 | 1830 - 830 pages
...him we were really Englishmen, and that we had plenty of money, adding that the buttons on our coats were gold. The chief then ordered us some coarse brown...days, except a few green oranges. During our repast, numbers of Ladrones crowded round us, examining our clothes and hair, and giving us every possible... | |
 | Oriental Translation Fund - 1831 - 474 pages
...At this time a boat came, and took me, with one of my men and the interpreter, on board the chiePs vessel. I was then taken before the chief. He was...few green oranges. During our repast, a number of La1 . I I ! drones crowded round us, examining our clothes and hair, and giving us every possible annoyance.... | |
 | Charles MacFarlane - 1833 - 344 pages
...on board the junk they rifled the Englishmen, and brought heavy chains to chain them to the deck. " At this time a boat came, and took me, with one of...brown rice, of which we made a tolerable meal, having eaten nothing for nearly four days, except a few green oranges. During our repast, a number of Ladrones... | |
 | Charles MacFarlane - 1833 - 346 pages
...At this time a boat came, and took me, with one of my men and the interpreter, on board the chief's vessel. I was then taken before the chief. He was...brown rice, of which we made a tolerable meal, having eaten nothing for nearly four days, except a few green oranges. During our repast, a number of Ladrones... | |
 | Charles MacFarlane - 1837 - 432 pages
...interpreter very strictly, asking who we were, and what was our business in that part of the country. 1 told him to say we were Englishmen in distress, having...brown rice, of which we made a tolerable meal, having eaten nothing for nearly four days, except a few green oranges. During our repast, a number of Ladrones... | |
 | Robert Walsh, Eliakim Littell, John Jay Smith - 1830 - 624 pages
...him we were really Englishmen, and that we had plenty of money, adding that the buttons on our coats were gold. The chief then ordered us some coarse brown rice, of which wo made a tolerable meal, having eat nothing for nearly four days, except a few green oranges. During... | |
 | 1846 - 586 pages
...then ordered some men to put the interpreter to the torture until he confessed the truth. Upon fhis occasion, a Ladrone, who had been once to England...brown rice, of which we made a tolerable meal, having eaten nothing for nearly four days, except a few green oranges. During our repast, a number of Ladrones... | |
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... country. I told him to say we were Englishmen in distress, having been four days at sea without provisions. This he would not credit, but said we were bad men, and that he would put us all to death ; and then ordered some men to put the interpreter... 