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... Sail from Tonga to Vavau - Volcano of Tofua - Wesleyan mission - Two thousand miles from a doctor - Orange - groves - A lovely sea - lake— Coral caves ,. CHAPTER IV . PAGE 1 3 • Life on board ship - The Wallis Isles - Fotuna - Sunday ...
... Sail from Tonga to Vavau - Volcano of Tofua - Wesleyan mission - Two thousand miles from a doctor - Orange - groves - A lovely sea - lake— Coral caves ,. CHAPTER IV . PAGE 1 3 • Life on board ship - The Wallis Isles - Fotuna - Sunday ...
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... sail for the Friendly Isles ( Tonga ) , and thence proceed to the Navigator's Isles ( Samoa ) , where there have been serious disturbances , and where my friend Mrs Liardet , wife of the British Consul , has for some time had about ...
... sail for the Friendly Isles ( Tonga ) , and thence proceed to the Navigator's Isles ( Samoa ) , where there have been serious disturbances , and where my friend Mrs Liardet , wife of the British Consul , has for some time had about ...
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... SAIL FROM TONGA TO VAVAU - VOLCANO OF TOFUA - WESLEYAN MISSION- TWO THOUSAND MILES FROM A DOCTOR - ORANGE - GROVES - A LOVELY SEA - LAKE - CORAL CAVES . ON BOARD LE SEIGNELAY , Wednesday , 12th September 1877 . Here I am once more ...
... SAIL FROM TONGA TO VAVAU - VOLCANO OF TOFUA - WESLEYAN MISSION- TWO THOUSAND MILES FROM A DOCTOR - ORANGE - GROVES - A LOVELY SEA - LAKE - CORAL CAVES . ON BOARD LE SEIGNELAY , Wednesday , 12th September 1877 . Here I am once more ...
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... sailing vessel , on a voyage of upwards of 2000 miles ( as the crow flies ) -a serious undertaking for a woman in robust health , but a terrible prospect for an invalid with a young baby . Happily the timely arrival of the Seignelay ...
... sailing vessel , on a voyage of upwards of 2000 miles ( as the crow flies ) -a serious undertaking for a woman in robust health , but a terrible prospect for an invalid with a young baby . Happily the timely arrival of the Seignelay ...
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... sail from Wallis lies Fotuna , which is a little world by itself . It consists of a single peak , rising abruptly from the waters , and broken up into towering masses of crag and pinnacles , seamed by deep ravines , opening up into ...
... sail from Wallis lies Fotuna , which is a little world by itself . It consists of a single peak , rising abruptly from the waters , and broken up into towering masses of crag and pinnacles , seamed by deep ravines , opening up into ...
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