From Middy to Admiral of the Fleet: The Story of Commodore Anson Re-told to Boys

Acapulco Admiral Admiralty afterwards Alexander Selkirk anchor appeared appointed arrival attack board the Centurion boat Bocca Tigris Brett Callao Canton Canton River Cape Horn Captain Mitchell Captain Saunders cargo Carmelo carried Charles Wager Chili Chinese coast command Commodore Anson Commodore's crew cruise distance Duke enemy England English expedition fire fleet French galleon Gloucester goats Governor guns harbour hundred Indians island Juan Fernandez King land latitude letter lieutenant Lord Anson Macao Mandarin Manilla Manilla ship men-of-war merchants modore months morning naval navigation navy night officers ordered Paita pilot Pizarro port prisoners prize provisions put to sea quarter-deck refitted resolved rigging river Rogers round sail sailors scurvy Selkirk sent shore sight signal sloop soon South Seas Spain Spaniards Spanish squadron station steered taken Tinian tion trade Tryal Valparaiso vessels Viceroy victualling voyage Wager weather whole wind Woods Rogers