Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition During the Years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842, Svazek 1Lea and Blanchard, 1845 |
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... miles an hour . We were not able to make way against it , though the log gave 3 that rate of sailing . After beating about in this channel a long and dark night , with all hands up , we made sail at daylight , and at half- past 6 A. M. ...
... miles an hour . We were not able to make way against it , though the log gave 3 that rate of sailing . After beating about in this channel a long and dark night , with all hands up , we made sail at daylight , and at half- past 6 A. M. ...
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... miles ; the current was found , by anchoring a boat , to set south - half - west three - fourths of a mile per hour . The same kind of soundings continued ; some large dark spots were dis- covered in the water , but on examination they ...
... miles ; the current was found , by anchoring a boat , to set south - half - west three - fourths of a mile per hour . The same kind of soundings continued ; some large dark spots were dis- covered in the water , but on examination they ...
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... miles from Valparaiso , the valley of Villa del Mar , having a breadth of nearly three miles , is crossed . This is a sandy plain , through which a broad shallow stream , coming from the eastern hills , runs . At twenty - five miles ...
... miles from Valparaiso , the valley of Villa del Mar , having a breadth of nearly three miles , is crossed . This is a sandy plain , through which a broad shallow stream , coming from the eastern hills , runs . At twenty - five miles ...
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1st Class Boy anchored appearance arrival boats Callao Cape CHARLES WILKES Chili Chilian coast Columbia river Commanding Exploring Expedition coral Cordilleras crew Deception Island despatched direction discharged at Oahu distance duties eastward fathoms Flying-Fish Freyre Funchal gale Gamarra height hundred feet inhabitants island JOHN Joined at Callao Joined at Oahu Joined at Rio Joined at Valparaiso lagoon land latitude Lieutenant Lieutenant-Commandant Lima longitude Madeira Midshipman miles morning mountains natives Navy night northward observations obtained officers Orange Harbour Orbejoso Ord'y Seaman party passage passed Peacock Peru Peruvian Porpoise port Porto Praya President Quillota Raraka reached Relief returned rock run at Oahu run at Sydney sail Santa Cruz Sea-Gull seen served the cruise shore side southward squadron survey Tahiti temperature thousand U. S. Ship Vincennes United Valparaiso vessels weather westward WILLIAM wind