The Prudent puts seaman William Floyd ashore on Murilo; Lütke picks him up about eighteen months later.
What happened
William Floyd, a seaman from Gloucester, was put ashore on Murilo by the British whaler Prudent. When Lütke picked him up, Floyd reported that cock-fighting had been introduced on Murilo long before he arrived, a sign of earlier outside contact.
Who’s who
- Fyodor LütkeRussian navigator whose sloop Senyavin visited Kosrae, Pohnpei, the Mortlocks and Chuuk in 1827–28.
