its because his ship sailed in poor conditions and he needed to repair it so we went to France but he had no idea that England and France were at war so when he got there they thought he was a spy...
It is said that Matthew Flinders was inspired by the thought of adventure after reading the novel "Robinson Crusoe". He was also inspired by the journals of Captain James Cook. Matthew Flinders...
After circumnavigating Australia, Flinders was returning to England when he was shipwrecked, in 1803. He sheltered with his crew (and his cat Trim) for two months in tents on islands. When some ships...