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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... sent to kill a native by the king's order , upon which he went to the person's house , and told him that " The king has sent me to kill you ; " to which he replied , " It is good only that I should die . " Phillips struck , but only ...
... sent to kill a native by the king's order , upon which he went to the person's house , and told him that " The king has sent me to kill you ; " to which he replied , " It is good only that I should die . " Phillips struck , but only ...
Strana 268
... sent for him , and he soon made his appearance , but conducted himself haughtily , and refused to part with his hogs ... sent off Robert Furman , a coloured boy , to Lieutenant Alden , to say that the natives would not trade , except for ...
... sent for him , and he soon made his appearance , but conducted himself haughtily , and refused to part with his hogs ... sent off Robert Furman , a coloured boy , to Lieutenant Alden , to say that the natives would not trade , except for ...
Strana 313
... sent after the murderers as he had promised . An officer was at once sent on shore , with David Whippy as inter- preter , to tell the king what had been heard , and to demand the mur- derers forthwith . The king , on his part , made ...
... sent after the murderers as he had promised . An officer was at once sent on shore , with David Whippy as inter- preter , to tell the king what had been heard , and to demand the mur- derers forthwith . The king , on his part , made ...
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