First Privateer Expedition
In 1704 he sailed with the expedition of captain William Dampier. Dampier had appointed Clipperton as a captain of one of the Spanish ships he had taken as a prize. This first voyage of Clipperton did not proceed well. He led a mutiny against Dampier, and was later taken captive by the Spaniards. The Marquis of Villa Roche, who later governed Panama, treated him with much indifference. He returned home in 1712 after four years of captivity.
It was, however, during this journey, that he is said to have discovered Clipperton Island. He was later to use the island as a hideout.
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