The Naval Pioneers of Australia

Name: The Naval Pioneers of Australia
Author: Becke, Louis

Becke, Louis

Australia -- Discovery and exploration

discovers and surveys the east coast, 58;
    sails through Torres Strait, 58;
    takes possession of the continent, 58;
    his difficulties, 60;
    extracts from his entries, 60-63;
    on the number of deaths at Batavia, 64;
    logs of his officers, 65;
    accidental discovery of Australia, 71;
    discovers Norfolk Island, 139;
    report, 139.
  Coombes, Miss, 165.
  Cooper-King, Colonel C, on the punishment of marines, 122.
  Copenhagen, 142;
    battle of, 249.
  Cornelis, Jerome, the mutiny of, 11-15.
  Coupang, 198, 231.
  _Courageux_, 66, 119.
  _Crescent_, 241.
  Crossley, 183.
  _Cumberland_, 159, 194, 196, 201, 293.
  Cunningham, James, 140.
  Curtis, Sir Roger, 287, 288.
  _Cygnet_, 19.
  Cygnet Bay, 20.

  _Daedalus_, 144.
  _Daily Graphic_, 247;
    extract from, 248-250.
  Dalrymple, 6, 52;
    his jealousy of Captain Cook, 52, 56;
    _Historical Collection of Voyages_, 56.
  Dalrymple Port, 271.
  Dampier, Captain, 8, 17, 51;
    his voyages, 19;
    slave "Joey," 20;
    observations on the natives, 21;
    in command of the _Roebuck_, 23;
    account of his travels, 28;
    dedication to the Hon. C. Mountague, 28;
    his pay, 29;
    ill-disciplined crew, 34;
    scientific results of the voyage, 35;
    on Tasman's draught of the coast, 36;
    in Sharks' Bay, 38;
    at New Guinea, 39;
    foundering of his ship, 39;
    personality, 40;
    summary of his work, 41;
    dedication to the Earl of Pembroke, 42;
    in command of a privateering expedition, 42;
    sails as pilot, 43;
    obscure death, 43;
    his _Voyage_, 56.
  Dampier's Monument, 21.
  Davies, Lieutenant, 152.
  Davies, John, 24;
    his work on navigation, 35.
  Dawes, 118, 279;
    Battery, 118;
    Point, 283.
  De Quiros discovers various islands, 4.
  Denmark, Matilda, Queen of, 119.
  Deptford, 53.
  Derwent, settlement at, 289;
    River, 268.
  Dewar, Mr. W., 70.
  _Director_, 248.
  Dirk Hartog's Road, 38.
  _Discovery_, 66, 68.
  Dixon, Mr., 153.
  Doggerbank, 249.
  _Dolphin_, 50, 51, 66, 137.
  Donington, 168.
  Duckett, 59.
  _Duff_, 133.
  _Duke_, 288.
  Duncan, Admiral, 248.
  _Duncan_, 214.
  Dunton, John, _A New Discovery of Terra Incognita Australis, or the
      Southern World, by James Sadeur, a Frenchman_, 37.
  Dusky Bay, 179.
  Dutch, their voyages to Australia, 6;
    East India Company, establishment of the, 7.
  Duyphen Point, 8.
  _Duyphen_, its voyages to New Guinea, 7.

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The Naval Pioneers of AustraliaBecke, Louis

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The Naval Pioneers of Australia

Becke, Louis

Australia -- Discovery and exploration

discovers and surveys the east coast, 58;
    sails through Torres Strait, 58;
    takes possession of the continent, 58;
    his difficulties, 60;
    extracts from his entries, 60-63;
    on the number of deaths at Batavia, 64;
    logs of his officers, 65;
    accidental discovery of Australia, 71;
    discovers Norfolk Island, 139;
    report, 139.
  Coombes, Miss, 165.
  Cooper-King, Colonel C, on the punishment of marines, 122.
  Copenhagen, 142;
    battle of, 249.
  Cornelis, Jerome, the mutiny of, 11-15.
  Coupang, 198, 231.
  _Courageux_, 66, 119.
  _Crescent_, 241.
  Crossley, 183.
  _Cumberland_, 159, 194, 196, 201, 293.
  Cunningham, James, 140.
  Curtis, Sir Roger, 287, 288.
  _Cygnet_, 19.
  Cygnet Bay, 20.

  _Daedalus_, 144.
  _Daily Graphic_, 247;
    extract from, 248-250.
  Dalrymple, 6, 52;
    his jealousy of Captain Cook, 52, 56;
    _Historical Collection of Voyages_, 56.
  Dalrymple Port, 271.
  Dampier, Captain, 8, 17, 51;
    his voyages, 19;
    slave "Joey," 20;
    observations on the natives, 21;
    in command of the _Roebuck_, 23;
    account of his travels, 28;
    dedication to the Hon. C. Mountague, 28;
    his pay, 29;
    ill-disciplined crew, 34;
    scientific results of the voyage, 35;
    on Tasman's draught of the coast, 36;
    in Sharks' Bay, 38;
    at New Guinea, 39;
    foundering of his ship, 39;
    personality, 40;
    summary of his work, 41;
    dedication to the Earl of Pembroke, 42;
    in command of a privateering expedition, 42;
    sails as pilot, 43;
    obscure death, 43;
    his _Voyage_, 56.
  Dampier's Monument, 21.
  Davies, Lieutenant, 152.
  Davies, John, 24;
    his work on navigation, 35.
  Dawes, 118, 279;
    Battery, 118;
    Point, 283.
  De Quiros discovers various islands, 4.
  Denmark, Matilda, Queen of, 119.
  Deptford, 53.
  Derwent, settlement at, 289;
    River, 268.
  Dewar, Mr. W., 70.
  _Director_, 248.
  Dirk Hartog's Road, 38.
  _Discovery_, 66, 68.
  Dixon, Mr., 153.
  Doggerbank, 249.
  _Dolphin_, 50, 51, 66, 137.
  Donington, 168.
  Duckett, 59.
  _Duff_, 133.
  _Duke_, 288.
  Duncan, Admiral, 248.
  _Duncan_, 214.
  Dunton, John, _A New Discovery of Terra Incognita Australis, or the
      Southern World, by James Sadeur, a Frenchman_, 37.
  Dusky Bay, 179.
  Dutch, their voyages to Australia, 6;
    East India Company, establishment of the, 7.
  Duyphen Point, 8.
  _Duyphen_, its voyages to New Guinea, 7.

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The Naval Pioneers of Australia

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