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Page xxv
... clear sea . Table and Danger Islands , of which we " had the nearest view , wore an aspect of fertility , having the " loftiest hills covered with trees to their summits . " As is evident from Wilson's chart , the " Duff " was now clear ...
... clear sea . Table and Danger Islands , of which we " had the nearest view , wore an aspect of fertility , having the " loftiest hills covered with trees to their summits . " As is evident from Wilson's chart , the " Duff " was now clear ...
Page xxvii
... clear of them as fast as possible . With this view we steered N.N.W. betwixt ' several small reefs not larger in circumference than the ship , " and with scarce a wash of the sea upon them . They seemed to 66 extend on both sides of us ...
... clear of them as fast as possible . With this view we steered N.N.W. betwixt ' several small reefs not larger in circumference than the ship , " and with scarce a wash of the sea upon them . They seemed to 66 extend on both sides of us ...
Page 130
... clear , and we stood to the eastward the way we had come . The schooner had by this time made signals of reefs being around us , and was standing in the same direction as ourselves ; for a few minutes we flattered ourselves with a hope ...
... clear , and we stood to the eastward the way we had come . The schooner had by this time made signals of reefs being around us , and was standing in the same direction as ourselves ; for a few minutes we flattered ourselves with a hope ...
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JOURNAL of WILLIAM LOCKERBY 18089 I86 | 86 |
JOURNAL of the MISSIONARIES put ashore from | 117 |
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