| 1796 - 486 trang
...the gale had increafed to a furious tempcft ; and the fea, keeping pace with it, ran mountain high ¡ and as it kept invariably to the fame point, the Captain...became ferioufly alarmed, and almoft perfuaded that the South- weft Montoon had fct in, which, if it were fo, would render it absolutely impolfible for us... | |
| Donald Campbell - 1796 - 536 trang
...formidable. By day-light on the morning of the twentieth, the gale had increafed to a furious tempefr, ; and the fea, keeping pace with it, ran mountain-high...the South-weft Monfoon had fet in, which, if it were fo, would render it abfolutely impoffible for us to weather the coaft. All that day, however, we kept... | |
| Donald Campbell - 1796 - 302 trang
...the gale had increafed to a furious temped ; and the fea, keeping pace with it, ran mountain- high ; and as it kept invariably to the fame point, the captain...became ferioufly alarmed, and almoft perfuaded that the fouth-weft monfoon had fet in, which, if it were fo, would render it absolutely impoifible for us to... | |
| 1797 - 366 trang
...heavy fea united with it, to make our ftate more formidable. By day-light on the morning of the 20th, the gale had increafed to a furious tempeft ; and...to the fame point, the captain and officers became ferioufty alarmed, and almoft perfuaded that the fouth-weft monfoon had fet in, which, if it were fo,... | |
| William Fordyce Mavor - 1797 - 400 trang
...heavy fea united with it, to make our itate more formidable. By day-light on the morning of the 20th, the gale had increafed to a furious tempeft ; and...ran mountain-high ; and as it kept invariably to the lame point, the captain and officers became ferioufly alarmed, and almoft perfuaded that the fouth-weft... | |
| Donald Campbell - 1797 - 304 trang
...the gale had increafed to a furious tempeft ; and the fea, keeping pace with it, ran mountain high ; and as it kept invariably to the fame point, the captain...became ferioufly alarmed, and almoft perfuaded that the fouth-weft monfoon had fet in, which, if it were fo, would render it abfolutely impoflible for us to... | |
| Donald Campbell - 1807 - 452 trang
...air, and the frequent flames of lightning, which ferved only to fliew us tfre horror of our fuuation, and leave us in increafed darknefs : mean-time the...the South-weft Monfoon had fet in, which, if it were fo, would render it abfolutely 5mpoffible for us to weather the coaft. All that day, however, we kept... | |
| R. P. Forster - 1818 - 592 trang
...' By daylight on the morning of the 20th, the gale had increased to a furious tempest; and the sea, keeping pace with it, ran mountain-high; and as it kept invariably to the same point, the captain and officers became seriously alarmed, and almost persuaded that the south-west... | |
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