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A True Account of the Voyage of the Nottingham-Galley of London, / John Dean Commander, from the River Thames to New-England

Chapter 1: A TRUE ACCOUNT OF THE VOYAGE OF THE Nottingham-Galley of London, John Dean Commander, FROM THE River Thames to New-England,
By Christopher Langman
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A crew's sworn rebuttal recounts a transatlantic voyage that ended with the vessel wrecked on a barren rock near New England. The narrators allege the captain's reckless decisions and attempts to abandon or betray the ship, describe brutal treatment of sailors, and relate twenty-four days of exposure and starvation that culminated in the eating of a deceased companion before deliverance. Affidavits and detailed incident reports are presented to correct a rival published account and to assign responsibility for the catastrophe.

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Title: A True Account of the Voyage of the Nottingham-Galley of London,

Author: Christopher Langman

Nicholas Mellen

sailor on the Nottingham galley George White

Release date: August 10, 2016 [eBook #52769]
Most recently updated: October 23, 2024

Language: English

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*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK A TRUE ACCOUNT OF THE VOYAGE OF THE NOTTINGHAM-GALLEY OF LONDON, ***

A TRUE
ACCOUNT
OF THE
VOYAGE
OF THE
Nottingham-Galley of London,
John Dean Commander,
FROM THE
River Thames to New-England,

Near which Place she was cast away on Boon-Island, December 11, 1710. by the Captain's Obstinacy, who endeavour'd to betray her to the French, or run her ashore; with an Account of the Falsehoods in the Captain's Narrative.

And a faithful Relation of the Extremities the Company was reduc'd to for Twenty-four Days on that desolate Rock, where they were forc'd to eat one of their Companions who died, but were at last wonderfully deliver'd.

The whole attested upon Oath, by

Christopher Langman, Mate;
Nicholas Mellen, Boatswain; and
George White, Sailor in the said Ship.


LONDON: Printed for S. Popping at the Raven in Pater-noster-Row, 1711. (Price Six Pence.)