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... to pieces by the swell that had lately set into the bay . At seven we made sail ,
with a fresh breeze from W.N.W. , and having cleared the rocks at the entrance of
the bay , ran quickly to the north . ward and eastward . The ice in the offing was.
... to pieces by the swell that had lately set into the bay . At seven we made sail ,
with a fresh breeze from W.N.W. , and having cleared the rocks at the entrance of
the bay , ran quickly to the north . ward and eastward . The ice in the offing was.
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We found on our return that a fresh , southerly breeze , which had been blowing
for several hours , had driven the ice to some distance from the land ; so that at
four P.M. , as soon as the flood - tide had slackened , we cast off and made all ...
We found on our return that a fresh , southerly breeze , which had been blowing
for several hours , had driven the ice to some distance from the land ; so that at
four P.M. , as soon as the flood - tide had slackened , we cast off and made all ...
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Being under sail in the boat , with a fresh breeze , we took two of the canoes in
tow , and drag . ged them along at a great rate , much to the satisfaction of the
Esquimaux , who were very assiduous in piloting us to the best landing - place
upon ...
Being under sail in the boat , with a fresh breeze , we took two of the canoes in
tow , and drag . ged them along at a great rate , much to the satisfaction of the
Esquimaux , who were very assiduous in piloting us to the best landing - place
upon ...
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slowly till early on the morning of the 14th ; the breeze having freshened from the
northwest , another floe broke away from the fixed ice , allowing us to gain about
half a mile more to the westward ; such was the vexatious slowness with which ...
slowly till early on the morning of the 14th ; the breeze having freshened from the
northwest , another floe broke away from the fixed ice , allowing us to gain about
half a mile more to the westward ; such was the vexatious slowness with which ...
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Being favoured by a strong northwesterly breeze , we reached the narrows at half
past six A.M. , and immediately encountered a race or ripple , so heavy and
dangerous that it was only by carrying a press of canvass on the boat that we ...
Being favoured by a strong northwesterly breeze , we reached the narrows at half
past six A.M. , and immediately encountered a race or ripple , so heavy and
dangerous that it was only by carrying a press of canvass on the boat that we ...
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| Título | Three Voyages for the Discovery of a Northwest Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific: And Narrative of an Attempt to Reach the North Pole, Volumen2 School District Library, no. 100-[101?] Three Voyages for the Discovery of a Northwest Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific: And Narrative of an Attempt to Reach the North Pole, Sir William Edward Parry |
| Autor | Sir William Edward Parry |
| Editor | Harper, 1843 |
| Procedencia del original | Universidad Estatal de Ohio |
| Digitalizado | 23 Mayo 2013 |
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