Project Gutenberg 2020-06-09 Public domain in the USA. 251 Betagh, William 05027184 A Voyage Round the World Being an account of a remarkable enterprize, begun in the year 1719, chiefly to cruise on the Spaniards in the great South ocean. Relating the true historical facts of that whole affair: testifyd by many imployd therein; and confirmd by authorities from the owners. Produced by MFR, Wayne Hammond and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "A Voyage Round the World" by William Betagh is an historical account written in the early 18th century. The narrative chronicles a significant maritime expedition that began in 1719, primarily focused on privateering against the Spanish in the South Seas. Betagh aims to give a truthful account of the voyage, contrasting it with what he describes as the deceptive narrative published by Captain George Shelvocke, the original commander of the expedition. The opening portion presents Betagh's intent to provide an accurate recounting of their voyage, which was undertaken by two ships—the "Success" and the "Speedwell". Betagh, serving as captain of marines aboard the "Speedwell", details the lead-up to the expedition, including disagreements among the ship's officers, particularly with the controversial figure of Shelvocke. He asserts that Shelvocke's poor conduct and mismanagement negatively impacted their mission and puts forward evidence from journals and witness accounts, expressing his dedication to restoring the honor of his compatriots and presenting a narrative that corrects the perceived wrongs attributed to their captain. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 66.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Privateering Voyages around the world -- Early works to 1800 Shelvocke, George Clipperton, John, 1676-1722 Success (Ship) Anglo-Spanish War, 1718-1720 G Text Category: Travel Writing Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Warfare 491992 2025-07-24T14:51:47.977513 text/html 468713 2024-10-18T03:51:05 text/html 742529 2025-07-24T14:51:56.380451 application/epub+zip 747465 2025-07-24T14:51:49.554536 application/epub+zip 257082 2025-07-24T14:51:48.790525 application/epub+zip 906383 2025-07-24T14:52:00.985477 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 769013 2025-07-24T14:51:55.541512 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 350696 2022-09-28T05:29:33.116204 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 424388 2025-07-24T14:51:46.541539 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 404459 2024-10-18T03:51:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17558 2025-07-24T14:52:01.136427 application/rdf+xml 15540 2025-07-24T14:51:48.920497 image/jpeg 2705 2025-07-24T14:51:48.856490 image/jpeg 824491 2025-07-24T14:51:48.065493 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog