A New, Authentic Collection of Captain Cook's Voyages Round the World: Undertaken by Order of His Present Majesty for Making New Discoveries, &c. &cR. Martin, 1790 - 628 páginas |
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Página 17
... hope of being delivered , by discovering the fun through the clouds , which gradually diminished . Before their fetting out meffengers were difpatched to the unhappy negroes ; but returned with the news of their death . Hunger ...
... hope of being delivered , by discovering the fun through the clouds , which gradually diminished . Before their fetting out meffengers were difpatched to the unhappy negroes ; but returned with the news of their death . Hunger ...
Página 57
... hope of getting fome of the na- tives aboard , that by civil ufage he might convey through them a favourable idea of us to their country- men , and thereby fettle a good correfpondence with them . An event occurred , which , though ...
... hope of getting fome of the na- tives aboard , that by civil ufage he might convey through them a favourable idea of us to their country- men , and thereby fettle a good correfpondence with them . An event occurred , which , though ...
Página 91
... hope depended on the mid - night tide , and pre- parations were accordingly made for another effort to get the fhip off . The tide began to rife at five o'clock , when the leak likewife increased to fuch a degree , that two pumps more ...
... hope depended on the mid - night tide , and pre- parations were accordingly made for another effort to get the fhip off . The tide began to rife at five o'clock , when the leak likewife increased to fuch a degree , that two pumps more ...
Página 93
... Hope Ifland , becaufe the reaching of them had been the object of our wilhes . In the afternoon the mafter was fent out in a boat , to found and fearch for a harbour where the fhip might be repaired , and we anchored at fun - fet , in ...
... Hope Ifland , becaufe the reaching of them had been the object of our wilhes . In the afternoon the mafter was fent out in a boat , to found and fearch for a harbour where the fhip might be repaired , and we anchored at fun - fet , in ...
Página 105
... hope of having at length explored a paffage into the Indian Sea , began to animate every breaft ; but , to bring the matter to a certainty , the captain took a party , and ac- companied by the gentlemen , they landed on an ifland , on ...
... hope of having at length explored a paffage into the Indian Sea , began to animate every breaft ; but , to bring the matter to a certainty , the captain took a party , and ac- companied by the gentlemen , they landed on an ifland , on ...
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Página 384 - Four or five of this band had pieces of large bamboo, from three to five or six feet long...
Página 360 - They were afraid to come near the cows and horses ; nor did they form the least conception of their nature. But the sheep and goats did not surpass the limits of their ideas ; for they gave us to understand that they knew them to be birds. It will appear...
Página 563 - ... he knew, that by delaying his return to a warmer climate, he was giving up the only chance that remained for his recovery, yet, careful and jealous to the last degree that a regard to his own situation should never bias his judgment to the prejudice of the service, he persevered in the search of a passage till it was the opinion of every officer in both ships that it was impracticable, and that any farther attempts would not only be fruitless but dangerous.
Página 489 - For, on our telling him we should leave the island on the next day but one, we observed, that a sort of proclamation was immediately made through the villages, to require the people to bring, in their hogs, and vegetables, for the king to present to the Orono on his departure.
Página 468 - This consists chiefly of skins, and is, perhaps, the best they could have. The upper garment is made like our waggoner's frock, and reaches as low as the knee. Besides this, they wear a waistcoat or two, a pair of breeches, a fur...
Página 496 - Kanee-kabareea, the mother of the boys, and one of the king's favourite wives, came after him, and, with many tears and entreaties, besought him not to go on board.
Página 475 - I myself, and the officers, continued to make use of the sugar-cane beer whenever we could get materials for brewing it. A few hops, of which we had some on board, improved it much. It has the taste of new malt beer; and I believe no one will doubt of its being very wholesome.
Página 365 - Mr Burney happening to come to the place where I was, I mentioned my suspicions to him ; and, to put it to the test whether they were well founded, we attempted to get to the beach. But we were stopped when about half way by...
Página 385 - ... their fingers, repeating some words in conjunction with the chorus. Toward the end, as the quickness of the music increased, their gestures and attitudes were varied with wonderful vigour and dexterity ; and some of their motions, perhaps, would, with us, be reckoned rather indecent.
Página 65 - Before thefe had reached the fhip, another canoe, larger than any that had yet been feen, full of armed Indians came off, and made towards the Endeavour with great expedition. The Captain now judging it expedient to prevent, if...