At the distance of every two or three leagues we changed our escort, at some village where was stationed a detachment.
Suddenly I lost Lopez for three days, and suffered dreadful anxiety on his account, imagining that he had been shot by the Carlists; at last I heard that he was in prison at Villallos, three leagues distant.
The day at first was fine, but ere we reached Novales, a distance of three leagues, the sky became overcast, and a mist descended, accompanied by a drizzling rain.
He states the mine to be twenty-seven or twenty-eight leagues long, and from one to three leagues broad.
Attaining this point, we entered Keweena Bay, coasting up its shores for an estimated distance of three leagues.
The first traverse is an arm of the Lake, three leagues across, over which we passed swimmingly.
Piatô is a lake of three leagues in length, and about one league in breadth.
Had the light been seen on land ahead, and they had kept running on four hours, at the rate of three leaguesan hour, they must have run high and dry on shore.
It lies in the latitude of 56°; and from it to the northward, the coast seemed to be much broken, forming bays or harbours every two or three leagues, or else appearances much deceived us.
Three leagues to the westward of this station we had twenty-eight fathoms water, and then steered W.
There are several small islands near it, all of the same appearance, but there seemed to be a passage between them and the main, two or three leagues broad.
Indians, a river of good mountain water at a distance of three leagues to the northeast.
In the morning of the 30th we saw the Spanish fleet at anchor, three leagues from us to leeward, and by ten a.
We anchored at a point of land, three leagues to the east of which is a deep bay.
At three leagues west of Messias, the Ismaëlians possess another fortress, named Kadmous, of not less consequence than the other.
The land of this Cape is of a moderate height next the sea, and has nothing remarkable about it, except a very white cliff, two or three leagues to the southward of it: To the southward of it also the land trends away to the S.
Footnote 141: Edam is three leagues north-north-east from the city.
By this account of the heads, the Sound will be sufficiently known: At the entrance, it is three leagues broad, and lies in S.
About six in the evening, we were within two or three leagues of it, upon which I shortened sail, and stood off and on all night; the next morning stood in for the land.
The ruins at Chacuaco, three leagues south of the town, are said to cover about three square leagues.
Shelatskoi Noss, which he places about forty-three leagues to the eastward of the Kovyma.
I first pass'd by the Castle of Rivoli, which stands on an Eminence, and to which there's an Avenue from Turin in a strait Line of three Leagues in Length.
Tis a little Town, between the Hills, three Leagues from Mentz, and belongs to the Landgrave of Hesse-Rhinfelds.
At this time we had so very little wind, that all the boats were employed to tow us out of the bay, and what wind there was lasted only long enough to give us an offing of two or three leagues, when it fell dead calm.
Corvo, the former about seven, and the latter not above two or three leagues in circumference.
It passes near Chagny, and will be twenty-three leagues long.
Marseilles is in an amphitheatre, at the mouth of the Veaune, surrounded by high mountains of naked rock, distant two or three leagues.
Near this last cape an extraordinarily large bay was discovered, three leagues wide, having a small island in the middle.
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