 | United States. Congress. House - 574 pàgines
...gale from the <-astward ; and the ice all round was in dreadful commotion, excepting, forlunately, that in immediate contact with us. The commotion in...light enough to see on the 9th, it was discovered that ihe heavy ice in which the Rescue h;\(] been, imbedded for so long a time, was entirely broken np and... | |
 | LIEUT SHERARD OSBORN - 1852 - 330 pàgines
...uncomfortable position we remained. The wind blew a gale from the eastward, and the ice all around was in a dreadful commotion, excepting, fortunately,, that...destruction of both vessels. The easterly gale had set us some two or three miles to the west. As soon as it was light enough to see on the 9th it was discovered... | |
 | Peter Lund Simmonds - 1852 - 424 pàgines
...uncomfortable position we remained. The wind blew a gale from the eastward, and the ice all around was in dreadful 'commotion, excepting, fortunately,...the night; and we were in momentary expectation of the destruction of both vessels. The easterly gale had set us some two or three miles to the west.... | |
 | Elisha Kent Kane - 1854 - 642 pàgines
...uncomfortable position we remained. The wind blew a gale from the eastward, and the ice all around was in dreadful commotion, excepting, fortunately,...destruction of both vessels. The easterly gale had set us some two or three miles to the west. As soon as it was light enough to see on the 9th, it was discovered... | |
 | Samuel Mosheim Smucker - 1857 - 530 pàgines
...uncomfortable position we remained. The wind blew a gale from the eastward, and the ice all around was in dreadful commotion, excepting, fortunately,...the night; and we were in momentary expectation of the destruction of both vessels. The easterly gale had set us some two or three miles to the west.... | |
 | Samuel Mosheim Smucker - 1857 - 1074 pàgines
...uncomfortable position we remained. The wind blew a gale from the eastward, and the ice all around was in dreadful commotion, excepting, fortunately,...commotion in the ice continued all through the night; and wo were in momentary expectation of the destruction of both vessels. The easterly gale had set us some... | |
 | Samuel Mosheim Smucker - 1859 - 438 pàgines
...uncomfortable position we remained. The wind blew a gale from the eastward, and the ice all around was in dreadful commotion, excepting, fortunately,...the night; and we were in momentary expectation of the destruction of both vessels. The easterly gale had set us some two or three miles to the west.... | |
 | Samuel Mosheim Smucker - 1886 - 682 pàgines
...uncomfortable position we remained. The wind blew a gale from the eastward, and the ice all around was in dreadful commotion, excepting, fortunately,...the night; and we were in momentary expectation of the destruction of both vessels. The easterly gale had set us some two or three miles to the west.... | |
 | Samuel M. Smucker - 2000 - 412 pàgines
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 | 1851 - 582 pàgines
...from the «•astward ; and the ice all round was in dreadful commotion, excepting, forÍ unatcly, that in immediate contact with us. The commotion in...light enough to see on the 9th, it was discovered that I he heavy ice in which the Rescue had been imbedded for so long a time, was entirely broken up and... | |
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... feet. She was let down again for a moment, and then her stern was raised about five feet. Her bows, being unsupported, were depressed almost as much. In this uncomfortable position we remained. The wind blew a gale from the eastward, and the ice all... 