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Page 778
... continued on his course ; but when a third shot was fired across his bows , he furled his sails and awaited the approach of the Portuguese commodore , who surrounded our hoy with all his fleet . He then sent a longboat with twenty armed ...
... continued on his course ; but when a third shot was fired across his bows , he furled his sails and awaited the approach of the Portuguese commodore , who surrounded our hoy with all his fleet . He then sent a longboat with twenty armed ...
Page 779
... continued on her course under little sail , to defy the Portuguese , and to show them that she was ready with a second salute , should they be brave enough to follow her . This they did not dare to do , being satisfied with their first ...
... continued on her course under little sail , to defy the Portuguese , and to show them that she was ready with a second salute , should they be brave enough to follow her . This they did not dare to do , being satisfied with their first ...
Page 870
... continued our journey all the morning , keeping about a league from the river , and at noon we rested in the shade of some shrubs , where we stayed two hours . We then remounted and followed our way until the evening , passing with some ...
... continued our journey all the morning , keeping about a league from the river , and at noon we rested in the shade of some shrubs , where we stayed two hours . We then remounted and followed our way until the evening , passing with some ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 661 |
VOYAGE FROM MADRAS TO BOMBAY | 677 |
JOURNEY FROM BOMBAY TO TARAPUR | 718 |
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