Dodsley's annual register Volume 32 - Tapa blanda

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1802 Excerpt: ...to the northward, both ships confining themselvesi within the latitudes of 60 and 45 deg-30 min. north. In September the Felice returned to Nootka Sound, where the people the memorialist had left behind had nearly completed a vessel, which was soon after launched, and called the North-West American, measuring about forty tons, which was equipped with all expedition, to assist him in his enterprizes. During his absence from Nootka Sound, he had, by presents, obtained from Wickananish, the chief of the district surrounding Port Cox, and 1'ort Effingham, in lat. 45 and 49 deg. the promise of a free and exclusive trade, with leave to build whatever he should find necessary for his convenience; and also the fame privileges from Tatouche, chief of the country bordering on the straits of Juan de Fuca. Besides these, he had purchased from Tatouche a tract of land within those straits, of which one of his officers bad taken possession in the king's 3 name, calling the fame Tatbuchej in honour of the chief. The Iphigeniaj in her progress to the southward, had been no less successful than the Felice in obtaining grants of the native chiefs, no European vessel having ever been there before. Matters being thus settled with the natives, and having collected a cargo of furs, on Sept. 23, the memorialist proceeded to China in the Felice; where, having fold both ship and cargo, he entered into partnership with Messrs. John and Cadman Etches, and Co. owners of the Prince of Wales and Princess Royal, from London, trading underlicences and from the East India South Sea companies, which would not expire till 1790, making a joint stock of all the vessels and property employed in that trade; and under that Firm they purchased a ship, built at Calcutta, called the Argonaut. The Pr...