Offer frnm Captain William Pri

  • Offer frnm Captain William Pri

    Timberland Boots The last of these Voyages not proving very fortunate, I grew weary of the Sea, and intended to stay at home with my Wife and Family. I removed from the Old Jury to Eettrr-ljtnr, and from tltciKc to Waft- putr, hoping to get Business among the Sailors; but it would not turn to  Cheap Timberland Boots   Timberland Outlet account. After three Years Expectation that things would mend, I accepted an advantageous Offer frnm Captain William Pri chard. Mas¬ter of tlse Antelope, who was making a Voyage to the South-Sea We set sail from Brvtol, M«v4th. 1699, and osir Voyage at first was very prosper ous.

    It would not be proper for some Reasons, to trouble the Reader with the Particulars of our Adventures in those Seas: Let it suffice to inform him. that in our Passage from thencc to the East Timberland Boots for Women Indies, we were driven by a violent Storm to the Northwest of Van Hitmen Vland." By an Observation, we found ourselves in the Latitude of 30 Degrees 2 Minutes South. Twelve of our Crew were dead by immoderate labour, and ill Food; the rest were in a very weak Condition. On the fifth of November, whtch was the beginning of Summer in those Parts, jimmy choo  jimmy choo shoesthe Weather being vers- hazy. the Seamen spyed a Rock, within half a Cable's length® of the Ship; Timberland Boots for Men but the Wind was so strong, that we were driven directly upon it, and immediately split. Six of the Crew, of whom I was one, having let down the Boat into the Sea, made a Shift to get clear of the Ship, and the Rock. We rowed by my Computation, about three leagues,® till we were ahle to work no longer, being already spent with Labour while we were in Timberland Boots Outlet the

     

     

     

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