Captain Bligh, of mutiny on the Bounty fame...
THE GENERAL EVENING POST, London, April 19, 1792 The front page has a brief mention of Captain Bligh, of mutiny on the Bounty fame: "The Providence frigate...left the Cape of Good Hope...to proceed on her voyage to Otaheite [Tahiti]. Capt. Bligh was then perfectly recovered; but two of his crew...were left ill at the Cape...".
The front page also has some details of an execution.
Four pages, good condition.
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