military officer
oficial da Marinha Real Britânica e administrador colonial (1754-1817)
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Join the roomVice-Admiral of the Blue William Bligh foi um oficial da Royal Navy e administrador colonial que serviu como governador de New South Wales de 1806 a 1808. Ele é mais conhecido por seu papel no motim no HMS Bounty, que ocorreu em 1789 quando o navio estava sob seu comando. As razões por trás do motim continuam a ser debatidas. Após ser deixado à deriva no bote do Bounty pelos amotinados, Bligh e aqueles leais a ele pararam para suprimentos em Tofua, perdendo um homem para ataques nativos. Bligh e seus homens chegaram a Timor vivos, após uma jornada de 3,618 milhas náuticas.
“[ Tahiti is] certainly the paradise of the world and if happiness could result from situation and convenience, here it is to be found in the highest perfection. I have seen many parts of the world, but Tahiti is capable of being preferable to them all, and certainly is so considering it in its natural state.”
“I can only conjecture that [the Mutineers] have ideally assured themselves of a more happy life among the Tahitians than they could possibly have in England, which joined to some female connection, has most likely been the leading cause of the whole business.”
“I find that two months after I left Tahiti in the ‘Bounty’, Christian returned in her to the great astonishment of the natives. Doubting that things had gone well with me the first questions they asked were: ‘Where is Bry?’ ‘He is gone,’ he replied, ‘to England’. ‘In what ship?’ asked the natives. ‘In Toote’s ship.’”
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