 | Alexander Slidell Mackenzie - 1829 - 416 pages
...Colibre. The vessel was seen at a given moment, to move forward and turn about at pleasure, without sail, or oar, or human agency, and without any visible...were filled with astonishment and admiration. The harbor of Barcelona resounded with plaudits, and the commissioners, who shared in the general enthusiasm,... | |
 | Alexander Slidell Mackenzie - 1830 - 332 pages
...Colibre. The vessel was seen at a given moment, to move forward and turn about at pleasure, without sail, or oar, or human agency, and without any visible...plaudits, and the commissioners, who shared in the general enthusiasm, all made favorable reports to the emperor, except only the Treasurer Ravago. This man,... | |
 | Alexander Slidell Mackenzie - 1830 - 336 pages
...Colibre. The vessel was seen at a given moment, to move forward and turn about at pleasure, without sail, or oar, or human agency, and without any visible...plaudits, and the commissioners, who shared in the general enthusiasm, all made favorable reports to the emperor, except only the Treasurer Ravago. This man,... | |
 | 1838 - 926 pages
...Colibre. The vessel was seen at a given moment to move forward and turn about at pleasure, without sail, or oar, or human agency, and without any visible...plaudits, and the commissioners, who shared in the general enthusiasm, all made favourable reports to the Emperor, except only the treasurer * VoL I. p. 49, note.... | |
 | 1833 - 814 pages
...Colibre. The vessel was seen at a given moment to move forward, and 30 31 turn about at pleasure, without sail or oar, or human agency, and without any visible...; and the commissioners, who shared in the general enthusiasm, all made favorable reports to the emperor, except only the treasurer Ravago. This man,... | |
 | Alexander Slidell Mackenzie - 1836 - 286 pages
...vessel was seen at a given moment to move forward and turn about at pleasure, without sail or oar, or any visible mechanism, except a huge boiler of hot...plaudits, and the commissioners, who shared in the general enthusiasm, all made favourable reports to the emperor, except only the Treasurer Ravago. This man,... | |
 | 536 pages
...Colibre. The vessel was seen at a given moment to move forward, and turn r.bout at pleasure, •without sail or oar, or human agency, and without any visible...plaudits; and the commissioners, who shared in the general enthusiasm, all made favourable reports to the emperor, except only the treasurer Ravago. This man,... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1849 - 164 pages
...Colibre. The vessel was seen at a given moment to move forward, and turn about. at pleasure, without sail or oar, or human agency, and without any visible...were filled with astonishment and admiration. The harbor of Barcelona resounded with plaudits; and the commissioners, who shared in the general enthusiasm,... | |
 | 1855 - 358 pages
...Colibre. The vessel was seen at a given moment to move forward, and turn about at pleasure, without sail or oar, or human agency, and without any visible...complicated combination of wheels and paddles. The assemHed multitude were filled with aston. ishrni'til and admiration. The harbor of Barcelona resounded... | |
 | William Jackson - 1874 - 432 pages
...Colibre. The vessel was seen at a given moment to move forward and turn about at pleasure, without sail, or oar, or human agency, and without any visible...complicated combination of wheels and paddles." The entire or partial credibility of this record has been often argued pro and con. Professor Rigaud tliinks... | |
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Trinidad, of two hundred barrels' burden, which had lately arrived with wheat from Colibre. The vessel was seen at a given moment to move forward, and 30 31 turn about at pleasure, without sail or oar, or human agency, and without any visible mechanism,... 
