| Henry Howe - 1854 - 740 Seiten
...overpowered by numbers and fatigue, and unable to keep up the сanоe against the current, and seeing no probability of escaping, Mr. Park took hold of one of the white men, and jumped into the water. M^rtyn did the same, and they were all drowned in the stream in attempting to escape. The only slave... | |
| James Augustus St. John - 1859 - 396 Seiten
...they had in the canoe into the river, and kept firing; but being overpowered by numbers, and fatigued, and unable to keep up the canoe against the current,...were drowned in the stream in attempting to escape. The only slave remaining in the boat, seeing the natives persist in throwing weapons at the canoe without... | |
| Mungo Park - 1860 - 434 Seiten
...they threw everything they had in the canoe into the river, and kept firing ; but being overpowered by numbers and fatigue, and unable to keep up the canoe...of one of the white men, and jumped into the water ; Martyu 380 PARK'S TRAVELS IN INTERIOR OF AFRICA. did the same, and they were drowned in the stream... | |
| Englishmen - 1863 - 912 Seiten
...threw every thing they had in the canoe into the river, and kept firing , but being overpowered by numbers and fatigue, and unable to keep up the canoe...of one of the white men, and jumped into the water ; Marty n did the same, and they were drowned in the stream in attempting to escape. The only slave... | |
| William Anderson - 1863 - 800 Seiten
...length, overpowered by numbers and fatigue, and unable to keep the canoe against the current, he laid hold of one of the white men and jumped into the water. Lieutenant Martyn did the same, and they were drowned in the stream in attempting to escape. One slave... | |
| William Chambers, Robert Chambers - 1869 - 526 Seiten
...the canoe overboard, being overpowered by numbers, and seeing no chance of getting the canoe past, he took hold of one of the white men and jumped into the river; Martyn did the same; and the whole were drowned in their attempt to escape by swimming. One... | |
| Charles Dickens - 1872 - 664 Seiten
...the canoe overboard, being overpowered by numbers, and seeing no chance of getting the canoe past, he took hold of one of the white men and jumped into the river ; Martyn did the same ; and the whole were drowned in their attempt to escape by swimming. One... | |
| Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1872 - 268 Seiten
...the canoe overboard, being overpowered by numbers, and seeing no chance of getting the canoe past, he took hold of one of the white men and jumped into the river; Martyn did the same; and the whole were drowned in their attempt to escape by swimming. One... | |
| William Henry Giles Kingston - 1874 - 560 Seiten
...long time, till two of his slaves in the stern of the boat were killed. Finding no hopes of escape, Park took hold of one of the white men and jumped into the water, and Martyn did the same, hoping to reach the shore, but were drowned in the attempt. The only slave... | |
| English explorers - 1875 - 680 Seiten
...the canoe overboard, being overpowered by numbers, and seeing no chance of getting the canoe past, he took hold of one of the white men, and jumped into the river. Martyn did the same ; and the whole were drowned in their attempt to escape by swimming. One... | |
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