 | 1802 - 572 pàgines
...appear more. Sometimes they were broken near the middle, as if struck with a large cannon uliot. About noon they began to advance with considerable swiftness...upon us, the wind being very strong at north. Eleven of them ranged along side of us about the distance of three miles. The greatest diameter of the largest... | |
 | John Boyd Greenshields - 1800 - 174 pàgines
...not appear more. Sometimes they were broken in the middle, as if struck with large cannon shot. About noon, they began to advance with considerable swiftness...upon us, the wind being very strong at north. Eleven of them ranged alongside of us, about the distance of three miles. The greatest diameter of the largest,... | |
 | 1802 - 572 pàgines
...appear more. Sometimes they were broken near the middle, as if struck with a large cannon shot. About noon they began to advance with considerable swiftness upon us, the wind being Tcry dtrong ot north. Eleven of them ranged along side of us about the distance of three miles. The... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1802 - 572 pàgines
...appear more. Sometimes they were broken near thcjniddle, as if struck with a large cannon shot, About noon they began to advance with considerable swiftness upon us, the wind hems very strong at north. Eleven of them ranged along side of us about the distance of three miles.... | |
 | Samuel Burder - 1804 - 444 pàgines
...appear more. Sometimes they were broken near the middle, as if struck with a large cannon shot. About noon they began to advance with considerable swiftness...upon us, the wind being very strong at north. Eleven of them ranged along side of us about the distance of three miles. The greatest diameter of the largest... | |
 | Samuel Burder - 1804 - 440 pàgines
...appear more. Sometimes they were broken near the middle, as if struck with a large cannon shot- About noon they began to advance with considerable swiftness...upon us, the wind being very strong at north. Eleven of them ranged along side of us about the distance of three miles. The greatest diameter of the largest... | |
 | Henry Robertson (M.D.) - 1808 - 452 pàgines
...dispersed in air, and did not appear more : sometimes they were broken in the middle, as if they were struck with large cannon-shot. At noon they began...upon us, the wind being very strong at north. Eleven arranged along the side of us, about the distance of three miles : the greatest diameter of the largest... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1809 - 288 pàgines
...appear more. Sometimes they were broken near the middle, as if struck with a large cannon shot. About noon, they began to advance with considerable swiftness...upon us, the wind being very strong at north. .Eleven of them ranged alongside of us about the distance of three miles. The greatest diameter of the largest... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1809 - 292 pàgines
...appear more. Sometimes they were broken near the middle, as if struck with a large cannon shot. About noon, they began to advance with considerable swiftness upon us, the wind being very strong at north- lileven of them ranged alongside of us about the distance of three miles. The greatest diameter of... | |
 | Samuel Burder - 1812 - 442 pàgines
...appear more. Sometimes they were broken near the middle, as if struck with a large cannon shot. About noon they began to advance with considerable swiftness...upon us, the wind being very strong at north. Eleven of them ranged along side of us about the distance of three miles. The greatest diameter of the largest... | |
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Eleven of them ranged alongside of us about the distance of three miles. The greatest diameter of the largest appeared to me at that distance as if it would measure ten feet. 
