A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present TimeW. Blackwood, 1824 |
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... thing or other . * Next day , being January the 1st , 1775 , finding that no- thing was wanting but a good harbour to make this a to- lerable place for ships to refresh at , whom chance or design might bring hither , I sent Mr Gilbert ...
... thing or other . * Next day , being January the 1st , 1775 , finding that no- thing was wanting but a good harbour to make this a to- lerable place for ships to refresh at , whom chance or design might bring hither , I sent Mr Gilbert ...
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... things ; nor indeed was there time , had we been ever so well provided . These reasons induced me to alter the course to ... thing that could induce us to think that any land was in our neighbourhood . At eight in the even- ing a breeze ...
... things ; nor indeed was there time , had we been ever so well provided . These reasons induced me to alter the course to ... thing that could induce us to think that any land was in our neighbourhood . At eight in the even- ing a breeze ...
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... things of their own manufacture , which we bought of them for nails , & c . and appeared very friendly , though twice ... thing ready for sea , we sent our large cutter , with Mr Rowe , a midshipman , and the boat's crew , to gather wild ...
... things of their own manufacture , which we bought of them for nails , & c . and appeared very friendly , though twice ... thing ready for sea , we sent our large cutter , with Mr Rowe , a midshipman , and the boat's crew , to gather wild ...
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... thing we wanted , than for the very liberal and hospi- table entertainment we met with at his house , which was open to accommodate us both night and day . During our stay , the ship's company was served with fresh beef ; and we took on ...
... thing we wanted , than for the very liberal and hospi- table entertainment we met with at his house , which was open to accommodate us both night and day . During our stay , the ship's company was served with fresh beef ; and we took on ...
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... thing , as wa- ter , & c . Aliment , or food of any kind , Alive , that is not dead , All , the whole , not a part , Anger , or to be angry , Alone , by one's self , To angle , or fish , The Ankle , E ' peeiho . SA'wai , s . A'wai to ...
... thing , as wa- ter , & c . Aliment , or food of any kind , Alive , that is not dead , All , the whole , not a part , Anger , or to be angry , Alone , by one's self , To angle , or fish , The Ankle , E ' peeiho . SA'wai , s . A'wai to ...
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Adventure Bay amongst anchor Annamooka appeared arrived beach birds Board of Longitude boat bore breeze called canoe Cape Cape François Cape George Cape Horn Captain Clerke Captain Cook Caroline Islands chief cloth coast cocoa-nut colour continued Cook's coral direction discovered discovery distant east eight farther fathoms Feenou feet fish fresh gale globe harbour hills hogs Hugh Palliser inhabitants inlet island isles kava king land latitude leagues least longitude manner mentioned miles morning natives navigators night noon o'clock observations Omai Otaheite Pacific Ocean passage person piece plant plantains Poulaho present reef remarkable rocks round sail seemed seen shew ships shore side situation soon sort sound southern southern hemisphere steered stood strait Teneriffe thing tion Tongataboo trees Van Diemen's Land visited voyage weather wind wood yams Zealand
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Side 177 - He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them.
Side 77 - ... water : I had also 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.
Side 132 - By the Commissioners for executing the Office of Lord High Admiral of Great Britain and Ireland, &c, $ecret Instructions for Captain James Cook, Commander of his Majesty s Sloop the Resolvtion.
Side 132 - ... to the Cape of Good Hope, unless you shall judge it necessary to stop at Madeira, the Cape de Verd, or Canary Islands, to take in Wine for the use of their Companies; in which case you are at liberty to do so, taking care to remain there no longer than may be necessary for that purpose. On your arrival at the Cape of Good Hope you are to refresh the Sloops...
Side 134 - ... 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...
Side 358 - Omai, and that those on our left hand, being about two-thirds of the whole quantity, were given to me. He added that I might take them on board whenever it was convenient, but that there would be no occasion to set any of our people as guards over them, as I might be assured that not a single cocoa-nut would be taken away by the natives.
Side 25 - Who would have thought (says he) that an island of no greater extent than seventy leagues in circuit, situated between the latitude of 54° and 55", should in the very height of summer be, in a manner, wholly covered, many fathoms deep, with frozen snow; but more especially the...
Side 76 - The crew were at three watches, except upon some extraordinary occasions. By this means they were not so much exposed to the weather as if they had been at watch and watch ; and had generally dry clothes to shift themselves, when they happened to get wet.
Side 34 - I concluded that what we had seen, which I named Sandwich .Land, was either a group of islands, or else a point of the continent. For 1 firmly believe that there is a tract of land near the Pole which is the source of most of the ice that is spread over this vast southern ocean.
Side 132 - Whereas the Earl of Sandwich has signified to us his Majesty's pleasure, that an attempt should be made to find out a Northern passage by sea from the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean...