I gave her four points more to starboard, so that we were now on an easterly course.
We were now on an easterly course, and the seas, taking us on the port quarter, swept furiously over the after part of the ship.
But when she did, our spirits rose with a bound; for now, if we could only hold on upon a north-easterly course for a short time longer, we should be clear of the reefs for good and all.
Suddenly she turns sharply on to a north-easterly course, the whole of her flag becomes visible, and reveals to our eager eyes the Swedish colours.
This river has generally been represented, upon the maps of the country, as having a north-easterly course; whereas its source is nearly in the same latitude as its confluence with the Arkansa, consequently its general course is nearly east.
The Platte rises in the Rocky Mountains, and after an easterly course of about eight hundred miles, falls into the Missouri, at the distance of about seven hundred miles from the Mississippi.
Short Mountain Creek rises in south central Logan County, on the slope of the mountain of this name, and pursues a north-easterly course to the Arkansas.
In pursuance of the intention formed yesterday of still continuing an easterly course, we again set forward at half past eight o'clock.
Crossing this plain and pursuing our north-easterly course, we entered a poor barren country covered with box trees, and low acacia shrubs; our hope of meeting the river was however disappointed.
A little south of Benson the river, now the Thames proper, enters upon the chalk formation, across which it flows in a southerly direction to Streatley, and then takes a south-easterly course to Reading.
She had two masts and one smoke stack, and was steering an easterly course.
Both cruisers were steering an easterly course, and both were still firing their guns.
To our surprise, we discovered a large steamer coming toward us on an easterly course.
We stepped off briskly, following a dim trail in an easterly course, and crossing the little prairie entered the timber.
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