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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.

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LONGMAN, REES, ORME, BROWN, GREEN, & LONGMAN,

PATERNOSTER-ROW.

18476.49 9

HARVARD

COLLEGE

JUL 25 1910

LIBRARY

Bright Fund

CONTENTS OF VOL. II.

CHAP. I.

Seaward and his wife arrive at Kingston, Jamaica.

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his treasure. Takes leave of the Virginian captain..
A new fashioned dress, neces-

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Lodges at a brown lady's.
sary for going into society.
refit the wrecked brig at the

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large portion of his wealth to England. . Visits Port

Royal. The Solebay frigate.

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- Engages a crew for the

brig. A wife for one of his faithful blacks.

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lugger-boat, and a schooner purchased.

ward Islands.

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- A fine

A cargo for Sea-
Commission as their Captain-commandant.
- A slave mart. - Francis Drake takes the command of the
schooner, called the Porghee.. Seaward and his wife dis-
course on their great possessions. Final arrangements for
returning to the islands.

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CHAP. II.

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rival. 1
wreck refitted sails for Honduras.

- A cannon mounted on the promontory. The

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- How the people are employed during the May
Fair weather. — A plantation commenced on the
western island. - Drake makes a survey and chart of both.
Pleasant excursion to the new plantation. Description

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of the plantation bay. — Drake's scheme for taking turtle
to the Kingston market.

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tion of Mrs. Seaward, to draw some of their English rela-
tives to the settlement. - She names the two islands; calling
that on which they first landed, St. George's Island; and

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