SIR EDWARD SEAWARD'S NARRATIVE

OF

HIS SHIPWRECK,

AND CONSEQUENT

DISCOVERY OF CERTAIN ISLANDS IN THE CARIBBEAN SEA:

WITH A DETAIL OF

MANY EXTRAORDINARY AND HIGHLY INTERESTING EVENTS
IN HIS LIFE,

FROM THE YEAR 1733 TO 1749,

AS WRITTEN IN HIS OWN DIARY.

EDITED BY MISS JANE PORTER.

IN THREE VOLUMES.

VOL. II.

NEW-YORK :

PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY J. & J. HARPER,
NO. 82 CLIFF-STREET.

AND SOLD BY THE PRINCIPAL BOOKSELLERS THROUGHOUT THE

UNITED STATES.

1831.

CONTENTS

OF

THE SECOND VOLUME.

CHAPTER I.

Seaward and his wife arrive at Kingston, Jamaica.-Lands his

treasure. Takes leave of the Virginian captain.-Lodges at

a brown lady's.-A new-fashioned dress, necessary for going

into society. He orders masts and sails, to refit the wrecked

brig at the islands.-Measures to send a large portion of his

wealth to England.-Visits Port Royal.-The Solebay frigate.

Engages a crew for the brig.-A wife for one of his faithful

blacks.-A fine lugger-boat, and a schooner, purchased.-A

cargo for Seaward Islands.-Commission as their Captain-

commandant.-A slave mart.-Francis Drake takes the com-

mand of the schooner called the Porghee.-Seaward and his

wife discourse on their great possessions.-Final arrange-

ments for returning to the islands

CHAPTER II.

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Difficulty of approach to the islands.-Reception on their arrival.

-A cannon mounted on the promontory.-The wreck refitted,

sails for Honduras.-Subsequent occurrences. -How the

people are employed during the May rains.--Fair weather.

-A plantation commenced on the western island.--Drake

makes a survey and chart of both.-Pleasant excursion to the

new plantation.-Description of the plantation bay.-Drake's

scheme for taking turtle to the Kingston market.-Sheep-pas-

ture bay. Suggestion of Mrs. Seaward, to draw some of their

English relatives to the settlement.-She names the two

islands; calling that on which they first landed, St. George's

Island; and the other, Edward's Island.--The Porghee

ready for sea.-Drake's commission, with the earnings of the

people.

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