| William Fordyce Mavor - Discoveries in geography - 1813 - 368 pages
...Wales, with all the bays, harbours, rivers, and islands situated upon it : we then fired three volliea of small arms, which were answered by the same number...the island, which we called Possession Island, we reimbarked in our boat, but a rapid ebb tide setting NE made our return to the vessel very difficult... | |
| General history - 1814 - 798 pages
...right of his Majesty King George the Third, by the name of New South Waks, with all the bays, harbours, rivers, and islands situated upon it : We then fired...Possession Island, we re-embarked in our boat, but a rapid ebb-tide setting NE made our return to the vessel very difficult and tedious. From the time of our... | |
| Robert Kerr - Voyages and travels - 1815 - 550 pages
...of his Majesty King George the Third, by the name of New South Wales, with all the bays, harbours, rivers, and islands situated upon it : We then fired...Possession Island, we re-embarked in our boat, but a rapid ebb-tide setting NE made our return to the vessel very difficult and tedious. From the time of our... | |
| Robert Kerr - 1815 - 534 pages
...of his Majesty King George the Third, by the name of New South nales, with all the bays, harbours, rivers, and islands situated upon it : We then fired...ceremony upon the island, which we called Possession Is¡and, we re-embarked in our boat, but я rapid ebb-tide setting NE made our return to the vessel... | |
| Robert Kerr - Explorers - 1824 - 528 pages
...of his Majesty King George the Third, by the name of New South Wales, with all the bays, harbours, rivers, and islands situated upon it : We then fired...Possession Island, we re-embarked in our boat, but a rapid ebb-tide setting NE made our return to the vessel very difficult and tedious. From the time of our... | |
| Andrew Kippis - Explorers - 1824 - 186 pages
...Majesty King George the Third, aud by the name of New South Wales. The party then fired three volleys of small arms, which were answered by the same number from the ship. When the gentlemen had performed this ceremony upon the island, which they called Possession Island,... | |
| Andrew Kippis - Voyages around the world - 1826 - 464 pages
...Majesty King George the Third, and by the name of New Sonth Wales. The party then fired three volleys of small arms, which were answered by the same number from the ship. When the gentlemen had performed this ceremony upon the island, which they called Possession Island,... | |
| James Cook - Oceania - 1842 - 636 pages
...WALES, with all the bays, harbours, rivers, and islands situated upon it : we then fired three volleys of small arms, which were answered by the same number...the island, which we called POSSESSION ISLAND, we reimbarked in our boat, but a rapid ebb tide setting NE, made our return to the vessel very difficult... | |
| James Cook - Oceania - 1842 - 636 pages
...WALES, with all the bays, harbours, rivers, and islands Situated upon it : we then fired tlmree volleys of small arms, which were answered by the same number from the ship. having performed thmis ceremony upon the island, which we called P¿sasaIoN IsL.&xD, ¿ reimmibarked in our boat, but... | |
| 1876 - 818 pages
...Wales, with all its bays, harbours, rivers, and islands situated upon it, we then fired three volleys of small arms, which were answered by the same number from the ship." Captain Cook was succeeded in his survey of the Australian coast by others, but especially by Captain... | |
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