Captain Cook's Three Voyages Round the World: With a Sketch of His LifeAccount of 1st and 2nd voyages based on Cook's own journals and contemporary accounts; account of 3rd voyage abstracted from journals of Cook and King. |
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Page 11
... Resolution and Discovery . In addition to Captain Cook , killed on the 14th of February , 1779 , Captain Clerke , who succeeded to the chief command , succumbed , at the age of thirty - eight , to consumption , from which he ...
... Resolution and Discovery . In addition to Captain Cook , killed on the 14th of February , 1779 , Captain Clerke , who succeeded to the chief command , succumbed , at the age of thirty - eight , to consumption , from which he ...
Page 12
... Resolution and Discovery , Mrs. Cook was first made aware of the irreparable loss she had sustained , her second son , Nathaniel , sixteen years of age , was lost on board the Thunderer man - of - war , which foundered in a gale of wind ...
... Resolution and Discovery , Mrs. Cook was first made aware of the irreparable loss she had sustained , her second son , Nathaniel , sixteen years of age , was lost on board the Thunderer man - of - war , which foundered in a gale of wind ...
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... resolution ; but , on a sudden , the cold became so very intense as to threaten the most dreadful effects . It was remarkable that the doctor himself , who had so forcibly admonished his party , was the first person who insisted on ...
... resolution ; but , on a sudden , the cold became so very intense as to threaten the most dreadful effects . It was remarkable that the doctor himself , who had so forcibly admonished his party , was the first person who insisted on ...
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... resolved , they both sat down , supported by some bushes , and in a short time fell fast asleep . Intelligence now came from the advanced party that a fire was kindled about a quarter of a mile in advance . Mr. Banks then awakened the ...
... resolved , they both sat down , supported by some bushes , and in a short time fell fast asleep . Intelligence now came from the advanced party that a fire was kindled about a quarter of a mile in advance . Mr. Banks then awakened the ...
Page 41
... resolved , however , to put their design into execution , and on loading their pieces with ball , Titubaolo ventured to go with them . Having rowed till it was dark , they reached a narrow isthmus which divided the island into two parts ...
... resolved , however , to put their design into execution , and on loading their pieces with ball , Titubaolo ventured to go with them . Having rowed till it was dark , they reached a narrow isthmus which divided the island into two parts ...
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afternoon amongst anchor appeared armed arrived ashore attended Banks Batavia beach began boats bread-fruit brought called canoes Cape Cape Horn Captain Clerke Captain Cook chief cloth coast cocoa-nuts command continued Cook's countrymen cove crew discovered Discovery distance east Endeavour fathoms feet fire fish fresh friends gave gentlemen harbour head hogs Hugh Palliser Indians inhabitants island isle James Cook king land latitude leagues lieutenant manner marines miles morai morning musket natives navigation night northward o'clock observed officers Omai Otaheite Otoo Pacific Ocean Palmerston Island party piece pinnace plantains present provisions received Resolution returned round sail seemed seen sent ship ship's shore side Society Islands Solander soon stones stood Straits Straits of Magellan Terreeoboo took trees Tupia Van Diemen's Land vessel visited voyage weather whole wind women wood Zealand