A Voyage Round The World, in His Britannic Majesty’s Sloop, Resolution, commanded by capt. James Cook, during the years 1772, 3, 4, and 5 by Georg Forster, F. R. S. in two volumes (vol.1) / Georg Forster
Travel of Georg Forster

61. Shooting at the thief

Tasmania - Australia (Van Diemen's Road)
Title
Shooting at the thief
Short description
Georg Forster describes the tendency of the islanders to steal; after one of these petty thefts, seven shots are fired.
Text on source
In a few moments no less than seven shot were fired, without the captain's orders, though in his presence, at the thief, who first dived in the water, and at last ran into the croud, by which means several innocent people were wounded. Notwithstanding this severity, the good-nature of the people was such, that they did not forsake the trading-place, or take umbrage at our proceeding, but heard with unconcern the balls whistling about their ears.
English translation
Folios/Pages
p. 464
Date
1773 10 06 circa
Observations on the events description
The dots on the map indicate the places where sound and music events were described. They don't represent travel stages.
Participants
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Role
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Cook, James
Travel fellow
Narrator
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Participants
1
Cook, James participated as Travel fellow
Place
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Sounds
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How to quote
Fabbrocino A. P., "Shooting at the thief" (Event description), Echos. Sound Ecosystems in Travelogues. Published 2024 03 21.

doi: 10.25430/echos.travels.76

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