Show seaman Is remembered as rescuer of crusoe william dameler Is one of the most extraordinary figures in the story of exploration rie ile was it a great navigator and a great explorer but he was also a buccaneer with a reputation for or cruelty ills ilia name Is remembered for two reasons first because lie he was waa undoubtedly the first english seaman to set eyes on australia and the first explorer to do any hydrographical surveys there secondly while bucca ne devring he took part in some of the most amazing exploits of the so called brethren of the coast crossed the isthmus of darted and was present at the sacking of santa marta twice the government sent dampier to the south seas the second time he returned poor and III wrote a vindication and alved lived to sail again on the famous voyage that thrilled the world by the rescue of alexander selkirk the sailor who was marooned on juan fernandez island and become became immortal as Il robinson crusoe Cru soei mo montreal etreal family herald |