Relaxation Rewind! The Voyage of The Bounty to the South Sea, by William Bligh, Part 1
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The Uncertainty of the Magnetic Pole
This is not a place for ships to expect refreshments at a reasonable price. The corn was three current dollars per phonega, which is full five shillings per bushel. We could procure none except a few dried figs and some bad oranges. Poultry was so scarce that a good foul cost three shillings. Wine accepted. Tenerife, though considerably without the tropic, is so nearly within the limits of the trade windThat navigators generally steer to it from the eastward.
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