. A voyage round the world, but more particularly to the north-west coast of America [microform] : performed in 1785, 1786, 1787, and 1788, in the King George and Queen Charlotte, Captains Portlock and Dixon ; dedicated, by permission, to Sir Joseph Banks, Voyages around the world; Botany; Zoology; Voyages autour du monde; Botanique; Zoologie. i " I t 46 173-3. A VOYAGE TO TFIE " wind iiillctli, which liftcth up tlie waves thereof. They are " carricil iij) to th;; Heaven, and down again to the deep. Their " Ibul niclteth away becauic of the trouble. They reel to and
. A voyage round the world, but more particularly to the north-west coast of America [microform] : performed in 1785, 1786, 1787, and 1788, in the King George and Queen Charlotte, Captains Portlock and Dixon ; dedicated, by permission, to Sir Joseph Banks, Voyages around the world; Botany; Zoology; Voyages autour du monde; Botanique; Zoologie. i " I t 46 173-3. A VOYAGE TO TFIE " wind iiillctli, which liftcth up tlie waves thereof. They are " carricil iij) to th;; Heaven, and down again to the deep. Their " Ibul niclteth away becauic of the trouble. They reel to and " d'o, and llagger like a drunken man, and are at their wit's end," I ll\all make no apology for troubling tliec with this pafTage from Sacred Writ, not only becaufe I know thou canft be ferious ujion occalion, but as it defcribcs ihe feelings of people in diftrefs at lea, bettor than v. volume 011 the fubjed. I forgot to mention, that on the 27th we found the gammoning of oiu- bowlprit gone, on which we fliortened fail, and got it fecured with a new one. The weather now grows more moderate, with frefh Wcfterly breezes, fb that we proceed on our voyage a-pace. After I am a little recovered from the fatigue of the late tempefluous weathci, thou wilt again hear from thine, &c. W. B. At Sea, 1 Crh March. I LETTER XIII. OBSERVED to thee in the concUifion of my lafV, tliat the weather gr-jw moderate, and tolerably line, and every thing iVcnied !)ovv to promife a continuation of it. It being uncci-tain how. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Beresford, William, fl. 1788; Dixon, George, d. 1800?. London : Published by Geo. Goulding . ..
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