A Narrative of My Professional Adventures: (1790-1839)Navy Records Society, 1953 - 468 σελίδες |
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... land . Shortly afterwards , the Invincible repeated the signal and desired us to make known our reckoning . This signal , under our peculiar cir- cumstances , was the most unwelcome one which could have been made . For , just at the ...
... land . Shortly afterwards , the Invincible repeated the signal and desired us to make known our reckoning . This signal , under our peculiar cir- cumstances , was the most unwelcome one which could have been made . For , just at the ...
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... land in 24 days . Notwithstanding these repeated assertions , I had my doubts . However , when the 24th day came , no land was seen . But towards the close of the afternoon some heavy clouds on the horizon were noticed , and these were ...
... land in 24 days . Notwithstanding these repeated assertions , I had my doubts . However , when the 24th day came , no land was seen . But towards the close of the afternoon some heavy clouds on the horizon were noticed , and these were ...
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... land . We had the wind from the N.E. , and were on the larboard tack . The passengers came to me to request my attendance on deck . When I examined with the spy glass the prominence pointed out , it had the appearance of land covered ...
... land . We had the wind from the N.E. , and were on the larboard tack . The passengers came to me to request my attendance on deck . When I examined with the spy glass the prominence pointed out , it had the appearance of land covered ...
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PEACE March 1790January 1793 | 1 |
THE LESSER ANTILLES March 1796March 1798 | 317 |
JAMAICA STATION April 1799August 1802 | 353 |
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