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Author: George Anson Publisher: Echo Library ISBN: 9781406865233 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 292
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Anson had a long and illustrious career in the Royal Navy and the memoir of his circumnavigation was a huge popular success when it was first published in 1748.
Author: George Anson Publisher: Echo Library ISBN: 9781406865233 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 292
Book Description
Anson had a long and illustrious career in the Royal Navy and the memoir of his circumnavigation was a huge popular success when it was first published in 1748.
Author: George Anson Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com ISBN: 9781230160474 Category : Languages : en Pages : 144
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1853 edition. Excerpt: ...them thus ridiculously metamorphosed first appeared before Mr. Brett, he was extremely surprised at their appearance, and could not immediately be satisfied they were his own people. These were the transactions of our detachment on shore at Paita the first night. And now to return to what was done on board the Centurion in that interval. I must observe, that after the boats were gone off, we lay by till one o'clock in the morning, and then supposing our detachment to be near landing, we made an easy sail for the bay. About seven in the morning we began to open the bay, and soon after we had a view of the town; and though we had no reason to doubt of the success of the enterprise, yet it was with great joy that we first discovered an infallible signal of the certainty of our hopes; this was by means of our perspectives, for through them we saw an English flag hoisted on the flag-staff of the fort, which to us was an incontestable proof that our people had got possession of the town. We plied into the bay with as much expedition as the wind, which then blew off shore, would permit us. And at eleven, the Tryal's boat came on board us, loaden with dollars and church-plate; and the officer who commanded her informed us of the preceding night's transactions, such as we have already related them. About two in the afternoon we came to an anchor in ten fathom and a half, at a mile and a half distance from the town, and were consequently near enough to have a more immediate intercourse with those on shore. And now we found that Mr. Brett had hitherto gone on in collecting and removing the treasure without interruption; but that the enemy had rendezvoused from all parts of the country on a hill, at the back of the town, where they made no...
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Author: George Anson
Author: George Anson
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Author: George Anson Baron Anson
Author: George Anson
Author: George Anson Baron Anson
Author: George Anson