Captain Carteret and the Voyage of the SwallowCaptain Philip Carteret was born in Jersey, and at the age of 14 years old, joined his first ship, the Salisbury. In July 1766 he took command of the Sloop Swallow. He set off on an exploration with high risks, commissioned by the Admiralty, on a voyage which was to last two years and seven months. |
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Section 10 | 125 |
Section 11 | 136 |
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Common terms and phrases
Admiralty anchorage appeared archipelago ashore barrels Batavia berth board the Swallow boats Bonthain boxing the compass breeze brought cable canoes Cape capstan Captain Carteret casks charts clear coast coconuts course crew cutter deck distance Dolphin Dutch East Egmont Island fathoms favourable fish found the Swallow fresh further gale Governor Grand Cabin guns hands hoisted hove immediately island Journal Juan Fernandez Kerton knots land later latitude Lieutenant Gower longboat longitude Macassar masts and yards miles Mindanao mooring morning muskets natives night noon o’clock Pacific port Port Famine reef repairs rigging round sail scurvy seamen seen sent Shabander shelter ship ship’s shore sighted Simpson soon spite spritsail squalls starboard steering stowed Straits Straits of Magellan stuns’ls Sunday Swallow tack topgallant masts trade wind trees vessel voyage Wallis weather wood wrote