The Mutineers of the Bounty and Their Descendants in Pitcairn and Norfolk Islands |
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... history of the descend- ants of the mutineers during the later years of their resi- dence in Pitcairn Island have been furnished through the kindness of Admiral Sir Fairfax Moresby , K.C.B. From these , and from letters communicated by ...
... history of the descend- ants of the mutineers during the later years of their resi- dence in Pitcairn Island have been furnished through the kindness of Admiral Sir Fairfax Moresby , K.C.B. From these , and from letters communicated by ...
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... history about to be narrated . Some lit- tle delay , arising mostly from foggy weather , prevented Wallis from finding an anchorage at this island until the day after his arrival , when our navigator was surprised at the number and ...
... history about to be narrated . Some lit- tle delay , arising mostly from foggy weather , prevented Wallis from finding an anchorage at this island until the day after his arrival , when our navigator was surprised at the number and ...
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... - come in subsequent maritime history . We need not follow Carteret farther , observing only that he arrived at Spit- head in March , 1769 . Captain Cook , on his three voyages of discovery , EARLY VOYAGES TO THE SOUTH SEA . 15.
... - come in subsequent maritime history . We need not follow Carteret farther , observing only that he arrived at Spit- head in March , 1769 . Captain Cook , on his three voyages of discovery , EARLY VOYAGES TO THE SOUTH SEA . 15.
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... history of the Bounty . The following no- tice appeared in the " United Service Gazette , " June 18th , 1870 : " There died recently in Edinburgh , at a very advanced age , Mrs. Bar- ry , widow of the late Rev. J. Barry , formerly ...
... history of the Bounty . The following no- tice appeared in the " United Service Gazette , " June 18th , 1870 : " There died recently in Edinburgh , at a very advanced age , Mrs. Bar- ry , widow of the late Rev. J. Barry , formerly ...
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... history of the mutineers , from the point where Christian , having landed those officers and men from the Bounty who preferred re- maining at Tahiti , sailed from Maatavaye Bay , standing in a northerly direction . It has been ...
... history of the mutineers , from the point where Christian , having landed those officers and men from the Bounty who preferred re- maining at Tahiti , sailed from Maatavaye Bay , standing in a northerly direction . It has been ...
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