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
... soon after we were on board , but met with an adverse wind , and advanced a very little way down the river . On the 17th we had again baffling winds , and could not get round the North Foreland . About two o'clock , on the morning of ...
... soon after we were on board , but met with an adverse wind , and advanced a very little way down the river . On the 17th we had again baffling winds , and could not get round the North Foreland . About two o'clock , on the morning of ...
Page xxii
... soon satisfied to the contrary . The sailors seemed to regard it as a curiosity . The afternoon was cloudy , cold , and rainy , a bad summer's day in England , and what I should have still less expected in the pa- rallel of Spain . June ...
... soon satisfied to the contrary . The sailors seemed to regard it as a curiosity . The afternoon was cloudy , cold , and rainy , a bad summer's day in England , and what I should have still less expected in the pa- rallel of Spain . June ...
Page xxxiii
... line , took place . Soon after dark Neptune's boat was sup- posed to approach the ship , of which notice was given , in the regular form , to the officer on watch . b VOL . I. xxxiv JOURNAL OF A VOYAGE TO INDIA . A sailor.
... line , took place . Soon after dark Neptune's boat was sup- posed to approach the ship , of which notice was given , in the regular form , to the officer on watch . b VOL . I. xxxiv JOURNAL OF A VOYAGE TO INDIA . A sailor.
Page xxxvi
... soon ; and , even at tea , it is necessary to have the lamps lighted in the cuddy . July 31. - Our latitude this day was 12 ° 54 ' . A fine run , and one of the longest which Captain Manning remembers making in this part of the voyage ...
... soon ; and , even at tea , it is necessary to have the lamps lighted in the cuddy . July 31. - Our latitude this day was 12 ° 54 ' . A fine run , and one of the longest which Captain Manning remembers making in this part of the voyage ...
Page xli
... soon after our arrival at Calcutta . On the whole , the result of the experiment , ( for such it was considered , ) has been most satisfac- tory ; and I ought to be , and I hope am , very grate- ful for the attention which I receive ...
... soon after our arrival at Calcutta . On the whole , the result of the experiment , ( for such it was considered , ) has been most satisfac- tory ; and I ought to be , and I hope am , very grate- ful for the attention which I receive ...
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