OF

DRAKE, CAVENDISH, AND DAMPIER:

INCLUDING A VIEW OF THE

HISTORY OF THE BUCCANEERS.

WITH THREE PORTRAITS ENGRAVED BY HORSBURGH.

THIRD EDITION.

EDINBURGH:

OLIVER & BOYD, TWEEDDALE COURT;

AND SIMPKIN, MARSHALL, & CO., LONDON.

MDCCCXXXVII.

FROM THE LIBRARY OF MRS. ELLEN HAVEN ROSS JUNE 28, 1938

[ENTERED IN STATIONERS' HALL.]

Printed by Oliver & Boyd,

Tweeddale Court, High Street, Edinburgh.

PREFACE

TO THE THIRD EDITION.

THIS Volume is devoted to the LIVES of three of the most eminent men whom England has at any time sent forth into the field of her most brilliant achievements: and the relation of their Voyages, Discoveries, and Adventures, is, to a certain extent, the history of her naval power and reputation. If the first aspiring thoughts of British youth are inseparably connected with maritime enterprise,-with the perils and vicissitudes, the novel and romantic incidents, the valour, daring, and heroic endurance, which are displayed in the narratives of the elder voyagers, -this work cannot want interest. From the very nature of the subject, it necessarily contains much curious and valuable instruction drawn from many sources, but in every instance verified by a careful examination of the original authorities.

It is believed that the personal memoirs of Drake, Cavendish, and Dampier, which are interwoven with the narrative of their exploits, are more accurate and copious than any hitherto submitted to the public. The career of the last-mentioned navigator