Captain Carteret: 1766-1769, Swallow

United Kingdom	22/08/1766	Dolphin, Swallow and Prince Frederick depart from Plymouth together.
Portugal - Madeira	07/09/1766 12/09/1766	Anchored at Madeira Road to take on supplies. Set sail with a large quantity of onions (see 28/09/1766).
España	16/09/1766	Off the island of Palma in the Canaries.
Cabo Verde	23/09/1766 24/09/1766 28/09/1766	Pass Island of Bonavista. Anchored at Port Praya. The ships put to sea again and pass Terra del Fuego - the burning mountain. Wallis complains about the tainted internal air of the ship.
	19/11/1766	8:00pm: 'Saw a meteor of a very extraordinary appearance, in the NE which flew off in a horizontal line to the SW with amazing rapidity: it was near a minute in its progress, and left behind it a train of light so strong, that the deck was not less illuminated than at noon day.'
Republica Argentina	08/12/1766	Sighted the coast of Patagonia near Port Desire.
Chile	16/12/1766 28/12/1766 17/01/1767 18/01/1767 11/04/1767 15/04/1767 09/04/1767 10/04/1767 12/04/1767 24/05/1767	Entered the Straits of Magellan. Anchored at Port Famine. Prince Frederick departs for the Falkland Islands. Dolphin and Swallow head South from Port Famine. Lost sight of the Dolphin on leaving Straits of Magellan. Sailed up the coast of Chile before heading for Juan Fernandez Island. First sight of Mafa Fuero. Off the coast of Juan Fernandez Island. Back at Mafa Fuero to replenish supplies. Left Mafa Fuero.
Pitcairn Islands	02/07/1767	Island first seen by seaman Pitcairn. Unable to stop. Gives location as 25'02"S 133'21"W. Actual location is 25'04"S 130'06"W.
Polynésie Française	11/07/1767 12/07/1767	Bishop of Osnaburgh's Island (Muroroa). Could not land. Duke of Gloucester Is. (Anuanu Ruga). Landed but no supplies.
Solomon Islands	12/08/1767 18/08/1767 20/08/1767 21/08/1767	Sights and lands on Santa Cruz Islands. Leaves Santa Cruz Islands and heads northwest. Ndai Island to the north of Malaita. Named Gower's Island. Land on north shore of Malaita. Get coconuts.
Papua New Guinea	24/08/1767 26/08/1767 11/09/1767 14/09/1767	Sights Bismark Archipelago Nissan Island but thinks it is Otong Java. Arrives at New Britain. Takes possession at English Cove. Names northern island New Ireland. Admiralty Islands
Palau	12/10/1767	Come across some of the outer islands of Palau.
Pilipinas	01/11/1767	Brief stop at Mindanoa Island.
Republik Indonesia	14/11/1767 15/12/1767 21/12/1767 22/05/1767 03/06/1767 15/09/1768 20/09/1768 25/09/1768	Reached Strait of Macassar between Sulawesi and Borneo. Anchored at Macassar on Sulawesi. Anchored at Bonthain. Left Bonthain Bay. Reached Batavia before moving to Onrust for repairs. Left Onrust heading for the Strait of Sunda. Anchored in Strait of Sunda. Finally sail for the Cape of Good Hope.
South Africa	23/11/1768 28/11/1768 20/01/1769	Sighted coast of Africa. Anchored at Cape of Good Hope. Set sail from the Cape.
St. Helena	20/01/1769 24/01/1769	Very quickly arrived at St. Helena. Left St. Helena for Ascension Island.
Ascension Island	30/01/1769 01/02/1769	Anchored at Ascension Island. Left Ascension.
Portugal - Açores	07/03/1769	Passed between the islands of St. Michael and Tercera.
United Kingdom	20/03/1769	Anchors at Spithead.