The Autobiography of Elder Joseph Bates

[Picture] Sailing Ship

Picture of J. Bates
Yours in the blessed hope
Joseph Bates

THE
AUTOBIOGRAPHY
- OF -
ELDER JOSEPH BATES;
embracing
A LONG LIFE ON SHIPBOARD,
WITH SKETCHES OF
Voyages on the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans,
The Baltic and Mediterranean Seas;
- ALSO -
Impressment and Service on board British War Ships,
Long Confinement in Dartmoor Prison,
Early Experience in Reformatory Movements;
TRAVELS IN VARIOUS PARTS OF THE WORLD;
AND A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF
THE GREAT ADVENT MOVEMENT OF 1840-44.