 | John Shipp - 1829 - 308 pagini
...thence the spies last came. The moon rose in all her splendour, gilding the tops of the golden-leaved trees, and all was silent, save the falling of the...at one time deep sunk in some dark excavation, and shortly afterwards perched upon the summit of a rock, the falling of the numerous cataracts drowning... | |
 | 1829 - 622 pagini
...little gaping cavern, leaving the principal part of our force for the protection of our standing teuts and baggage. We were equipped as lightly as possible....at one time deep sunk in some dark excavation, and shortly afterwards perched upon the summit of a rock, the falling of the numerous cataracts drowning... | |
 | James Silk Buckingham - 1829 - 616 pagini
...were equipped as lightly as possible. Two six- pounders were conveyed on elephants, and our inarch seemed to lie through the bed of this ravine, which...descending every twenty paces ; at one time deep sunk iu some dark excavation, and shortly afterwards perched upon the summit of a rock, the falling of the... | |
 | James Rennie - 1831 - 422 pagini
...which our encampment lay, and its entrance looked like the dreary access to some deep cavern. * * * * We entered this little gaping cavern, leaving the...at one time, deep sunk in some dark excavation, and shortly afterwards perched upon the summit of a rock, the falling of the numerous cataracts drowning... | |
 | 1844 - 312 pagini
...protection of our standing tents and baggage. We were equipped as lightly as possible. Two six pounders were conveyed on elephants, and our march seemed to...than one or two hundred yards an hour, ascending and descend, ing every twenty paces ; at one time, deep sunk in some dark excavation, and shortly afterward... | |
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Prepare to move ; " and in one hour after we entered this little gaping cavern, leaving the principal part of our force for the protection ' of our standing tents and baggage. We were equipped as lightly as possible. Two sixpounders were conveyed on... 