Sir Edward Seward's Narrative of His Shipwreck: And Consequent Discovery of Certain Islands in the Caribbean Sea: with a Detail of Many Extraordinary and Highly Interesting Events in His Life, from the Year 1733 to 1749, as Written in His Own Diary, Bind 1Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1831 |
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Side 28
... close- reef the topsails , and , being made snug , to lay to under easy sail till daylight ; as we were now ap- proaching the main land , where the shoals and rocks were numerous , and not accurately laid down on the chart ; but he ...
... close- reef the topsails , and , being made snug , to lay to under easy sail till daylight ; as we were now ap- proaching the main land , where the shoals and rocks were numerous , and not accurately laid down on the chart ; but he ...
Side 36
... close to which we saw a little rivulet . On this rock I expected to be dashed in pieces , but the current , which was setting us on that point , also directed us past it to the south- ward ; so that the brig drifted between the reef to ...
... close to which we saw a little rivulet . On this rock I expected to be dashed in pieces , but the current , which was setting us on that point , also directed us past it to the south- ward ; so that the brig drifted between the reef to ...
Side 37
... close under the promontory . How great my joy when I dis- covered an inlet , not twice the vessel's breadth . I pushed into it , and in a few minutes found myself at the end of a little cove , with rocks and frag- ments of rocks on my ...
... close under the promontory . How great my joy when I dis- covered an inlet , not twice the vessel's breadth . I pushed into it , and in a few minutes found myself at the end of a little cove , with rocks and frag- ments of rocks on my ...
Side 41
... close to the rock , and set about making them fast round large blocks of cliff on our larboard bow ; then rested content , after three or four hours great exertion , with what I had done . While I was thus employed , my wife had taken ...
... close to the rock , and set about making them fast round large blocks of cliff on our larboard bow ; then rested content , after three or four hours great exertion , with what I had done . While I was thus employed , my wife had taken ...
Side 44
... close to our state - room door . I say we , for my delicate little Eliza put out all her strength to help me . very soon accomplished our task ; and I was glad to find that there was little damage done to the things , so tossed together ...
... close to our state - room door . I say we , for my delicate little Eliza put out all her strength to help me . very soon accomplished our task ; and I was glad to find that there was little damage done to the things , so tossed together ...
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