Memoir of Richard WilliamsJames Nisbet, 1857 - 250 pagine |
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Pagina 16
... o'clock I saw the last of the persons waiting for me , and instantly I felt myself severely unwell . I went up - stairs , and threw myself on my bed . In a few minutes I felt in- expressibly ill . The first sensation was an amazing ...
... o'clock I saw the last of the persons waiting for me , and instantly I felt myself severely unwell . I went up - stairs , and threw myself on my bed . In a few minutes I felt in- expressibly ill . The first sensation was an amazing ...
Pagina 86
... o'clock in the morning , we passed the Straits of Magellan ; and , having had a splendid breeze all day , we are at this time -ten P.M. - considerably advanced toward the Strait of Le Maire , which we hope to pass through to- We are now ...
... o'clock in the morning , we passed the Straits of Magellan ; and , having had a splendid breeze all day , we are at this time -ten P.M. - considerably advanced toward the Strait of Le Maire , which we hope to pass through to- We are now ...
Pagina 87
... o'clock we were off the entrance of the Strait of Le Maire ; but the wind being adverse , we could not take advantage of the tide which set at that hour . Consequently , we had to lie off , and beat between the two coasts of Staten ...
... o'clock we were off the entrance of the Strait of Le Maire ; but the wind being adverse , we could not take advantage of the tide which set at that hour . Consequently , we had to lie off , and beat between the two coasts of Staten ...
Pagina 88
... o'clock we hoped to have an opportunity again , it being ebb - tide , to pass through ; but though we tried , it was impossible , the wind continuing un- favourable . We have thus during the day , it being now nearly eleven P.M. , had ...
... o'clock we hoped to have an opportunity again , it being ebb - tide , to pass through ; but though we tried , it was impossible , the wind continuing un- favourable . We have thus during the day , it being now nearly eleven P.M. , had ...
Pagina 89
... , shut up around me , stands at 52 ° . I am indeed glad to wrap up now . " Saturday , November 30. - Our twelfth week at sea . At four o'clock this morning , our ship having worked about all night , with a strong head.
... , shut up around me , stands at 52 ° . I am indeed glad to wrap up now . " Saturday , November 30. - Our twelfth week at sea . At four o'clock this morning , our ship having worked about all night , with a strong head.
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