A Collection of the Most Celebrated Voyages & Travels, from the Discovery of America to the Present Time: Arranged in Systematic Order, Geographical and Chronological. The Whole Exhibiting a Faithful and Lively Delineation of the World. Carefully Selected from Writers of Different Nations. In Four Volumes, Bind 4 |
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Side 5
... the produce of Ava and Pegu , whence Calcutta and Madras drew all their
supplies of wood for ship building , and for various other purposes . A commerce
in one article so essential to us , and , on a general scale , so extensive as to
require ...
... the produce of Ava and Pegu , whence Calcutta and Madras drew all their
supplies of wood for ship building , and for various other purposes . A commerce
in one article so essential to us , and , on a general scale , so extensive as to
require ...
Side 6
... 1795 , I embarked at Calcutta , on board the Sea - horse , an armed cruizer
belonging to the East India company , captain Thomas , commander , attended
by Mr. Wood , assistant and secretary , and Dr. Buchanan , surgeon to the
mission .
... 1795 , I embarked at Calcutta , on board the Sea - horse , an armed cruizer
belonging to the East India company , captain Thomas , commander , attended
by Mr. Wood , assistant and secretary , and Dr. Buchanan , surgeon to the
mission .
Side 9
Mr. Wood judged the river at this place to be from three - quarters to a mile in
breadth . · We continued at anchor till next day , in expectation of the promised
visit . About noon the fleet came in sight : it consisted of from 20 to 30 boats ; on a
...
Mr. Wood judged the river at this place to be from three - quarters to a mile in
breadth . · We continued at anchor till next day , in expectation of the promised
visit . About noon the fleet came in sight : it consisted of from 20 to 30 boats ; on a
...
Side 11
... he brought with him three small horses , equipped with saddles and bridles ,
resembling those used by the higher ranks of the inhabitants of Hindostan . After
breakfast , Mr. Wood , doctor Buchanan , and myself , mounted , and attended by
...
... he brought with him three small horses , equipped with saddles and bridles ,
resembling those used by the higher ranks of the inhabitants of Hindostan . After
breakfast , Mr. Wood , doctor Buchanan , and myself , mounted , and attended by
...
Side 19
The maywoon was soon driven from the field ; but Mr. Wood having ' got
possession of one of the jars , we were enabled to preserve our ground till the
water was exhausted ; it seemed to afford them great diversion , especially if we
appeared ...
The maywoon was soon driven from the field ; but Mr. Wood having ' got
possession of one of the jars , we were enabled to preserve our ground till the
water was exhausted ; it seemed to afford them great diversion , especially if we
appeared ...
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Side 236 - And David went up by the ascent of mount Olivet, and wept as he went up, and had his head covered, and he went barefoot : and all the people that was with him covered every man his head, and they went up, weeping as they went up.
Side 227 - And Deborah said unto Barak, Up ; for this is the day in which the Lord hath delivered Sisera into thine hand : is not the Lord gone out before thee?
Side 240 - The atmosphere was remarkably clear and serene; but we saw none of those clouds of smoke which by some writers are said to exhale from the surface of Lake Asphaltites, nor from any neighbouring mountain.
Side 452 - AND the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, See, I have called by name Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah : and I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship...
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Side 345 - ... having been in imminent peril of being killed, had not the Commodore, who perceived what he was about, given express orders to his people to desist from firing.
Side 377 - ... strong gripe by the cord that tied my hands, he with many oaths threatened to kill me immediately if I would not be quiet ; the villains around me had their pieces cocked and bayonets fixed.
Side 228 - A sight of this territory can alone convey any adequate idea of its surprising produce : it is truly the Eden of the East, rejoicing in the abundance of its wealth.
Side 45 - I was informed, however, that this appearance of weakness did not proceed from any bodily infirmity, but from the weight of the regal habiliments in which he was clad ; and if what we were told was true, that he carried on his dress fifteen viss, upwards of fifty pounds avoirdupois of gold, his difficulty of ascent was not surprising.
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| Titel | A Collection of the Most Celebrated Voyages & Travels, from the Discovery of America to the Present Time: Arranged in Systematic Order, Geographical and Chronological. The Whole Exhibiting a Faithful and Lively Delineation of the World. Carefully Selected from Writers of Different ..., Bind 4 A Collection of the Most Celebrated Voyages & Travels, from the Discovery of America to the Present Time: Arranged in Systematic Order, Geographical and Chronological. The Whole Exhibiting a Faithful and Lively Delineation of the World. Carefully Selected from Writers of Different Nations. In Four Volumes, R. P. Forster Bind 4 af Collection of the Most Celebrated Voyages and Travels from the Discovery of America to the Present Time, R. P. Forster |
| Forfatter | R. P. Forster |
| Redaktør | R. P. Forster |
| Udgave | 2 |
| Udgiver | Mackenzie and Dent, 1818 |
| Oprindeligt fra | New York Public Library |
| Digitaliseret | 15. dec 2005 |
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