Narrative of a Journey Through the Upper Provinces of India: From Calcutta to Bombay, 1824-1825, (with Notes Upon Ceylon,) an Account of a Journey to Madras and the Southern Provinces, 1826, and Letters Written in IndiaMurray, 1828 - 515 pages |
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Page xvii
... Captain Manning had the yards of the ship manned , and fired a salute in compliment to us . The Grenville weighed anchor soon after we were on board , but met with an adverse wind , and advanced a very little way down the river . On the ...
... Captain Manning had the yards of the ship manned , and fired a salute in compliment to us . The Grenville weighed anchor soon after we were on board , but met with an adverse wind , and advanced a very little way down the river . On the ...
Page xviii
... Captain Manning . Ac- cordingly , after tea , I repeated , with the party as- sembled in the cuddy , the General Confession , Lord's Prayer , Petition for all conditions of Men , General Thanksgiving , & c . On the 20th the ship's ...
... Captain Manning . Ac- cordingly , after tea , I repeated , with the party as- sembled in the cuddy , the General Confession , Lord's Prayer , Petition for all conditions of Men , General Thanksgiving , & c . On the 20th the ship's ...
Page xxi
... Captain Manning hoisted out one of his cutters with ten oars , besides the quarter - master and the midship- man who commanded , a handsome boat , making , from the appearance of the men , and their disci- pline , a show little inferior ...
... Captain Manning hoisted out one of his cutters with ten oars , besides the quarter - master and the midship- man who commanded , a handsome boat , making , from the appearance of the men , and their disci- pline , a show little inferior ...
Page xxiii
... Captain On the morning of the 26th nothing remained but a violent rolling and pitching sea . June 30. - Two brigs were seen in the offing in the same course with ourselves , one of which gained on us fast , and overtook us about 3 p . m ...
... Captain On the morning of the 26th nothing remained but a violent rolling and pitching sea . June 30. - Two brigs were seen in the offing in the same course with ourselves , one of which gained on us fast , and overtook us about 3 p . m ...
Page xxiv
... Captain Manning hailed the vessel , and asked her Master to report at Lloyd's that he had spoken the Thomas Grenville in such a latitude , " all well , " so that this , at least , our friends will have the satis- faction of seeing in ...
... Captain Manning hailed the vessel , and asked her Master to report at Lloyd's that he had spoken the Thomas Grenville in such a latitude , " all well , " so that this , at least , our friends will have the satis- faction of seeing in ...
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