A
VOYAGE
ROUND THE
WORLD.
Being an ACCOUNT of a
Remarkable Enterprize,
BEGUN
In the Year 1719, chiefly to cruise on the
_Spaniards_ in the great _South Ocean_.
Relating the
True historical Fasts of that whole Affair:
Testifyd by many imployd therein; and confirmd
by Authorities from the Owners.
By _WILLIAM BETAGH_,
Captain of Marines in that Expedition.
_LONDON_:
Printed for T. COMBES at the _Bible_ and _Dove_ in _Pater-noster
Row_, J. LACY at the _Ship_ near _Temple Bar_, and J. CLAKE
at the _Bible_ under the _Royal Exchange_. MDCCXXVIII.
To the Right Honorable
GEORGE Vicount TORRINGTON,
Admiral and Commander in Chief of his
Majesty’s Fleet, and Knight of the Most
Honorable Order of the _Bath_.
JOHN COKBURNE, Esq;
Sir JOHN NORRIS, Knt.
Sir CHARLES WAGER, Knt.
Sir THOMAS LYTTLETON, Bart.
The Right Honorable GEORGE Vicount
MALPAS, Knt. of the _Bath_; and
SAMUEL MOLYNEUX, Esq;
LORDS COMMISSIONERS for executing
the Office of High Admiral of _Great
Britain, &c._
* * * * *
_My Lords,_
_Your Lordships are intrusted by the greatest and best of Kings, with
the important Office of directing the whole Navy of_ Great-Britain;
_the strongest safe-guard to all we possess and injoy. Since therefore
all maritime affairs are under your influence and authority, I trust
your Lordships will not refuse to accept the answer of one, whose
accusation in print hath already been addrest to your Honorable Board.
I had the happiness of being several years a purser in the Navy,
tho afterwards unfortunately ingaged under the command of captain_
Shelvocke _in this cruising expedition. As his pretended narrative
is intirely a deception, and his whole conduct an indignity to his
country, I thought it my duty to give your Lordships a genuine account
of the man as well as our voyage; which I have done truly and
impartially, not without hopes it may prove entertaining. If, my Lords,
I am never to meet with any recompense for my hardships, I have yet
the satisfaction of asserting the honor of his Majesty’s commission,
defending the cause of some of his injured subjects; and being devoted
to his perpetual interest, to subscribe my self_,
Your Lordships
most humble and
most faithful servant,
WILLIAM BETAGH.
ERRATA.
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_Glocester_.
CONTENTS.
SECTION I.
_The undertaking, outset and instructions._ 4-11
_Separation of the Ships._ 13
_Captain_ Clipperton _at the_ Canaries. ib.
_---- ---- at St._ Vincent._ 22
_Captain_ Shelvocke_’s contempt of his owners
and officers._ 16-20
_---- ---- his son_ George _an interloper._ 20
_---- ---- arrival at the_ Canaries. 21
_---- ---- conceals the places of rendevous._ 22
_---- ---- consumes the liquors designd for
both ships._ 23
_Hipsy, a liquor, its virtues._ ib.
_The_ Emperor’_s colors a protection for pyracy._ 25
_Bad masters how used by pyrates._ 26
_A busker, what._ 27
Shelvocke_’s great generosity._ 31
_---- his artful management and innovations
at St._ Katherine_’s, where he
makes himself owners agent._ 35-43
_Occurrences there._ 42-51
_---- his trifling accusation of_ Betagh. 52-54
_---- his mean shifts to excuse himself._ 55-57
_---- his passage round cape_ Horne _and
dangers at_ Narbrough_’s island and_ Chiloe. 57-61
_---- his whimsical discipline._ 62
_---- his manifest design to destroy some
of his people._ 65
_---- his zele for the public._ 68-69
_---- his arrival in the bay of_ Conception. 70
_Grenadiers cap, a joke upon the mitre._ 72
_Privatier’s ambassador described._ ib.
Hatley _in danger from the enemy._ 73
_Five men killd thro_ Shelvocke_’s folly._ 74
Clipperton _in the streights of_ Magellan,
_and observations there._ 76-85
_---- his confutation of a pretended_ French
_discovery._ 86
_---- at_ Fernandes _island: his low condition
and stay there._ 87-90
_---- takes several prizes, one of which
the_ Spaniards _regain by stratagem._ 91-95
Shelvocke_’s not keeping company the ruin of
the voyage._ 92-97
_Viceroy of_ Peru _is informd of the expedition._ 97
Shelvocke _burns two good ships._ 98
_---- his injustice to_ Betagh _and_ Brooks. 98-100
_---- his wild attack upon_ Arica. 102
_---- gets rid of fifteen of his people._ 104-108
_---- fights the_ Peregrine. 110
Indian _swiming remarkable._ 102
_Comical article in a_ Scotch _journal._ 104
Shelvocke_’s malice to_ Betagh_--which is
well answered._ 112-119