Memoir of Richard WilliamsJames Nisbet, 1857 - 250 pagine |
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Pagina 52
... the power of the natives . And , therefore , he proposed a scheme which he hoped would secure them in case of danger . He recommended that a decked boat CAPTAIN ALLEN GARDINER . 53 should be provided , into 52 THE MISSION .
... the power of the natives . And , therefore , he proposed a scheme which he hoped would secure them in case of danger . He recommended that a decked boat CAPTAIN ALLEN GARDINER . 53 should be provided , into 52 THE MISSION .
Pagina 54
... boats as tenders . An advertise- ment was inserted in the religious newspapers invit- ing catechists to join the expedition ; and for the manning of the boats , a few suitable seamen were selected . * * A full account of these ...
... boats as tenders . An advertise- ment was inserted in the religious newspapers invit- ing catechists to join the expedition ; and for the manning of the boats , a few suitable seamen were selected . * * A full account of these ...
Pagina 84
... boats , having two very large ones with us , besides two gigs to attend on their seniors . We are well supplied with provisions . " Captain Gardiner is much what I expected him to be . For indomitable perseverance he is unquestionably ...
... boats , having two very large ones with us , besides two gigs to attend on their seniors . We are well supplied with provisions . " Captain Gardiner is much what I expected him to be . For indomitable perseverance he is unquestionably ...
Pagina 96
... boat , and not realising our ideas of a canoe , but so deep , that just the heads of the Fuegians could be seen in it . As these dark masses of hair , like so many mops , drew nearer , we were able to discern the features , which were ...
... boat , and not realising our ideas of a canoe , but so deep , that just the heads of the Fuegians could be seen in it . As these dark masses of hair , like so many mops , drew nearer , we were able to discern the features , which were ...
Pagina 104
... boat direct in the thicket , and , after struggling to the top of a Mount Tarn or a Mount Buckland , to look down on an expanse of silent greenery , only broken by shipless arms of the sea ; and any one who has spent many weeks among ...
... boat direct in the thicket , and , after struggling to the top of a Mount Tarn or a Mount Buckland , to look down on an expanse of silent greenery , only broken by shipless arms of the sea ; and any one who has spent many weeks among ...
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