Memoir of Richard WilliamsJames Nisbet, 1857 - 250 pagine |
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Pagina 52
... Cape Gregory . But the experiment failed . The inveterate thieving propensities of the natives , and the daily increasing risk of violence , rendered a longer sojourn on shore impossible ; and after a month of anxiety and danger , the ...
... Cape Gregory . But the experiment failed . The inveterate thieving propensities of the natives , and the daily increasing risk of violence , rendered a longer sojourn on shore impossible ; and after a month of anxiety and danger , the ...
Pagina 54
... Cape Horn . Above all , it was the only avenue attainable to the vast tribes of the interior - the tenants of the Andes , and the fierce nomads of the Pampas ; and as Popery had closed the main gates against the gos- pel , it was of ...
... Cape Horn . Above all , it was the only avenue attainable to the vast tribes of the interior - the tenants of the Andes , and the fierce nomads of the Pampas ; and as Popery had closed the main gates against the gos- pel , it was of ...
Pagina 90
... Cape San Diego , at the entrance of the Strait of Le Maire , were much the same as they were yesterday morning at eight o'clock . Wind and tide against us had beaten us back from all attempts hitherto made to enter the Strait ; but now ...
... Cape San Diego , at the entrance of the Strait of Le Maire , were much the same as they were yesterday morning at eight o'clock . Wind and tide against us had beaten us back from all attempts hitherto made to enter the Strait ; but now ...
Pagina 93
... Cape Hall , Cape Good Success bearing north ( true ) , and we now expect to weather Cape Pio , and this afternoon make Picton Island . Tuesday , December 3. - Made little advance upon yesterday , the wind being right ahead . " Wednesday ...
... Cape Hall , Cape Good Success bearing north ( true ) , and we now expect to weather Cape Pio , and this afternoon make Picton Island . Tuesday , December 3. - Made little advance upon yesterday , the wind being right ahead . " Wednesday ...
Pagina 101
... Cape Horn . On a nearer inspection , however , this nebulous patch resolves into a cluster of islands , -one very large , with a crowd of smaller attendants to the west and south ; and , far from the mainland , stands the kerbstone of ...
... Cape Horn . On a nearer inspection , however , this nebulous patch resolves into a cluster of islands , -one very large , with a crowd of smaller attendants to the west and south ; and , far from the mainland , stands the kerbstone of ...
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