The Oriental Voyager: Or, Descriptive Sketches and Cursory Remarks, on a Voyage to India and China, in His Majesty's Ship Caroline, Performed in the Years 1803-4-5-6 |
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anchor animal appearance August bamboo Batavia beautiful Bengal boats Brahmins breeze Calcutta called Canton Cape Cape Town China Chinese climate clothed clouds coast cocoa-nut cold colour Columbo considerable Coromandel coast curious decks Diamond Harbour disease distance dress dysentery East English European False Bay feet frequently give harbour head heat hills Hindoos houses India inhabitants island Kedgeree kind labour Ladder hill land latter length liver Macao Madeira Madras Malay manner miles monsoon morning natives night north-east obliged observed officers pagoda palankeen passing Penang pieces Portuguese principal Pulo remark river roads rock round sail sailors scene scenery season seldom Sept settlement ships shore sickness side situation sketch sometimes stone streets summit Sunderbunds surf surrounding Table Bay Table Mountain tion town trees vessels voyage weather whole winds wine