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... and which consists of three circular islands, was first discovered by the Portuguese, and was visited afterward by the Dutch in 1643, and by the Fren... ... the twenty-seventh of January, 1820, Captain James Weddel, of the British navy, sailed from Staten Land also in search of the Auroras. He reports tha... ...the South Shetland islands. In 1822, Captain James Weddell, of the British navy, with two very small vessels, penetrated farther to the south than any...

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...arly two years; and the governor—an Englishman who had entered the Chilian navy—with a priest, half a dozen task masters, and a body of soldiers, we... ... world. A great many from the north of Europe, beside Frenchmen, Spaniards, Portuguese, Italians, men from all parts of the Mediterranean, together... ...try was to a new and rich farming region, the Napa Valley, the United States Navy Yard at Mare Island, the river gold workings, and the Geysers, and ... ...nvitation so far as to stop at Vallejo to breakfast. The United States Navy Yard, at Mare Island, near Vallejo, is large and well placed, with d... ...command of vessels in the Indian and Chinese seas, and was in our volunteer navy during the late war, commanding several large vessels in successio... ...joining the steamer or signing a parole of honor not to serve in the army or navy of the United States. Thank God no one accepted the former of these ...

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... these three years and a half on the African station.” “What, is he in the navy?” “Yes,” said the boy proudly, “Lieutenant Ernescliffe. He got his pro... ..., such as a sudden storm, and an encoun- ter with another slaver, when his Portuguese prisoners be- came mutinous, and nothing but his steadiness and ... ...t he doubted, but he was collecting his energies—”Then, papa, I choose the navy.” “Then it is done, Harry. You have chosen in a dutiful, un- selfish s... ...fered a nomination as naval cadet for his brother. He had replied that the navy was not Hector’s destination, but, as Captain Gordon had no one else i... ...o remain. Had it been possible to marry at once, he would have quitted the navy immediately; and he would have given worlds to linger beside Margaret’... ...ied Harry angrily. “There’s not a better captain to sail with in the whole navy, and your brother would be the first to tell you so! I’m not discharge...