An Account of the Voyages Undertaken by the Order of His Present Majesty for Making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere, and Successively Performed by Commodore Byron, Captain Wallis, Captain Carteret, and Captain Cook, in the Dolphin, the Swallow, and the Endeavour:, Band 2W. Strahan; and T. Cadell in the Strand., 1773 - 676 Seiten |
Im Buch
Ergebnisse 1-5 von 43
Seite 11
... our voyage . When Funchiale bore North , 13 East , at the distance of 76 miles , the variation appeared by feveral azimuths to be 16o 30 ' Weft . CHAP . C Vo ... II . 1768 . September . CHA P. II . The Passage ROUND THE WORLD . II.
... our voyage . When Funchiale bore North , 13 East , at the distance of 76 miles , the variation appeared by feveral azimuths to be 16o 30 ' Weft . CHAP . C Vo ... II . 1768 . September . CHA P. II . The Passage ROUND THE WORLD . II.
Seite 12
... bore S. W. at the distance of about five leagues we found the variation of the compass by an azimuth to be 17o 50 ' . I make these islands to lie in latitude 30 ° 11 ' North , and diftant 58 leagues from Funchiale in Madeira , in the ...
... bore S. W. at the distance of about five leagues we found the variation of the compass by an azimuth to be 17o 50 ' . I make these islands to lie in latitude 30 ° 11 ' North , and diftant 58 leagues from Funchiale in Madeira , in the ...
Seite 40
... bore away for it ; and it was more than two hours and an half before we were convinced that it was nothing but what failors call a Fog- bank . The people now beginning to complain of cold , each of them received what is called a ...
... bore away for it ; and it was more than two hours and an half before we were convinced that it was nothing but what failors call a Fog- bank . The people now beginning to complain of cold , each of them received what is called a ...
Seite 126
... bore all patiently ; but the moment Mr. Banks crossed the river , he fet off with all his family and furniture for his houfe at Eparre . This being quickly known from the Indians at the fort , and great inconvenience being apprehended ...
... bore all patiently ; but the moment Mr. Banks crossed the river , he fet off with all his family and furniture for his houfe at Eparre . This being quickly known from the Indians at the fort , and great inconvenience being apprehended ...
Seite 140
... bore . The next morning , having ftruck the tents , they fet out on their return , and arrived at the fort before night . The obfervation was made with equal fuccefs by the per- fons whom I had fent to the eastward , and at the fort ...
... bore . The next morning , having ftruck the tents , they fet out on their return , and arrived at the fort before night . The obfervation was made with equal fuccefs by the per- fons whom I had fent to the eastward , and at the fort ...
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
againſt alfo almoſt alſo anſwered appeared Banks and Dr beſt boat bread-fruit called canoes Cape Cape Colville cloſe cloth coaft cocoa-nut confiderable confifted cuſtom defirous diftant diſcovered diſtance eaſt expreffed faid fame fathom feemed feen feet fent feven feveral fhip fhore fide fire firft firſt fiſh fituation fmall fome fometimes foon fouth freſh Friday ftill ftones fuch fuppofed harbour himſelf hogs houſe Indians inhabitants iſland juſt land laſt latitude leagues leaſt lefs leſs longitude miles Monday morning moſt muſt natives neceffary noon o'clock Oberea obferved occafion Otaheite paffed perfons pinnace plantains Poverty Bay prefent provifions purchaſed purpoſe reaſon round ſaid Saturday ſaw ſea ſeemed ſeen ſeven ſeveral ſhe ſhip ſhore ſhould ſmall Solander ſome ſtood Streight ſuch thefe themſelves theſe thoſe Thurſday Tootahah trees Tubourai Tamaide Tueſday Tupia uſed vifit Wednef weft weftward weſt whoſe wind wood