On the
12th of January, 1893, I was seventeen, and the 20th of January I signed before the shipping commissioner the articles of the Sophie Sutherland, a three topmast sealing schooner bound on a voyage to the coast of Japan.
And having shaken hands with his friends, on the
12th of November, at six o'clock A.M., after strictly informing them not to open his prison before the 20th, at six o'clock P.M., he slid down the projectile, the plate of which was at once hermetically sealed.
Accordingly, on the
12th of April the launch was freighted with all things necessary for the purpose, and sixteen persons departed in her to commence the establishment, leaving the Tonquin to follow as soon as the harbor could be sounded.
Barth separated from his companions, made an excursion to the town of Aghades, and rejoined the expedition, which resumed its march on the
12th of December.
On the
12th, and again on the 14th, the door was shut against the lawyer.
"Well," he said, "I had to order in th'
12th to help th' 76th, an' I haven't really got any.
At length, to the general satisfaction, a heavy storm cleared the atmosphere on the night of the 11th and
12th of December, and the moon, with half-illuminated disc, was plainly to be seen upon the black sky.
At night there was a very light shower of rain: this was the first drop that had fallen since the heavy rain of September 11th and
12th, which detained me a prisoner at the Baths of Cauquenes.
12th of June, 1745, for instance, a sum of seventy pounds had plainly become due to someone, and there was nothing but six crosses to explain the cause.
On the 10th of February, 1828, the Astrolabe appeared off Tikopia, and took as guide and interpreter a deserter found on the island; made his way to Vanikoro, sighted it on the
12th inst., lay among the reefs until the 14th, and not until the 20th did he cast anchor within the barrier in the harbour of Vanou.
They found the prairies saturated with the heavy cold rains, prevalent in certain seasons of the year in this part of the country, the wagon wheels sank deep in the mire, the horses were often to the fetlock, and both steed and rider were completely jaded by the evening of the
12th, when they reached the Kansas River; a fine stream about three hundred yards wide, entering the Missouri from the south.
Youths aged 18 and above are now eligible to register themselves as voters ahead of the
12th Sarawak State Election (PRN) which is expected to be held by early 2021.