. A voyage to the South-Seas, in the years 1740-1 : containing, a faithful narrative of the loss of His Majesty's ship the Wager on a desolate island in the latitude 47 south, longitude 81 : 40 west .... the whole Affair, werethree Commanders of Ships, Perfons of dif-tinguiflid Merit and Honour. However, itwas afterwards thought proper not to admitus to any Examination, till the^ Arrival ofthe Commodore, or elfe Capt. Cheap. Andit was alfo refolved, that not a Perfbn of usfhould receive any Wages, or be employd inhis Majeif ys Service, till every Thing relatingto the V/ager was more plain and
. A voyage to the South-Seas, in the years 1740-1 : containing, a faithful narrative of the loss of His Majesty's ship the Wager on a desolate island in the latitude 47 south, longitude 81 : 40 west .... the whole Affair, werethree Commanders of Ships, Perfons of dif-tinguiflid Merit and Honour. However, itwas afterwards thought proper not to admitus to any Examination, till the^ Arrival ofthe Commodore, or elfe Capt. Cheap. Andit was alfo refolved, that not a Perfbn of usfhould receive any Wages, or be employd inhis Majeif ys Service, till every Thing relatingto the V/ager was more plain and confpicu-ous. There was no Favour fliown in thisCafe to one more than another -?, fo that every body feemd eafy with their L ps Refolution. All that we have to wifli for now aio A VoYAGE, Sec. now is the fafe Arrival of the Commodoreand Captain Cheaf: We are in Expedlationof foon feeing the tbrmer; but of the Cap-tain we have as yet no Account. However,we hope, when the Commodore fliall arrive,that the Character he will give of us will beof Service to us : He was very well acquaintedwith the Behaviour of every Officer in hisSquadron, and will certainly give an Accountof them accordingly. Deacidified using the Bookkeeper agent: Magnesium OxideTreatment Date: Dec. 2004 PreservationTechnologies A WORLD LEADER IN PAPER PRESERVATION 111 Thomson Park DnveCranberry Township, PA 16066(724) 779-2111 1
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