Dictionary of National Biography, Volume 14Leslie Stephen Macmillan, 1888 |
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... command by Edward Davis [ q . v . ] , who , in company with several other free cruisers , more especially Eaton and Swan , scourged the coast of South America for the next twelve months ; their fleet mustering " sometimes as many as ten ...
... command by Edward Davis [ q . v . ] , who , in company with several other free cruisers , more especially Eaton and Swan , scourged the coast of South America for the next twelve months ; their fleet mustering " sometimes as many as ten ...
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... command of an exploring voyage which the government re- solved to fit out after the conclusion of the peace in 1697. Dampier was , accordingly di- rected to draw up a proposal for such a voyage , and suggested that , as little was known ...
... command of an exploring voyage which the government re- solved to fit out after the conclusion of the peace in 1697. Dampier was , accordingly di- rected to draw up a proposal for such a voyage , and suggested that , as little was known ...
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... command . He had scarcely sailed from England before he quarrelled with his lieutenant , George Fisher , an old officer who had seen much service and was probably not quite pleased at being now put under the orders of an old pirate ...
... command . He had scarcely sailed from England before he quarrelled with his lieutenant , George Fisher , an old officer who had seen much service and was probably not quite pleased at being now put under the orders of an old pirate ...
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... command of another expedition . He therefore engaged himself as pilot on board the Duke privateer , commanded by Captain Woodes Rogers [ q . v . ] , which , in company with the Duchess , sailed from England in August 1708 , passed round ...
... command of another expedition . He therefore engaged himself as pilot on board the Duke privateer , commanded by Captain Woodes Rogers [ q . v . ] , which , in company with the Duchess , sailed from England in August 1708 , passed round ...
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... for nearly thirty years , obtained the command of a ship in 1787. In 1804 he was , by virtue of his seniority , com- modore of the company's homeward - bound fleet which sailed from Canton on 31 Jan. Off Pulo Dance Dance II.
... for nearly thirty years , obtained the command of a ship in 1787. In 1804 he was , by virtue of his seniority , com- modore of the company's homeward - bound fleet which sailed from Canton on 31 Jan. Off Pulo Dance Dance II.
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