Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition During the Years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842, Svazek 2Lea and Blanchard, 1845 - Počet stran: 480 Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition. During the Years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842 by Charles Wilkes, first published in 1845, is a rare manuscript, the original residing in one of the great libraries of the world. This book is a reproduction of that original, which has been scanned and cleaned by state-of-the-art publishing tools for better readability and enhanced appreciation. Restoration Editors' mission is to bring long out of print manuscripts back to life. Some smudges, annotations or unclear text may still exist, due to permanent damage to the original work. We believe the literary significance of the text justifies offering this reproduction, allowing a new generation to appreciate it. |
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A. T. Agate Apia Apolima appearance arrival aurora australis barrier basalt Bay of Islands boat bread-fruit canoes Captain Hudson Captain M'Arthur character CHARLES WILKES chiefs coast cocoa-nut colony colour Commanding Exploring Expedition consul convicts crew crime cruise distance district Engraved exhibited extending fathoms field-ice fifty Flying-Fish gale Governor harbour height Hokianga houses hundred feet ice-islands icebergs labour lake land latitude latter longitude Macquarie Macquarie Island mats miles missionaries mountains natives Norfolk Island northward observations obtained officers Papieti Paramatta party passed Peacock persons Pomare Porpoise Port Port Jackson pounds reached reef remarkable residence ridge river rock sail Samoan Savaii seen shore side Sketched by A. T. snow Society Islands South Wales southward squadron Sydney Tahiti temperature thick thousand trees Tutuila U. S. Ship Vincennes Upolu vessels village Vincennes weather westward whole wind Zealand
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Strana 471 - We the Chiefs of the Confederation of the United Tribes of New Zealand...
Strana 232 - Let a man be what he will, when he comes here, he is soon as bad as the rest ; a man's heart is taken from him, and there is given to him the heart of a beast.
Strana 317 - Under these circumstances we feel ourselves obliged to report that, in our opinion, a few days more of such exposure as they have already undergone, would reduce the number of the crew by sickness to such an extent as to hazard the safety of the ship and the lives of all on board.
Strana 448 - ... ewes of which his flocks were composed, with Spanish rams. The lambs produced from this cross were much improved ; but when they were again crossed, the change far exceeded his most sanguine expectations. In four crosses, he is of opinion, no distinction will be perceptible between the pure and the mixed breed. As a proof of the extraordinary and rapid improvement of his flocks, Captain...
Strana 318 - PM, when we were within two and a half miles of the icy cliffs by which the land was bounded on all sides. These were from one hundred and fifty to two hundred feet in height, quite perpendicular, and there was no appearance whatever of rocks ; all was covered with ice and snow.
Strana 290 - He goes on to say, in his report, " I watched for an hour to see if the sun in his decline would change the colour of the object : it remained the same, with a white cloud above, similar to that hovering over high land. At sunset the appearance remained the same. I took the bearings accurately, intending to examine it closely as soon as we got a breeze. I am thoroughly of opinion it is an island surrounded by immense fields of ice. The Peacock in sight to the southward and eastward over the ice ;...
Strana 192 - It is grasped at one end in the right hand, and is thrown sicklewise, either upwards into the air, or downwards, so as to strike the ground at some distance from the thrower. In the first case it flies with a rotary motion, as its shape would indicate ; after ascending to a great height in the air, it suddenly returns in an elliptical orbit to a spot near its starting-point. The natives in its use...
Strana 292 - Previous to its becoming broad daylight, the fog rendered every thing obscure, even at a short distance from the ship. I knew that we were in close proximity to icebergs and field-ice, but, from the report of the look-out at sunset, believed that there was an opening or large bay leading to the southward. The ship had rapid way on her, and was much tossed about, when in an instant all was perfectly still and quiet ; the transition was so sudden that many were awakened by it from sound sleep...
Strana 324 - At daylight we again made sail for the land, beating in for it until 11 am, when we found any further progress quite impossible. I then judged that it was seven or eight miles distant. The day was remarkably clear and the land very distinct. By measurement we made the extent of coast of the Antarctic Continent, which was then in sight, seventy-five miles, and by approximate measurement 3000 feet high. It was entirely covered with snow. Longitude at noon 106^ 18' 42" E., latitude 65° 59' 40" S.,...
Strana 324 - On coming up with it, about one and a half miles from where the barrier had stopped us, I hove the ship to, lowered the boats, and fortunately effected a landing. We found embedded in it, in places, boulders, stones, gravel, sand, and mud or clay. The larger specimens were of red sandstone and basalt. No signs of stratification were to be seen in it, but it was in places formed of icy conglomerate (if I may use the expression), composed of large pieces of rocks, as it were frozen together, and the...