 For some days the sounding line reached the bottom, and the soil which it brought up indicated land to be at no great distance. The flocks of birds increased, and were composed not only of sea-fowl, but of such land birds as could not be supposed to fly...  A History of Useful Arts & Manufactures - Sivu 251822 - 175 sivuaKoko teos - Tietoja tästä kirjasta
 | William Robertson - 1824 - 398 sivua
...infallible. For some days the sounding line reached the bottom, and the soil which it brought up indicated land to be at no great distance. The flocks of birds...and were composed not only of sea-fowl, but of such land birds as could not be supposed to fly far from the shore. The crew of the Pinta observed a cane... | |
 | William Robertson - 1825 - 490 sivua
...infallible. For some days the sounding line reached the bottom, and the soil which it brought up indicated land to be at no great distance. The flocks of birds increased, and were composed not only of sea fowl, but of such land birds as could not be supposed to fly far from the shore. The crew of the... | |
 | John Platts - 1826 - 624 sivua
...infallible. For some days the sounding line reached the bottom, and the soil which it brought up indicated land to be at no great distance. The flocks of birds...the Pinta observed a cane floating which seemed to be newly cut, and likewise a piece of timber artificially carved. The sailors aboard the Nigna took... | |
 | John Platts - 1826 - 632 sivua
...reached the bottom, and the soil which it brought up indicated land to be at no great distance. The docks of birds increased ; and were composed not only of...the Pinta observed a cane floating which seemed to be newly cut, and likewise a piece of timber artificially carved. The sailors aboard the Nigna took... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1828 - 320 sivua
...For some days, the sounding line had reached the bottom; and the soil, which it brought up, indicated land to be at no great distance. The flocks of birds...and were composed not only of sea-fowl, but of such land birds as could not be supposed to fly far from the shore. The crew of the Pinta observed a cane... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1829 - 290 sivua
...days, the sounding line had reached the bottom ; and the soil, which it brought up, indicated laud to be at no great distance. The flocks of birds increased,...and were composed not only of sea-fowl, but of such land birds as could not be supposed to fly far from the shore. The crew of the Pinta observed a cane... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1830 - 844 sivua
...increased, and on- composed not only of tea-fowl, but of Piich land-birds as could not be sup.•jsi'd u'iiili'-d obedience, that subordination of the hicli seemed to nava been newly cut, and likewise a piece of timber artificially irviîd. The sailors... | |
 | William Grimshaw - 1830 - 262 sivua
...sounding-lead had reached the bottom, and the soil which adhered to it, indicated the proximity of land. The flocks of birds increased, and were composed not only of sea-fowl, but also of small birds, of various colours, some of them such as sing in the fields, and could not be... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1831 - 294 sivua
...some days, the sounding line had reached the bottom ; and the soil, which it brought up, indicated land to be at no great distance. The flocks of birds...and were composed not only of sea-fowl, but of such land birds as could not be supposed to fly far from the shore. tooK up the branch of a tree, with red... | |
 | Richard Snowden - 1832 - 360 sivua
...land was at no great distance. The land-birds which made their appearance, confirmed their hopes. 69. The crew of the Pinta observed a cane floating, which seemed to be newly cut, and likewise a piece of timber artificially carved. The sailors on board the Nigna, took... | |
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