. Narrative of a voyage round the world [microform] : 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 . Sulphur (Ship); Sulphur (Navire); Voyages around the world; Phytogeography; Voyages autour du monde; Phytogéographi. 120 I'R/hUS. ^. I 1' :•) ' I [1840. .ia well Jis vo/j^otables; hut no tablo roquisitos or wines are to be procured. Their prabus are PRAHUS OF MACASSAR. Quitting Macassar, our course was directed to pass to the northward of the Northern Brother, crossing the Taiiake
. Narrative of a voyage round the world [microform] : 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 . Sulphur (Ship); Sulphur (Navire); Voyages around the world; Phytogeography; Voyages autour du monde; Phytogéographi. 120 I'R/hUS. ^. I 1' :•) ' I [1840. .ia well Jis vo/j^otables; hut no tablo roquisitos or wines are to be procured. Their prabus are PRAHUS OF MACASSAR. Quitting Macassar, our course was directed to pass to the northward of the Northern Brother, crossing the Taiiakeke ledge, on which the chart gives nothing less than nine fathoms. About eight p. M., in heavy ripplings, we shoaled to four and a half , when we tacked, and stood to the eastward, anchoring in five fathoms. The current set very strong to the , and the boats sent to sound, reporting nothing under four, we again tripped, and shortly deepened to thirteen fathoms. By daylight this would have been of little import- ance, but the dangers of the region being almost unknown, and heavy overfalls surrounding us, our situation was anything but pleasant. On the 3rd of October, we made the island of Solombo, but were unable to reach our anchorage I i. 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 Belcher, Edward, Sir, 1799-1877; Hinds, Richard Brinsley. The regions of vegetatio. London : H. Colburn
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