Works, Volume 97Kraus Reprint, 1967 - Geography |
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Page 681
... ships you do not see people new to the mariner's art , nor mere children earning wages , nor idlers and shirkers , who are the curse of our ships . Again , I say , you never see people hiding between the decks of a ship for whole months ...
... ships you do not see people new to the mariner's art , nor mere children earning wages , nor idlers and shirkers , who are the curse of our ships . Again , I say , you never see people hiding between the decks of a ship for whole months ...
Page 780
... ships and dispatch them back to England , whereas in four months we French had not been able to find a full cargo for only one ship . But no ! It was all due to our broker Samson . He pretended that the 400 bales of merchandise had not ...
... ships and dispatch them back to England , whereas in four months we French had not been able to find a full cargo for only one ship . But no ! It was all due to our broker Samson . He pretended that the 400 bales of merchandise had not ...
Page 781
... ships denuded of ropes , cables , and generally every sort of gear , which had been removed to furnish a single ship ... ships , whereas on leaving France they had full complements and every sort of equipment . Let us go and have a look ...
... ships denuded of ropes , cables , and generally every sort of gear , which had been removed to furnish a single ship ... ships , whereas on leaving France they had full complements and every sort of equipment . Let us go and have a look ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 661 |
VOYAGE FROM MADRAS TO BOMBAY | 677 |
JOURNEY FROM BOMBAY TO TARAPUR | 718 |
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