The tragedy of the seas; or, Sorrow on the ocean, lake, and river, from shipwreck, plague, fire and famine .. . rd, master, sailed on a whaling voyageto the Indian Ocean. After touching at the Azores, shedoubled the Cape of Good Hope, and passed through theStraits of Madagascar to the Indian Ocean. After cruisingamong the islands, without success, we endeavored to passthrough the Straits of Timor, in order to reach the PacificOcean, but were prevented by adverse winds and currents,and accordingly altered our course, intending to touch atTernate, the principal of the Spice Islands; but we passe
The tragedy of the seas; or, Sorrow on the ocean, lake, and river, from shipwreck, plague, fire and famine .. . rd, master, sailed on a whaling voyageto the Indian Ocean. After touching at the Azores, shedoubled the Cape of Good Hope, and passed through theStraits of Madagascar to the Indian Ocean. After cruisingamong the islands, without success, we endeavored to passthrough the Straits of Timor, in order to reach the PacificOcean, but were prevented by adverse winds and currents,and accordingly altered our course, intending to touch atTernate, the principal of the Spice Islands; but we passedit, running down the Island of Mortay, to its furthermostpoint, and altered the ships course for the Ladrone Islands. I must here observe that, soon after leaving the Islandof Mortay, there came on a violent storm, which lasted thewhole of three days and nights. During all this time, wewere unable to take an observation. This led to the mel-ancholy disaster, which was the commencement of misfor-tunes and sufferings too great to be adequately conceivedof by any but those Avho experienced them. The violence. 128 THE WRECK OF THE SHIP MENTOR.
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