Excerpt from Memoirs of Capt. James Wilson: Containing an Account of His Enterprises and Sufferings in India, His Conversion to Christianity, His Missionary Voyage to the South Seas, and His Peaceful and Triumphant Death Remarks upon the subject of Biography generally - Dr. H awcis' Opinion of Wilson's eventful and instructive life - Wilson's paren tage - was at the battle of Bunker Hill - goes to India - runs his ship ashore - undertakes a hazardous enterprise for the relief of the army in India - succeeds - is taken prisoner by the French escapes with great labor and risk from captivity - Is retaken - his cruel treatment - horrors of the prison house - he is released saves a man from drowning - engages in trade - becomes rich meets Mr. Thomas the Baptist Missionary, and With him returns to England - settles at Horndean. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.