Memoirs of ... Captain Hugh Crow of Liverpool. Comprising a narrative of his life, together with descriptive sketches of the Western coast of Africa. Particularly of Bonny; the manners and customs of the inhabitants, the productions of the soil, and the trade of the country. To which are added anecdotes and observations, illustrative of the negro character ... / [Hugh Crow].

  • Crow, Hugh, 1765-1829.
Date:
1830
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Memoirs of ... Captain Hugh Crow of Liverpool. Comprising a narrative of his life, together with descriptive sketches of the Western coast of Africa. Particularly of Bonny; the manners and customs of the inhabitants, the productions of the soil, and the trade of the country. To which are added anecdotes and observations, illustrative of the negro character ... / [Hugh Crow]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

    11/374 (page 5)
    CONTENTS. Introduction page xiii CHAPTER I. Author’s early predilection for a seafaring life—Bound ap- prentice at Whitehaven, and sails in the Crown—The impress service—A wreck at sea—Men-of-war’s-men paid off—Voyage to Memel—Short allowance—Voyage to Charleston—Scarcity of water—Attempt upon the author’s life-—Irish emigrants in America—Successive voyages to the Baltic, and distress at sea—Conflict be- tween a whale and a number of thrashers and sword-fish —Ship run on shore—Shameful conduct of the captain and crew—Nearly lost on Lancaster sands—Arrival at Whitehaven 1 CHAPTER II. Voyage to Kingston—Narrow escape from shipwreck—- Serious accident—Dolphin fishing, and chowder—Author leaves the ship for another, and is consequently impri- soned—Flogging reprehended—Author compelled to re- turn to the brig Grove—Return to England—Sea songs —Another voyage—Author’s destitution—Goes second mate of the Hall—Execution of a negro—-Return voyage —Cod fishing—Another voyage—In danger of founder- b