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A voyage round the world : being an account of a remarkable enterprize, begun in the year 1719, chiefly to cruise on the Spaniards in the great South ocean : relating the true historical facts of that whole affair : testifyd by many imployd therein and confirmd by authorities from the owners

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  • Other Name

    Betagh's voyages -- [Spine title] (Alternate title)

  • Description

    An account of the expedition sent out under command of Capt. Clipperton on the Success, with Capt. Shelvocke on the Speedwell, and of Shelvocke's separation and voyage.

    Published as a critical response to George Shelvocke's "A voyage round the world by way of the great South Sea" published in 1726

  • Place
  • Other Id

    G925.S54 BET 1728 (Library of Congress Call Number)

    35329 (Cat ID)

    63080 (DBTextworks system ID)

    28140 (Presto content ID)

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  • Object Type
  • Name/Title
    A voyage round the world : being an account of a remarkable enterprize, begun in the year 1719, chiefly to cruise on the Spaniards in the great South ocean : relating the true historical facts of that whole affair : testifyd by many imployd therein and confirmd by authorities from the owners
  • Other Name

    Betagh's voyages -- [Spine title] (Alternate title)

  • Primary Maker
  • Contributor/Publisher
    Printed for T. Combes, J. Lacy and J. Clarke
  • Place
  • Date
    1728
  • Physical Description

    8, 342, [3] pages, [1] folded leaf of plates : maps ; 20 cm

  • Language
    English
  • Level of Current Record
    Bib record
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  • Subject Category
  • Content
    CONTENTS.
    Section I.
    THE undertaking, outset and instructions.
    Separation of the Ships.
    Captain Clipperton at the Canaries Captain Clipperton at St. Vincent.
    Captain Shelvocke's contempt of his owners and officers.
    Captain Shelvocke's his son George an interloper.
    Captain Shelvocke's arrival at the Canaries.
    Captain Shelvocke's conceals the places of rendevous.
    Captain Shelvocke's consumes the liquors designd for both ships.
    Hipsy, a liquor, its virtues
    The Emperor's colors a protection for pyracy.
    Bad masters how used by pyrates.
    A busker, what.
    Shelvocke's great generosity.
    Shelvocke's his artful management and innovations at St. Katherine's, where he makes himself owners agent.
    Occurrences there.
    Shelvocke's his trifling accusation of Betagh.
    Shelvocke's his mean shifts to excuse himself.
    Shelvocke's his passage round cape Horne and dangers at Narbrough?s island and Chiloe.
    Shelvocke's his whimsical discipline.
    Shelvocke's his manifest design to destroy some of his people.
    Shelvocke's his zele for the public.
    Shelvocke's his arrival in the bay of Conception.
    Grenadiers cap, a joke upon the mitre.
    Privatier's ambassador described.
    Hatley in danger from the enemy.
    Five men killd thro Shelvocke's folly.
    Clipperton in the streights of Magellan, and observations there.
    Clipperton his confutation of a pretended French discovery.
    Clipperton at Fernandes island: his low condition and stay there.
    Clipperton takes several prizes, one of which the Spaniards regain by stratagem.
    Shelvocke's not keeping company the ruin of the voyage.
    Viceroy of Peru is informd of the expedition.
    Shelvocke burns two good ships.
    Shelvocke his injustice to Betagh and Brooks.
    Shelvocke his wild attack upon Arica.
    Shelvocke gets rid of fifteen of his people.
    Shelvocke fights the Peregrine.
    Indian swiming remarkable.
    Comical article in a Scotch journal.
    Shelvocke's malice to Betagh which is well answered.
    Section II.
    Success's Journal.
    Regulations aboard the Success.
    Clipperton takes several prizes and the Marquis de Villa Roche prisoner.
    Mitchel with thirteen English, and ten Nigros sent to dispose of some of the effects.
    An odd instance of a corpse floating.
    Indians diving wonderful.
    News of capt. Mitchel at Velas.
    A plot of the Marquiss to betray Clipperton.
    Treats about his and his family's ransom.
    Isle of Tigers described.
    A plot among the men, despairing to meet with Shelvocke.
    Clipperton takes more prizes.
    A mistake in his conduct.
    narrowly escapes the men of war, and some of his men taken prisoners.
    Spaniards behave generously.
    Clipperton chases the Flying fish which had some of the English prisoners aboard.
    Clipperton his men reduced to one small meal in twentyfour hours.
    Clipperton are much refresht at the isle of Cocos.
    Clipperton meets with captain Shelvocke after two years parting.
    The particulars of their interview, with the reasons of their second separation.
    Clipperton crosses over to Asia, and arrives at Guam.
    The governer makes him a handsom present.
    Clipperton over-reacht by him and the Marquis.
    Clipperton finds his error and takes to drinking.
    Clipperton his ship runs aground: lieutenant Davison is killd, and the ship almost sunk by the enemy.
    The ship at last floats in a wretched condition, and makes for China.
    Anchors in the gulf of Amoy.
    Clipperton's men grow mutinous for their prize-money.
    Clipperton he is forced by the Chinese to divide the spoil: the amount thereof.
    Clipperton his account of the owners moiety.
    Clipperton his arrival at Macao.
    What became of his people and the ship.
    Section III.
    Shelvocke resolves to lose the Speedwel and cruise in a new bottom.
    The manner how he did it, with the proofs, and his new model of government.
    Shelvocke celebrates the 10th of June at Fernandes.
    Shelvocke launches the new bark, some of the men staying behind.
    Shelvocke fights the Margarita; but wants resolution to board her.
    Shelvocke heartily attacks another ship.
    Shelvocke changes his bark for a good prize.
    Shelvocke his account of a very strange sort of hogs.
    Shelvocke meets with Clipperton after two years separation.
    Some account of poor Mitchel and his men.
    Missing the Acapulco ship intirely Shelvocke's fault.
    takes another prize and is informed of a truce.
    rids himself of six men more.
    A story of David Griffith.
    Shelvocke extremely reduced, is on the point of surrendering upon the coast.
    Four of his men murderd.
    His wise observations thereon.
    The main crisis of Shelvocke's project: his taking a rich prize, and dividing the money into particular shares tho all conceald in his book.
    An account of his own profits.
    His indeavours to palliate the story.
    He arrives at California; his reception there; his gallant way of life, and manner of treating the black gentry.
    arrives at China: his stay and behaviour there; with remarks upon him.
    Some of his blunderrata as an author.
    A full account of him since his return to England: with the procedings against him at law; his imprisonment and escape.
    A list of his men disperst and lost.
    A final account of captain Clipperton.
    Section IV.
    Hatley and others sent a cruising in the Mercury: they fall in with the Brilliant man of war.
    Hatley would have escaped by a trick; but through the obstinacy of John Sprake are taken.
    Betagh and two more sent to Piura forty mile up the coast: Hatley and the rest sent prisoners to Lima four hundred Mile further.
    The manner of travelling to Piura; with Betagh's friendly reception and entertainment there.
    Description of Payta, and the pedlers in Peru.
    The civility of the admiral and capt. De Grange.
    Betagh carried to Lima, where he, capt. Hatley, and his men are likely to suffer as pyrates.
    But through the viceroy's goodness they all get off, the fact being Shelvocke's.
    Sailors of both ships new christend.
    Sailors drink punch and quarel, and are put in the inquisition.
    Sailors they are pardond: a good story of em after that.
    Lima city described.
    Different mixtures of people distinguisht.
    Their habit, convents and riches.
    Good remark upon the law.
    Climate, earthquakes, &c.
    Why it never rains thereabouts.
    How they make butter in Chili.
    Women and pastimes at Lima described.
    Story of a lady who killd her lover.
    Story of two Englishmen who fought a prize there.
    An attempt to find Solomon's island.
    Full account of the mines of Chili and Peru.
    None but Indians work in them.
    The discoverer has one half, the king the other.
    Grinding-mills described.
    Gold purifyd sooner than silver.
    Vast quantities of mercury used.
    Silver ore; the different names thereof.
    Mine countries very cold and dry.
    An observation thereon.
    Lavaderos or washing places very remarkable.
    Fine scituation of Coquimbo, or Serena.
    Good account of the creation of metals.
    Frezier's notion about giants.
    An opinion about the Mosaic history, and religion of the Indians.
    Chap. 5. Being a new account of Capt. Martinet's expedition; with remarks on the trade to Chili.
    French interlopers destroyd: they and the Spaniards disagree.
    The Ruby which met Shelvocke at St. Catherine, a very rich ship but then unknown.
    Some observations conclude the voyage.
    The Jesuits settlement in Paraguay, curious and entertaining, translated from the French.
    Two remarks omitted.
  • Public Access Text

    [Keywords: Solomon Islands--Discovery and exploration; Marquesas Islands (French Polynesia)--Discovery and exploration]

    Success's journal: p. 121-169. ESTC: T181354.

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    https://www.gutenberg.org/files/62355/62355-h/62355-h.htm

    Full text available to read online via Project Gutenberg (accessed 24/11/2021)

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    Reserve Collection
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  • Last Update
    19 Dec 2023
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