The Nautical Magazine: A Journal of Papers on Subjects Connected with Maritime Affairs, 19. köideBrown, Son and Ferguson, 1850 |
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... bearing from it the soundings are similar at the same distances , and the quality of the bottom generally is a fine sand of various colours , with an occa- sional cast of rock . The next point westward is Joao de Moira bearing N. 57 ° W ...
... bearing from it the soundings are similar at the same distances , and the quality of the bottom generally is a fine sand of various colours , with an occa- sional cast of rock . The next point westward is Joao de Moira bearing N. 57 ° W ...
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... bearing east , there is a sunken rock on which the sea breaks vio- lently in stormy weather . The point is surrounded by inaccessible cliffs , and on its southern side there is a depth of seven fathoms close alongside them . The ...
... bearing east , there is a sunken rock on which the sea breaks vio- lently in stormy weather . The point is surrounded by inaccessible cliffs , and on its southern side there is a depth of seven fathoms close alongside them . The ...
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... bearing N. 31 ° W. , distant about three - tenths of a mile , lie three patches of sunken rocks , on which will be found 3 and 4 fathoms water , they are steep to , having 13 fathoms close beside them . There are no dangerous rocks ...
... bearing N. 31 ° W. , distant about three - tenths of a mile , lie three patches of sunken rocks , on which will be found 3 and 4 fathoms water , they are steep to , having 13 fathoms close beside them . There are no dangerous rocks ...
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... bearing in the two cases , and it is surprising that any writer of common intelligence should make the comparison . By way of convincing the sceptics , old writers on cosmography were wont to speak of the effect of the human breath on ...
... bearing in the two cases , and it is surprising that any writer of common intelligence should make the comparison . By way of convincing the sceptics , old writers on cosmography were wont to speak of the effect of the human breath on ...
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... bearing in mind the coun- teracting effects of evaporation , and under - currents . Whatever surplus water the drifts may press towards the " sack , " is carried off by the great stream . Is it not equal to that ? It has sometimes been ...
... bearing in mind the coun- teracting effects of evaporation , and under - currents . Whatever surplus water the drifts may press towards the " sack , " is carried off by the great stream . Is it not equal to that ? It has sometimes been ...
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Page 566 - Acts before a court of summary jurisdiction. The term "Summary Jurisdiction Acts" means as follows : As to England, the Act of the session of the eleventh and twelfth years of the reign of Her present Majesty, chapter forty-three, intituled "An Act to facilitate the performance of the duties of justices of the peace out of sessions within England and Wales with respect to summary convictions and orders...
Page 555 - Any seaman who has signed an agreement, and is afterwards discharged before the commencement of the voyage, or before one month's wages are earned, without fault on his part justifying such discharge and without his consent, shall be entitled to receive from the master or owner, in addition to any wages he may have earned...
Page 512 - A,' in the schedule annexed to this title, and shall be dated at the time of the first signature thereof, and shall be signed by the master before any seaman signs the same, and shall contain the following particulars: First.
Page 513 - Kingdom, shall within Twenty-one Days after the Thirtieth D'ay of June and the Thirty-first day of December in every Year transmit or deliver to some Shipping Master in the United Kingdom...
Page 565 - Scotland, to any witness attending on citation the court of justiciary; and in case of any dispute as to the amount of such expenses the same shall be referred by the...
Page 565 - He may administer oaths, or may, in lieu of requiring or administering an oath, require every person examined by him to make and subscribe a declaration of the truth of the statements made by him in his examination...
Page 566 - ... or who refuses or neglects to make any answer, or to give any return, or to produce any document in his possession, or to make or subscribe any declarations which...
Page 504 - Borough may object to any other Person as not being entitled to have his Name retained in...
Page 385 - Let thy fatherly hand, we beseech thee, ever be over them ; let thy holy Spirit ever be with them, and so lead them in the knowledge and obedience of thy word, that in the end they may obtain everlasting life...
Page 507 - Trade shall deliver to every applicant who is duly reported by the local examiners to have passed the examination satisfactorily, and to have given satisfactory evidence of his sobriety, experience, ability, and general good conduct on board ship, a certificate (hereinafter called a "Certificate of Competency...