A voyage round the world. Containing an account of Captain Dampier's expedition into the South-Seas in the ship St George, in the years 1703 and 1704. ... Together with the author's voyage from Amapalla ... By William Funnell,:

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A voyage round the world. Containing an account of Captain Dampier's expedition into the South-Seas in the ship St George, in the years 1703 and 1704. ... Together with the author's voyage from Amapalla ... By William Funnell,:
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Funnell, William.
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London :: printed by W. Botham, for James Knapton,
1707.
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THE CONTENTS.

CHAP. I.
The Design of the Voyage. The Auth or's Departure. Arrival at St Jago. A Description of that Island. Of the Shark. Of the Dolphin. Of the Jel|ly-Fish. Of the Old-Wife. Descripti|on of the Islands of St Anns. Of the Boobie. Of the Island Le Grand. Of the Silver-Fish. A strange Bird taken off the Sibbel de Wards. Arrival at Juan Fernando's. Page 1

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CHAP. II.
Description of Juan Fernandoes. Of the Cabbage-tree. Wild Cats. Goats. The Humming-Bird. Description of the Sea-Lion. Of the Seal. Another sort of Silver-Fish. A Sea-Fight. Depar|ture for the Coast of Peru. Sea coloured Red with a multitude of the Spawn of Fish. The Port of Arica. Arrival at the Island Gallo. Its Description. Lion-Lizards. p. 17.
CHAP. III.
Departure from Gallo. Design upon the Town of Sancta Maria. Cape Corrien|tes. Point Garachina. Attempt upon Santa Maria. How it miscarried. A Prize taken very seasonably when we were in great want of Provisions. The two Captains part Company. The Island I|guanos described. Departure for the Coast of Peru. Another Prize taken. The River of St Jago. The Bay of Sardinas. Alligators described. Cape

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CHAP. IV.
The Island Caneo. The Mountains called Sierras de los Coronadas. The Gulf of Nicoya. The Ship cleaned. Mr. Clippington the Chief-Mate leaves us. A particular Description of the Gulf of Nicoya. The Maccaw described. The Carrion-Crow. The Pelican. The Gua|noe. The Turtle. The Pearl-Oyster. The Great Oyster. Muscles. Depar|ture from the Gulf of Nicoya. Two Mountains of Guatimala, the one cast|ing out Water, the other Fire. A Prize taken. Vulcanoes. The Bay of Tecoan|tepeque. Suvartaneo. Another Prize taken. The Bay of Martaba. The Mountains called Motines. The Mount of St Jago, and Port of Quelagna. An|other Prize taken. Attempt upon the Manila Ship, unsuccessful. The Men de|sire to return home: But agree to

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CHAP. V.
A particular Description of the Coast of Mexi|co. The Hill of Zalisco. The Cocoa-tree. The Islands Maria's. The Rocks and Points of Pontique. Cape Corrientes. The Islands of Chametly. Port of St Jago, and of Navidad. Bay of Sallagua. The Moun|tains Motines. The River Sacaticli. The Mountains of Chequetan and Petaplan. Acapulco. Port Marquiss. Point Gallera The Island Alcatrazes. Point Escondedo. The R. Messias. River of Gallera. Port Angels. Port of Guatulco. Mazattlan. Port of Salina. Tecoantepeque. Cat-Fish. The Hill of Bernal. The Vulcans of Soco|nusco, Amilpas, Sapotitlan, Sacatepeque, Atitlan, and Guatimala. City of Guatima|la. The P. of Sonsonat Trinidad. The Vul|cans of Isalco, S. Salvadore and Sacatelepa. The R. Lempa. St Michaels. The Gulf of Amapalla. The Shovel-nos'd Shark. The Ceawau. Port of Ria Lexa. The Vulcan Vejo. Vulcans of Telica, and Leon Ma+motombo, Granada and Bombacho. Moun|tain

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CHAP. VI.
A Particular Description of the Coast of Peru. The Bay of Panama. The City of Panama. Island of Perica. The I|sland Tabago. The Kings Islands. The Island Chepelio. Cheapo River and Town. The Island Planta. Cape St Lo|renzo. The Gulf of St Michaels. Point Garachina. Port Pinas. Ports of Quemado and Santa Clara. Bay of St Antonio. The River of Sande. Cape Corrientes. Bay and River of Bonaven|tura. The Island Palmas. Gorgonia. Gallo. Tomaco River and Town. The Ancon of Sardinas. The River of St Jago. Bay of St Mattheo. The Bay of Tacames. The Point of Gallera. Cape St Francisco. The Rainy Season from California to Cape St Francisco, beyond which, the Rains seldom extend

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CHAP. VII.
A Description of the Coast of Chili. The Port of Copiapo. The Port of Guasco. Copuimbo. Tongoi. Lymary. Cho|ape. Govanadore. Papuda. Clintera. Concon. The River of Chili. Valpa|rizo. Bay of Rio. Salinas. Topa de Calma. Lora. River of Maule. Point of Unmos. River Itata. Point of Sin|fonda. The Island Quinquina. City of the Conception. Port of St Vincent. The River Biobio. Hills of Guera. Port Labipi. Island of Santa Maria. Canero. Hill of Tucapell. The River Imperial. The Island La Moucha. River of Tol|ton. Valdivia Port. The Occasion of its Name. Chili abounds most in Gold, as Peru does in Silver. p. 199

A Table of Latitude, Longitude, and the Variation in most of the principal places as we coasted along the three Empires of Chili, Peru and Mexico. p. 216

CHAP. VIII.
Difficulty in getting Water at the Island Conchagua in the Gulf of Amapalla. De|parture from the Gulf of Amapalla for

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CHAP. IX.
The A. and the whole Crew and Ship secured at Amboyna. A particular Description of Amboyna; Its Situation, Soil, In|habitants, Castle, Buildings; Its sub|jectness to great Earthquakes; Its Go|vernment. Of the Malayan Inhabitants in it. The Hill-Malayans always at War with the Dutch. Malayan Slaves. The Custom of dealing with Debtors. Women-

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CHAP. X.
Departure from Amboyna, and arrival at the Island of Lancas. The Island Cabeses. The Island Bouton. The Island Celebes. The Passages between Celebes and Zalay|er.

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  • The Island Zalayer. A very large and dangerous Shole, with an Observation of a great Fault in the Dutch Maps rela|ting to it. Arrival at Batavia. Descrip|tion of part of the Coast of Java. Batavia described. The Tamarind-tree. The Mangastan. The Rumbostan. Depar|ture from Batavia for England. Bantam. Streights of Sunda. Princes Island. The Cape of Good Hope. Hottentotes. Their beastly manner of Living. Their Worship. The difficulty of civilizing them. Their Houses, &c. Wild Beasts, how killed by the Dutch. The Product of the Country. Beasts. Fowls. Fishes. News from the Men that had left the A. in the Gulf of Nicoya. Departure from the Cape for England. Penguin Island and Birds. An Earthquake felt at Sea. Great Diffe|rence of Cold in 60 d. of Northern, and 60 d. of Southern Latitude; and the Reason of it. The Islands of Faro. Re|turn Home. p. 276
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