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" I also amused all hands with describing the situation of New Guinea and New Holland, and gave them every information in my power, that in case any accident happened to me, those who survived might have some idea of what they were about, and be able to... "
A narrative of the mutiny on board his majesty's ship Bounty - Page 47
by William Bligh - 1838
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The Arminian Magazine: Consisting of Extracts and Original ..., Volume 19

John Wesley - 1796 - 666 pages
...information in my power, that in cafe any accident happened to me, thole who furvived might have fome idea of what they were about, and be able to find their way to Timor, which at prelent they knew nothing of, more than, the name, and fame not that. At night I ferved a quarter of...
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Medical Extracts: On the Nature of Health, with Practical ..., Volume 3

1796 - 446 pages
...information in my power, that in cafe any accident happened to me, thofe who furvived might have fome idea of what they were about, and be able to find their way to TIMOR, which at prefent they knew nothing of but the nameSATURDAY, MAY g. In the morning, a quarter of a pint of cocoa-nut...
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(515 p.)

1812 - 532 pages
...power, that in case any accident happened to me, the survivors might be able to have some idea of the way to Timor, which at present they knew nothing of more than the name, and some not even that. Next afternoon, Saturday the ninth, I fitted a pair of shrouds for each mast, and contrived a canvas...
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Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 218

1925 - 948 pages
...and of the course to be followed after reaching Australia, so that " those who survived might have some idea of what they were about, and be able to...nothing of, more than the name, and some not even that." Though the men grew progressively weak under the scanty rations, there was no case of serious illness....
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A Collection of the Most Celebrated Voyages & Travels, from the ..., Volume 4

R. P. Forster - 1818 - 592 pages
...every information in uiy power, that in case any accident happened to me, those who survived might have some idea of what they were about, and be able to...which at present they knew nothing of, more than the and some not that. ' About nine o'clock in the evening, the clouds began to gather, and we had a prodigious...
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Dangerous Voyage of Captain Bligh, in an Open Boat, Over 1200 Leagues of the ...

William Bligh - 1820 - 188 pages
...power,' that in case any accident happened to me, the survivors might be able to have some idea of the way to Timor, which at present they knew nothing of more than the name, and some not even that. Next afternoon, Saturday the ninth, I fitted a pair of shrouds for each mast, and connived • canvas...
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The Eventful History of the Mutiny and Piratical Seizure of H. M. S. Bounty ...

Sir John Barrow - 1831 - 392 pages
...information in my power, that in case any accident should happen to me, those who survived might have some idea of what they were about, and be able to...pint of water and half an ounce of bread for supper. On the morning of the 9th, a quarter of a pint of cocoa-nut milk and some of the decayed bread were...
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A Description of Pitcairn's Island and Its Inhabitants: With an Authentic ...

Sir John Barrow - 1832 - 320 pages
...information in my power, that in case any accident should happen to me, those who survived might have some idea of what they were about, and be able to...pint of water and half an ounce of bread for supper. On the morning of the 9th, a quarter of a pint of cocoanut milk and some of the decayed bread were...
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Jack Adams, the Mutineer, Volume 1

Frederick Chamier - 1838 - 930 pages
...of animals, they felt hungry. And what, under these circumstances, was their daily food? At night, a quarter of a pint of water and half an ounce of bread for supper ; in the morning, a quarter of a pint of cocoa-nut milk, and some of the decayed bread, for breakfast...
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Chronicles of the sea: or, Faithful narratives of shipwrecks, fires, famines ...

Chronicles of the sea - 1838 - 488 pages
...and New Holland, that in case any accident should happen to him, they might have some idea of wliat they were about, and be able to find their way to Timor. On the 9th they experienced a violent storm of thunder and lightning. They collected about twenty gallons...
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