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Anson's Voyage Round the World

Anson's Voyage Round the World


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Title: Anson's Voyage Round the World The Text Reduced

Author: Richard Walter

Commentator: H. W. Household

Release Date: August 28, 2005 [EBook #16611]

Language: English

Character set encoding: ASCII

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Produced by Amy Zelmer and Sue Asscher


ANSON'S VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD.

THE TEXT REDUCED.


WITH INTRODUCTION, NOTES AND GLOSSARY

BY

H.W. HOUSEHOLD, M.A. FORMERLY ASSISTANT MASTER AT CLIFTON COLLEGE.


RIVINGTONS 34, KING STREET, COVENT GARDEN, LONDON.

1901.


CONTENTS.

INTRODUCTION BY THE EDITOR.

CHAPTER 1.

PURPOSE OF THE VOYAGE. COMPOSITION OF THE SQUADRON. ARRIVAL AT MADEIRA.

CHAPTER 2.

SPANISH PREPARATIONS. FATE OF PIZARRO'S SQUADRON.

CHAPTER 3.

FROM MADEIRA TO ST. CATHERINE'S. UNHEALTHINESS OF THE SQUADRON.

CHAPTER 4.

THE COMMODORE'S INSTRUCTIONS. BAD WEATHER. NARROW ESCAPE OF THE PEARL. ST JULIAN.

CHAPTER 5.

FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS. TIERRA D

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