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Narrative of the Wreck of the 'favorite' on the Island of Desolation (kerguelen Land)
Narrative of the Wreck of the 'favorite' on the Island of Desolation - kerguelen Land Author:John Nunn Subtitle: Detailing the Adventures, Sufferings and Privations of John Nunn; Ed. by W.b. Clarke [from Nunn's Account as Told to Him]. General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1850 Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy th... more »e General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: THREE SWAIK8, WKST OF THE ENTRAKCE OF STVAIs's BAY -- Vide p. 45. CHAPTER III. Ballast -- Matley's Island -- South-east Shore -- Shallop Harbour -- Swain's Bay -- Iceberg Bay Adventure With Elephants -- Fin-backed Whale -- Cape Louis -- Saddle Island -- Three-boat Passage -- Maryanne's Straits -- Wreck Of The Frances -- The Cave -- A Device -- Crew Discovered. CHAPTER III. Ueing the first month after our arrival we ; were busily engaged in sealing expeditions : on various parts of the lea or S. E. side of the island; and, before leaving Greenland Bay for a passage along the coast, we resorted to the S. E. side of the bay to ballast our shallop, using the large blocks of stone scattered there in immense profusion for that purpose. We visited Royal Sound and the various beaches of this extensive bay. The next inlet to the N. E., called Shoal-water Bay, was then visited by our crew and many elephants taken. In one of our expeditions on the north shore of this bay we met with several herds of elephants lying upon that part called Matley Island; and I well remember lulling one upon the grave of Captain Matley, who died during a whaling expedition to this island and was buried here, from which circumstance this little promontory is called Matley's Island; for, during high water, it appears like an island, but at low water the sea ebbs out and leaves the ground dry between this land and the main shore. The stoney and sandy beaches in the neighbourhood of Long Point yie...« less