Ocean's Story; or, Triumphs of Thirty Centuries Maritime Adventures, Achievements, Explorations, Discoveries and Inventions; and of the Rise and Progress of Ship-Building and Ocean Navigation, from the Ark to the Iron Steamships

CHAPTER XXVI.--Origin of English Piracy--Sir John Hawkins--Francis

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Drake--His First Voyage to the Spanish Main--Commission granted by Queen Elizabeth--Expedition against the Spanish Possessions--Exploits at Mogador and Santiago--Crossing the Line--Arrival in Patagonia--Trial and Execution of Doughty--Passage through Magellan's Strait--Adventures of William Pitcher and Seven Men--Cape Horn--Arrival at Valparaiso--Rifling of a Catholic Church 256