 The crew climbed over the ledge of rocks that flanked their tents, and the sight of a shoal of manatees immediately beneath them, gladdened their hearts. These came in with the flood, and were left in the puddles between the broken rocks of the cove....  Scenes and Incidents at Sea. A New Selection - Page 14by Scenes - 1858 - 156 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1830 - 436 pages
...ledge of rocks which flanked their tents, and the sight of a simal of manatees immedrately beueath them gladdened their hearts. These came in with the...stomach, but the liver was excellent, and on this they subsisted. In the meantime, the carpenter with his gang, had constructed a boat, and four of the men... | |
 | Shipwrecks - 1836 - 454 pages
...tidings, that " millions of sea-cows had come on shore." The crew climbed over the ledge of rocks that flanked their tents, and the sight of a shoal of manatees...stomach ; but the liver was excellent, and on this they subsisted. In the meantime, the carpenter with his gang had constructed a boat, and four of the men... | |
 | Shipwrecks - 1844 - 440 pages
...tidings, that " millions of sea-cows had come on shore." The crew climbed over the ledge of rocks that flanked their tents, and the sight of a shoal of manatees...stomach ; but the liver was excellent, and on this they subsisted. In the meantime, the carpenter with his gang had constructed a boat, and four of the men... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1853 - 602 pages
...tidings, that 'millions of sea-cows had come on shore.' The crew climbed over the ledge of rocks that flanked their tents, and the sight of a shoal of manatees...stomach ; but the liver was excellent, and on this they subsisted. In the meantime, the carpenter, with his gang, had constructed a boat, and four of the men... | |
 | Seafaring life - 1854 - 504 pages
...up to the encampment, with the unexpected and joyful tidings, that " millions of sea-cows had came on shore!" The crew climbed over the ledge of rocks...stomach, but the liver was excellent, and on this they subsisted. In the meantime, the carpenter with his gang had constructed a boat, and four of the men... | |
 | John Frost - Biography - 1854 - 664 pages
...tidings that "millions of sea-cows had come on shore." The crew climbed over the ledge of rocks that flanked their tents, and the sight of a shoal of manatees...stomach ; but the liver was excellent, and on this they subsisted. In the meantime, the carpenter with his gang had constructed a boat, and four of the men... | |
 | John Frost - Africa - 1854 - 574 pages
...tidings that " millions of sea-cows had come on shore." The crew climbed over the ledge of rocks that flanked their tents, and the sight of a shoal of manatees...stomach ; but the liver was excellent, and on this they subsisted. In the meantime, the carpenter with his gang had constructed a boat, and four of the men... | |
 | William Chambers - 1854 - 402 pages
...tidings, that 'millions of sea-cows had come on shore.' The crew climbed over the ledge of rocks that flanked their tents, and the sight of a shoal of manatees...stomach ; but the liver was excellent, and on this they subsisted. In the meantime, the carpenter, with his gang, had constructed a boat, and four of the men... | |
 | 1854 - 400 pages
...tidings, that 'millions of sea-cows had come on shore.' The crew climbed over the ledge of rocks that flanked their tents, and the sight of a shoal of manatees...mere blubber, and quite unfit for food, for not a anan could retain it on his stomach ; but .the liver was excellent, and on this they subsisted. In... | |
 | William Chambers - 1860 - 202 pages
...tidings that " millions of sea-cows had come on shore." The crew climbed over the ledge of rocks that flanked their tents, and the sight of a shoal of manatees...stomach ; but the liver was excellent, and on this they subsisted. In the mean time, the carpenter with his gang had constructed a boat, and four of the men... | |
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