In Simple Past

The compass was found by a captain who commanded a ship.
The captain was a lover of travel as we journeyed across the seven seas. In one of his trips, he met a compass. At first I did not use. But then received a message from a prince. He explains that the compass was his and asked him to please return it. Only the compass could the prince will find yourself a beautiful lady who waited on an island in the middle of the Atlantic. Captain to know, did not return the needle to the prince. Instead, he embarked on an adventure to find the lady. To do so must be stopped in each of the sites that were listed in the bottom of the first cover of the compass. However, without realizing it, lost the compass at the first stop. Without knowing how or where to retrieve it, he resigned himself to stop searching. I agree that would be left alone for the rest of his life.