Aldrich, Thomas Bailey, 1836-1907 · Boston, CT : Hall and Locke · leaf 370
hey resolved toanchor as near the shore as they could that night, andthere await the arrival of the ship. In the morningthey went on board her, in hopes of procuring arms fortheir defence, in case the inhabitants of Java were atwar with the Dutch. They found two other ships incompany, on board one… … EXPLORING IN THE SOUTH SEAS THE VOYAGE OF DAMPIER Captain William Dampier is an interesting, butnot altogether admirable, figure in the history of greatdiscoveries. From the age of sixteen he led a wild lifeupon the ocean, and his adventures took him to almostevery corner of the world. The…
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