This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1910 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER X. CIRCUMNAVIGATION OF THE GLOBE. Dampier's New Voyage.--Cape de Verd Isles.--Bachelor's Delight.--Falkland Isles.--Mosquito William.--Nautical Remarks of Dampier.--Junction of Cook and Eaton.--The Galapagos Islands.--Death of Cook.--Escape of the Bucaniers.--Descent at Amapalla.--Spanish ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1910 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER X. CIRCUMNAVIGATION OF THE GLOBE. Dampier's New Voyage.--Cape de Verd Isles.--Bachelor's Delight.--Falkland Isles.--Mosquito William.--Nautical Remarks of Dampier.--Junction of Cook and Eaton.--The Galapagos Islands.--Death of Cook.--Escape of the Bucaniers.--Descent at Amapalla.--Spanish Indians.--The Bucaniers separate.--La Plata and Manta.--The Cygnet joins the Bucaniers.--Descent on Paita.--Attempt on Guayaquil.--Dampier's Scheme of working the Mines.--Indians of St. Jago.--The Bucaniers watch the Plate-fleet.--Battle in the Bay of Panama.--Assault of Leon.--Dampier remains in the Cygnet.--His Sickness.--Crosses the Pacific.--Island of Guahan.--Mindanao.--Its Customs.--The Bucaniers desert Swan.--Future Cruise of the Cygnet.--Pulo Condore.--The Bashee Isles.--Character and Manners of the Islanders.--Cruise to New Holland.--The Country and People.--The Nicobar Islands.--Dampier leaves the Bucaniers.--His Voyage to Acheen--Voyages with Captains Bowry and Weldon.--Remains at Bencoolen.--Prince Jeoly.--Dampier's Return to England.--Publication of his Voyages.--Employment by the Admiralty. AMONG the companions of Dampier on his journey across the isthmus, and in his subsequent cruise, was Mr. John Cook, a Creole, born in St. Christopher's, and a man of good capacity. He had acted as quarter-master, or second in command, under Captain Yanky, a French Flibustier, who at this time held a commission as a privateer. By the ordinary laws of the Bucaniers, when a prize fit for a piratical cruise was taken, the second in command was promoted to it, and in virtue of this title Cook obtained an excellent Spanish ship. At this, however, the French commanders were secretly discontented, and on the first opportunity they seized the ship, ..
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