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 xxiii
... seen chased by a group of porpoises , and a real ( or full grown ) whale was also seen , but I was not then on deck . The wind sunk again before evening ; a number of little birds , like swallows , continued fly- ing on the surface of ...
... seen chased by a group of porpoises , and a real ( or full grown ) whale was also seen , but I was not then on deck . The wind sunk again before evening ; a number of little birds , like swallows , continued fly- ing on the surface of ...
Page xxvi
... seen , probably , the worst of the ship's rolling , and that , even off the Cape of Good Hope , nothing more than this was reasonably to be apprehended . Our progress too was very cheering . Our run during the last twenty - four hours ...
... seen , probably , the worst of the ship's rolling , and that , even off the Cape of Good Hope , nothing more than this was reasonably to be apprehended . Our progress too was very cheering . Our run during the last twenty - four hours ...
Page xxx
... seen a - head , steering the same course with ourselves . On near- ing her she shewed Danish colours . Captain Man ... seen the Danish flag . This seems strange , considering how long the Danes have been in possession not only of Se ...
... seen a - head , steering the same course with ourselves . On near- ing her she shewed Danish colours . Captain Man ... seen the Danish flag . This seems strange , considering how long the Danes have been in possession not only of Se ...
Page xxxiv
... seen , which we were told were " tropic birds . " July 26. - To - day we passed the line , and the greater part of it was spent in the mummeries usual on such occasions , which went off very well and in good - humour . The passengers ...
... seen , which we were told were " tropic birds . " July 26. - To - day we passed the line , and the greater part of it was spent in the mummeries usual on such occasions , which went off very well and in good - humour . The passengers ...
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... seen round the ship , and we are told that , as we ap- proach the Cape , their numbers will increase daily . Those called " Cape Pigeons " are very pretty , not unlike the land bird , the name of which they bear , and which they are ...
... seen round the ship , and we are told that , as we ap- proach the Cape , their numbers will increase daily . Those called " Cape Pigeons " are very pretty , not unlike the land bird , the name of which they bear , and which they are ...
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Abdullah Allahabad animals appearance arrived attend bamboos bank Barrackpoor beautiful Benares Bengal birds boat boatmen Boglipoor boys Brahmin breeze building Buxar Calcutta Captain Christian Chunar Church colour Company's considerable Corrie crew crowd Dacca dandees deck Dinapoor distance dress England English European extremely favourable Ganges garden Ghazeepoor Government handsome heard Hindoo Hindoostanee Hooghly indigo interest JOURNAL kind land less looking Lord Lord Amherst miles Monghyr morning mosque Mussulmans native Nawâb neighbourhood neighbouring never night nullah o'clock officers ornamented pagoda passed Patna persons pinnace poor prayers present pretty Puharrees pulwars resembling rice river round ruins sails seems seen sent Sepoys Serang servants shewed ship shore side silver sticks soon sort stream Sunderbunds supposed suttees thing tion to-day told trees tyger usual vessel village VOYAGE TO INDIA walked whole wind young