. 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 .... s where they touchd in the Streights ofMagellan, with an Account of the Inhabitants, bc. and theirfafe Arrival to the Brazil, after failing one thoufand Leaguesin a Long-Boat j their Reception from the Fortugucji. ; anAccount of the Difturbances at Rio Gratid; their Arrival atRio Janeiro , their Paffage and Ufage on Board a PortuguefeShip to Lijbon; and their Return to England. Interfperfed wi
. 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 .... s where they touchd in the Streights ofMagellan, with an Account of the Inhabitants, bc. and theirfafe Arrival to the Brazil, after failing one thoufand Leaguesin a Long-Boat j their Reception from the Fortugucji. ; anAccount of the Difturbances at Rio Gratid; their Arrival atRio Janeiro , their Paffage and Ufage on Board a PortuguefeShip to Lijbon; and their Return to England. Interfperfed with many entertaining and curious Obfervations,not taken Notice of by Sir yobn Narborough, or any otherJournalift. The Whole compiled by Perfons concerned in the Fadts relatedVIZ. yohn Bulkeley and yohn Cummins^ Late Gunner and Carpenter of theWACER. Bold Wire the Men luho on the Ocean firft Spread the new Sath, when Shtp-ivreck was the worji : More Dangers Uov from Man a/one tvefind, Than from the Rocks, the BilLivs, and the Wind. W a L l e r ^ LONDON: Printed for Jacob Robinson, Publifher, at the Golden-Lion in Lud^ati^ Street. [Price Bound Three Shillings and Six-pecce^]^ Ob \ ?*. ?« ^ To the Honourable Edward Vernon^ Efq; Vice-Admiral of the Blue, ^c, \ 1 .3: SIR, E have prelumd to putthe following Sheetsunder your Proteftion,tho we have not the Honourof being perfonally known toyou, nor have applied to you A 2 forvoyagetosouthsea00bulk
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