Excerpt from The Narrative of the Honourable John Byron (Commodore in a Late Expedition Round the World): Containing an Account of the Great Distresses Suffered by Himself and His Companions on the Coast of Patagonia, From the Year 1740, Till Their Arrival in England, 1746 It is to be hoped fome little amends may be made by fuch an infight as is given into the interior part of the coun try; and I find what I have put down has had the good fortune to be pleafing to fome of my friends; infomuch that the only fault Ihave yet had laid to my papers is, that of being too {hort in the article of the Spanifh fettlements. But here I mufi fay, I have been dubious of the partiality of my friends; and, as I think, jufily fearful left the world in general, who may perhaps find compaf {ion and indulgence for a protrac'ted tale of difirefs, may not give the fame allow ance to a luxurious imagination tri umphing in a'change of fortune, and. 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.