Mark SeaworthKing., 1852 - 233 pages |
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Page 132
... spears and swords , These swivel guns are called Lelahs , and are generally of brass . The Klewang is a sort of hanger , or short sword . Their most formidable and favorite weapon is the kriss — a short dagger of a serpentine form ...
... spears and swords , These swivel guns are called Lelahs , and are generally of brass . The Klewang is a sort of hanger , or short sword . Their most formidable and favorite weapon is the kriss — a short dagger of a serpentine form ...
Page 133
... brandishing their spears and match- locks , while the lelahs were pointed at us . All hope of successful resistance was now gone . They evidently mistrusted us , and perhaps expected that we were the A TALE OF THE INDIAN OCEAN . 133.
... brandishing their spears and match- locks , while the lelahs were pointed at us . All hope of successful resistance was now gone . They evidently mistrusted us , and perhaps expected that we were the A TALE OF THE INDIAN OCEAN . 133.
Page 139
... spears . They are said to devour the prisoners they make during these excursions . They may do so some- times ; but I think it more probable that they preserve their lives to sell them as slaves . Well , as soon as the strange prahu was ...
... spears . They are said to devour the prisoners they make during these excursions . They may do so some- times ; but I think it more probable that they preserve their lives to sell them as slaves . Well , as soon as the strange prahu was ...
Page 148
... spears , and shields , in addition to the fire - arms , which they procure where they can find them . Reaching the mouth of the river without interruption , we stood out to sea . CHAPTER XIV . Suffer from Heat . - Prognostications of ...
... spears , and shields , in addition to the fire - arms , which they procure where they can find them . Reaching the mouth of the river without interruption , we stood out to sea . CHAPTER XIV . Suffer from Heat . - Prognostications of ...
Page 153
... spear , and we were obliged to bale away harder than ever . While we were at work the clouds opened , the sky in the horizon cleared slightly , and there were evident signs of the gale breaking . In a little time more the wind lessened ...
... spear , and we were obliged to bale away harder than ever . While we were at work the clouds opened , the sky in the horizon cleared slightly , and there were evident signs of the gale breaking . In a little time more the wind lessened ...
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