Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition: During the Years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842, Vydání 3Lea and Blanchard, 1845 Trade or public edition of Wilkes's narrative of the expedition directed to the general reader. The expedition roved from the southern most tip of South America to the Oregon coast, through the south and north Pacific and Antarctic waters. In the course of the expedition many locations were visited: Brazil, Patagonia, Chile, Peru, Samoa, Fiji, Tahiti, Borneo, the Philippines, Singapore with extended stays at Hawaii, Australia and New Zealand. This and all eds later than 1845 appeared without an atlas. |
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... fire is kept up by natives , under the direction of one of the mates of the vessel . The earth from the trench is thrown against the sides of the house , which are at least two or three feet from the nearest batter , in order to prevent ...
... fire is kept up by natives , under the direction of one of the mates of the vessel . The earth from the trench is thrown against the sides of the house , which are at least two or three feet from the nearest batter , in order to prevent ...
Strana 425
... fire , but was prevented , from the fear of sustaining serious injury from our own cross - fire . I concluded to assail it from three points , having the advantage of confining the na- tives to a small space for escape , and that in the ...
... fire , but was prevented , from the fear of sustaining serious injury from our own cross - fire . I concluded to assail it from three points , having the advantage of confining the na- tives to a small space for escape , and that in the ...
Strana 428
... fire over his head , at the same time directed Lieutenant Emmons to pull after and take him if possible , dead or alive . The report of fire - arms then reached us from the beach , to which ensued a general mêlée , the natives having ...
... fire over his head , at the same time directed Lieutenant Emmons to pull after and take him if possible , dead or alive . The report of fire - arms then reached us from the beach , to which ensued a general mêlée , the natives having ...
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