The Life of Captain James Cook

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J. Jones, 1824 - 179 pàgines
 

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Pàgina 172 - ... towards the pinnace, seemed to solicit assistance. Though the boat was not above five or six yards distant from him, yet from the crowded and confused state of the crew, it seems it was not in their power to save him. The Indians got him under again, but in deeper water: he was, however, able to get his head up once more ; and being almost spent in the struggle, he naturally turned to the rock, and was endeavouring to support himself by it, when a savage gave him a blow with a club, and he was...
Pàgina 59 - S., in right of his Majesty King George the Third, by the name of NEW SOUTH WALES, with all the bays, harbours, rivers, and islands situated upon it : we then fired three volleys of small arms, which were answered by the same number from the ship.
Pàgina 171 - ... ensued on her being withdrawn, to say the least of it, must have prevented the full effect that the prompt cooperation of the...
Pàgina 25 - ... had not discovered them, and called to the boys to drop down the stream: The boys instantly obeyed ; but being closely pursued by the...
Pàgina 165 - The lieutenant found the old man just awaked from sleep, and seemingly alarmed ,at the message ; but he came out without hesitation. Captain Cook took him by the hand, and in a friendly manner asked him to go on board, to which he very readily consented. Thus far matters appeared in a favourable train, and the natives did not seem much alarmed or apprehensive of hostility on our side ; at which captain Cook expressed himself a little surprised, saying, that as the inhabitants of that town appeared...
Pàgina 171 - ... under the other arm. An Indian was seen following him, but with caution and timidity : for he stopped once or twice, as if undetermined to proceed. At last he...
Pàgina 37 - ... the rock only to fetch a shield or target for his defence. As soon as he came up, he threw a lance at us, and his comrade another; they fell where we stood thickest, but happily hurt nobody.
Pàgina 136 - I began, was, after this, repeated every day, while we staid, by one or another of our people ; and yet the curiosity of the natives continued still unabated. They were exceedingly delighted with these animals, after they had seen the use that was made of them ; and, as far as I could judge, they conveyed to them a better idea of the greatness of other nations than all the other novelties put together that their European visitors had carried amongst them.
Pàgina 168 - Kariopoo, whose conduct seemed entirely resigned to the will of others, hung down his head, and appeared much distressed. ' While the king was in this situation, a chief, well known to us, of the name of Coho, was...
Pàgina 37 - I fired a musket between them. Upon the report, the youngest dropped a bundle of lances upon the rock, but recollecting himself in an instant he snatched them up again with great haste ; a stone was then thrown at us, upon which I ordered a musket to be fired with small shot...

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