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Our intention now was to continue under sail all night , notwithstanding the dangerous navigation amongst the shoals of that part of the strait : however , having done so for a short time , at 9 P.M. we suddenly fell into nine fathoms ...
Our intention now was to continue under sail all night , notwithstanding the dangerous navigation amongst the shoals of that part of the strait : however , having done so for a short time , at 9 P.M. we suddenly fell into nine fathoms ...
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At night , some officers being on - shore with the launch making astronomical observations , the wind freshened so much , with dreadful squalls , that we expected every moment to be driven from our anchors ; we therefore immediately let ...
At night , some officers being on - shore with the launch making astronomical observations , the wind freshened so much , with dreadful squalls , that we expected every moment to be driven from our anchors ; we therefore immediately let ...
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5 ° E. that before night we might reach the parallel of the Island Fernando Noroņo . When it grew dark we had seen no land ; and , although we had not attained that parallel , even with our glasses , we resolved to continue our course ...
5 ° E. that before night we might reach the parallel of the Island Fernando Noroņo . When it grew dark we had seen no land ; and , although we had not attained that parallel , even with our glasses , we resolved to continue our course ...
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Narrative of the Sufferings and Adventures of Henderick Portenger | 1 |
Travels of M Burckhardt in Egypt and Nubia | 1 |
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| Title | New Voyages and Travels: Consisting of Originals, Translations, and Abridgements, Volume 2 New Voyages and Travels: Consisting of Originals, Translations, and Abridgements, Sir Richard Phillips Volume 2 of New Voyages and Travels: Consisting of Originals, Translations, and Abridgments ; with Index and Historical Preface, Sir Richard Phillips |
| Author | Sir Richard Phillips |
| Publisher | Sir Richard Phillips, 1819 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 23 Apr 2007 |
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