The life, strange voyages, and uncommon adventures of Ambrose Gwinett , formerly known to the public as the lame beggar, who for a long Time swept the Way at the Mews Gate, Charing Cross, Containing An Account of his being convicted and hanged in Chains, at Deal, in Kent, for the supposed Murder of Mr. Collins, and his surprising Recovery after being executed. His Voyage to the West Indies-His being taken by the Spaniards, where he meets the identical Collins whom he was supposed to have murdered-the Accident that threw Mr. Gwinett into the Hands of Pirates-His extraordinary Adventures with them, and being re-taken by the Spaniards, and by them condemned to the Gallies-His being taken and made a Slave of by the Algerines, and, after suffering many Hardships, his Return to England.
- Bickerstaff, Isaac 1735-1812.
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- 1790
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Life and adventures of Ambrose Gwinett
The life, strange voyages, and uncommon adventures of Ambrose Gwinett, formerly known to the public as the lame beggar, who for a long Time swept the Way at the Mews Gate, Charing Cross, Containing An Account of his being convicted and hanged in Chains, a
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London : printed by T. Sabine, No. 81, Shoe Lane, Fleet Street, 1790
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