The Nautical Magazine: A Journal of Papers on Subjects Connected with Maritime Affairs, 19. köideBrown, Son and Ferguson, 1850 |
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... winter quarters , I only saw one other , and I heard of only a few others being seen at a distance . This surprised us all , Davis Strait being so well known for its whale fishery . I have heard it said that these fish are leaving the ...
... winter quarters , I only saw one other , and I heard of only a few others being seen at a distance . This surprised us all , Davis Strait being so well known for its whale fishery . I have heard it said that these fish are leaving the ...
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... winter are partly underground , with sides of turf , surrounded and covered with snow , and lined with skins of various animals . The odour proceeding from these , and the refuse of the blubber , which is never removed , is so offensive ...
... winter are partly underground , with sides of turf , surrounded and covered with snow , and lined with skins of various animals . The odour proceeding from these , and the refuse of the blubber , which is never removed , is so offensive ...
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... winter had been excessively cold , enabling him to drive in his sledge over eighty miles of ice to sea- ward ; but that the two former seasons had been comparatively mild , and no travelling ice then existed near Uppernavik , He also ...
... winter had been excessively cold , enabling him to drive in his sledge over eighty miles of ice to sea- ward ; but that the two former seasons had been comparatively mild , and no travelling ice then existed near Uppernavik , He also ...
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... winter , many overhanging projections are formed , the enor- mous weight of which separating from the " factory " takes with it in its disjunction a considerable body ; the whole falling over with terrific roar into the sea . The ...
... winter , many overhanging projections are formed , the enor- mous weight of which separating from the " factory " takes with it in its disjunction a considerable body ; the whole falling over with terrific roar into the sea . The ...
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... winter , should we not be successful in finding one elsewhere ; for the summer was now spent , and the young ice every where making , gave warning of the near approach of winter : but when close in with Maxwell Bay on the 7th , it came ...
... winter , should we not be successful in finding one elsewhere ; for the summer was now spent , and the young ice every where making , gave warning of the near approach of winter : but when close in with Maxwell Bay on the 7th , it came ...
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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...