A Voyage Round the World: Being an account of a remarkable enterprize, begun in the year 1719, chiefly to cruise on the Spaniards in the great South ocean. Relating the true historical facts of that whole affair: testifyd by many imployd therein; and confirmd by authorities from the owners.Betagh, William
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A Voyage Round the World: Being an account of a remarkable enterprize, begun in the year 1719, chiefly to cruise on the Spaniards in the great South ocean. Relating the true historical facts of that whole affair: testifyd by many imployd therein; and confirmd by authorities from the owners.
Betagh, William
Anglo-Spanish War, 1718-1720; Clipperton, John, 1676-1722; Privateering; Shelvocke, George; Success (Ship); Voyages around the world -- Early works to 1800
_Captain_ Shelvocke_’s contempt of his owners
and officers._ 16-20
_---- ---- his son_ George _an interloper._ 20
_---- ---- arrival at the_ Canaries. 21
_---- ---- conceals the places of rendevous._ 22
_---- ---- consumes the liquors designd for
both ships._ 23
_Hipsy, a liquor, its virtues._ ib.
_The_ Emperor’_s colors a protection for pyracy._ 25
_Bad masters how used by pyrates._ 26
_A busker, what._ 27
Shelvocke_’s great generosity._ 31
_---- his artful management and innovations
at St._ Katherine_’s, where he
makes himself owners agent._ 35-43
_Occurrences there._ 42-51
_---- his trifling accusation of_ Betagh. 52-54
_---- his mean shifts to excuse himself._ 55-57
_---- his passage round cape_ Horne _and
dangers at_ Narbrough_’s island and_ Chiloe. 57-61
_---- his whimsical discipline._ 62
_---- his manifest design to destroy some
of his people._ 65
_---- his zele for the public._ 68-69
_---- his arrival in the bay of_ Conception. 70
_Grenadiers cap, a joke upon the mitre._ 72
_Privatier’s ambassador described._ ib.
Hatley _in danger from the enemy._ 73
_Five men killd thro_ Shelvocke_’s folly._ 74
Clipperton _in the streights of_ Magellan,
_and observations there._ 76-85
_---- his confutation of a pretended_ French
_discovery._ 86
_---- at_ Fernandes _island: his low condition
and stay there._ 87-90
_---- takes several prizes, one of which
the_ Spaniards _regain by stratagem._ 91-95
Shelvocke_’s not keeping company the ruin of
the voyage._ 92-97
_Viceroy of_ Peru _is informd of the expedition._ 97
Shelvocke _burns two good ships._ 98
_---- his injustice to_ Betagh _and_ Brooks. 98-100
_---- his wild attack upon_ Arica. 102
_---- gets rid of fifteen of his people._ 104-108
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