 | 1784 - 1282 pages
...take away the oars, muflcets, and, ra ttort, every thing that they could lay hold of ; and preffed fo thick upon him, that he was obliged to fire, by which one maa was killed. But this unhappy circumftance I did not kno'.v "till after we had left the ifland ;... | |
 | Voyages around the world - 1790 - 640 pages
...attempted to take away the oars, mufkets, and, in fhort, e\ery thing they could lay hold of; and preffed fo thick ]upon him, that he was obliged to fire, by which one man was killed. But this unhappy circumflance I did not know till after we had left the iftand ; fo that all my meafures were directed,... | |
 | Travel - 1796 - 364 pages
...take fcxvay the oar.«, mulkets, and in fhort, every thing that they could lay hold of; and preffed fo thick upon him, that he was obliged to fire, by which one man was killed. But this unhappy circumiiance I did not know till after we had left the ifland ; fo that all my meafures were directed... | |
 | General history - 1814 - 798 pages
...natives, who, coming down to the boats in great numbers, attempted to take away the oars, musquets, and, in short, every thing that they could lay hold...and pressed so thick upon him, that he was obliged io fire, by which one man was killed. But this unhappy circumstance 1 One can scarcely help smiling... | |
 | Andrew Kippis - Voyages around the world - 1826 - 464 pages
...their endeavours to seize upon the oars, muskets, and, in short, every thing they could lay hold of, that he was obliged to fire, by which one man was killed. This unhappy circumstance was not known to Captain Cook till after he had left the island; so that... | |
 | James Cook - Voyages and travels - 1842 - 644 pages
...to the boats in great numbers, attempted to take away the oars, muskets, and, in short, everything that they could lay hold of; and pressed so thick...one man was killed. But this unhappy circumstance I did not know till after we had left the island ; so that all my measures were directed as if nothing... | |
 | Andrew Kippis - Voyages around the world - 1853 - 468 pages
...their endeavours to seize upon the oars, muskets, and, in §hort every thing they could lay hold of, that he was obliged to fire, by which, one man was killed. This unhappy circumstance was not known to Captain Cook till after he had left the island ; so that... | |
 | David Laing Purves - Discoveries in geography - 1874 - 856 pages
...down to the boats in great numbers, attempted to tnke away the oars, muskets, and in short everything that they could lay hold of, and pressed so thick...one man was killed. But this unhappy circumstance I did not know till after we had left the island, so that all my measures were directed as *V tl JAN.... | |
 | James Cook - Explorers - 1880 - 538 pages
...down to the boats in great numbers, attempted to take away the oars, muskets, and in short everything that they could lay hold of, and pressed so thick...was obliged to fire, by which one man was killed. This unhappy circumstance I did not know till after we had left the island, so that all my measures... | |
 | William De Witt Alexander - History - 1891 - 390 pages
...thick upon him, trying to take away the oars, muskets, and every thing else they could lay hold of, that he was obliged to fire, by which one man was killed." Landing at Waimea. — The ships soon afterward anchored in Waimea Bay, and between three and four... | |
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... that they could lay hold of; and pressed so thick upon him that he was obliged to fire, by which one man was killed. But this unhappy circumstance I did not know till after we had left the island ; so that all my measures were directed as if nothing... 
