Tag: Wager Island

At noon on the 13th October 1741, the improvised schooner, now named the Speedwell, got under sail with the cutter and barge in company. Captain David Cheap refused to go, and to the relief of the mutineers he agreed to be left behind with two marines who were earlier shunned for stealing food. The mutineers expected… Continue reading Them that die will be the lucky ones!(Part Three) – Escape from Wager Island