Memoirs of the Naval Worthies of Queen Elizabeth's Reign: Of Their Gallant Deeds, Daring Adventures, and Services, in the Infant State of the British NavyJ. Murray, 1845 - 495 pages |
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Page 7
... winds can do , and the ship so im- pelled requires but few or no seamen . She is navi- gated by engineers , gunners , blacksmiths , and coal- stokers , who usurp the place of seamen . What , then , is to become of our brave sailors ...
... winds can do , and the ship so im- pelled requires but few or no seamen . She is navi- gated by engineers , gunners , blacksmiths , and coal- stokers , who usurp the place of seamen . What , then , is to become of our brave sailors ...
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... wind only cold when blowing from the ice ; " when it came over the open sea it was very hote . " * Hakluyt - who gives a detailed account of his three voyages . + Hakluyt . Leaving the western side of the coast , he stood 50 DAVIS .
... wind only cold when blowing from the ice ; " when it came over the open sea it was very hote . " * Hakluyt - who gives a detailed account of his three voyages . + Hakluyt . Leaving the western side of the coast , he stood 50 DAVIS .
Page 62
... wind coming on , in which one of the ships foundered , the rest were glad to return to port . * He tried to get up a second squadron , but , finding his friends not quite so sanguine as himself , was unable to succeed at that time ...
... wind coming on , in which one of the ships foundered , the rest were glad to return to port . * He tried to get up a second squadron , but , finding his friends not quite so sanguine as himself , was unable to succeed at that time ...
Page 72
... wind proceeded homewards , and arrived at Padstow about the end of September ; " bringing with them good store of gold , silver , pearl , jewels , and other commodities . " The persons who joined Hawkins on this expedition were among ...
... wind proceeded homewards , and arrived at Padstow about the end of September ; " bringing with them good store of gold , silver , pearl , jewels , and other commodities . " The persons who joined Hawkins on this expedition were among ...
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... wind drove the fleet so far to the southward that Drake saw the land to the south of Tierra - del - fuego , from which it is separated by a wide channel , and thus was the first navigator that discovered Cape Horn , and the junction of ...
... wind drove the fleet so far to the southward that Drake saw the land to the south of Tierra - del - fuego , from which it is separated by a wide channel , and thus was the first navigator that discovered Cape Horn , and the junction of ...
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