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Satire of FitzRoy's Narrative of the Voyages of the Adventure and Beagle, by John Clunies Ross. Transcription by Katharine Anderson

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[f.146r Title page] Voyages of the Adventure and Beagle Supplement / to the 2nd 3rd and Appendix Volumes of the First / Edition Written / for and in the name of the Author of those / Volumes By J.C. Ross. / Sometime Master of a…

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  • had at Diego Garcia so he went on to Pulo Niasgot some rice but not enoughcame on along
  • Settlementtook him into Keyser's Baythereonly rice could be obtainedwhen being
  • a moment longer to come home as he deserved to do.” That letter they shewed to Mr Ross and requested
  • to somewhere else” – so now readyour brother's letter and then we may have something sure to
  • wrote to him immediately before leaving for Sumatraa letter calculated to elicit something
  • the most importantto witconstantly kept short of riceand that only given to be eaten along
  • … – not all exaggeratedand Mr R sent him back with a letter [ f.183r p.73 ] as he proposed. …
  • was not of any profitable description but of what Mr H in letter to Mr R denominatedfiddle faddle” …
  • to a note from Mr H concerning the last mentioned fugitive a letter whichMr H sent to Mr R – …
  • I did not let him stop herebut as tohis eating our ricethat is not possiblethere being
  • … (Mr H's) quarters stop with his party and be eating their rice] the rice allowance that you
  • to Captain Ross I know not as yetwithout enough of rice it is impossible to do any amount of good
  • … ] The three or four runaways mentioned in the forgoing letter had run to apply to Mr Rossand on
  • from frequenting your islands &cand in this his second letter he writesI told you how it
  • to bush ranging for some timethey helped themselves to rice from Mr Hs store which he kept on a
  • thetrustworthyparty who after Mr H removing to the rice house Isle remained at the original
  • at present only as by the bye” – In reply to Mr Rossletter which he sent with the paperMr H
  • builders can work upwardsnamely that oflow water or spring tides.” – but kept above ityea
  • know I have very lately made a trip to Bencoolen for ^the^ rice of which you [ f.190r p.87 ] …
  • West Isle he removed to the little isle on which he kept his riceas above-mentionedyet ^that^ …
  • the Eastern one may be seen by the following extract from a letter dated 19 th May and sent by Mr
  • the pirates) set them to clear the forest and jungles raise rice, sugarcane, pepper, and spice trees
  • boards and the pillars of the Island timber. Two Englishmen (Thomas Deeley and George Bailey) of the
  • Sandilands went to see Mr Harewho was then living on Rice Islet. Mr H. made the interview as
  • whilst these reefs remained at the level of low water spring tides (above which Mr Darwin very truly
  • along with their foundation down to the level of low water spring tides above which you yourself
  • Copy Extract Of a letter sent to Captain Ross by Captain Harding of H.M
  • …   “21 st Dec r 1837.   “Sir,   …