An Account of the Voyages Undertaken by the Order of His Present Majesty for Making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere (Volume 1); And Successively Performed by Commodore Byron, Captain Wallis, Captain Carteret, and Captain Cook, in the Dolphin, the S (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1785. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... CHAP. I. Ihe Passage to the Coajl of Patagonia, ivith seme Account of the Natives.. The longitude in this voyage is reckoned from the meridian of London. AVING received my commission, which 176ft. JL'j was dated the 19th of June 1766, I went. _.-w-'.j on board the fame day, hoisted the pendant, and began to enter seamen, but, according to my orders, took no boys either for myself or any of the officers. The ship was: fitted for the sea with all possible expedition, during which the articles of war, and the act of parliament were read to the ship's company: on the 26th of July we sailed down the July, river, and on the sixteenth of August, at eight SAUut6' o'clock in the morning, anchored in Plymouth Saturd-lfi. Sound. On the 19th 1 received my sailing orders, .with Tutsday f, directions to take the Swallow sloop, and the Prince Frederick store-ship under my command: and this day I took on board, among other things, three thousand weight of portable soup, and a bale of cork jackets. Every part of the ship was filled with stores and necessaries of various kinds, 1766. even to the steerage and state-room, which were Auguft. alotted to trie sl0pS and portable soup. The surTuesdaj j9. geon 0fered to purchase an extraordinary quantity of medicines, and medical necessaries, which, as, the (hip's company might becbme sickly, he said would in that case be of great service, if room could be found to stow them in; I therefore gave1 him leave to put them into my cabbing the only place in the ship where they could be received, as they consisted of three large boxes. friday i. On the 22d, at four o'clock in the morning, I weighed and made sail in company with the Swallow and Prince Frederick, and had soon the mortification to find that the Swallow was a very batd sailer. Septe...