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== History ==
The early expeditions of the [[East India Company]] were called the Separate Voyages as separate capital was raised for each. The object of the expeditions was to establish trade with the spice islands of the East Indies.
==== Second Voyage (1604-06) ====
Captain Henry Middleton, who had sailed on the first voyage with his brother John, led the expedition in the 'Red Dragon' again with the 'Hector', 'Ascension', and 'Susan'. Arriving at Bantam, the 'Hector' and 'Susan' loaded pepper and set out for home but 'Susan' was lost on the way. The 'Red Dragon' and 'Ascension' proceeded to Amboyna hoping to establish a factory. They were unable to do so however due to opposition from the Dutch. The 'Ascension' then went to Banda while Middleton took the 'Red Dragon' to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ternate Ternate] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tidore Tidore ] where trading was permitted and a cargo of pepper obtained. He called at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makian Makian ] but Dutch objections prevented him from establishing a factory at Ternate though he obtained some cloves. The' Red Dragon' and 'Ascension' set sail for home but became separated en route. Middleton found the 'Hector' at Saldanha and the two ships arrived in England at the same time with 'Ascension' following later. The profit on first two voyages was repoeted reported as 95% on the capital. An account of the voyage is given in [http://www.archive.org/stream/lettersreceivedb01east#page/n29/mode/2up Letters received by the East India Company Vol I (1602-13)].
==== Third Voyage (1607-10) ====
The third expedition comprised the 'Dragon' under Capt William Keeling, the 'Hector' under Capt William Hawkins and the [http://www.eicships.info/ships/shipdetail.asp?sid=26 'Consent'] under Capt David Middleton. They departed Tilbury on 17 March 1607 and reached [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Augustin,_Madagascar St Augustine's Bay], Madagascar, via Sierra Leone where the fleet split up. The 'Dragon' took on a cargo and returned reaching England in September 1609. Capt Keeling took a pinnace to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banda_Islands Banda] where his attempt to establish a factory was frustrated by the Dutch. He visited Pulau Aye and [http://wikimapia.org/6762008/Pulau-Run Pulau Run] before returning to Bantam via [[Jakarta]] with such spices as he could obtain. He left Bantam with a cargo of pepper and arrived in England on 10 May 1610. The 'Hector' took Capt Hawkins to [[Surat]] where she remained. The 'Consent' went from Bantam to [http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/86791/Buton Bouton] in the Celebes where he loaded a cargo of spices returning via Bantam to England in early January 1609. An account of the voyage is given in [http://www.archive.org/stream/lettersreceivedb01east#page/n31/mode/2up Letters received by the East India Company Vol I (1602-13)].
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