A Memoir of Richard Williams : Surgeon: Catechist to the Patagonian Missionary Society in Tierra Del FuegoJames Nisbet, 1854 - 255 pagine |
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Pagina 52
... in 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 should be provided , into which the missionaries 52 THE MISSION .
... in 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 should be provided , into which the missionaries 52 THE MISSION .
Pagina 53
James Hamilton. decked boat should be provided , into which the missionaries might retreat when needful ; and , as farther researches had led him to prefer Tierra del Fuego to the Patagonian mainland , in this vessel they would be able ...
James Hamilton. decked boat should be provided , into which the missionaries might retreat when needful ; and , as farther researches had led him to prefer Tierra del Fuego to the Patagonian mainland , in this vessel they would be able ...
Pagina 54
... boats as tenders . An advertisement was inserted in the religious newspapers inviting catechists to join the expedi- tion ; and for the manning of the boats , a few suit- able seamen were selected . * * A full account of these ...
... boats as tenders . An advertisement was inserted in the religious newspapers inviting catechists to join the expedi- tion ; and for the manning of the boats , a few suit- able 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 ...
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66 Tuesday able anchor arrived Badcock Banner Cove beach Beagle Channel betwixt bless blowing boat Burslem canoes Cape Captain Gardiner cheerful Christ Christian cold comfort Cook's River danger dark delightful Erwin eternal faith favor fear feel felt friends Fuegian Garden Island glorious glory God's grace greatly guanaco hand heart heaven heavenly holy hope Jemmy Jemmy Button Jesus land Lennox Harbour light Lord Maidment meerschaum mercy mind mission missionary Montevideo morning natives Navarin Island ness never night o'clock Ocean Queen party Patagonian PATAGONIAN MISSIONARY SOCIETY peace Picton Island Pioneer poor praise prayer present rejoice rocks salvation Saturday Saviour scarcely seemed shewed ship shore sight soon soul Spaniard Harbour Speedwell Spirit Staten Island Straits of Magellan thee things thought tide Tierra del Fuego tion To-day truth unto vessel voyage weather whilst wigwam Williams wind