A general history and collection of voyages and travels, arranged in systematic order by R. Kerr. Vol.12 (ch.3, sect.5) -vol.17, Issue 271815 |
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... hauled off from it , until called back by signal . As the wea- ther was foggy , it was necessary to proceed with caution . We therefore reefed our top - sails , and at the same time sounded , but found no ground with 150 fathoms . We ...
... hauled off from it , until called back by signal . As the wea- ther was foggy , it was necessary to proceed with caution . We therefore reefed our top - sails , and at the same time sounded , but found no ground with 150 fathoms . We ...
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... hauled S.S.W. , the sea appearing to be clear of ice in that direction . But after running four leagues upon this course , with the ice on our starboard side , we found our- selves quite imbayed ; the ice extending from N.N.E. round by ...
... hauled S.S.W. , the sea appearing to be clear of ice in that direction . But after running four leagues upon this course , with the ice on our starboard side , we found our- selves quite imbayed ; the ice extending from N.N.E. round by ...
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... hauled up east , wind at north , a gentle gale , in order to clear the ice . The extreme east point of it , at eight o'clock , bore E. by S. , over which ap- peared a clear sea . We however spent the night in making short boards , under ...
... hauled up east , wind at north , a gentle gale , in order to clear the ice . The extreme east point of it , at eight o'clock , bore E. by S. , over which ap- peared a clear sea . We however spent the night in making short boards , under ...
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... hauled off north , with the wind at W.N.W. , a gentle gale , attend- ed with snow . At four in the morning on the 17th , stood again to the south ; but was again obliged to bear up on account of the ice , along the side of which we ...
... hauled off north , with the wind at W.N.W. , a gentle gale , attend- ed with snow . At four in the morning on the 17th , stood again to the south ; but was again obliged to bear up on account of the ice , along the side of which we ...
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... hauled to the south , with the wind at west , a fresh gale and hazy , with snow . In the evening the wind fell and the weather cleared up , so as that we could see a few leagues round us ; being in the la- titude of 54 ° 43 ′ S ...
... hauled to the south , with the wind at west , a fresh gale and hazy , with snow . In the evening the wind fell and the weather cleared up , so as that we could see a few leagues round us ; being in the la- titude of 54 ° 43 ′ S ...
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afternoon anchor appeared ashore birds blew boat bore Bougainville breeze Caledonia called calm canoes Cape Cape Charlotte Cape Palliser Captain Cook Captain Furneaux chief clear cloth coast cocoa-nut continued cove direction discovered discovery distant east Easter Island farther fathoms water feet fish Forster four fresh gale gave harbour hauled head hills hogs inhabitants island isle land latitude leagues longitude miles morning natives navigation night noon observed ocean Otaheite Otoo Pacific Ocean passage penguins peterels Pickersgill plantains Port Port Egmont Port Sandwich present reef returned on board rocks round sail seemed seen sent Shag Island shewed ship shoals shore side situation small isles snow soon sort sound southern steered stones stood strait tacked Tanna thick thing tion took top-sails trees Van Diemen's Land visited voyage weather whole wind veered wood Zealand
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Page 136 - By the Commissioners for executing the Office of Lord High Admiral of Great Britain and Ireland, &c.
Page 138 - ... taking care not to lose any time in exploring rivers or inlets, or upon any other account, until you get into the before-mentioned latitude of 65°, where we could wish you to arrive in the month of June next. When you get that length you are very carefully to search for and to explore such rivers or inlets as may appear to be of a considerable extent and pointing towards Hudson's or Baffin's Bays...
Page 262 - Soon after, it was seen from the top-mast-head; and at eight o'clock, we were close to its edge. It extended east and west, far beyond the reach of our sight. In the situation we were in, just the southern half of our horizon was illuminated, by the rays of light reflected from the ice, to a considerable height.
Page 246 - A more blest station, or more blest estate ; For, lo ! a seat of endless rest is given To her in Oxford, and to him in heaven.
Page 23 - ... it is the production of a man, who has not had the advantage of much school education, but who has been constantly at sea from his youth; and though, with the assistance of a few good friends, he has passed through all the stations belonging to a seaman, from an apprentice boy in the coal trade, to a post-captain in the royal navy, he has had no opportunity of cultivating letters.
Page 81 - I had also, so, frequently, a fire made in an iron pot, at the bottom of the well, which was of great use in purifying the air in the lower parts of the ship.
Page 186 - I could observe that his spirits were sensibly affected, and that it was with difficulty he could refrain from tears. But, the instant the conversation turned to his own islands, his eyes began to sparkle with joy. He was deeply impressed with a. sense of the good treatment he had met with in England, and entertained the highest ideas of the country and of the people. But the pleasing prospect he now had before him of...
Page 81 - After such a long continuance at sea, in a high southern latitude, it is but reasonable to think that many of my people must be ill of the scurvy. The contrary, however, happened.
Page 354 - Toote' was echoed through an hundred mouths at once. I afterwards found the same question had been put to Mr. Forster by a man on shore; but he gave a different, and indeed more proper answer, by saying, 'No man who used the sea could say where he should be buried.
Page 266 - I did not take some opportunity to declare, that they always shewed the utmost readiness to carry into execution, in. the most effectual manner, every measure I thought proper to take. Under such circumstances, it is hardly necessary to say, that the seamen were always obedient and alert ; and, on this occasion, they were so far from wishing the voyage at an end, that they rejoiced at the prospect of its being prolonged another year, and of soon enjoying the benefits of a milder climate.