The Nautical Magazine: A Journal of Papers on Subjects Connected with Maritime Affairs, Band 28Brown, Son and Ferguson, 1859 |
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... means of conveying merchandise is by rafts , which we saw going down the narrow canal ; and the constant surf on the beach is another obstacle . 12th . - Weighed and steamed down to Takow , ( Ape Hill , ) keeping about three or four ...
... means of conveying merchandise is by rafts , which we saw going down the narrow canal ; and the constant surf on the beach is another obstacle . 12th . - Weighed and steamed down to Takow , ( Ape Hill , ) keeping about three or four ...
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... means of subsistence . These Chinese had lived with the aborigines upwards of eight years and they had never heard of foreigners being detained on the island . Had seen vessels pass , but none ever came so near as we were ( three ...
... means of subsistence . These Chinese had lived with the aborigines upwards of eight years and they had never heard of foreigners being detained on the island . Had seen vessels pass , but none ever came so near as we were ( three ...
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... mean in summer , 67 ° ; mean in winter , 52 ° . And the mean annual fall of rain was 43 inches . We found on an average of three years , that there were only twenty days with the wind between South and East . They were preceded by S.W. ...
... mean in summer , 67 ° ; mean in winter , 52 ° . And the mean annual fall of rain was 43 inches . We found on an average of three years , that there were only twenty days with the wind between South and East . They were preceded by S.W. ...
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... mean , 52 in . Maximum amount of rain in one day 2 in . During the same period the baro- meter ( at the sea level ) maximum , 3067 ; minimum , 28-81 : range , 1.86 in . The following Table of the winds was made from observations at ...
... mean , 52 in . Maximum amount of rain in one day 2 in . During the same period the baro- meter ( at the sea level ) maximum , 3067 ; minimum , 28-81 : range , 1.86 in . The following Table of the winds was made from observations at ...
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... means of going to these coun- tries of infidels of whom you have heard mention . ' " I have also read , " answered the prior , " the valuable work of Marco Polo on those regions of India which have been visited by his father , his uncle ...
... means of going to these coun- tries of infidels of whom you have heard mention . ' " I have also read , " answered the prior , " the valuable work of Marco Polo on those regions of India which have been visited by his father , his uncle ...
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Seite 570 - ... exported, with the marks and numbers of the packages, and the quantity, description, and value of their contents. The exporter shall certify, in writing, that the entry is a true account of all the goods contained therein, and shall sign his name thereto.
Seite 553 - June, 1847; and the total loss by deaths in the expedition has been to this date 9 officers and 15 men. (Signed) James Fitzjames, Captain HMS Erebus. (Signed) FRM Crozier, Captain and Senior Officer. and start (on) to-morrow, 26th, for Back's Fish River.
Seite 353 - Tamehameha went, attended by a large retinue of chiefs and priests, and, as the most valuable offering he could make, cut off part of his own hair, which was always considered sacred, and threw it into the torrent. A day or two after, the lava ceased to flow. The gods, it was thought, were satisfied ; and the king...
Seite 568 - No goods shall be unladen from any ship between the hours of sunset and sunrise, except by special permission of the...
Seite 569 - Vessels needing repairs may land their cargo for that purpose without the payment of duty. All goods so landed shall remain in charge of the Japanese authorities, and all just charges for storage, labor and supervision shall be paid thereon.
Seite 570 - But this shall not prevent the custom-house authorities from appraising the goods in the manner provided in article fourth of the treaty, to which these regulations are appended. After the duties have been paid, the owner shall receive a permit authorizing the delivery to him of the goods, whether the same are at the custom-house or on ship-board. All goods intended to be exported shall be entered at the Japanese custom-house before they arc placed on ship-board.
Seite 570 - Ships wishing to clear shall give 24 hours' notice at the Custom-house, and at the end of that time they shall be entitled to their clearance, but if it be refused, the Custom-house authorities shall immediately inform the captain or consignee of the ship of the reason why the clearance is refused; and they shall also give the same notice to the British Consul.
Seite 535 - Having sent an officer on shore to communicate with the authorities, he was met by a guard, apparently of country people, who prevented him from landing, informed him that there were no officials nearer than Tient-sin, and on his acquainting them with my wish that the obstructions at the mouth of the river should be removed, in order to enable the ministers to proceed to Tientsin, a promise was given that a commencement should be made for this purpose within the next forty-eight hours.
Seite 553 - September, 1846. The officers and crews, consisting of 105 souls, under the command of Captain FRM Crozier, landed here in lat. 69° 37' 42
Seite 668 - Victoria, made for Cape Felix, the north extremity of King William's Island. At a short distance to the westward of it, he came upon unequivocal traces of the Franklin expedition — a large cairn of stones, close beside which were three small tents, with blankets, old clothes, and other debris of a station, probably for magnetic or for shooting purposes ; but although the ground beneath the cairn was broken into, and a trench dug all round it at a distance of ten feet, no record was discovered....