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 India, Volume 1John Murray, 1828 |
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Page 18
... four hours was computed at two hundred miles , and our latitude at twelve was 31 ° 10 ' . July 5. - Nothing very material occurred this day , excepting that some flying fish began to be seen around us , but of so small a sort , that ...
... four hours was computed at two hundred miles , and our latitude at twelve was 31 ° 10 ' . July 5. - Nothing very material occurred this day , excepting that some flying fish began to be seen around us , but of so small a sort , that ...
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... four days from Bordeaux . Captain Manning sent a boat on board , with the purser , partly to learn whether she was to touch at the Cape , partly to try to purchase some claret . Major Sackville and I went in her . Our visit was of use ...
... four days from Bordeaux . Captain Manning sent a boat on board , with the purser , partly to learn whether she was to touch at the Cape , partly to try to purchase some claret . Major Sackville and I went in her . Our visit was of use ...
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... four days beating to and fro on the bank of Lagullos , with a contrary wind or no wind at all , alternately , suffering a good deal from the motion of the vessel . On the 22d we were on the supposed position of the Telemaque shoal ...
... four days beating to and fro on the bank of Lagullos , with a contrary wind or no wind at all , alternately , suffering a good deal from the motion of the vessel . On the 22d we were on the supposed position of the Telemaque shoal ...
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... four more seriously indisposed than usual . One poor man who was recovering from the effects of a fall a few days before , which had threatened to affect his brain , was very intelligent , and grateful to God for his deliverance . The ...
... four more seriously indisposed than usual . One poor man who was recovering from the effects of a fall a few days before , which had threatened to affect his brain , was very intelligent , and grateful to God for his deliverance . The ...
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... - head , bearing N. W. about eighteen miles , and only distinguishable , on this flat coast , from sails , by those who were previously aware of their forms and vicinity ; three or four JOURNAL OF A VOYAGE TO INDIA . 37 vessels were.
... - head , bearing N. W. about eighteen miles , and only distinguishable , on this flat coast , from sails , by those who were previously aware of their forms and vicinity ; three or four JOURNAL OF A VOYAGE TO INDIA . 37 vessels were.
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