Narrative of a Voyage to the South Seas, and the Shipwreck of the Princess of Wales Cutter

Full title is "Narrative of a Voyage to the South Seas, and the Shipwreck of the Princess of Wales Cutter, with an Account of Two Years' Residence on an Uninhabited Island" and was written by Charles Medyett Goodridge, who was one of the survivors. Published in London in 1852. This book also contains 4 plates. (210 pages)

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Index:

Dreadful Storm on the Coast of Ireland — Landing of the Troops, and the Storming of St Sebastian in Spain — Narrow escape of the Author from the Portuguese In Lisbon — Escape from a Pirate Ship — Miraculous escape of being run down in the Western Ocean — The Execution of Thistlewood and others for High Treason — Joined the Princess of Wales — Gift of a Bible to the Crew by Captain Cox, Agent of the Bible Society — Boarded by a Spanish Armed Brig — Savages on the Coast of Africa —Narrow Escape of the Author from being shot — Arrival at the Crozette Islands — Description of the King Penguins, &c. — Wreck of the Vessel and escape of the Crew in the boat — The Bible picked up on the third day after the wreck — Description of Sea Elephants and manner of killing them— The value of the Bible made apparent — Conversion of an Atheist on the desert Island — Description and Habits of the different species of Penguins & wild fowl — Narrow escape of the Author on two occasions — The Hut on Fire — The Sealing party join those wrecked in the vessel — Burial Place Chosen — Building of a vessel to effect our deliverance — Mode of providing clothes — Providential release by an American Schooner — The Author and nine of the crew left on another uninhabited Island — Innumerable quantities of Mice — A sloop, the Success, appeared in sight off the Island — Two of the Author's Companions drowned at the Island of Amsterdam — The Author and two others, by casting lots, took their passage in the Sloop Success to Van Dieman's Land — Extraordinary circumstance of meeting with the owner of the Princess of Wales, Mr. Brooks, at Hobart Town — Accident to and narrow escape of the Author — The Author falsely imprisoned — Poisonous fish of Van Dieman's Land — Attacked by a Robber and providential escape — Embargo on all boats in the River Derwent, in consequence of the depredations of the Bush-rangers — Swearer's prayer most awfully answered — The Cumberland taken by Pirates and every soul murdered — Narrow escape of the Author from being drowned — Arrival of Ikey Solomons in Van Dieman's Land — Execution of a Jew, who had before his execution embraced Christianity — Ikey Solomons sent to England a prisoner — Author's departure for England — Visit to the Tomb of Napoleon at St Helena — The Author's return to his home, and the meeting with his aged Parents — Addenda — The Penal Settlements of Van Dieman's Land — Mode of punishment inflicted on the Female Convicts — The Benevolent Societies of Van Dieman's Land, &c..

Plates:

Portrait of the Author, with Penguins in the background — Wreck of the Princess of Wales — Killing the Sea Elephant, with the hut and one of the crew reading to his companion in the back ground — Enlarged view of the Sea Elephant, from a drawing by Col Hamilton Smith