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" for twenty-three weeks we had been treated with the utmost affection and regard, and which seemed to increase in proportion to our stay. That we were not insensible to their kindness, the events which followed more than sufficiently prove ; for to the... "
Christina, the Maid of the South Seas: A Poem - Page 246
by Mary Russell Mitford - 1811 - 332 pages
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The mutiny of the Bounty [abridged from W.Bligh's Narrative] and other ...

William Bligh - 1885 - 158 pages
...Otaheite, we took our leave of it. That we were not insensible to the kindness which we experienced there, the events which followed more than sufficiently prove...that event which effected the ruin of an expedition which there was every reason to hope would have been completed in the most fortunate manner. CHAPTER...
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The Early History of the Tasmania, Volume 2

Ronald Worthy Giblin - 1928 - 398 pages
...harmonious description. " To the friendly and endearing behaviour of these people ", wrote Bligh, " may be ascribed the motives for that event which effected...have been completed in the most fortunate manner." The Admiralty had given instructions that the Bounty should return to England by way of Endeavour (Torres)...
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Polynesia: A History of the South Sea Islands, Including New Zealand : with ...

Michael Russell - 1849 - 456 pages
...very superior kind of plantain. " For twentythree weeks," he observes, " we had been treated with the utmost affection and regard, and which seemed to increase...insensible to their kindness, the events which followed * Eventful History of the Mutiny and Piratical Seizure of HMS Bounty ; its Cause and Consequences (12mo,...
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A History of the Pacific Islands

Ian C. Campbell - 1989 - 250 pages
...departure was finally made, there was every sign of deep regret on both sides. As Bligh later noted, 'to the friendly and endearing behaviour of these...that event which effected the ruin of an expedition ..." Three weeks later, on 28 April 1789, the famous mutiny took place, and the South Pacific acquired...
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