Affecting Narrative of the Loss of the Thames Smack, Captain Craiggy, which ... was Run on the Nore Sand ... February 8, 1809 ... Also the Sufferings of Alexander Selkirk, who was Left on a Desolate Island, on which the Story of Robinson Crusoe is FoundedT. Tegg, 1809 - 28 pages |
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30 tons ALEXANDER SELKIRK ambuscades anchored April April 30 arrived ashore bark Batavia bearing S.S.W. canoe Cape Captain Craiggy Captain Dampier Captain Johnson Captain Stradling chace Cinque Ports clothes Craiggy's crew CRUSOE is founded Dampier and Stradling deck desolate Island east end fathoms February feet at low fired fish five Gallo George Gilman goats guns half a mile Indian town Jamaica Juan Fernandez Kinsale land launches leagues long-boat low water Margate Middle Ground mile broad Minster Church mistake morning Nore Sand northward numbers Panama passengers Peru pimento trees pinnace pleasant plenty Point Garachina prize provisions ran with wonderful Reculver Church refitted river Robinson Crusoe rocks Santa Maria Schucadero Sheepy Sheer hulk Shoeburyness buoy shore soon Spaniards Spanish Stradling's boat SUFFERINGS OF ALEXANDER tacked and stood THAMES SMACK thoms at low three quarters tide took turnips vessel victualled voyage water rises west end wind women