Narrative of a Voyage Round the World: Comprehending an Account of the Wreck of the Ship "Governor Ready" in Torres Straits; a Description of the British Settlements on the Coasts of New Holland, More Particularly Raffles Bay, Melville Island, Swan River, and King George's Sound; Also to Manners and Customs of the Aboriginal Tribes ... |
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... proceeded on our course , which was now directed for Diana's Bank . I may here mention that as soon as we passed the tropic , and entered into a sea bestrewed with coral reefs and sand - banks , every measure , which prudence could ...
... proceeded on our course , which was now directed for Diana's Bank . I may here mention that as soon as we passed the tropic , and entered into a sea bestrewed with coral reefs and sand - banks , every measure , which prudence could ...
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... not an opportunity of renewing an acquaintance formed with several of these interesting islanders some years ago ' . We proceeded on , following nearly the " Cumber- 1 Vide Appendix . 12 WRECK OF THE SHIP . land's " track ;
... not an opportunity of renewing an acquaintance formed with several of these interesting islanders some years ago ' . We proceeded on , following nearly the " Cumber- 1 Vide Appendix . 12 WRECK OF THE SHIP . land's " track ;
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... proceeded from the jolly - boat , the crew of which , it appeared , had imprudently drunk their whole allowance of spirits . About midnight , land , apparently a small island , was discovered ' , bearing west . We hauled to the north ...
... proceeded from the jolly - boat , the crew of which , it appeared , had imprudently drunk their whole allowance of spirits . About midnight , land , apparently a small island , was discovered ' , bearing west . We hauled to the north ...
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... proceeded a short distance , when two islands were descried , which , from their appearance and relative position , were supposed to be Double and Wednesday Islands ; to the latter we directed our course , and about eleven o'clock ...
... proceeded a short distance , when two islands were descried , which , from their appearance and relative position , were supposed to be Double and Wednesday Islands ; to the latter we directed our course , and about eleven o'clock ...
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... proceeded to a spot that seemed , by the fresh- ness of the surrounding vegetation , to indicate the pre- sence of that inestimable fluid , and , in a few minutes , to our great satisfaction , we discovered a large reservoir as clear as ...
... proceeded to a spot that seemed , by the fresh- ness of the surrounding vegetation , to indicate the pre- sence of that inestimable fluid , and , in a few minutes , to our great satisfaction , we discovered a large reservoir as clear as ...
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Aborigines accompanied altitude Amity anchor appeared APPENDIX arrived ascertain bank Batavia beach boat brig camp canoe Cape Captain Barker Captain Laws Captain Stirling Captain Young chronometer colony Commandant considerable Coupang course crew Davis daylight direction discovered distance eastward endeavoured exceedingly excursion favourable fired formed Governor Phillips Governor Ready Holland informed inlet Isle kangaroo King George's Sound latitude Lieutenant long-boat longitude Malay proas Malays Marambal Melville Island ment meridian altitude Miago miles Mimaloo morning named natives night noon north coast northward observed obtained party passed perceived Port Essington Port Jackson present prisoners proas proceeded prudent Raffles Bay received reef round sail sailors settlers ship shore short skiff soldiers soon South Wales southward spears Straits Success Swan River Sydney taken Timor tion took trees trepang tribe vessel walked weather Wednesday Island Wellington wind wood