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 Early History of the Bermuda Islands.

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��the notice of the English by a dreadtuL shipwreck. In 1591 Henry May sailed to the East Indies, along with Captain Lancas- ter, on a buccaneering expedition. Having reached the coast of Sumatra and Ma- lacca, they scoured the adjacent seas, and made some valuable captures. In 1593 they again doubled the Cape of Good Hope and returned to the West Indies for supplies, which they much needed. They first came in

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��sight of Trini- dad, but did not dare to ap- proach a coast which was in possession of the Spaniards, and their dis- tress became so great that it was with the utmost diffi- culty that the men could be prevented from leaving the

ship. They shortly after- wards fell in with a French buccaneer,

commanded by La Barbotiere, kindly relieved their wants by a of bread and provisions. Their stores were soon again exhausted, and, com- ing across the French ship the second

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time, application was made to the French Captain for more supplies, but he declared that his own stock was so much reduced that he could spare but little, but the sailors persuaded themselves

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