wish you to arrive in the month of June next. When you get that length you are very carefully to search for and to explore such rivers or inlets as may appear to be of a considerable extent and pointing towards Hudson's or Baffin's Bays...
Page 358 - Omai, and that those on our left hand, being about two-thirds of the whole quantity, were given to me. He added that I might take them on board whenever it was convenient, but that there would be no occasion to set any of our people as guards over them, as I might be assured that not a single cocoa-nut would be taken away by the natives.
Page 25 - Who would have thought (says he) that an island of no greater extent than seventy leagues in circuit, situated between the latitude of 54° and 55", should in the very height of summer be, in a manner, wholly covered, many fathoms deep, with frozen snow; but more especially the...
Page 76 - The crew were at three watches, except upon some extraordinary occasions. By this means they were not so much exposed to the weather as if they had been at watch and watch ; and had generally dry clothes to shift themselves, when they happened to get wet.
Page 34 - I concluded that what we had seen, which I named Sandwich .Land, was either a group of islands, or else a point of the continent. For 1 firmly believe that there is a tract of land near the Pole which is the source of most of the ice that is spread over this vast southern ocean.
Page 132 - Whereas the Earl of Sandwich has signified to us his Majesty's pleasure, that an attempt should be made to find out a Northern passage by sea from the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean...