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,
LONGMAN, REES, ORME, BROWN, AND GREEN,
PATERNOSTER-ROW.
1831.
266.
LONDON:
Printed by A. & R. Spottiswoode,
New-Street-Square.
CONTENTS OF VOL. III.
CHAPTER I.
Reception of the Porghee and sloop of war on enter- ing the island harbour. - Diego's exposé on the state
of the settlement. affairs during her absence. desire of distinction. his army of three.
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Adjutant-General Craig, and
Visits of ceremony between the governor of the islands and the captain of the Shark sloop of war.- A great dinner at Peccary Field House. - Drake and Otway make a survey of the islands. Seaward and his lady visit the Germans.
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His fine speech to them-how much of it they understood. Military muster, and a great feast to the people.-Sir Edward's commission read to them. -The captain of the Shark's reflections on what he witnessed. He and his sloop depart
CHAP. II.
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Affairs of the settlement. - Mr. Seaward sails for Ja-
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maica. The German colony. - Plan for educating the children. Dr. Gordon. -Buildings projected. -Gordon's choice of a site for his house.
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Plan for
cutting a pass between German Town and Peccary Field. A Dutch galliot arrives ill consequences among the Germans. The Porghee fitted as a vessel of war. - Drake sails for the Mosquito shore. Returns with Indian chiefs, asses, and mules