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Voyage narrative describes mutiny and island drifting episode
The journal recounts a ship crew under Captain Cheap enduring severe confinement and hunger while seeking a harbor and provisioning. They discuss barge crew turnover, Byron's departure, attempts to salvage canvass, and their perilous lagoon voyage with rocky shores, Indian huts, and scarce rations amid gales and surf.
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4Mail Bay
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Harvey’s Bay
Cheap’s Bay
John Byron
Alexander Campbell
William Harvey
David Buckley
Ditto
William Rose
Richard Noble Ditto
Peter Platton
Joseph Clinch Seaman
Rowland
Mr Byron
Campbell
Mr. Byron
Englard
Flell
Byron
Lever
Fshing
John Dack
John
Campbel
Andy Bay
Norchmott
Ceme
England
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