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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... shore by the gale . The other birds come from the southward , and are con- sidered as indications of a tremendous storm in that quarter , from which our unusually northern course has exempted us . Lat . 34 ° 54 ′ E. long . 15 ° 30 ...
... shore by the gale . The other birds come from the southward , and are con- sidered as indications of a tremendous storm in that quarter , from which our unusually northern course has exempted us . Lat . 34 ° 54 ′ E. long . 15 ° 30 ...
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... shore . In the creeks and bays of the visible coast they are said to swarm . And thus we are in the Indian Ocean ! August 20-23 . - We have been these four days beating to and fro on the bank of Lagullos , with a contrary wind or no ...
... shore . In the creeks and bays of the visible coast they are said to swarm . And thus we are in the Indian Ocean ! August 20-23 . - We have been these four days beating to and fro on the bank of Lagullos , with a contrary wind or no ...
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... shore , one brig , some sloops , and a kind of galliot of sin- gular rig , beside some boats with large square sails . The day was very pleasant and cool , and the night which followed beautiful . Our breeze was good , and our progress ...
... shore , one brig , some sloops , and a kind of galliot of sin- gular rig , beside some boats with large square sails . The day was very pleasant and cool , and the night which followed beautiful . Our breeze was good , and our progress ...
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... shore , with scattered tall trees , dark - like firs , and jungle about the height of young coppice wood , of a very fresh and vivid green . With a large glass I could distinguish something like deer grazing or lying down amid the ...
... shore , with scattered tall trees , dark - like firs , and jungle about the height of young coppice wood , of a very fresh and vivid green . With a large glass I could distinguish something like deer grazing or lying down amid the ...
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... shore , even in boats , as instances are said to be by no means in- frequent of tygers swimming off from the coast to a considerable distance . This danger is probably , like all others , over - rated , but it is a fortunate cir ...
... shore , even in boats , as instances are said to be by no means in- frequent of tygers swimming off from the coast to a considerable distance . This danger is probably , like all others , over - rated , but it is a fortunate cir ...
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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