A narrative of four voyages, to the South Sea, North and South Pacific ocean, Chinese Sea, Ethiopic and Southern Atlantic ocean, Indian and Antarctic ocean. from year 1822 to 1831: comprising critical surveys of coasts and islands, with sailing directions. And an account of some new and valuable discoveries, including the Massacre Islands, where thirteen of the author's crew were massacred and eaten by cannibals. To wich is prefixed a brief sketch of the author's early life.