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Page xxxv
... leave . In 1770 he was captain of the Torbay , and later of the Queen . In 1782 he was appointed Extra - Commissioner of the Navy , a post he retained until his death in 1795 . I 1 See , in particular , Robertson's entries under dates ...
... leave . In 1770 he was captain of the Torbay , and later of the Queen . In 1782 he was appointed Extra - Commissioner of the Navy , a post he retained until his death in 1795 . I 1 See , in particular , Robertson's entries under dates ...
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... leave from the Admiralty , married , and commanded a ship which Sir Joseph Banks chartered on a voyage to Iceland . Gore accompanied Cook again on his third voyage , and after the deaths of Cook and Charles Clerke brought the expedition ...
... leave from the Admiralty , married , and commanded a ship which Sir Joseph Banks chartered on a voyage to Iceland . Gore accompanied Cook again on his third voyage , and after the deaths of Cook and Charles Clerke brought the expedition ...
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... leave to put them in my cabin , the only place in the ship where they could be received , as they consisted of three large boxes . ' 2 See Appendix C. 3 Bargow , i.e. burgoo , is ' a thick oatmeal gruel or porridge used chiefly by ...
... leave to put them in my cabin , the only place in the ship where they could be received , as they consisted of three large boxes . ' 2 See Appendix C. 3 Bargow , i.e. burgoo , is ' a thick oatmeal gruel or porridge used chiefly by ...
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