“We passed an Italian settlement; it is an island called Portarray, a convict settlement for prisoners”
We can excuse Peter’s lack of knowledge on the spelling of Mediterranean islands; this being almost undoubtedly his first ever journey outside of Scotland.
The island he means is Pantelleria, (Isola di Pantelleria) an Italian island in the Strait of Sicily in the Mediterranean Sea, 100 km (62.1 mi) southwest of Sicily and just 60 km (37.3 mi) east of the Tunisian coast. It appears to have a long history of being used as a location to intern undesirables.
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