A Missionary Voyage to the Southern Pacific Ocean, 1796-1798Praeger, 1968 - 420 pages |
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... thought in- ferior in beauty to those of any neighbouring island . The harbour of Taloo , on the north coast , which is thought most eligible for vessels , is fituated in 17 ° 30 ′ latitude , 150 ° weft longitude . Eimeo was unavoidably ...
... thought in- ferior in beauty to those of any neighbouring island . The harbour of Taloo , on the north coast , which is thought most eligible for vessels , is fituated in 17 ° 30 ′ latitude , 150 ° weft longitude . Eimeo was unavoidably ...
Page 73
... thought it was time to inquire after entertainments ; and first sky - rockets , next the violin and dancing , and lastly the bagpipe , which he humorously described by putting a bundle of cloth under his arm , and twisting his body like ...
... thought it was time to inquire after entertainments ; and first sky - rockets , next the violin and dancing , and lastly the bagpipe , which he humorously described by putting a bundle of cloth under his arm , and twisting his body like ...
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... thought it neceffary to push on for the Marquefas ; and on this account , though we had reafon to suppose ourselves in a dangerous part of the ocean , we run by night as well as day ; only put the fhip under a proper fail for altering ...
... thought it neceffary to push on for the Marquefas ; and on this account , though we had reafon to suppose ourselves in a dangerous part of the ocean , we run by night as well as day ; only put the fhip under a proper fail for altering ...
Table des matières
PRELIMINARY DISCOURSE Page i | xix |
APPENDIX | xix |
INSTRUCTIONS to Captain Wilfon | lxxxix |
Droits d'auteur | |
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againſt alfo almoſt alſo anchored anſwer beſt boat Bougainville bread-fruit brethren brother canoe Captain Cook chief cloſe coaft coaſt cocoa-nuts confequence confiderable courſe Dædalus defire diſcovered diſtance diſtrict Eimeo Engliſh eſtabliſhed expreffed fafe faid failed fame feemed fent feven feveral fhewed fhip fhore fide fince firſt fituated fmall fome foon fouth freſh Friendly Iſlands fuch fupply Hapae harbour himſelf hogs houſe Iddeah increaſed inhabitants intercourſe iſland land laſt latitude leagues longitude Männe Manne Mattavae miffion miffionaries miles morning moſt muſt named natives obferved occafion Otaheite Otaheitean Otoo ourſelves Pacific Ocean paffage paffed perfons pinnace pleaſed Pomarre preſent purpoſe reaſon reef refided refpecting requeſted reſt ſaid ſaw ſea ſee ſeemed ſeen ſent ſeven ſeveral ſhe ſhip ſhore ſhould ſmall ſome ſtate ſtay ſtill ſubject themſelves theſe thoſe Tongataboo trees ufual Ulietea uſe uſual veffel vifited viſit voyage weft weftward wind