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... Wind . Land to ex- amine a Cairn on the Summit of a Hill . Nothing found . Return on Board . Currents . Cape York .. - - --- --- -The " Prince Albert " drifting in - shore . - Dangerous Position . A heavy Gale . - Dark Night . - Clearer ...
... Wind . Land to ex- amine a Cairn on the Summit of a Hill . Nothing found . Return on Board . Currents . Cape York .. - - --- --- -The " Prince Albert " drifting in - shore . - Dangerous Position . A heavy Gale . - Dark Night . - Clearer ...
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... wind as we now possessed it ; light , and fair on our starboard quarter . In the evening the respective watches were duly set , and the vessel got in good sailing order . During the morning of Friday the 7th , we had light winds from S ...
... wind as we now possessed it ; light , and fair on our starboard quarter . In the evening the respective watches were duly set , and the vessel got in good sailing order . During the morning of Friday the 7th , we had light winds from S ...
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... wind , the weather , and the sea were against us ; and it being the first , too , of our being alone , rendered it more dispiriting and wretched . We might now be said to be fairly at sea , and henceforth the incidents of our voyage ...
... wind , the weather , and the sea were against us ; and it being the first , too , of our being alone , rendered it more dispiriting and wretched . We might now be said to be fairly at sea , and henceforth the incidents of our voyage ...
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... wind was light from the S. W. , but towards midnight it again blew strong from that quarter , accompanied with heavy ... winds , with rain , which suddenly changed , about six P. M. , to a FAIRLY AT SEA . - 37 strong breeze from the 36 ...
... wind was light from the S. W. , but towards midnight it again blew strong from that quarter , accompanied with heavy ... winds , with rain , which suddenly changed , about six P. M. , to a FAIRLY AT SEA . - 37 strong breeze from the 36 ...
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... wind was fair , but blowing hard from N. N. E. , with drizzling rain and a heavy sea . Sail had to be reduced to a double - reefed mainsail and storm jib . At noon , and during the subsequent part of the day , it was more moderate , and ...
... wind was fair , but blowing hard from N. N. E. , with drizzling rain and a heavy sea . Sail had to be reduced to a double - reefed mainsail and storm jib . At noon , and during the subsequent part of the day , it was more moderate , and ...
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