Journal of an Intended Voyage ... in the good Schooner call'd the Happy Return from Portsmouth in Virginia towards the Island of S. Eustatia in the West Indies, 1779-1800.

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Journal of an Intended Voyage ... in the good Schooner call'd the Happy Return from Portsmouth in Virginia towards the Island of S. Eustatia in the West Indies, 1779-1800.

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Logbooks of the Happy Return, the Rebecca, and the Butler containinng description of the voyges, including weather, courses, winds, etc., accounts of crew and passengers on board, convoys, and information of the cargo and business transactions. The diary of Samuel Stephenson that he kept after the Rebecca was seized, contains descriptions of the islands of Guadalupe, St. Barthelemy, St. Kitts, and St. Thomas, including detailed accounts of the legal and bureaucratic procedures associated with privateering, as well as the list of the American ships detained by the French in Guadalupe. Stephenson especially emphasized the friendly treatment of himself and other Americans by the French authorities and inhabitants of the island. Also included is the discussion of the naval operations of the Quasi-War, including news of the seizure of French corsair schooner L'Egypte Conquise, and accounts of the American squadron in St. Kitts and the arrival of the Constellation.

46 leaves, 33 cm., three gatherings stitched together and bound in sailcloth.

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In July, 1779, the schooner Happy Return sailed from Portsmouth, N.C. to the island of Saint Eustatius and returned to Ocrarock, N.C. In Nov. 1779, the ship sailed from North Carolina to St. Eustatius. In December 5, 1799, the schooner Rebecca, under command of Capt. Daniel Brazier, sailed from Portland to the Island of Tortola. On their return trip, the schooner and crew were captured by a French privateer La Patriote. Samuel Stephenson, the supercargo who kept the Rebe...