| James Johnson - 1807 - 430 pągines
...the boys floating on piepes of the wreck, attract their attention. One fellow was seen very busily employed in picking up with his boat-hook the hat of a drowning man. It was in vain that we endeavoured to prevail on the people of our vessel to heave to, and send the boat to their... | |
| 1804 - 614 pągines
...boys, floating on pieces of the wreck, attraft their att« ntioii. Une fellow was obferved very bnlily employed in picking up, with his boat-hook, the hat...vain we endeavoured to prevail on the people of our vi-lVel to heave to, and fend the Ixvit to their aflillancc. It is true, we wi re then going at the,... | |
| R. P. Forster - 1818 - 508 pągines
...boys, floating on pieces of the wreck, attract their attention. One fellow was observed very busily employed in picking up, with his boat-hook, the hat...vain we endeavoured to prevail on the people of our vessel to heave to and send the boat to their assistance. It is true, we were then going at the rate... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1805 - 910 pągines
...their attention. One fellow was observed тегу busily employed in picking up, with his boat hook, the hat of a drowning man. It was in vain we endeavoured to prevail on the people of our vessel to heave to, and send the boat to their assistance. It is true, we were then going at the rate... | |
| 1805 - 552 pągines
...They even feemcd not to know that fuch an accident had happened, nor could the Ihrieks of the boys, floating on pieces of the wreck, attract their attention....to heave to and fend the boat to their afliftance. ' p. 166-7. Frequent mention is made of the cruelty fliown to thepeafants who were put in requifition... | |
| 1805 - 948 pągines
...attention. One fellow was observed very busily employed iu picking up, with his boat-hook, the bat of a drowning man. It was in vain we endeavoured to prevail on the people of our vessel to heave-to and send the boat to their assistance. It is ttue, we were then going at the rate... | |
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