Scenes, Incidents, and Adventures in the Pacific Ocean, or the Islands of the Australasian Seas, During the Cruise of the Clipper Margaret Oakley, Under Capt. Benjamin Morrell

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Excerpt from Scenes, Incidents, and Adventures in the Pacific Ocean, or the Islands of the Australasian Seas, During the Cruise of the Clipper Margaret Oakley, Under Capt. Benjamin Morrell: Clearing Up the Mystery Which Has Heretofore Surrounded This Famous Expedition, and Containing a Full Account of the Exploration of the Bidera, Papua, Banda, Mindoro, Sooloo, and China Seas, the Manners and Customs of the Inhabitants of the IslandThe outfit and departure of the brig Margaret Oak ley, under Captain Benjamin Morrell, on an exploring and trading voyage to. The islands of the East Indian Seas, some years since, created quite a sensation among our citizens. Neither the brig nor her master ever return ed, nor has any authentic publication ever been made of the history, objects, and results of this expedition. Rumours of various kinds have at different times been circulated, but they Were all based upon mere conjec ture, and were as unfounded in truth as they were in jurious to the reputation of those most closely connected with the enterprise.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.