 | General history - 1815 - 802 sider
...us and it. At every eruption it made a long rumbling noise like that of thunder, or the blowing up of large mines. A heavy shower of rain, which fell...powder, and was exceedingly troublesome to the eyes. Early in the morning of the 7th, the natives began again to assemble near the watering-place, armed... | |
 | Robert Kerr - 1815 - 542 sider
...us and it. At every eruptipn it made a long rumbling noise like that of thunder, or the blowing up of large mines. A heavy shower of rain, which fell...powder, and was exceedingly troublesome to the eyes. Early in the morning of the 7th, the natives began again. to assemble near the watering-place, armed... | |
 | Edward Polehampton - 1815 - 592 sider
...shower of rain, which fell at the same time, seemed to increase it ; and the wind blowing from that quarter, the air was loaded with its ashes, which...powder, and was exceedingly troublesome to the eyes. [Cook. Quiros. Bougainville. Fariter.] CHAP. XIV. VOLCANOES OF THE AFRICAN ISLANDS. J. HE continent... | |
 | 1815 - 476 sider
...shower of rain, which fell at the same time, seemed to increase it; and the wind blowing from that quarter, the air was loaded with its ashes, which...powder, and was exceedingly troublesome to the eyes. Mr. Forster, in his botanical excursions on this island, shot a pigeon, in the craw of which was a... | |
 | Robert Kerr - 1815 - 546 sider
...smoke, were sf At every eruption it made a long rumbling noise like that of thunder, or the blowing up of large mines. A heavy shower of rain, which fell...loaded with its ashes, which fell so thick that every thmg was covered with the dust. It was a kind of fme sand, or stone, ground or burnt to powder, and... | |
 | James Cook - 1821 - 304 sider
...us and it. At every eruption, it made a long rumbling noise like that of thunder, or the blowing up of large mines. A heavy shower of rain, which fell...thing was covered with the dust. It was a kind of Early in the morning of the 7th, the natives began again to assemble near the watering-place, armed... | |
 | Robert Kerr - 1824 - 530 sider
...about four miles to the west of us, vomited up vast quantities of fire and smoke, as it had also done the night before ; and the flames were seen to rise...powder, and was exceedingly troublesome to the eyes. Early in the morning of the 7th, the natives began again to assemble near the watering-place, armed... | |
 | James Cook - 1842 - 636 sider
...us and it. At every eruption, it made a long rumbling noise like that of thunder, or the blowing up of large mines. A heavy shower of rain, which fell...powder, and was exceedingly troublesome to the eyes. Early in the morning of the 7th, the natives began again to assemble near the wateringplace, armed... | |
 | 1845 - 378 sider
...us and it. At every eruption it made a long rumbling noise like that of thunder, or the blowing up of large mines. A heavy shower of rain which fell at this time teemed to increase it ; and the wind blowing from the same quarter, tha air was loaded with its ashes,... | |
 | Michael Russell - 1852 - 522 sider
...us and it. At every eruption it made a long rumbling noise like that of thunder, or the blowing up of large mines. A heavy shower of rain which fell...from the same quarter, the air was loaded with its aahes, which fell so thick, that every thing was covered with the dust. It was a kind of fine sand,... | |
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At every eruption, it made a long rumbling noise like that of thunder, or the blowing up of large mines. A heavy shower of rain, which fell at this time, seemed to increase it ; and the wind blowing from the same quarter, the air was loaded with its ashes,... 
