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" ... who died in the boats, on their being exposed to the fresh air. The greatest part of our sick were so infirm, that we were obliged to carry them out of the ship in their hammocks, and to convey them afterwards in the same manner from the water-side... "
The English Circumnavigators: The Most Remarkable Voyages Round the World by ... - Page 360
edited by - 1874 - 831 pages
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A General History of Voyages and Travels to the End of the 18th ..., Volume 11

Robert Kerr - 1814 - 584 pages
...ship in their hammocks, and to convey them afterwards in the same manner from the water-side to the tents, over a stony beach. This was a work of considerable fatigue to the fe» who remained healthy; and therefore our commodore, according to his accustomed humanity, not only...
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The Retrospective Review, Volume 10

Books - 1824 - 378 pages
...to exert themselves ; and therefore the Commodore, with his accustomed humanity, not only assisted with his own labour, but obliged his officers, without distinction, to give their helping hand. It was hoped that change of air and diet would have counteracted the effects of disease ; but so virulently...
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Retrospective Review, Volume 10

Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - English literature - 1824 - 378 pages
...to exert themselves ; and therefore the Commodore, with his accustomed humanity, not only assisted with his own labour, but obliged his officers, without distinction, to give their helping hand. It was hoped that change of air and diet would have counteracted the effects of disease ; but so virulently...
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The Retrospective Review, Volume 10

Books - 1824 - 378 pages
...to exert themselves ; and therefore the Commodore, with his accustomed humanity, not only assisted with his own labour, but obliged his officers, without distinction, to give their helping hand. It was hoped that change of air and diet would have counteracted the effects of disease ; but so virulently...
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Museum of Foreign Literature and Science, Volume 6

Robert Walsh, Eliakim Littell, John Jay Smith - 1825 - 656 pages
...able to exert themselves; and therefore the Commodore, with his accustomed humanity, not only assisted with his own labour, but obliged his officers, without distinction, to give their helping hand. It was hoped that change of air and diet would have counteracted the effects of disease; but so virulently...
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Half-hours with the best authors, selected by C. Knight, Volume 4

Half hours - 1847 - 616 pages
...of the ship in their hammocks, and to convey them afterwards in the same manner from the water side to their tents, over a stony beach. This was a work...few who were healthy ; and therefore the commodore, according to his accustomed humanity, not only assisted herein with his own labour, but obliged his...
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Sanitary Economy: Its Principles and Practice ; and Its Moral Influence on ...

Hygiene - 1850 - 342 pages
...were so infirm, that we were obliged to carry them out of the ship in their hammocks, and to convey them afterwards in the same manner, from the water-side...few who were healthy ; and therefore the commodore, according to his accustomed humanity, not only assisted with his own labour, but obliged his officers,...
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A Voyage Round the World, in the Years 1740, 41, 42, 43, 44, by George Anson ...

Richard Walter - Voyages around the world - 1853 - 160 pages
...were so infirm, that we were obliged to carry them out of the ship in their hammocks, and to convey them afterwards in the same manner from the water-side...without distinction, to give their helping hand. The extremis weakness of our sick may in some measure be collected from the numbers who died after they...
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A voyage round the world, in the years 1740, 41, 42, 43, 44 (compiled by R ...

George baron Anson - 1853 - 660 pages
...to the few who were healthy, and therefore the fvmrnodk.rv, with his accustomed humanity, not »nly assisted herein with his own labour, but obliged his...without distinction, to give their helping hand. The extremo weakness of '•or sick may in some measure be collected from the numbers who died after they...
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Lessons in Geography, ancient and modern, with notes

Eliza SLATER - 1854 - 268 pages
...hammocks, and to convey them afterwards in the same manner from the water side to their tents, over the stony beach. This was a work of considerable fatigue...officers, without distinction, to give their helping hand. We found here almost all the vegetables which are usually esteemed, to be particularly adapted to the...
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