The Nautical Magazine: A Journal of Papers on Subjects Connected with Maritime Affairs, 1. köideBrown, Son and Ferguson, 1832 |
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... bearing date the 8th of August , 1269 , in which the declination of the needle is particularly mentioned . Mr. Cavallo printed the chief part of this letter in the Supplement to his Treatise on Magnetism , with a translation ; and it is ...
... bearing date the 8th of August , 1269 , in which the declination of the needle is particularly mentioned . Mr. Cavallo printed the chief part of this letter in the Supplement to his Treatise on Magnetism , with a translation ; and it is ...
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... late Hydrographer at Madrid , Foreign Member of the Royal and Geographical Societies , and Associate of the Astronomical Society of London . ] NO . 1. - VOL I. B HYDROGRAPHY . Note . - All Bearings are Magnetic , INTRODUCTION . 9.
... late Hydrographer at Madrid , Foreign Member of the Royal and Geographical Societies , and Associate of the Astronomical Society of London . ] NO . 1. - VOL I. B HYDROGRAPHY . Note . - All Bearings are Magnetic , INTRODUCTION . 9.
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... bearings from Cape Broyle S.E. S. 80 miles . " By Captain Kemp . " Lat . 46 ° 30 ' N. lon . 50 ° 51 ' W. Cape Broyle , S.E. S. 84 miles . " By Mr. Moore , of Ferryland . " Mr. Moore has frequently been on the shoals , and had vessels ...
... bearings from Cape Broyle S.E. S. 80 miles . " By Captain Kemp . " Lat . 46 ° 30 ' N. lon . 50 ° 51 ' W. Cape Broyle , S.E. S. 84 miles . " By Mr. Moore , of Ferryland . " Mr. Moore has frequently been on the shoals , and had vessels ...
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... bearing N. by W. by compass , or in one with Kingston church , it will lead clear to the eastward of the East Middle Ground . - See Admiralty Plan of Port Royal . 6. RANGER ROCK . - Pictou Island , Nova Scotia . Soundings 2 fathoms ...
... bearing N. by W. by compass , or in one with Kingston church , it will lead clear to the eastward of the East Middle Ground . - See Admiralty Plan of Port Royal . 6. RANGER ROCK . - Pictou Island , Nova Scotia . Soundings 2 fathoms ...
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... Haisborough Sand being now com- plete , Notice is hereby given , That in pursuance of the intention expressed in the advertisement from this House , bearing date the 2nd of November last , -the said vessel will be 14 HYDROGRAPHY .
... Haisborough Sand being now com- plete , Notice is hereby given , That in pursuance of the intention expressed in the advertisement from this House , bearing date the 2nd of November last , -the said vessel will be 14 HYDROGRAPHY .
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Page 425 - Each of us thought the other weaker in intellect than himself, and more in need of advice and assistance.
Page 423 - Had my own life alone been threatened, I would not have purchased it by such a measure ; but I considered myself as intrusted also with the protection of Hepburn's, a man, who, by his humane attentions and devotedness, had so endeared himself to me, that I felt more anxiety for his safety than for my own.
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Page 423 - Thinking that the gun had been discharged for the purpose of cleaning it, he did not go to the fire at first ; and when Michel called to him that Mr. Hood was dead, a considerable time had elapsed. Although I dared not openly to evince any suspicion that I thought Michel guilty of the deed, yet he repeatedly protested that he was incapable of committing such an act, kept constantly on his guard, and carefully avoided leaving Hepburn and me together. He was evidently afraid of permitting us to converse...
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Page 422 - I discovered that the shot had entered the back part of the head, and passed out at the forehead, and that the muzzle of the gun had been applied so close as to set fire to the night-cap behind.
Page 422 - Hepburn afterwards informed me that previous to the report of the gun Mr. Hood and Michel were speaking to each other in an elevated angry tone ; that Mr. Hood being seated at the fire-side, was hid from him by intervening willows, but that on hearing the report he looked up, and saw Michel rising up from before the tent-door, or just behind where Mr. Hood was seated, and then going into the tent. Thinking that the gun had been discharged for the purpose of cleaning it, he did not go to the fire...