La Pérouse
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He had the complaisance to surrender for our accommodation and the convenience of our astronomical observations, a large house belonging to him in Talcaguana, which had once been inhabited by La Pérouse.
From A New Voyage Round the World in the Years 1823, 24, 25, and 26. Vol. 1 by Otto von Kotzebue
La Pérouse surveys north-east coast of Asia and Japan, discovers Saghalien, and completes delimitation of the ocean. 1785-94.
From The Story of Geographical Discovery How the World Became Known by Joseph Jacobs
D'Entrecasteaux, when in search of La Pérouse in 1793, also passed within sight of the castaways.
From Voyage of H.M.S. Pandora Despatched to Arrest the Mutineers of the 'Bounty' in the South Seas, 1790-1791 by Basil Thomson
He intended to lie off the port, bring a couple of colliers out of the Woosung River, fill his bunkers at sea, and try to reach Vladivostock by the Pacific and the La Pérouse Straits.
From Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima by John Richard Hale
La Pérouse gave him despatches to send home by the returning transports.
From The Naval Pioneers of Australia by Louis Becke
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