 | John Wesley - 1796 - 666 pages
...his fecond voyage •with me as- a Quarter-Mafter, and his worthy charafter made me lament his lofs very much. He has left an aged parent, I am told, whom he fupported. I once before fuftairied an attack of a fimilar nature, with a fmaller number of Europeans,... | |
 | 1796 - 446 pages
...this was his fecond voyage with 'me as quartertnafter, and his worthy chara&er made me lament his lofs very much. He has left an aged parent, I am told, whom he fupported. Taking this as a fample of the difpofition of the natives, there was but little reafon to... | |
 | William Mariner, John Martin - 1817 - 540 pages
...our unhappy situation. " The poor man I lost was John Norton : this was his second voyage with me as quarter-master, and his worthy character made me lament...left an aged parent, I am told, whom he supported." The account the natives gave was to the following purpose. Part of Captain Bligh's crew had been on... | |
 | William Mariner - 1817 - 578 pages
...situation. " The poor man I lost was John Norton : this was his second voyage with me as quarter-piaster, and his worthy character made me lament his loss very...left an aged parent, I am told, whom he supported." The account the natives gave was to the following purpose. Part of Captain Bligh's crew had been on... | |
 | William Mariner - 1818 - 510 pages
...our unhappy situation. "The poor man I lost was John Norton: this was his second voyage with me as quartermaster, and his worthy character made me lament...left an aged parent, I am told, whom he supported." The- account the natives gave was to the following purport. Part of Captain Bligh's crew had .been... | |
 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - 1846 - 934 pages
...gave over the attack, and returned towards the shore, leaving us to reflect on our unhappy situation. The poor man killed by the natives was John Norton...left an aged parent, I am told, whom he supported. We set our sails, and -steered along shore by the west side of the island of Tofoa, the wind blowing... | |
 | Davis Wasgatt Clark - 1856 - 420 pages
...gave over the attack, and returned toward the shore, leaving us to reflect on our unhappy ituation. The poor man killed by the natives was John Norton...worthy character made me lament his loss very much. He left an aged parent, I am told, whom he supported. We set our sails, and steered along shore by the... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1869 - 276 pages
...gave over the attack, and returned towards the shore, leaving us to reflect on our unhappy situation. The poor man killed by the natives was John Norton...left an aged parent, I am told, whom he supported. We set our sails, and steered along-shore by the west side of the island of Tofoa, the wind blowing... | |
 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - 1869 - 530 pages
...gave over the attack, and returned towards the shore, leaving us to reflect on our unhappy situation. The poor man killed by the natives was John Norton...left an aged parent, I am told, whom he supported. We set our sails, and steered along-shore by the west side of the island of Tofoa, the wind blowing... | |
 | Charles Bruce (writer of tales.) - 1875 - 942 pages
...gave over the attack, and returned towards the shore, leaving us to reflect on our unhappy situation. The poor man killed by the natives was John Norton...Indians : it was after the death of Captain Cook on the Morai at Owyhee, where I was left by Lieutenant King. Yet, notwithstanding this experience, I had not... | |
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I therefore adopted the expedient of throwing overboard some clothes, which, as I expected, they stopped to pick up; and, as it was by this time almost dark, they gave over the attack and returned towards the shore, leaving us to reflect on our unhappy... 
