Quote by: William Bligh

Our plants had now increased to 252: as they were all kept on shore at the tent I augmented the guard there, though from the general conduct of the natives there did not appear the least occasion for so much caution.


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Author Bio


  • NameWilliam Bligh
  • Descriptioncaptain of the HMS Bounty
  • BornSeptember 9, 1754
  • DiedDecember 7, 1817
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionExplorer
  • AwardsFellow Of The Royal Society