Atrocious and horrible massacre of the crew of the ship Boyd, Capt. Thomson, Newcastle, who were murdered and devoured by the cannibals of New Zealand where the ship had touched on her passage home from Botany Bay [manuscript]. [18--]

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Atrocious and horrible massacre of the crew of the ship Boyd, Capt. Thomson, Newcastle, who were murdered and devoured by the cannibals of New Zealand where the ship had touched on her passage home from Botany Bay [manuscript]. [18--]

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Tells of the ship Boyd, under the command of Capt. Thomson, Newcastle, which went to New Zealand to buy timber from a native chief, Tippohee and how the crew were murdered by the natives and the ship burnt. Includes one illustration.

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Extra ship, built by Hill, measured 1795, 3 decks, length 109ft 8in, keel 87ft, breadth 29ft 8in, hold 11ft 11in, wing transom 19ft 9in, waist 8in, between decks 4ft 8in & 6ft 2in, ports 10 middle & upper, deck range 66ft, 407 tons. Voyages: (1) 1794/5 St Helena and Bengal. Capt Robert Young. Portsmouth 8 Jul 1795 - 5 Sep Rio de Janeiro - 10 Nov St Helena - 24 Dec Cape - 31 Mar 1796 Calcutta - 22 Jun Kedgeree - 29 Sep Cape - 28 Oct St Helena - 8 Jan 1797 'towards England', engagement wit...