Voyages of a Merchant Navigator of the Days that are PastHarper, 1886 - 245 páginas |
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... boat , which he hired at sixpence a week . When only eighteen he went on his first voyage , im- pelled thereto by the wish to provide for his father , and the earliest of his letters in my possession , written to his father from the ...
... boat , which he hired at sixpence a week . When only eighteen he went on his first voyage , im- pelled thereto by the wish to provide for his father , and the earliest of his letters in my possession , written to his father from the ...
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... boat . She has elegant accommodations , and sails fast . I shall copper her , put her in ballast , trim with £ 1000 or £ 1500 sterling , in cargo , and proceed to the Isle of France and Bourbon , where I expect to sell her , as well as ...
... boat . She has elegant accommodations , and sails fast . I shall copper her , put her in ballast , trim with £ 1000 or £ 1500 sterling , in cargo , and proceed to the Isle of France and Bourbon , where I expect to sell her , as well as ...
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... boat , and he was taken ashore for an interview with the admiral , Sir Hugh Christian . Of the popular interest excited by the appearance of his vessel he says , in his " Narrative : " " The arrival of such a vessel from Europe ...
... boat , and he was taken ashore for an interview with the admiral , Sir Hugh Christian . Of the popular interest excited by the appearance of his vessel he says , in his " Narrative : " " The arrival of such a vessel from Europe ...
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... boat ashore , but only one of them came off in her , and he gave such a lamentable account of their treatment on shore that I felt confident of bringing the others to terms . The boatswain and one sailor , being the ringleaders of the ...
... boat ashore , but only one of them came off in her , and he gave such a lamentable account of their treatment on shore that I felt confident of bringing the others to terms . The boatswain and one sailor , being the ringleaders of the ...
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... boat out , and with my second officer and four hands , well armed , went as near the beach as the surf would permit . I called them all down to the water's side and told them I was then going away ; that I knew there were several of ...
... boat out , and with my second officer and four hands , well armed , went as near the beach as the surf would permit . I called them all down to the water's side and told them I was then going away ; that I knew there were several of ...
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Voyages of a Merchant Navigator of the Days that are Past Richard Jeffry Cleveland Vista completa - 1886 |
Voyages of a Merchant Navigator of the Days That Are Past H W S 1814-1900 Cleveland,Richard J 1773-1860 Cleveland Sin vista previa disponible - 2016 |
VOYAGES OF A MERCHANT NAVIGATO Richard J. (Richard Jeffry) Cleveland,H. W. S. (Horace William Shal Cleveland Sin vista previa disponible - 2016 |
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