Thrilling Narrat
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共 32 段- In June, 1824, I embarked at Liverpool on board the Vibelia
- At four we had gained upon the ship a little, and I went upo
- A suspension of labor is generally allowed after the whale h
- In 1822, two boats belonging to the ship Baffin went in purs
- Being now on board, Purnell asked for a little water, Captai
- About three o'clock in the afternoon we made another meal on
- For some time the vessel, though now irrecoverably lost, con
- On the 1st of July, we recognised Cape Bojador, and then saw
- Scarcely had these cowards broken their oath, when we saw th
- The freshness of the night wind procured us some respite. We
- About six in the evening, my father finding himself extremel
- The preceding night had been frightful, but this was more so
- Some Spaniards, Italians, and negroes, had formed a plot to
- The thirty-five men who gained the shore, consisted of part
- Here on the rock were twenty-seven, but it now being low wat
- After spending six years and three months in this rueful sol
- The Dutch who frequented the northern regions during the mor
- My first step was to load and deposit in my state room all t
- About nine in the morning of Tuesday, the second day of the
- Even in this moment of peril, the discipline of the navy ass
- After my comrades had filled their casks, and were about to
- In process of time, and with the assistance afforded by my c
- About eight o'clock in the morning of the following Thursday
- The whole began to labor assiduously, and every article whic
- At dawn of day they perceived a large ship lying under their
- This being unanimously agreed to, we rowed to the ice; but w
- "The evening of the 17th was boisterous and threatening; the
- Upon consultation with my officers, it was our unanimous opi
- He then acquainted the priest with their situation; that eve
- Captain Nicholls went to the inn and discharged what was owi
- At this moment, Captain Decater, with the three gun-boats un
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