This memoir recounts the life of Peter Henry Bruce, a British naval officer and explorer who served in the Royal Navy during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Bruce was a skilled sailor and a prolific writer, and his accounts of his voyages offer a vivid portrait of life at sea during this period. The memoir also includes details of Bruce's personal life, including his family relationships and his connections with other notable figures of the time. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.