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Page 35
To go thither it was necessary to shape a course E. b . S. After having made 8 leagues along the coast , a river was sighted , and another 4 leagues brought them to another river , which ap- peared to be of great volume , and larger ...
To go thither it was necessary to shape a course E. b . S. After having made 8 leagues along the coast , a river was sighted , and another 4 leagues brought them to another river , which ap- peared to be of great volume , and larger ...
Page 37
... course E. b . S. , making 18 leagues , and reaching a cape , to which he gave the name of Cabo de Cuba . Tuesday , 13th of November . This night the ships were on a bowline , as the sailors say , beating to windward without mak- ing any ...
... course E. b . S. , making 18 leagues , and reaching a cape , to which he gave the name of Cabo de Cuba . Tuesday , 13th of November . This night the ships were on a bowline , as the sailors say , beating to windward without mak- ing any ...
Page 38
... course being east , she could not lay her course nearer than S.E. , and , owing to other mischances , he was detained until the morning . At sunrise he determined to go in search of a port , because the wind had shifted from north to ...
... course being east , she could not lay her course nearer than S.E. , and , owing to other mischances , he was detained until the morning . At sunrise he determined to go in search of a port , because the wind had shifted from north to ...
Page 40
... course . At sun- set the Puerto del Principe bore S.S.W. 7 leagues . the island of Babeque bearing due east about 60 miles . He steered N.E. all that night , making 60 miles , and up to ten o'clock of Tuesday another dozen altogether 18 ...
... course . At sun- set the Puerto del Principe bore S.S.W. 7 leagues . the island of Babeque bearing due east about 60 miles . He steered N.E. all that night , making 60 miles , and up to ten o'clock of Tuesday another dozen altogether 18 ...
Page 41
... course was shaped E.N.E. , the wind being S.S.W. , and chang- ing at dawn to south and S.E. At sunset Puerto del Principe bore nearly S.W. by W. 48 miles , which are 12 leagues . * Wednesday , 21st of November . At sunrise the Admiral ...
... course was shaped E.N.E. , the wind being S.S.W. , and chang- ing at dawn to south and S.E. At sunset Puerto del Principe bore nearly S.W. by W. 48 miles , which are 12 leagues . * Wednesday , 21st of November . At sunrise the Admiral ...
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