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THE

NOVELS

AND

MISCELLANEOUS WORKS

OF

DANIEL DE FOE.

WITH PREFACES AND NOTES, INCLUDING THOSE ATTRIBUTED TO

SIR WALTER SCOTT.

LIFE, ADVENTURES, AND PIRACIES OF CAPTAIN SINGLETON,

AND

LIFE OF COLONEL JACK.

LONDON:

BELL & DALDY, YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN.
1868.

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PRINTED BY WILLIAM CLOWES AND SONS, DUKE STREET, STAMFORD STREET,

AND CHARING CROSS.

THE LIFE,

ADVENTURES, AND PIRACIES

CAPTAIN SINGLETON.

Description of my origin-I am stolen in infancy, and sold to a Gipsey-At

twelve years old the master of a ship carries me with him to Newfound-

land-We are taken by an Algerine-Retaken by the Portuguese-An old

pilot takes charge of me, with whom I make a voyage, and begin steal-

ing-I am concerned in a mutiny, and set on shore with five of the

-Transactions there

The seamen intercede to have us taken on board-On the captain's refusal,

twenty-three of the men, well armed, leave the ship, and join us ashore-

Transactions with the natives-We make a canoe to escape in-After

various adventures we put to sea

Continuation of the voyage-Trade with the natives-Their kindness-We

land, and encamp at Point Desperation-Farther proceedings and adven-

tures on the island-We discover the wreck of a Dutch vessel at sea-

After four months' labour, we construct a vessel fit to carry us off-Sail

for the mainland of Africa, and reach it in safety

Reception of the natives-We determine to travel through the country by

land-Quarrel and battle with the negroes-We take sixty prisoners, and

make them servants to us in our journey—I am appointed leader of the

expedition, and christened Captain-Or negro servants procure us a

supply of cattle

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We set out on our march-Great use of the bulls of the country, as beasts

of burthen-Manner of sailing two hundred miles, in a great river, up

the country-We are stopped by a prodigious cataract-Our gunner

shoots a fine leopard, to the great terror and astonishment of our negroes

-Manner of proceeding after leaving our bark-Dangerous encounter

with savages.
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Journey continued-We reach a vast wilderness of sand-Adventures in

crossing the desert-We encamp on the banks of an immense lake-

Description of the beasts of prey, &c.

We reach the end of the desert-A pleasant country succeeds-Arrival at

the Golden river-We agree to search for gold, and divide the whole pro-

ceeds equally--The wet season commencing, we encamp on the banks of the

river-Description of our camp-Dangers from multitudes of wild beasts

-We strike our camp, and travel through an inhospitable country

We reach inhabited land-The natives innocent and friendly-We enter upon

a second desert-The springs as salt as brine-Our surgeon discovers a

mode of rendering the water fresh-Proceedings on our march-Our

troop begin to grow sickly, and one negro dies-Farther adventures-We

discover a white man, perfectly naked, in the negro country, who proves

to be an Englishman

History of the Englishman-After resting thirteen days, we set forward,

taking our new comrade with us-We arrive at another river yielding

gold-Great success of our gold fishing-Conclusion of this journey, and

account of my arrival in England

I fall into bad company in England, and spend my money-I ship myself

on a voyage to Cadiz-The company I meet there-Turn pirate-Adven-

tures-Account of William Walters, and of our expeditions

Account of William's gallant behaviour in an action with a Portuguese

man-of-war-We take the ship-Fall in with a vessel full of negroes, who

had murdered the officers and crew-The negroes' account of the trans-

William makes a trading voyage with the negroes, and sells them all advan-

tageously-We are joined off the Cape of Good Hope by an English long

boa: full of men-Account of them-Various captures made.

LIFE OF CAPTAIN SINGLETON.-CONTENTS.

William's dream, and strange adventure in consequence thereof-Join Cap-

tain Wilmot at Mangahelly-Captain Avery joins us-Dissensions arise

amongst us-We part company, and I leave them, having the great ship

under my command-Occurrences of our voyage

Dangerous adventure-Consequences of a blast of lightning-William leaves

the ship on a trading scheme-We make the island of Formosa-William re-

turns, after having been civilly treated by the Chinese, with whom we begin

trading-Strange account of thirteen Englishmen resident in Japan 173

We are so rich that our men desire no more-Set out on our return home-

ward-Account of our voyage-Skirmish with Indians on shore, and loss

of some of our men-Siege of an old tree-We make the south shore of

Java, and take in water and provisions there
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A large ship spied to the northward-We lay her under contribution for

provisions-We put in upon the south coast of Ceylon-Bad behaviour of

our men there-Violent storm, during which our ship gets aground-Trans-

actions with the natives and their ambassador, an old Dutchman

We get the ship off-The king of the country sends an immense multitude

down to the shore-Conversation betwixt William and the Dutchman-

Action with the natives-We carry off the Dutchman by a stratagem—

Relation of Captain Knox's adventure on the same island

Conclusion of Captain Knox's history-Our own story resumed—Adven-

tures at Goa and Surat, and account of our trade with the merchants in

these latitudes

William's conversation with me-His contrivances to get off, along with me,

from the rest, at the same time securing our property-Their successful

issue-We stay two months at Bassora-My trouble of mind

Farther conversations with William, which quiet my conscience in some

degree-Account of our journey from Bassora to Scanderoon, and from

thence to Venice-William writes to England to his sister-Her affec-

tionate answer-We at length return to England very rich, where I marry

William's sister-Conclusion.

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