. Narrative of a voyage round the world : performed in Her Majesty's ship Sulphur, during the years 1836-1842, including details of the naval operations in China, from Dec. 1840, to Nov. 1841 ; published under the authority of the lords commissioners of the Admiralty. V .^ ? b ?^-^^^tS^ SS^y 1840.] CIVILITY OF COMMODORE WILKES. 4? the Vincemies, having in the handsomest mannerdespatched one of his boats to that vessel, thinkingher size better adapted; at the same time ofFeringthose of the Vincennes, should they not this critical moment, our carpenter and armourerbecame ill. Fortunate
. Narrative of a voyage round the world : performed in Her Majesty's ship Sulphur, during the years 1836-1842, including details of the naval operations in China, from Dec. 1840, to Nov. 1841 ; published under the authority of the lords commissioners of the Admiralty. V .^ ? b ?^-^^^tS^ SS^y 1840.] CIVILITY OF COMMODORE WILKES. 4? the Vincemies, having in the handsomest mannerdespatched one of his boats to that vessel, thinkingher size better adapted; at the same time ofFeringthose of the Vincennes, should they not this critical moment, our carpenter and armourerbecame ill. Fortunately, an engineer by trade hap-pened to call upon me for assistance to recover pro-perty alleged to be piratically taken from him, andas he would be compelled to await the arrival ofthe parties, he consented to give his assistance infitting and reducing the metal work, which he exe-cuted admirably; and by the evening of the 15th,we were in a condition to complete our voyage. On the evening of the 15th, the tender of theVincennes hove in sight, and Captain Wilkes him-self very shortly came on board. Under any cir-cumstances this was a satisfaction I had long hopedfor, but in these remote regions, and entirely shutout from civilized beings, it became, independ
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