The Nautical Magazine: A Journal of Papers on Subjects Connected with Maritime Affairs, Volum 4Brown, Son and Ferguson, 1835 |
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... passed the eastern limits of the sup- posed position of Isle Grande , and in lat . 40 ° 12 ′ S. , long . 34 ° 8 ' W. , he found the sea covered with feathers , birch twigs , driftwood , and seaweed . Passing to the southward the same ...
... passed the eastern limits of the sup- posed position of Isle Grande , and in lat . 40 ° 12 ′ S. , long . 34 ° 8 ' W. , he found the sea covered with feathers , birch twigs , driftwood , and seaweed . Passing to the southward the same ...
Side 5
... passed through the Strait of Le Maire to the South Sea . They disposed of their cargoes at various parts of the coast , and particularly at Guayaquil and Realexo , where they were bound to from Europe . The said ships having returned ...
... passed through the Strait of Le Maire to the South Sea . They disposed of their cargoes at various parts of the coast , and particularly at Guayaquil and Realexo , where they were bound to from Europe . The said ships having returned ...
Side 6
... passed the Strait of Le Mayre on the 18th September of the same year , and immediately to the coast of Peru . Having sold there little of what they took out , they returned , to refit their vessels , and to recruit the health of their ...
... passed the Strait of Le Mayre on the 18th September of the same year , and immediately to the coast of Peru . Having sold there little of what they took out , they returned , to refit their vessels , and to recruit the health of their ...
Side 7
... passed through the said pas- sage , which they say is very short , in consequence of the land forming it being small , ( which appears to form the said new island . ) Leaving this , and standing a whole day to the north - west , they ...
... passed through the said pas- sage , which they say is very short , in consequence of the land forming it being small , ( which appears to form the said new island . ) Leaving this , and standing a whole day to the north - west , they ...
Side 15
... passed into the hands of his brother George . GEORGE HADLEY , the second of the name , was born about 1649 , and consequently was very young when he lost his father . As the family estates centered in him , a considerable accumulation ...
... passed into the hands of his brother George . GEORGE HADLEY , the second of the name , was born about 1649 , and consequently was very young when he lost his father . As the family estates centered in him , a considerable accumulation ...
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Side 386 - WIND 0 Calm. 1 Light Air 2 Light Breeze 3 Gentle Breeze 4 Moderate Breeze 5 Fresh Breeze 6 Strong Breeze — 7 Moderate Gale 8 Fresh Gale 9 Strong Gale 10 Whole Gale...
Side 428 - Tis sweet to see the evening star appear; 'Tis sweet to listen as the night-winds creep From leaf to leaf; 'tis sweet to view on high The rainbow, based on ocean, span the sky.
Side 748 - ... give the number of tons for register. If the vessel have a poop or half-deck, or a break in the upper deck, measure the inside mean length, breadth, and height of such part thereof as may be included within the bulkhead; multiply these three measurements together, and, dividing the product by 92.4, the quotient will be the number of tons to be added to the result as above found.
Side 101 - The southern wind now ceases, and is followed by variable winds from the northward. Heavy clouds are thus brought over; and lightning, accompanied by thunder, follows in a most terrific manner. The wind veers gradually to the westward in violent gusts, the lightning becomes more vivid, and the thunder more awful; a gale of wind follows from the SW more violent, but of short duration, and fine weather ensues.
Side 258 - Drizzling rain. f — foggy — f, Thick fog. g — Gloomy dark weather. h— Hail. 1 — Lightning. m — Misty hazy atmosphere. o — Overcast ; the whole sky being covered with an impervious cloud. p — Passing temporary showers. q — Squally. r — Rain ; continued rain. s — Snow. t— Thunder. u — Ugly threatening appearance of the weather.
Side 460 - TO this great ship, which round the globe has run, And match'd in race the chariot of the sun, This Pythagorean ship (for it may claim Without presumption so deserv'da name, By knowledge once, and transformation now) In her new shape, this sacred port allow. Drake and his ship could not have wish'd from Fate A more blest station, or more blest estate ; For, lo ! a seat of endless rest is given To her in Oxford, and to him in heaven.
Side 714 - ... and is caught in the net. I have been told by fome of thefe hunters, that, when hard pinched with hunger on fuch long chaces, they take two thin boards, one of which they apply to the pit of the ftomach, and the other to the back oppofite to it ; the extremities of thefe boards are tied with cords, which are drawn tighter by degrees, and prevent their feeling the cravings of hunger.
Side 514 - No. 0 Calm © 1 Light air \ . 2 Light breeze 3 Gentle breeze 4 Moderate breeze 5 Fresh breeze 6 Strong breeze 7 Moderate gale 8 Fresh gale 9 Strong gale 10 Whole gale 11 Storm 12 Hurricane SCALE Speed Commonly observed effects of mph corresponding winds 0 Calm, smoke rises vertically.
Side 68 - Beaufort : — 0. Calm. 1. Light air . . . 2. Light breeze . . 3. Gentle breeze . 4. Moderate breeze 5. Fresh breeze . . 6. Strong breeze . 7. Moderate gale . 8. Fresh gale. . . 9. Strong gale . . or just sufficient to give steerage way.
Side 534 - Rarifaction made by his greatest Meridian Heat, is with him carried Westward, and consequently the tendency of the whole Body of the lower Air is that way.