Narrative of a Voyage to the Pacific and Beering's Strait: To Co-operate with the Polar Expeditions Performed in His Majesty's Ship Blossom Under the Command of Captain F. W. Beechey, R. N., F. R. S. &c. in the Years 1825, 26, 27, 28, Volume 2Colburn and Bentley, 1831 - 452 pages |
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Abbey Point afterwards An-yah anchor anchorage animals appear arrived Aurora Awatska baidar Beering's Strait bees Blossom Blossom Rock bluff boat bones California Cape Horn Captain channel China Chinese Chinese characters cliff coast consequence direction distance eastward elephant Emperor of China endeavoured entrance Eschscholtz Bay Esquimaux extreme fathoms feet fossil gale ground harbour hills hive Icy Cape Indians inhabitants Japanese king Klaproth Kotzebue Sound land latitude Lawrence Island Lieutenant Belcher Loo Choo Loo Chooans mandarin manner Mazatlan miles mission Monterey natives nearly night northern northward observed occasion padre party passage passed persons Petropaulski Point Barrow port Port Clarence presidio probably reef remarkable river rock sail San Blas Sán Francisco Sandwich Islands scarcely seen ship shoal shore side situation southward species Tepic tide tion trees tribes tusks vessels voyage weather westward wind Woahoo wood