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Newspaper

General Evening Post

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Jul 27, 1771

Page

2

Authentic Account of the Endeavour Voyage to OTAHITEE Island

An 18th century plantation of narrative recounts Captain Cook era voyages aboard the Endeavour from 1768 to 1771. Dr Solander and Banks explore Terra del Fuego OTAHITEE and New Zealand, detailing island life, customs, religion, warfare, marriage, and tools. The author notes hardships, interactions with natives, and the discovery of European goods on Terra del Fuego.

Otahittee George's IsLand Banks Solander Endeavour Wololwich Madeira England Cape Horn Falkland Isfes Croud Cape Terra del Fuego Spanish America Dr. Solander Sotandér Wallies Otahitee Fuego Wallace Tesza Wrestward Tobia Batavia iHiind Salisbury Plain Tefe Islands Tosia New Zeeland Tonta Iland Sva Ba- Tavia New-Helland Green Tesra Corrade Cape of Good Hope St. Helena Portland West Indies

Whispers and Names at the Town Meeting

Fragmentary verse and speech snippets reference figures Alderman Town feud Parson Horne Ditts Alderman Harley Sir Robert Bernard and others. A chorus proclaims personal freedom and will, with scattered lines about ambition, folly, and social roles amidst a chaotic civic scene.

Parson Horne Ditts

The Man of Feeling Harleys London Journey Beggar Fortune Teller

Harley begins his London journey and meets a barefoot beggar who loves humor and storytelling. The encounter, set at dawn after leaving his aunt, frames Harley’s inner conflict about temptation, fortune telling, and the road ahead, with vivid detail of the beggar’s ragged dress and dog.

Amo London Hev Harley Peter Honesh Peter Ee Charity E. Lay

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