A Voyage round the world, in the years 1800, 1801, 1802, 1803, and 1804;

In the preface the author details the large additions made in this second edition, particularly in the sections devoted to Madeira, Brazil and New South Wales, about which he explains 'the causes which have retarded the progress of this infant colony ... in the proper application of its native energies'.

Englishman John Turnbull set out in 1800 with an expedition on the Margaret, intent on taking advantage of the lucrative fur trade on the northwest coast of America. Turnbull was the business manager of the expedition. Though the voyage was a financial failure, it did obtain interesting information about various South Sea islands, such as Norfolk Island, Tahiti, Hawaii, and the Tonga Islands.