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 3
... wind generally , we arrived at the port of Bristol on the 15th of September ; to the great sur- prise and delight of my uncle , who did not expect the brig at least for a month to come . B 2 SIR EDWARD SEAWARD'S NARRATIVE .
... wind generally , we arrived at the port of Bristol on the 15th of September ; to the great sur- prise and delight of my uncle , who did not expect the brig at least for a month to come . B 2 SIR EDWARD SEAWARD'S NARRATIVE .
Side 22
... wind was fair ; we sailed down the Bristol Channel , with fine weather and smooth water . It blew fresh from the north - west , after passing Lundy Island ; and for ten days we proceeded jocundly ; but a long continuance of contrary wind ...
... wind was fair ; we sailed down the Bristol Channel , with fine weather and smooth water . It blew fresh from the north - west , after passing Lundy Island ; and for ten days we proceeded jocundly ; but a long continuance of contrary wind ...
Side 23
... winds : here , with stud- ding sails , low , and aloft , the vessel glided along smoothly and delightfully . In little more than five weeks , we passed through the Mona passage , be- tween Porto Rico and Hispaniola ; and on the day six ...
... winds : here , with stud- ding sails , low , and aloft , the vessel glided along smoothly and delightfully . In little more than five weeks , we passed through the Mona passage , be- tween Porto Rico and Hispaniola ; and on the day six ...
Side 27
... wind off the land reached us , which carried the brig a few leagues farther to the southward . Early in the forenoon the trade - wind set in , very fresh , from the E.N.E. , when the captain , considering himself clear of the Pedro ...
... wind off the land reached us , which carried the brig a few leagues farther to the southward . Early in the forenoon the trade - wind set in , very fresh , from the E.N.E. , when the captain , considering himself clear of the Pedro ...
Side 29
... wind arose suddenly , and with such violence , that the brig in an instant seemed on her beam ends . At this moment I thought I heard some one fall down the companion ladder . The hurricane had blown the sails to ribbons , but the crew ...
... wind arose suddenly , and with such violence , that the brig in an instant seemed on her beam ends . At this moment I thought I heard some one fall down the companion ladder . The hurricane had blown the sails to ribbons , but the crew ...
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