 | Ferdinand Petrovich baron Wrangel - 1841 - 328 sider
...indications of an approaching storm, 1 thought it best to remain where we were ; and thus we awaited quietly whatever Providence should decree. Dark clouds...west, and the whole atmosphere became filled with a dense vapour; while a strong breeze suddenly springing up from the same quarter, increased in less... | |
 | 1845 - 356 sider
...the ice-island on which we were towards the east, and nearer to the larger surface before mentioned. In order to get over the remaining space, we hooked...sprung up from the west, and increased in less than half-an-hour to a storm. Every moment huge masses of ice around us were dashed against each other,... | |
 | Sir George Simpson - 1847 - 506 sider
...direction in the field of ice behind us. We could go no farther. "We had hardly proceeded one verst, when we found ourselves in a fresh labyrinth of lanes...and the whole atmosphere became filled with a damp vapor. A strong breeze suddenly sprung up from the west, and increased in less than half an hour to... | |
 | Sir George Simpson - 1847 - 498 sider
...direction in the field of ice behind us. We could go no farther. " We had hardly proceeded one verst, when we found ourselves in a fresh labyrinth of lanes...rose from the west, and the whole atmosphere became tilled with a damp vapor. A strong breeze suddenly sprung up from the west, and increased in less than... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1850 - 794 sider
...when we found ourselves is a fresh labyrinth of lanes of water, which hemmed us in on every side. AsaD the floating pieces around us were smaller than the...whole atmosphere became filled with a damp vapour. А йrош: breeze suddenly sprung up from the west, and increased in lees than half an hour to a storm.... | |
 | Henry Howe - 1854 - 740 sider
...which offered us somewhat more security; and thus we waited quietly whatever Providence shouldedecree. Dark clouds now rose from the west, and the whole atmosphere became filled with a damp vapor. A strong breeze suddenly sprung up from the west, and increased in less than half an hour to... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1857 - 500 sider
...placed in a situation of extreme risk. " We had hardly proceeded one werst/ ' writes M. von Wrangell, "when we found ourselves in a fresh labyrinth of lanes...and the whole atmosphere became filled with a damp vapor. A strong breeze suddenly sprang up from the west, and increased in less than half an hour to... | |
 | Samuel Mosheim Smucker - 1857 - 1074 sider
...indications of an approaching storm, I thought it better to remain on the larger mass, which oifered us somewhat more security ; and thus we waited quietly...and the whole atmosphere became filled with a damp vapor. A strong breeze suddenly sprang up from the west, and increased in less than half an hour to... | |
 | Thomas Frost - 1874 - 366 sider
...best to remain on the larger mass, which offered rather more security ; and thus we calmly awaited whatever Providence should decree. Dark clouds now rose from the west, and the atmosphere became charged with damp vapour. A strong breeze suddenly sprung up from the west, and increased... | |
 | Helen Saunders Wright - 1910 - 622 sider
...confronted them upon their return, Admiral Von Wrangell writes : — "We had hardly proceeded one verst when we found ourselves in a fresh labyrinth of lanes...and the whole atmosphere became filled with a damp vapor. A strong breeze suddenly sprang up from the west, and increased in less than half an hour to... | |
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We had hardly proceeded one verst, when we found ourselves in a fresh labyrinth of lanes of water, which hemmed us in on every side. As all the floating pieces around us were smaller than the one on which we stood, which was seventy-five fathoms' across,... 
