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, Bind 2Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green,&Longman, 1832 |
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... Captain Drake should go in the Avon , with three white seamen belonging to the brig , and Purdy and the two New England blacks ; while Captain Taylor , of the brig , should navigate the schooner , with his mate and the four other white ...
... Captain Drake should go in the Avon , with three white seamen belonging to the brig , and Purdy and the two New England blacks ; while Captain Taylor , of the brig , should navigate the schooner , with his mate and the four other white ...
Side 56
... Captain Taylor was much pleased with the sight , and complimented me on the occa- sion . I will not attempt to describe my emotion , when my dear wife pressed my hand in silence at that moment . In half an hour more we brought up in ...
... Captain Taylor was much pleased with the sight , and complimented me on the occa- sion . I will not attempt to describe my emotion , when my dear wife pressed my hand in silence at that moment . In half an hour more we brought up in ...
Side 58
... Captain Taylor was to superintend on board , and Captain Drake on shore , till the cargo was all got out ; the latter taking an account of every thing as it was landed but I told them , as to - morrow would be the Sabbath , there must ...
... Captain Taylor was to superintend on board , and Captain Drake on shore , till the cargo was all got out ; the latter taking an account of every thing as it was landed but I told them , as to - morrow would be the Sabbath , there must ...
Side 61
... Captain Taylor thought the brig began to lift , and proposed taking one of the schooner's spare anchors and a cable , round in the Avon early in the morning , to try to heave her off . Derrick , and Allwood , and Xavier , and Manus ...
... Captain Taylor thought the brig began to lift , and proposed taking one of the schooner's spare anchors and a cable , round in the Avon early in the morning , to try to heave her off . Derrick , and Allwood , and Xavier , and Manus ...
Side 62
... Captain Taylor , in which we agreed that if the brig did not leak more than usual after replacing the cargo , and bringing her round the promontory , he should pro- ceed with her to the Bay of Honduras , without delaying to make further ...
... Captain Taylor , in which we agreed that if the brig did not leak more than usual after replacing the cargo , and bringing her round the promontory , he should pro- ceed with her to the Bay of Honduras , without delaying to make further ...
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Allwood arrival Avon Awbury Bay of Honduras boat brig brother brought called canoe Captain Drake Captain Taylor Captain Tracey cargo carriage Child cigar crew dear Eliza dear wife Derrick desired Diego dine dinner dollars doubloons dressed England finished four gave give glad gold Governor of Jamaica ground hand happy Hartland honour iron chest Jamaica James kind Kingston Lady Seaward Lady Sundon Ladyship land leave letter look Lord Harrington maize Majesty mansion minister Monday morning negro o'clock occasion ourselves Peccary Field Perry plantation pleased pleasure Porghee Powis present promontory Purdy Queen ready received replied requested respect returned rock Rosalie Rota sail Saturday saying schooner Seaward Islands sent settlement ship shore Sir Edward Sir Robert Walpole sister smiled soon Spaniard Spanish storehouse Sunday tell thanked thing thought told took uncle vessel wish Xavier