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Page 324
... St Helena were slaves of both sexes , African and Javanese , who swam ashore from a Portuguese slaver . Such generous cover was provided by the old gum - wood trees and other growths that it was impossible to trace a runaway . The ...
... St Helena were slaves of both sexes , African and Javanese , who swam ashore from a Portuguese slaver . Such generous cover was provided by the old gum - wood trees and other growths that it was impossible to trace a runaway . The ...
Page 325
... St Helena as an earthly Paradise for the Portuguese ships , and seemeth to have been miraculously discovered for the refreshing and service of the same . ' But there came a time when the Portuguese hardly dared to anchor off the island ...
... St Helena as an earthly Paradise for the Portuguese ships , and seemeth to have been miraculously discovered for the refreshing and service of the same . ' But there came a time when the Portuguese hardly dared to anchor off the island ...
Page 326
... St Helena . I was interested in the island legends concerning Napoleon's attempts to escape . They are , I believe , entirely without foundation . Saul Solomon , the Merchant King of St Helena , ' was supposed to have sent Napoleon a ...
... St Helena . I was interested in the island legends concerning Napoleon's attempts to escape . They are , I believe , entirely without foundation . Saul Solomon , the Merchant King of St Helena , ' was supposed to have sent Napoleon a ...
Contents
PATHFINDING IN THE GREAT NAFUD BY A DRUMMOND | 53 |
POINTS OF VIEW BY MARTIN GREEN | 62 |
RETURN BY BUDAPEST BY JAMES HANNAY | 78 |
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