A Voyage Round the World, from 1806 to 1812: In Which Japan, Kamschatka, the Aleutian islands, and the Sandwich Islands were Visited; Including a Narrative of the Author's Shipwreck on the Island of Sannack, and His Subsequent Wreck in the Ship's Long-Boat; with an Account of the Present State of the Sandwich Islands, and a Vocabulary of Their Language. — John Shaqi
A Voyage Round the World, from 1806 to 1812: In Which Japan, Kamschatka, the Aleutian islands, and the Sandwich Islands were Visited; Including a Narrative of the Author's Shipwreck on the Island of Sannack, and His Subsequent Wreck in the Ship's Long-Boat; with an Account of the Present State of the Sandwich Islands, and a Vocabulary of Their Language.Campbell, Archibald
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A Voyage Round the World, from 1806 to 1812: In Which Japan, Kamschatka, the Aleutian islands, and the Sandwich Islands were Visited; Including a Narrative of the Author's Shipwreck on the Island of Sannack, and His Subsequent Wreck in the Ship's Long-Boat; with an Account of the Present State of the Sandwich Islands, and a Vocabulary of Their Language.
Campbell, Archibald
Campbell, Archibald, 1787- -- Travel; Hawaii -- Description and travel; Hawaiian language; Voyages around the world -- History -- 19th century
Sail from Sannack in the long-boat--Touch at the Island of
Ungar--Distressing state of the settlement there--Sail from
thence--Anchor at the village of Schutkum--Departure from
it--Boat nearly embayed on the north coast of Kodiak--Arrived
at Alexandria--Transactions there--Boat fitted out to return to
Sannack. 47
CHAPTER V.
Departure from Alexandria--Boat forced into a bay by the
weather, and hauled on shore--Obliged, by want of provisions, to
leave the bay--A snow storm--The boat springs aleak--Is run on
shore, and goes to pieces upon the rocks--A hut discovered, in
which the crew pass the night. 58
CHAPTER VI.
A party quit the hut in search of a settlement--Author’s
feet frost-bitten--Progress of the party interrupted by a
mountain--Return towards the hut, till prevented by the
tide from passing a reef of rocks--Pass the night in a
valley--Next morning set off at low water--Author falls
behind, and in attempting to climb over a rock, gets his hands
frost-bitten--Critical situation--Reaches the hut--Two Russians
reach a settlement by the mountains, and send relief--Some
account of Karlouski--Voyage to Alexandria. 63
CHAPTER VII.
Author carried to hospital--Both his feet amputated--Account
of the party left at Sannack--Employed in teaching native
children English--Account of Kodiak--Natives--Dress--Canoes--
Superstition--Food--Author sails in the ship Neva for the
Sandwich Islands. 71
CHAPTER VIII.
Voyage to Sandwich Islands--Make Owhyhee--Touch at
Mowee--Proceed to Wahoo--Tamaahmaah and other chiefs come on
board--Author resides three months with the King--Account of
his mode of life--Remove to the house of Isaac Davis--Account
of him--Death of Terremytee, the King’s brother, and
transactions that took place on that occasion--Remarkable
water-spout--Author receives a grant of land from the King, to
which he removes--Residence there--Arrival of the ship Duke of
Portland--Anecdotes of the King--Departure from the Sandwich
Islands. 85
CHAPTER IX.
Description of Wahoo--Extent--Whyteete-bay--Account of
Tamaahmaah’s navy--Town and harbour of Hanaroora--Bass’s
harbour--Wymumme, or Pearl-river--State of cultivation--Breed of
cattle--Account of the white people resident on the island. 109
CHAPTER X.
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