The Nautical Magazine: A Journal of Papers on Subjects Connected with Maritime Affairs, Том 21Brown, Son and Ferguson, 1852 |
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... round - house stuck before his nose ! when a rough - tree rail was the only bulwark ! and the lead was kept going in pilot's water in the hand of the hardy Seaman- " By practised skill o'er bar and shelf to sound , With dextrous arm ...
... round - house stuck before his nose ! when a rough - tree rail was the only bulwark ! and the lead was kept going in pilot's water in the hand of the hardy Seaman- " By practised skill o'er bar and shelf to sound , With dextrous arm ...
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... rounded by trees . Behind it is a church on the rising ground , the second in the island . Plantation - house is on an ... round the walls , & c . , which are frequented by the beau monde of the island . The evenings are very quiet and ...
... rounded by trees . Behind it is a church on the rising ground , the second in the island . Plantation - house is on an ... round the walls , & c . , which are frequented by the beau monde of the island . The evenings are very quiet and ...
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... round the room , and in the course of a few minutes the Chairman announced the gratifying intelli- gence that the donations amounted to £ 270 ; and the annual subscrip- tion to £ 35 . He was afraid Mr. Rowe's estimate of the sum ...
... round the room , and in the course of a few minutes the Chairman announced the gratifying intelli- gence that the donations amounted to £ 270 ; and the annual subscrip- tion to £ 35 . He was afraid Mr. Rowe's estimate of the sum ...
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... round were un- successful , and she remained on this course , and therefore pursuing the force of the gale till daylight , when a momentary lull and shift of wind enabled us to put her head the right way again . At 1h . 45m . , my ...
... round were un- successful , and she remained on this course , and therefore pursuing the force of the gale till daylight , when a momentary lull and shift of wind enabled us to put her head the right way again . At 1h . 45m . , my ...
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... round to S.S.E. I do not ever remember in the course of my experience , a gale so awful and violent in character . There was no thunder or lightning , but a great deal of rain in the middle watch . The main - mast which is rigged with ...
... round to S.S.E. I do not ever remember in the course of my experience , a gale so awful and violent in character . There was no thunder or lightning , but a great deal of rain in the middle watch . The main - mast which is rigged with ...
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Admiralty Algoa Bay Amazon anchor anchorage appears Arctic arrived barometer barque Basses bearing Board of Admiralty boat breeze brig Cape Capt Captain channel chart coast Commander commenced conductors course crew dangerous deck direction distance Ditto east eastward expedition fathoms feet fire gale guns half harbour heavy Hong-Kong hour island Labuan Lancaster Sound land Lieutenant life-boat light lighthouse Majesty's master masts miles morning Nautical naval navigation Navy night north-east north-west northward observed officers opinion passage passed passengers Phlegethon pilot Pitcairn Island Plover port Port Clarence position Pratas Island reef river rocks round Royal Navy Sable Island sail Sailors sand seamen seen ship ship's shoal shore side Sir John Southampton southward steam steamer Straits struck SW SW tide tion vessels voyage weather Wellington Channel westward whale whilst William Torr wind wreck
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Страница 55 - Upwards of 500 persons had been destroyed by the terrible visitation, and an immense amount of property ; the country being laid waste for miles. The shipping in the harbour suffered severely, many vessels being destroyed and their crews drowned.