 | 1796 - 364 pages
...about three hundred turtle, weighing, one with another, about ninety or a hundred pounds. They were al! of the green kind, and, perhaps, as good as any in the world. We alfo caught, with hook and line, as much fifh as we could conlYimt- during our ftay. They confifted... | |
 | Robert Kerr - 1815 - 546 pages
...to both ships, about three hunr dred turtles, weighing, one with another, about ninety or a hundred pounds. They were all of the green kind, and perhaps...rock-fish, one with numerous spots of blue, and the other v/ith whitish streaks scattered about. The soil of this island, in some places, is light and black,... | |
 | General history - 1814 - 798 pages
...island, to both ships, about three hundred turtles, weighing, one with another, about ninety or ahundred pounds. They were all of the green kind, and perhaps...and the other with whitish streaks scattered about. The soil of this island, in some places, is light and black, evidently composed of decayed vegetables,... | |
 | Robert Kerr - 1824 - 526 pages
...island, to both ships, about three hundred turtles, weighing, one with another, about ninety or a hundred pounds. They were all of the green kind, and perhaps...the world. We also caught, with hook and line, as m«ch fish as we could consume during our stay. They consisted principally of cavallies of different... | |
 | Historical account - 1836 - 510 pages
...found on it, and only a few low trees ; but it abounded with turtle, of which about 300 were caught, " of the green kind, and perhaps as good as any in the world." The voyagers weighed anchor on the 2d January 1778, and resumed their course towards the north, favoured... | |
 | James Cook - 1837 - 232 pages
...the two ships had taken about three hundred turtles, each weighing about ninety pounds : " they were of the green kind, and, perhaps, as good as any in the world." They had also caught, with hook and line, as much fish as they could consume during their stay ; but... | |
 | James Cook - 1842 - 654 pages
...island, to both ships, about three hundred turtle, weighing, one with another, about ninety or a hundred pounds. They were all of the green kind ; and perhaps...and the other with whitish streaks scattered about. The soil of this island, in some places, is light and black, evidently composed of decayed vegetables,... | |
 | Arthur Kitson - 1907 - 596 pages
...looking for them. About three hundred turtles were obtained, averaging from 90 to 100 pounds each, "all of the green kind, and perhaps as good as any in the world." They also caught as much fish as they were able to consume during their stay. Cocoanuts, yams, and... | |
 | James Cook - 1999 - 494 pages
...island, for both ships, about three hundred turtle, weighing, one with another, about ninety or a hundred pounds. They were all of the green kind, and perhaps...large and small snappers, and a few of two sorts of rock fish. There were not the smallest traces of any human being having ever been here before us; and,... | |
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I did not think proper to sail till next morning. We got at this island, to both ships, about three hundred turtle, weighing, one with another, about ninety or a hundred pounds. They were all of the green kind ; and perhaps as good as any in the world.... 