Southern Quarterly Review, Volume 8Daniel Kimball Whitaker, Milton Clapp, James Henley Thornwell, William Gilmore Simms Wiley & Putnam, 1845 |
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... miles from its mouth . On the 13th February , they entered the straits of le Maire , through which they sailed with a fair wind , finding the sea frequently smooth , although , at other times of the tide , it is much ruffled . They ...
... miles from its mouth . On the 13th February , they entered the straits of le Maire , through which they sailed with a fair wind , finding the sea frequently smooth , although , at other times of the tide , it is much ruffled . They ...
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... miles along the coast , it never rains , although the sky is generally obscured , and drizzling mists not uncommon ; still , so little apprehension is enter- tained of the occurrence of such a phenomenon as a shower of rain , that the ...
... miles along the coast , it never rains , although the sky is generally obscured , and drizzling mists not uncommon ; still , so little apprehension is enter- tained of the occurrence of such a phenomenon as a shower of rain , that the ...
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... miles of latitude . In this manner , they sailed on its parallel for several degrees , lying to at night , without see- ing any indications of land . They therefore concluded that the island does not exist . Clermont de Tonnerre , or ...
... miles of latitude . In this manner , they sailed on its parallel for several degrees , lying to at night , without see- ing any indications of land . They therefore concluded that the island does not exist . Clermont de Tonnerre , or ...
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... miles , the natives made a more sturdy resistance to their landing . Those who succeeded in reaching the shore were seized and shoved off into the surf , but without doing them any other harm . The squadron then bore away for Raraka ...
... miles , the natives made a more sturdy resistance to their landing . Those who succeeded in reaching the shore were seized and shoved off into the surf , but without doing them any other harm . The squadron then bore away for Raraka ...
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... miles wide , and free from danger . On the morning of the 9th Sept. , the Vincennes was in sight of Metia or Aurora Island , the north end of which is in 15 ° 39 ′ 45 " S. lat . , and 148 ° 13 ' 15 " W. long . Its aspect was different ...
... miles wide , and free from danger . On the morning of the 9th Sept. , the Vincennes was in sight of Metia or Aurora Island , the north end of which is in 15 ° 39 ′ 45 " S. lat . , and 148 ° 13 ' 15 " W. long . Its aspect was different ...
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