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The island affords no anchorage , and the wind being light , I was not able to get
near enough to send a boat to land and procure specimens ; the sea , also , was
very rough . Sunday Island , according to our observations , lies in latitude 29 ...
The island affords no anchorage , and the wind being light , I was not able to get
near enough to send a boat to land and procure specimens ; the sea , also , was
very rough . Sunday Island , according to our observations , lies in latitude 29 ...
Strana 6
Some appearance of land existing to the eastward , the Porpoise was
despatched to look for it . On the 22d , we made the island of Ecoa , and that of
Tongataboo . The wind the whole day was very variable , with squalls and heavy
rain ; and it ...
Some appearance of land existing to the eastward , the Porpoise was
despatched to look for it . On the 22d , we made the island of Ecoa , and that of
Tongataboo . The wind the whole day was very variable , with squalls and heavy
rain ; and it ...
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They refused , as they asserted their lands were all there , and they wished to
remain . About the same time , Mr. Rabone thought proper to shoot one of their
sacred pigeons , which incensed the people against him ; for if a native had ...
They refused , as they asserted their lands were all there , and they wished to
remain . About the same time , Mr. Rabone thought proper to shoot one of their
sacred pigeons , which incensed the people against him ; for if a native had ...
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... gave me assurances that the heathen were willing to meet in conference ; that
they desired peace , and to be left in the quiet enjoyment of their land and their
gods , and did not wish to interfere or have any thing to do with the new religion .
... gave me assurances that the heathen were willing to meet in conference ; that
they desired peace , and to be left in the quiet enjoyment of their land and their
gods , and did not wish to interfere or have any thing to do with the new religion .
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... and the canoe was just in sight of land . The man accordingly turned his face
towards Hapai , and resolved to reach it if possible ; he knew the wind was north ,
and directed his course by feeling the wind in his right and left ear , intending to ...
... and the canoe was just in sight of land . The man accordingly turned his face
towards Hapai , and resolved to reach it if possible ; he knew the wind was north ,
and directed his course by feeling the wind in his right and left ear , intending to ...
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| Titul | Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition During the Years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842, Svazek 3 Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition During the Years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842, Charles Wilkes United States. Navy Department |
| Autor | Charles Wilkes |
| Vydavatel | G. P. Putnam, 1856 |
| Zdroj originálu: | Rakouská národní knihovna |
| Digitalizováno | 24. červenec 2018 |
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