 ... danger, till an accident happened which gave a fatal turn to the affair. The boats, which had been stationed across the bay, having fired at some canoes that were attempting to get out, unfortunately had killed a chief of the first rank. The news...  Man on the Ocean: A Book for Boys - Side 208af Robert Michael Ballantyne - 1863 - 408 siderFuld visning - Om denne bog
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1809 - 504 sider
...unfortunately had killed a chief of the first rank. The news of his death arrived at the village where Captain Cook was, just as he had left the king, and was walking...were immediately sent off; and the men put on their warmats, and armed themselves with spears and stones. One of the natives, having in his hands a stone,... | |
 | Robert Kerr - 1815 - 546 sider
...unfortunately had killed a chief of the first rank. The news ef his death arrived at the village where Captain Cook was, just as he had left the king, and was walking...were immediately sent off; and the men put on their war-mats, and armed themselves with spears and stones. One of the natives, having in his hands a stone,... | |
 | General history - 1814 - 798 sider
...unfortunately had killed a chief of the first rank. The news of his death arrived at the village where Captain Cook was, just as he had left the king, and was walking...were immediately sent off; and the men put on their war-mats, and armed themselves 'with spears and stones. One of the natives, having in his hands a stone,... | |
 | James Cook - 1821 - 486 sider
...unfortunately had killed a chief of the .first rank. The news of his death arrived at the village where Captain Cook was, just as he had left the king, and was walking...were immediately sent off; and the men put on their war-mats, and armed themselves with spears and stones. One of the natives, having in his hands a stone,... | |
 | Robert Kerr - 1824 - 526 sider
...unfortunately had killed a chief of the fir^t rank. The news of his death arrived at the village where Captain Cook was, just as he had left the king, and was walking...were immediately sent off; and the men put on their war-mats, and armed themselves with spears and stones. One of the natives, having in his hands a stone,... | |
 | Account - 1838 - 304 sider
...high rank was killed. The news of his death created an immediate ferment. The women and children were sent ofF, and the men put on their war mats, and armed themselves with spears and stones. Several of the latter were thrown at the marines, and a chief attempted to stab one of the English... | |
 | James Cook - 1842 - 654 sider
...unfortunately had killed a chief of the first rank. The news of his death arrived at the village where Captain Cook was, just as he had left the king, and was walking...the women and children were immediately sent off; aud the men put on their war-mats, and armed themselves witli spears and stones. One of the natives,... | |
 | Frank Boott Goodrich - 1858 - 614 sider
...and violent ferment : the women and children were at once sent off : the warriors put on their breast mats and armed themselves with spears and stones. One of the natives went up to Cook, flourishing a long iron spike by way of defiance, and threatening him with a large... | |
 | Philip George and son, ltd - 1872 - 344 sider
...chief of the first rank. The news of his death arrived at the village where Captain Cook was just as he left the king, and was walking slowly toward the shore. The ferment it occasioned was quite electric : the women and children were immecliately sent off, and the men put on their war-mats,... | |
 | Frank Boott Goodrich - 1873 - 724 sider
...violent ferment: the women and children were at once sent off: the warriors put on their breast .^^i mats and armed themselves with spears and stones. One of the natives went up to Cook, flourishing a long iron spike by way of defiance, and threatening him with a large... | |
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