The narrative of the Honourable John Byron ... containing an account of the great distresses suffered by himself and his companions on the coast of Patagonia from the year 1740, till their arrival in England, 1746. With a description of St. Jago de Chili, and the manners and customs of the inhabitants. Also a relation of the loss of the Wager, man of war, one of Admiral Anson's squadron. Written by himself / [John Byron].

  • Byron, John, 1723-1786.
Date:
1768
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Credit: The narrative of the Honourable John Byron ... containing an account of the great distresses suffered by himself and his companions on the coast of Patagonia from the year 1740, till their arrival in England, 1746. With a description of St. Jago de Chili, and the manners and customs of the inhabitants. Also a relation of the loss of the Wager, man of war, one of Admiral Anson's squadron. Written by himself / [John Byron]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    damage ; and to repair which, the whole f^uadron was obliged to lay to fome- times for a whole day. . The privateer / kept her ftation, jogging on with the fleet. At laft, tlie commodore ordered two of his beft-going fhips to chace her. She appeared to take no notice of them till they were pretty near her, and then would make fail and be out of fight prefently. The chacing fhips no fooner returned, than the privateer was in com¬ pany again. As by this every night fome accident happened to fome of the convoy by keeping fo clofe together, a fine (hip of thirty guns, belonging to Marfeilles, hauled out a little to wind- v/ard of the reft of the fleet; which L’Etanducre perceiving in the morning, ordered the frigate to bring the captain of her on board of him; and then^ making a fignal for all the convoy to dofe to him, he fired a gun, and hoifted ^ a red - - 4