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Miss C.B. Carey records one, however, in the 'Zoologist' for 1871, as having been shot on September the 23rd of that year; and Mr. Harvie Brown mentions seeing a solitary Knot far out on the shore at Herm in January, 1869.
On 23rd April 1659, however, there returned to Port Royal another expedition whose success realised the wildest dreams of avarice. Three frigates under command of Captain Christopher Myngs, with 300 soldiers on board, had been sent by Doyley to harry the South American coast.
On inquiring the reason of this, he was informed that by building over the old houses they were saved the expense of making excavations, these being already there; they had no fear of earthquakes, all they dreaded being the Mooslemin inhabitants and the visits of the Druses. Thursday, May 23rd.
And I may with undeniable truth say that, had it not been for their assistance and support, the Guardian would never have arrived to where she is. Their conduct prior to the melancholy accident that happened on December 23rd last was always such as may be commended, and from their first entrance into the ship at Spithead they ever assisted and did their duty in like manner as the crew.
The rains ceased about the middle of May, and the temperature is lowered. A few heavy night showers closed the rainy season. 23rd 24th May, 1866. I took some Lunar observations. 25th May, 1866. Matumora is not Ndondé. A chief to the south-west of this owns that name and belongs to the Matumbwé tribe. 26th May, 1866.
Sir G. Carteret having told me what he did yesterday concerning his speaking to my Lord Chancellor about me. So that on all hands, by God's blessing, I find myself a very rising man. By and by comes my Lord Peterborough in, with whom we talked a good while, and he is going to-morrow toward Tangier again. 23rd. Mr.
Thirteen miles. "Tuesday, the 23rd. Travelled through woods the greater part of the day; encamped at four o'clock. Sixteen miles. "Wednesday, the 24th. Decamped at seven, A.M. Our route lay through swamps and small lakes, with strips of wood intervening.
The Young Boy above mentioned is son to Oamo by Obariea, but Oamo and Obariea do not at this time live together as Man and Wife, he not being able to endure with her troublesome disposition. Thursday, 22nd. This morning I released Robert Anderson from Confinement at the intercession of the Master and a promise of behaving better for the future. Friday, 23rd.
On the 23rd, they crossed and named the Alice, and on the 26th, being fully satisfied, and their provisions running short turned back. Mitchell for once, in honour of such a discovery, departed from his usual custom, which was the healthy plan of giving "good, sonorous native names" to the most noticeable features, and called the river the Victoria.
James's, and there with the Duke of York. Mrs. Knipp tells me my song of "Beauty Retire" is mightily cried up, which I am not a little proud of; and do think I have done "It is Decreed" better, but I have not finished it. 23rd. Sir W. Coventry sent me word that the Dutch fleet is certainly abroad; and so we are to hasten all we have to send to our fleet with all speed.
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