Remarkable voyages & shipwrecks being a popular collection of extraordinary and authentic sea narratives relating to all parts of the globe

Remarkable Voyages and Shipwrecks Loss of the Nottingham Galley, on the coast of North America -- Loss of H.M.S. Alceste in the Chinese seas -- Loss of H.M.S. Centaur in the West Indies -- Extraordinary famine on board the American ship Peggy -- Loss of the Grosvenor, East Indiaman, on the coast of...

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Main Author: Barrington, George, 1755-1804
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & co
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/cns2/id/136329
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Summary:Remarkable Voyages and Shipwrecks Loss of the Nottingham Galley, on the coast of North America -- Loss of H.M.S. Alceste in the Chinese seas -- Loss of H.M.S. Centaur in the West Indies -- Extraordinary famine on board the American ship Peggy -- Loss of the Grosvenor, East Indiaman, on the coast of Africa -- Loss of the brig Tyrrel on the coast of North America -- Loss of H.M.S. Wager on the coast of Patagonia -- Extraordinary adventures and shipwreck of Captain Roberts, in the West Indies -- Dreadful suffering of six deserters on the Atlantic Ocean -- Capture by pirates of The Bird -- Loss of the American ship Hercules, on the coast of Caffraria -- Destruction by fire of the Prince, off the coast of Brazil -- Loss of H.M.S. Nautilus, in the Greek archipeligo -- Loss of the Francis and Charlotte off the coast of India -- Destruction by fire of the New Hoorn, in the East Indies -- Loss of the Barrett, water-logged on the Atlantic Ocean -- Dreadful sufferings of Captain Woodard and companions, in the Malay archipelago -- Loss of the Porpoise and Cato, off the coast of Australia -- Loss of the Lady Hobart, off the coast of Newfoundland -- Loss of H.M.S. Atalante, off the coast of New Brunswick -- Sufferings during winter of eight seamen in Greenland -- Loss of the Meduse, on the west coast of Africa -- Loss of the Winterton, off the coast of Madagascar -- Loss of the Doddington, near the Cape of Good Hope -- Loss of the Betsey, in the West Indies -- Loss of the Neva, convict ship, at the entrance of Baas Straits -- Loss of the St. Lawrence, off the coast of North America -- Loss of the Bangalore, in the East Indies -- Loss of the Duke William on the Atlantic Ocean -- Burning of the Luxborough, in the West Indies -- Loss of the Princess of Wales, at the Crozette Islands -- The original Robinson Cruesoe, being an account of Alexander Selkirk's island life -- The loss by fire of the Earl of Eldon, in the East Indies -- Loss of H.M.S. Pembroke, near Fort St. David in the East Indies -- Loss of the Sparrow-Hawk, in ...