 But the most extraordinary of all the articles which they brought to the ships for sale, were human skulls, and hands not yet quite stripped of the flesh, which they made our people plainly understand they had eaten; and, indeed, some of them had evident...  Cook's voyages of discovery, ed. by J. Barrow - Seite 306von James Cook - 1904 - 417 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1786 - 838 Seiten
...quite ftripped of the flefh," which they made us plainly uuderftand they had eaten ; a.nd, indeed, fome of them had evident marks that they had been upon the fire. We had but too much reafon to fufpect, from this circumitance, that the horrid practice of feeding on their enemies is... | |
 | 874 Seiten
...quitr ilripped of the flefh, which they made us plainly underftand they hrfd eaten ; and, indeed, fome of them had evident marks that they had been upon the fire. We hid but too much reafon to fufjiett, from this circumiUnce, that il,^ horrid practice of feeding on... | |
 | 1790 - 640 Seiten
...us plainly underftand they had eaten. We had but ,too much reafon tofufpect, from this circumflance, that the horrid practice of feeding on their enemies...prevalent here, as we had found it to be at New Zealand, 8cc. The perfons of the natives, are, in general, under the common ftature, but not ftender in proportion,... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1796 - 380 Seiten
...ftnpped of the flefh, which they made our j>eople plainly underftand they had eaten; and i udeed, fome of them had evident marks that they had been upon the fire. We had but too much reafon to fufpect, from this circumftance, that the horrid practice of feeding on their enemies was... | |
 | Robert Kerr - 1815 - 546 Seiten
...stripped of the 6esh, which they made our people plainly, understand they had eaten ; and, indeed, some uf them had evident marks that they had been upon the...practice of feeding on their enemies is as prevalent i iv. sECT. I. Cook, Clerke, and Gore. 209 lent here, as we had found it to be at New Zealand and other... | |
 | General history - 1814 - 798 Seiten
...sale, were human skulls, and hands not yet quite stripped of the flesh, which they made our people plainly understand they had eaten ; and, indeed, some...practice of feeding on their enemies is as prevalent CHAP. iv. SECT. i. Cook, Clerke, and Gore. 209 lent here, as we had found it to be at New Zealand and... | |
 | Robert Kerr - 1824 - 526 Seiten
...sale, were human skulls, and hands not yet quite stripped of the flesh, which they made our people plainly understand they had eaten ; and, indeed, some...practice of feeding on their enemies is as prevalent lent here, as we had found it to be at New Zealand and other South Sea Islands. For the various articles... | |
 | James Cook - 1880 - 538 Seiten
...human skulls and hands, not yet quite stripped of the flesh, which they made our people plainly to understand they had eaten ; and, indeed, some of them...had evident marks that they had been upon the fire. For the various articles which they brought, they took in exchange knives, chisels, pieces of iron... | |
 | Hubert Howe Bancroft - 1882 - 876 Seiten
...brought for sale 'human skulls, nnd hands not yet quite stripped of the flesh, which they made our people plainly understand they had eaten; and, indeed, some...had evident marks that they had been upon the fire.' (look's Voy. to Рас., vol. ii., p. 271. Slaves are occasionally sacrificed and feasted upon. Mearen'... | |
 | Hubert Howe Bancroft - 1886 - 874 Seiten
...brought for sale 'human skulls, and hands not yet quite stripped of the flesh, which they made our people plainly understand they had eaten; and indeed, some of them had evident marks that they had been npnn the lire.' Cook's Voy. to Pac,, vol. ii., p. 271. Slaves are occasionally sacrificed and feasted... | |
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