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... feel the ef fects of such a reduction of their bread . As the pumpkins were always served at one pound per man , it was frequent- ly thrown together by the seamen , and the cooks of the different messes drew lots for the whole . The ...
... feel the ef fects of such a reduction of their bread . As the pumpkins were always served at one pound per man , it was frequent- ly thrown together by the seamen , and the cooks of the different messes drew lots for the whole . The ...
Page 45
... feeling very unwell , when Stewart called him to take the morning watch , and at the same time strongly recommended him to desist from all further attempts to leave the ship . Soon after- wards he went on deck , and finding Hayward ...
... feeling very unwell , when Stewart called him to take the morning watch , and at the same time strongly recommended him to desist from all further attempts to leave the ship . Soon after- wards he went on deck , and finding Hayward ...
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... feel for you very much , being perfectly sensible of the extreme distress you must suffer from the conduct of your son Pe- ter . His baseness is beyond all description ; but I hope * Colonel Holwell was son of W. Holwell , Esq ...
... feel for you very much , being perfectly sensible of the extreme distress you must suffer from the conduct of your son Pe- ter . His baseness is beyond all description ; but I hope * Colonel Holwell was son of W. Holwell , Esq ...
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... feeling could exist between such desperadoes . At length their feuds led to deadly conflicts , which ended in Thompson shooting Churchill , for which , and for his former misdeeds , he himself met with just retribution at the hands of ...
... feeling could exist between such desperadoes . At length their feuds led to deadly conflicts , which ended in Thompson shooting Churchill , for which , and for his former misdeeds , he himself met with just retribution at the hands of ...
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... feeling that Captain Edwards had treated the prisoners with unnecessary severity . When he was appointed to the Pandora his orders were to go to the South Seas , in search of the Bounty , and the remainder of her officers and crew , and ...
... feeling that Captain Edwards had treated the prisoners with unnecessary severity . When he was appointed to the Pandora his orders were to go to the South Seas , in search of the Bounty , and the remainder of her officers and crew , and ...
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