. A voyage round the world [microform] : but more particularly to the north-west coast of America, performed in 1785, 1786, 1787 and 1788, in the King George and Queen Charlotte, Captains Portlock and Dixon : dedicated, by permission to Sir Joseph Banks, Voyages round the world; Botany; Botanique. 31^ A VOVAGE to tub 1788. The above Ikins were fold at Cantoa the 2iilMarch, 1786, February. ^^^ valued as under, viz. 140 prime ikins, fold at 60 dollars each, 175 2d ditto, . 45 ditto 80 3d ditto, , . 30 ditto 5^ 4th ditto, . 15 ditto 50 5th ditto, . .10 ditto- 500 vi^hole fkins, 240 flips a
. A voyage round the world [microform] : but more particularly to the north-west coast of America, performed in 1785, 1786, 1787 and 1788, in the King George and Queen Charlotte, Captains Portlock and Dixon : dedicated, by permission to Sir Joseph Banks, Voyages round the world; Botany; Botanique. 31^ A VOVAGE to tub 1788. The above Ikins were fold at Cantoa the 2iilMarch, 1786, February. ^^^ valued as under, viz. 140 prime ikins, fold at 60 dollars each, 175 2d ditto, . 45 ditto 80 3d ditto, , . 30 ditto 5^ 4th ditto, . 15 ditto 50 5th ditto, . .10 ditto- 500 vi^hole fkins, 240 flips and pieces, ellimated at 60 Ikins, fold for . 600 ditto 560 fea-otter (kin% Total amount 20,600 Encouraged by fo fuccefsful a beginning, the Gentlemen eia- gaged in this undertaking difpatched Captain Hanna a fecond time. He failed from Macao in May, 1786, in the Sea-Otter fnow, of one hundred and twenty tons and thirty men. Having before fucceeded fo well in King George's Sound, his orders were to proceed to the fame place, purfuing his former track. He ar- rived at the Sound in Auguft, but the complexion of things was now greatly altered : Cumakeela, an Indian Chief, whom he be- came acquainted with during his former vifit to this place, in- formed him, that two fliips had lately been there who had bought all the furs, and John M'Key, whom he found here as has already been related, confirmed this circumftance. Wifliing however to refrefli his people, many of whom were ill of the fcurvy, he lay in the Sound about a fortnight, during which time he purchafed 2 about. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Beresford, William, fl. 1788; Dixon, George, d. 1800?. London : Published by Geo. Goulding
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