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==== 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 [http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?139266 '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 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) ====
==== Fourth Voyage (1608-11) ====
The fourth expedition ended in disaster. Captain Alexander Sharpeigh commanded the [http://www.eicships.info/ships/shipdetail.asp?sid=9 'Ascension'] with Captain Richard Rowles in the [http://www.eicships.info/ships/shipdetail.asp?sid=124 'Union']. They set out on 14 March 1609 before the return of the first ship on the third voyage. On leaving Saldanha they were split up by a storm. The 'Ascension' proceeded via [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comoros Comoros] and [[Aden]] where Capt Sharpeigh was briefly detained by the governor. Thence to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mocha,_Yemen Mocha] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socotra Socotra] before making for [[Surat]]. Lacking a pilot [http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?138967 the ship went aground] on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malacca_Banks Malacca Banks] in the Gulf of Khambhat. The crew got ashore and reached Surat. The Union sailed to Achin and Priaman securing a cargo of pepper. A short distance from home she ran aground on the Brittany coast off [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audierne Audierne] and was looted.
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