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 xx
... extremely well . Our lati- tude this day at noon was 48 ° 9 ′ long . W. 7 ° 21 ′ . The weather fine , though cruelly cold for Mid- summer . I was this morning engaged by Scoresby's voyage to old Greenland , in 1822 , but I find two ...
... extremely well . Our lati- tude this day at noon was 48 ° 9 ′ long . W. 7 ° 21 ′ . The weather fine , though cruelly cold for Mid- summer . I was this morning engaged by Scoresby's voyage to old Greenland , in 1822 , but I find two ...
Page xxxi
... extremely well , and , at length , when a vessel , supposed to be an Ame- rican , hove in sight , and an action was expected , they came forward in a body to desire to be sent below , being equally resolved neither to fight against ...
... extremely well , and , at length , when a vessel , supposed to be an Ame- rican , hove in sight , and an action was expected , they came forward in a body to desire to be sent below , being equally resolved neither to fight against ...
Page xliii
... extremely orderly , no prayer meetings have been yet thought of , nor , for the reasons which I have mentioned , do I wish for them . The men , however , are extremely well sup- plied with bibles , prayer - books , and religious tracts ...
... extremely orderly , no prayer meetings have been yet thought of , nor , for the reasons which I have mentioned , do I wish for them . The men , however , are extremely well sup- plied with bibles , prayer - books , and religious tracts ...
Page xlix
... extremely cold , a thorough English March morning . Our run since yesterday has been 234 miles . Lat . 35 ° 23 ' . E. long . 11 ° 6 ' . August 18. - The same breeze , which has now encreased to what seamen call a strong gale , with a ...
... extremely cold , a thorough English March morning . Our run since yesterday has been 234 miles . Lat . 35 ° 23 ' . E. long . 11 ° 6 ' . August 18. - The same breeze , which has now encreased to what seamen call a strong gale , with a ...
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... coast , of which the subjoined sketch is a tolerably accurate representation . They were all small slender men , extremely black , but well made , with good countenances and COUNTRY BOATS . 3 fine features , -certainly a handsome.
... coast , of which the subjoined sketch is a tolerably accurate representation . They were all small slender men , extremely black , but well made , with good countenances and COUNTRY BOATS . 3 fine features , -certainly a handsome.
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