 There were twenty-three ships and vessels, great and small, in the harbor of Callao, of which nineteen were sunk ; and the other four, among which was a frigate called St. Fermin, were carried by the force of the waves to a great distance up the country,...  The Lithology of Edinburgh - Page 96by John Fleming - 1859 - 102 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Benjamin Morrell - 1832 - 514 pages
...nineteen were absolutely snnk ; while the other four, one of which was a frigate called St. Fermus, were carried by the force of the waves to a great distance up the country. This terrible inundation extended to other parts of the coast, as Cavallos and Guanape. At Callao,... | |
 | sir Charles Lyell (bart.) - 1840 - 518 pages
...converted into a bay: four other harbours, among which were Cavalla and Guanape, shared the same fate. There were twentythree ships and vessels, great and...distance up the country, and left on dry ground at considerable heights above the sea. The number of inhabitants in this city amounted to four thousand.... | |
 | Sir Charles Lyell - 1854 - 870 pages
...Guanape, shared the same fate. There were twenty-three ships and vessels, great and small, in the harbor of Callao, of which nineteen were sunk ; and the other...dry ground at a considerable height above the sea. The number of inhabitants in this city amounted to four thousand. Two hundred only escaped, twenty-two... | |
 | John Duns - 1863 - 650 pages
...converted into a bay; four other harbours, among which were Cavalla and Guanape, shared the same fate. There were twenty-three ships and vessels, great and...dry ground at a considerable height above the sea." A great difference of opinion obtains on the question of the period at which the alleged upheaval took... | |
 | Sir Charles Lyell - 1865 - 880 pages
...Guanape, shared the same fate. There were twenty-three ships and vessels, great and small, in the harbor of Callao, of which nineteen were sunk ; and the other...left on dry ground at a considerable height above the sou. The number of inhabitants in this city amounted to four thousand. Two hundred only escaped, twenty-two... | |
 | Sir Charles Lyell - 1868 - 692 pages
...harbour of Callao, of which 19 were sunk ; and the other 4, among which was a frigate called St. Ferniin, were carried by the force of the waves to a great...dry ground at a considerable height above the sea. The number of inhabitants in this city amounted to 4,000. 200 only escaped, 22 of whom were saved on... | |
 | Sir Charles Lyell - 1868 - 876 pages
...which nineteen were sunk ; and the other four, among which was a frigate called St. Fermin, were earned by the force of the waves to a great distance up the...dry ground at a considerable height above the sea. The number of inhabitants in this city amounted to four thousand. Two hundred only escaped, twenty-two... | |
 | 1869 - 1188 pages
...Callao, nineteen were sunk ; and the other four were carried by the waves to a great distance inland, and left on dry ground at a considerable height above the sea. The same great wave which carried these ships so far from their element, destroyed every vestige of... | |
 | Anthony Trollope - 1869 - 798 pages
...Callao, nineteen were sunk ; and the other four were carried by the waves to a great distance inland, and left on dry ground at a considerable height above the sea. The same great wave which carried these ships so far from their element, destroyed every vestige of... | |
 | 1869 - 794 pages
...Callao, nineteen were sunk ; and the other four were carried by the waves to a great distance inland, and left on dry ground at a considerable height above the sea. The eame great wave which carried these ships so far from their element, destroyed every vestige of... | |
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