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 3W. Strahan; and T. Cadell in the Strand., 1773 |
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... fail to the fouthward till sunset on the 11th , when a fresh breeze at N. E. had carried us back again the length of Cape Pallifer , of which as the weather was clear we had a good view . Between the foot of the high land and the sea ...
... fail to the fouthward till sunset on the 11th , when a fresh breeze at N. E. had carried us back again the length of Cape Pallifer , of which as the weather was clear we had a good view . Between the foot of the high land and the sea ...
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... fail as the ship would bear , we were driven three leagues to the leeward . 1770 . February . Tuesday 20 . We continued to ftand off and on all this day and the next , Wednef . 21 . keeping at the distance of between four and twelve ...
... fail as the ship would bear , we were driven three leagues to the leeward . 1770 . February . Tuesday 20 . We continued to ftand off and on all this day and the next , Wednef . 21 . keeping at the distance of between four and twelve ...
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... fail , the point bore north , diftant three leagues , and we now found that the land trended from it S. W. by W. as far as we could fee . This point I named CAPE SAUNDERS , in honour of Sir Charles . Our latitude was 45 ° 35 ′ S. , and ...
... fail , the point bore north , diftant three leagues , and we now found that the land trended from it S. W. by W. as far as we could fee . This point I named CAPE SAUNDERS , in honour of Sir Charles . Our latitude was 45 ° 35 ′ S. , and ...
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... fail under our courfes ; and at eight the next morning fet the topfails close Wednef . 28 . reefed . At noon , our latitude was 47 ° 43 ′ , and our longi- tude east from Cape Saunders 2 ° 10. At this time , we wore and : 1770 . February ...
... fail under our courfes ; and at eight the next morning fet the topfails close Wednef . 28 . reefed . At noon , our latitude was 47 ° 43 ′ , and our longi- tude east from Cape Saunders 2 ° 10. At this time , we wore and : 1770 . February ...
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... fail we could make . In the morning of the 4th , we found the variation to be 16 ° 16 ' E. This day we faw fome whales and feals , as we had done feveral times after our having paffed the ftreight ; but we faw no feal while we were upon ...
... fail we could make . In the morning of the 4th , we found the variation to be 16 ° 16 ' E. This day we faw fome whales and feals , as we had done feveral times after our having paffed the ftreight ; but we faw no feal while we were upon ...
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