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
... o'clock , on the morning of the 18th , a fine north breeze sprung up , which carried us very soon into the Downs . We lay off Deal about six hours , waiting for passengers and a fresh supply of water , much to the vexation of the old ...
... o'clock , on the morning of the 18th , a fine north breeze sprung up , which carried us very soon into the Downs . We lay off Deal about six hours , waiting for passengers and a fresh supply of water , much to the vexation of the old ...
Page xxiii
... o'clock , and from two to three the storm was regarded as serious . 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 ...
... o'clock , and from two to three the storm was regarded as serious . 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 ...
Page xxxvii
... o'clock with some difficulty ; the crew all stood in consequence of the inconve- nience of arranging the spars as usual , and I there fore made the service shorter . Instead of a Ser mon , I gave notice of a Communion for the follow ...
... o'clock with some difficulty ; the crew all stood in consequence of the inconve- nience of arranging the spars as usual , and I there fore made the service shorter . Instead of a Ser mon , I gave notice of a Communion for the follow ...
Page xlvi
... . Lat . 35 ° 20 ′ E. Long . 1 ° 54. Last night I believe we all thought much of home , as we passed ( which occurred at about nine o'clock ) the meridian of Greenwich . It was a JOURNAL OF A VOYAGE TO INDIA . xlvii pleasing ,
... . Lat . 35 ° 20 ′ E. Long . 1 ° 54. Last night I believe we all thought much of home , as we passed ( which occurred at about nine o'clock ) the meridian of Greenwich . It was a JOURNAL OF A VOYAGE TO INDIA . xlvii pleasing ,
Page xlvii
... o'clock ; she shewed English colours , and proved to be a brig belonging to the Mauritius , and bound thither , sixty - four days from Bourdeaux . Captain Man- ning sent a boat on board , with the purser , partly to learn whether she ...
... o'clock ; she shewed English colours , and proved to be a brig belonging to the Mauritius , and bound thither , sixty - four days from Bourdeaux . Captain Man- ning sent a boat on board , with the purser , partly to learn whether she ...
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