SHIP |
DATE |
LATITUDE |
LONGITUDE |
ENTRY |
Halsewell 1778 |
Thurs 24 Aug |
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Halsewell 1778 |
Thurs 24 Sept |
(Gravesend) Made fast at Blackwall
alongside ‘Worcester’. |
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Halsewell 1778 |
Mon 28 Sept |
Moored at Gravesend |
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Halsewell 1778 |
Tues 29 Sept |
Employed scraping decks and stowing
provisions in the forehold. |
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Halsewell 1778 |
Wed 30 Sept |
Employed blacking and tarring our
yards, scraping masts and paying ditto with turpentine. |
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Halsewell 1778 |
Thurs 1 Oct |
Received 13 recruits on account of
the Honourable Company. Employed scraping our lower deck. |
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Halsewell 1778 |
Sat 3 Oct |
Scraped sides and payed ditto with
turpentine. Received 11 recruits. |
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Halsewell 1778 |
Mon 26 Oct |
At Gravesend. Employed in hold &
receiving our stock, fish etc. At PM missed James Hopper, one of the Hon Co
recruits which by his shoes being found in the head imagined to have gone
overboard. |
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Halsewell 1778 |
Thurs 19 Nov |
Received on board a hearth to be
fixed amidships. Carpenters employed cutting a scuttle for the funnel. |
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Halsewell 1778 |
Sat 28 Nov |
Pilot came on board. Paid the company
their river money. |
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Halsewell 1778 |
Sun 29 Nov |
Anchored in the Hope |
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Halsewell 1778 |
Sun 6 Dec |
Sailed for the Downs. |
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Halsewell 1778 |
Wed 9 Dec |
At 6 pm the caulker being riotous and
refusing his duty and threatening to strike the Chief Mate, put him in irons. |
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Halsewell 1778 |
Sat 12 Dec |
On the caulker acknowledging his
crime and promising to behave well in future, released him from confinement. |
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Halsewell 1778 |
Sat 26 Dec |
Dropped pilot at the Mother Bank. |
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Halsewell 1779 |
Mon 18 Jan |
Discharged 2 Hon Co recruits. |
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Halsewell 1779 |
26 Feb |
Sailed for Spithead. Anchored 3 miles
offshore. Southsea Castle. NNE |
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Halsewell 1779 |
27 Feb |
Exercised great guns and small arms. |
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Halsewell 1779 |
Tues 2 Mar |
People under boatswain. Caulker
caulking the cuddy. |
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Halsewell 1779 |
Wed 3 Mar |
Anchored here Ganges, Resolution,
Worcester East Indiamen from the Downs. |
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Halsewell 1779 |
Thurs 4 Mar |
People under boatswain & caulker
as before. |
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Halsewell 1779 |
Sat 6 Mar |
Came aboard Capt Peirce & 2 lady
passenger. |
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Halsewell 1779 |
Fri 12 Mar |
Departed this life one of the
Highland troops who cut his toes off on hope of obtaining his discharge. |
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Halsewell 1779 |
Sat 13 Mar |
Committed his body to the deep with
the usual ceremony. |
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Halsewell 1779 |
Wed 17 Mar |
Being St Patrick’s Day gave the whole
on board a tub of punch in consequence of a petition from Irish recruits. |
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Halsewell 1779 |
22 Mar |
Exercised great guns. |
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Halsewell 1779 |
23 Mar |
Shut hatches to fumigate with
tobacco. |
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Halsewell 1779 |
26 Mar |
Saw 13 strange sail to NW. One
appeared to be a frigate having a pendant. The frigate got everything ready
for (chacing?) but Admiral (Hughes) made no signal and they were soon out of
sight. |
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Halsewell 1779 |
30 Mar |
Resolution carried away her fore
topmast. |
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Halsewell 1779 |
Sun 4 April |
Saw Island Porte Sancto bearing NW |
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Halsewell 1779 |
Mon 5 April |
Madeira |
Came too in Madeira Roads. 1 mile
offshore. Captain & passengers went ashore. |
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Halsewell 1779 |
Sun 11 April |
PM two of our people attempting to
leave the ship. Put them in irons. At 8 pm a ship’s company came aft and
broke the lock and released them by force. Andrew Stewart and Ian Duncan were
the persons that broke the lock. |
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Halsewell 1779 |
Mon 12 April |
AM Captain came aboard and punished
Andrew Stewart and Ian Duncan with two dozen lashes each for mutiny and at
the same time punished Thos Grundy for going ashore and wanting to leave the
ship. Put them in irons at 10 am again until an opportunity to send them on
board the Admiral James. |
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Halsewell 1779 |
Tues 13 April |
Thomas Grundy and Thomas Brown jumped
into ye Nymph’s boat and went on board her as did John Duncan and Andrew
Stewards by desire. |
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Halsewell 1779 |
Wed 21 April |
Blowing fresh and in squalls from
east. The ship drove. In driving the ship got foul of the Nymph sloop of war
which carried away the driver boom iron work of the bumkin & poop
lanthorn. |
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Halsewell 1779 |
Fri 23 April |
Madeira |
Armourer and carpenter repairing the
iron work of the bumkin which was carried away when foul of the Nymph. People
under the boatswain. |
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Halsewell 1779 |
Sun 25 April |
Captain and passengers came aboard. Sailed.
NB This log contains 12 hours and ends at noon. |
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Halsewell 1779 |
Mon 26 April |
31º43 N |
3 pm weighed in convoy under Admiral
Sir Edward Hughes in Superbe and 8 of HM ships of war, 13 Indiamen, 2 bombs
and 9 sail of transport ships. In sight of Madaira (sic). In company with 31
ships of the fleet. I take my leave of Madeira. |
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Halsewell 1779 |
Tues 27 April |
29º50 |
At daylight the land bears south. The
Bellisle man of war and Ganges Indiaman are missing from the fleet. |
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Halsewell 1779 |
Wed 28 April |
28º29 |
15º35 W |
Lay by in the night for fear of the
Canary Islands. 30 men in the sick list with slight complaints occationed by
the wine of Madeira |
Halsewell 1779 |
Thurs 29 April |
27º20 |
Grand Canary 4 or 5 leagues. Caulker
on 2(?) deck. Sailmaker middle stitching of main topsail. |
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Halsewell 1779 |
Fri 30 April |
26º13 N |
16º07 W |
Barometer 30. 1 Light breezes, fair
weather. |
Halsewell 1779 |
Sat 1 May |
24º55 |
16º19 |
Caulkers caulking upper deck in the
waist. 22 in sick list. |
Halsewell 1779 |
Sun 2 May |
23º45 |
16º31 |
Fair weather. The water much
discoloured. A southerly set of 8 miles. |
Halsewell 1779 |
Mon 3 May |
22º27 |
16º53 |
The land has nothing remarkable. It
is a low level land and appears to be a ????. Off shore about 5 leagues. |
Halsewell 1779 |
Tues 4 May |
21º05N |
17º15 W |
The Bellisle in sight. Cleaned lower
deck fumigated with tobacco and washed with vinegar. Carpenter making a new
jibb boom longer. Sailmaker finished middle stitching main topsail. |
Halsewell 1779 |
Wed 5 May |
18º43 N |
17º03 |
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Halsewell 1779 |
Thurs 6 May |
17º10 |
17º3 |
Fresh breezes with hazey weather
& very sultry. |
Halsewell 1779 |
Fri 7 May |
15º26 |
17º3 |
Fresh breezes and hazy weather.
Several swallows & other small birds about the ship. Smoked the tiers
with tobacco. |
Halsewell 1779 |
Sat 8 May |
14º37 |
Saw land. The body of Bird Island.
Cape Verde 6 or 7 miles. |
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Halsewell 1779 |
Sun 9 May |
Goree |
At GOREE. Calm. Gammoned our
bowsprit. |
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Halsewell 1779 |
Mon 10 May |
Goree |
At Goree. Delivered some cheese and
butter aboard the Worcester being for the use of the factory at Canton. |
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Halsewell 1779 |
Tues 11 May |
Goree |
At Goree. Caulker caulking the
galley. |
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Halsewell 1779 |
Wed 12 May |
Goree |
The Admiral made ye signal for
sailing. Superbe (Rear Admiral Hughes) with 6 of His Majesties Ships of War
and 13 Indiamen. |
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Halsewell 1779 |
Fri 14 May |
10º 58’ N |
17º 54’ W |
At 6 am departed this life Dennis
McMullen one of Hon Co recruits occasioned as supposed by his taking a
quantity of opium. Washed the gun deck. At half past 11 am William Stevens
one of the Hon Co recruits fell overboard. Lowered down the jolly boat and hove
too. She returned after half hours search without seeing anything of him. |
Halsewell 1779 |
Sat 15 May |
9º34N |
17º39 W |
6 pm committed the body of the
deceased to the deep with the usual ceremony. |
Halsewell 1779 |
Sun 16 May |
9º00 N |
17º32 |
The sea full of small red blubber. AM
Performed divine service. |
Halsewell 1779 |
Mon 17 May |
8º15 |
17º22 |
Lightning in the night. Departed this
life Donald McPherson and his brother Duncan McPherson, two of the Kings
troops. Committed their bodies to the deep. |
Halsewell 1779 |
Tues 18 May |
Punished ? McSwinney one of the Hon
Co recruits with a dozen lashes for striking the Sergeant and bad behaviour. |
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Halsewell 1779 |
Wed 19 May |
7º39 |
17º17 |
3 AM fell overboard from the main
shrouds John Golls seaman. Hove too. Lowered down the jolly boat in search of
him but imagine he was stunned with the fall. Boat returned unable to find
him. |
Halsewell 1779 |
Thurs 20 May |
7º18 |
Heavy rain. 12 people with slight
complaints on doctors list |
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Halsewell 1779 |
Sat 22 May |
No obs |
Washed gun deck & smoaked lower
deck with tobacco. Fox & Grafton hull down astern. |
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Halsewell 1779 |
Sun 23 May |
7º10 |
Light airs and calms. We have had a N
current of 35 miles in 2 days. Also strong to eastward. |
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Halsewell 1779 |
Tues 25 May |
6º45 |
16º54 W |
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Halsewell 1779 |
Wed 26 May |
6º33 |
16º51 |
The people continue healthy. Only 8
in the sick list with trifling complaints. No one being confined to his bed. |
Halsewell 1779 |
Fri 28 May |
No obs |
Squalls and hard rain |
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Halsewell 1779 |
Mon 31 May |
5º48 |
16º29 |
Light breezes |
Halsewell 1779 |
Tues 1 June |
No obs |
13 sail only in company ourselves
included |
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Halsewell 1779 |
Wed 2 june |
4º59 |
16º52 |
Got 100 pigs of lead from lower deck
into coal hole and got also 4 steerage fguns forward to trim the ship. |
Halsewell 1779 |
Thurs 3 June |
4º41 |
16º44 |
Being of the opinion we have brought
the ship too much by the head, got 2 of the steerage guns aft |
Halsewell 1779 |
Fri 4 June |
3º51 |
17º57 W |
Got other steerage guns aft. Burnt
charcoal in stoves on lower deck. |
Halsewell 1779 |
Sat 5 June |
2º37 N |
19º11 W |
The sail seen yesterday was the Fox |
Halsewell 1779 |
Sun 6 June |
1º12 N |
20º10 |
Divine service. 13 sail in company. |
Halsewell 1779 |
Tues 8 June |
00º38 S |
20º58 |
Crossed the equinoctial line. |
Halsewell 1779 |
Thurs 10 June |
2º37 S |
22º22 W |
4 pm Put George Coles, T. Bines and
Wm Chever in irons, the first two for refusing to do their duty the third for
encouraging of them. AM relesased them on acknowledging their crime and
promising good behaviour. |
Halsewell 1779 |
Sat 12 June |
5º23 S |
23º55 |
Soldiers picking oakum |
Halsewell 1779 |
Mon 14 June |
8º22 S |
25º32 |
A fresh trade. In company with the
fleet |
Halsewell 1779 |
Wed 16 June |
10º56 S |
26º46 W |
Pleasant trade |
Halsewell 1779 |
Fri 18 June |
14º05 |
27º34 |
Pleasant trade |
Halsewell 1779 |
Mon 21 June |
18º51 |
28º06 |
At noon Martinvass rocks. Supposed to
lie in Longt 30 degrees west of London. |
Halsewell 1779 |
Tues 22 June |
20º33 |
The body of the Island Trinidada. The
largest of the Martinvas Rocks about 4 leagues. |
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Halsewell 1779 |
Fri 25 June |
23º45 |
27º45 |
In company with ye Fleet. |
Halsewell 1779 |
Mon 28 June |
28º09 |
24º22 |
Shifted several of our sail |
Halsewell 1779 |
Tues 29 June |
29º04 |
23º50 |
Longitude by obs at midnight |
Halsewell 1779 |
Thurs 1 July |
30º28 |
18º36 |
Smoaked Orlop deck |
Halsewell 1779 |
Sat 3 July |
31º01 |
18º31 |
Marine barometer 30:60 |
Halsewell 1779 |
Tues 6 July |
No obs |
20º43 |
Departed this life Wm Anderson a
Highland soldier of 23rd Regt. Ten only on the sick list with trifling
complaints. 2 with the liver, one with the scurvy. |
Halsewell 1779 |
Wed 7 July |
34º48 |
20º17 |
Committed his body to the deep. |
Halsewell 1779 |
Sat 10 July |
34º36 S |
13º26 |
Strong gale. The ship takes some deep
lurches but strains nothing. |
Halsewell 1779 |
Tues 13 July |
34º24 |
3º52 |
Crossed the meridian of the Lizard |
Halsewell 1779 |
We 14 July |
34º08 |
1º1 W |
Fresh gale |
Halsewell 1779 |
Thurs 15 July |
No obs |
0.0 |
Crossed the meridian of London. |
Halsewell 1779 |
Mon 19 July |
34º21 |
0º26 E |
Gunner painting the cutters |
Halsewell 1779 |
Tues 20 July |
33º20 |
1º06 E |
Put ships Co on allowance of 3 pints
of water. |
Halsewell 1779 |
Wed 21 July |
32º44 |
2º01 |
Our people begin to compain of the
scurvy. 10 now on sick list. Dep this life John Plunkett one of Hon Co
recruits of a fever. |
Halsewell 1779 |
Sun 25 July |
34º34 |
6º12 |
We now have 6 seamen and companys
soldiers and 8 King’s soldiers in the scurvy. |
Halsewell 1779 |
Mon 26 July |
34º29 |
8º25 |
Washed the Hollop deck (sic) |
Halsewell 1779 |
30 July |
Arrive TABLE BAY, Cape Colony |
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Halsewell 1779 |
Fri 5 Nov |
Leaves Table Bay (Cape) in convoy
with Superb (Read Adm Sir Edward Hughes) and 5 men of war, 1 sloop and Hawke,
Granby, Walpole, Ceres, Earl of Sandwich, Earl of Oxford, Duke of Grafton,
Resolution, Prime, True Britton, Fox, Atlas, Norfolk East Indiamen. Penguin
Island SebE |
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Halsewell 1779 |
Sat 6 Nov |
34º34’ S |
17º33’ |
Put John Hacey & Greenfield, 2
Company recruits in irons for drunkenness and indecent behaviour. I take my
departure from Table Land, allowing it in Lat 33º66 |
Halsewell 1779 |
Sun 7 Nov |
Punished John Hacey and Sam
Greenfield with a dozen lashes each for getting drunk and behaving
indecently. In company with fleet. |
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Halsewell 1779 |
Tues 9 Nov |
Haul’d up ye Best Bower and took the
serviss off. |
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Halsewell 1779 |
Wed 10 Nov |
36º54’ |
23º57’ |
Light airs. Hazey. |
Halsewell 1779 |
Thurs 11 Nov |
Sailmaker making a mainsail out of a
sail purchased at the Cape. |
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Halsewell 1779 |
Sun 14 Nov |
36º48’ |
31º25’ |
Shortened sail for Duke of Grafton |
Halsewell 1779 |
Mon 15 Nov |
Have had to wait for Fox &
Grafton. |
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Halsewell 1779 |
Tues 16 Nov |
The Admiral made a signal for the
Worcester to take the Grafton in tow, which she did accordingly. |
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Halsewell 1779 |
Wed 17 Nov |
36º00 |
38º05’ |
Fresh gale. The Worcester cast off
from the Grafton. |
Halsewell 1779 |
Sun 21 Nov |
36º22’ |
46º21’ |
Weather freshening. A large swell.
The ship rowls (sic) sometimes deep. |
Halsewell 1779 |
Wed 24 Nov |
36º52’ |
52º26’ |
A large swell. The ship rowls very
deep. The Ceres missing in the morning from the fleet and Hawke far ahead
with her fore topmast gone. |
Halsewell 1779 |
Sat 27 Nov |
37º48’ |
59º32’ |
Fresh gale. Washed the gun deck. |
Halsewell 1779 |
Sun 28 Nov |
37º50 |
In company with 16 sail. |
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Halsewell 1779 |
Wed 1 Dec |
37º45 |
70º00’ |
Observation by sun & moon
Longitude at noon 74º15’ E. Sailmaker repairing old main sail. |
Halsewell 1779 |
Fri 3 Dec |
37º48 |
The island of St Paul 5 or 6 leagues |
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Halsewell 1779 |
Sat 4 Dec |
36º48’ |
77º59’ |
Smoked ye Teirs(?) and washed with
vinegar. In company with 15 sail. |
Halsewell 1779 |
Tues 7 Dec |
Sailmaker repairing old mizzen. The
people continue very health. Only 4 in the sick list with trifling
complaints. |
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Halsewell 1779 |
Wed 8 Dec |
33º17’ |
82º39’ |
Cleaned and smoak’d wit tobacco the
Hollop (Orlop?) decks. |
Halsewell 1779 |
Thurs 9 Dec |
32º26 |
82º37 |
Soldiers picking oakum |
Halsewell 1779 |
Fri 10 Dec |
32º05 |
84º05 |
Sailmaker repairing 2nd best
foresail. |
Halsewell 1779 |
Sun 12 Dec |
29º39’ |
85º15’ |
At 9.30 am lay too for the Admiral
who shifted his flag on board the Worcester and dispatched from the fleet the
Superbe and Eagle who immediately made all the sail they could ahead. |
Halsewell 1779 |
Wed 15 Dec |
25º38’ |
87º01’ |
Repairing 2nd best main topsail. Armourer
at the forge. |
Halsewell 1779 |
Sun 19 Dec |
17º58’ |
88º09’ |
The Burford took Grafton in tow.
Soldiers picking oakum |
Halsewell 1779 |
Wed 22 Dec |
11º58 |
89º06 |
At noon the Resolution saluted the
Admiral and hauld Nwards for Bombay. PM Anne Lane, one of the Private’s wives
belonging to HM 73rd Regiment and Capt Shore’s Company was delivered of a
female child. |
Halsewell 1779 |
Fri 24 Dec |
8º16 |
89º40 |
Exercised small arms and great guns. Exercised
the Company Recruits and made them fire blunt cartridges. |
Halsewell 1779 |
Sat 25 Dec |
6º30’ S |
90º03’ |
A pleasant trade |
Halsewell 1779 |
Thurs 30 Dec |
1º04’N |
91º31’ |
Light airs |
Halsewell 1780 |
Sat 1 Jan |
3º22’ N |
92º31’ |
Smart squall split main topsail. |
Halsewell 1780 |
Wed 5 Jan |
3º40’ N |
94º25’ |
Hard squall |
Halsewell 1780 |
Fri 7 Jan |
4º33 N |
94º19 |
Saw land of Sumatra. |
Halsewell 1780 |
Sun 9 Jan |
6º02 N |
94º33’ |
Off Kings Point |
Halsewell 1780 |
Mon 10 Jan |
7º28 |
94º01 |
The Atlas in tow of Burford, very
sickly having 120 influenced. |
Halsewell 1780 |
Tues 11 Jan |
9º17 |
93º14 |
The Grafton in tow by Bellisle. |
Halsewell 1780 |
Wed 12 Jan |
10º44’ |
91º45’ |
The Grafton & Atlas in tow. |
Halsewell 1780 |
Thurs 13 Jan |
11º53 |
90º37 |
The Grafton & Atlas in tow. |
Halsewell 1780 |
Sat 15 Jan |
Gunner painting. Smoaked lower deck
with tobacco. Our people continue very healthy. Grafton & Atlas in tow. |
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Halsewell 1780 |
Sun 16 Jan |
13º40 |
86º23 |
In company with 12 sail. |
Halsewell 1780 |
Tues 18 Jan |
MADRAS. Moored SW of St Thomas Mount
& SwbS of Armenian Church. NW of flag staff of Fort St George. Distance
off shore 1 mile. Saluted Fort with 9 guns which was returned. Found riding
here (various naval ships) the General Barker and Walpole, East Indiamen
& several country ships. |
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Halsewell 1780 |
Wed 19 Jan |
Landed Captain Shane’s Company of
73rd Rgt. Saluted Capt Hughes on his going ashore with 17 guns. Came on board
the First Lieut of HMS Belleisle and press’d 15 of our people as follows,
viz: George Lawson, Moses Andrews, David Thomas……. Seamen. Captain Peirce
went on shore who was saluted on landing with 9 guns. Returned same number. |
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Halsewell 1780 |
Thurs 20 Jan |
Employed sending baggage on shore and
cleaning ship for delivery of cargoe. |
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Halsewell 1780 |
Fri 21 Jan |
Landed Hon Co recruits all in good
health being __ men, one woman, two children. |
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Halsewell 1780 |
Sat 22 Jan |
Delivered some baggage and private
trade. |
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Halsewell 1780 |
Mon 24 Jan |
Delivered private trade. |
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Halsewell 1780 |
Tues 25 Jan |
Delivered private trade. |
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Halsewell 1780 |
Wed 26 Jan |
Delivered private trade. |
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Halsewell 1780 |
Thurs 27 Jan |
Delivered private trade. |
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Halsewell 1780 |
Fri 28 Jan |
Arrived ship Nancy belonging to Her
Imperial Majesty. |
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Halsewell 1780 |
Mon 31 Jan |
Fired 21guns as did all ships and
forts on ye Nabob of Arcotts opening letter from his Majesty. |
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Halsewell 1780 |
Wed 2 Feb |
Lieut Burford brought on board Wm
Herashall (?) and press’d George Half in his stead. |
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Halsewell 1780 |
Wed 9 Feb |
Delivered stores on account His
Majesty. |
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Halsewell 1780 |
Fri 11 Feb |
Delivered stores on account His
Majesty |
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Halsewell 1780 |
Mon 14 Feb |
Delivered provisions on account His
Majesty |
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Halsewell 1780 |
Mon 21 Feb |
Sailed hence True Britton and Walpole
for Bengall |
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Halsewell 1780 |
Wed 23 Feb |
Arrived here Ganges, Capt Richardson,
from Bengall. |
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Halsewell 1780 |
Thurs 24 Feb |
Delivering copper on Company account. |
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Halsewell 1780 |
Fri 25 Feb |
Delivering copper on Company account |
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Halsewell 1780 |
Mon 28 Feb |
Cleaning the hold. |
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Halsewell 1780 |
Tues 29 Feb |
Storing water in Lazaretto. Receiving
red wood. |
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Halsewell 1780 |
Wed 1 Mar |
Receiving red wood. |
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Halsewell 1780 |
Fri 3 Mar |
Large swell. Moved coppers on ye
galley for ye caulker to caulk underneath. Rec’d red wood and private trade. |
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Halsewell 1780 |
Sat 4 Mar |
Warped out into 10 fathoms. Moored
ship with a cable each way. This morning died Wm Grimes, ship’s cook, ashore
at ye hospital. |
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Halsewell 1780 |
Fri 10 Mar |
Rec’d water. |
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Halsewell 1780 |
Sat 11 Mar |
Arrived Success, galley of the Nabob
of Arcot |
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Halsewell 1780 |
Mon 13 Mar |
Delivered Hon Co copper. Rec’d red
wood. |
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Halsewell 1780 |
Tues 14 Mar |
Delivered Hon Co copper. Rec’d red
wood. |
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Halsewell 1780 |
Wed 15 Mar |
Delivered Hon Co copper. Rec’d red
wood. |
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Halsewell 1780 |
Thurs 16 Mar |
Delivered Hon Co copper. Rec’d red
wood. |
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Halsewell 1780 |
Fri 17 Mar |
Delivered Hon Co copper. Rec’d red
wood. |
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Halsewell 1780 |
Sat 18 Mar |
Delivered copper. Rec’d on board red
wood and block tin |
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Halsewell 1780 |
Sun 19 Mar |
Rec’d block tin. |
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Halsewell 1780 |
Mon 20 Mar |
Deliver Hon Co copper. Rec’d red
wood. |
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Halsewell 1780 |
Tues 21 |
Deliver Hon Co copper. |
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Halsewell 1780 |
Wed 22 |
Deliver Hon Co copper. |
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Halsewell 1780 |
Thurs 23 Mar |
Deliver Hon Co copper. |
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Halsewell 1780 |
Sat 25 Mar |
Deliver copper. Sent our powder
ashore to be dried. |
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Halsewell 1780 |
Sun 26 Mar |
Rec’d our powder. |
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Halsewell 1780 |
12-19 Apr |
Rec’d water |
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Halsewell 1780 |
Fri 28 Apr |
Rec’d Private Trade |
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Halsewell 1780 |
Thurs 11 May |
Arrived a Porterguese ship |
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Halsewell 1780 |
17-19 May |
Delivering Private Trade. Rec’d
ballast & cotton Britannia arrives 20 May |
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Halsewell 1780 |
Mon 22 May |
Rec’d ballast & cotton |
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Halsewell 1780 |
Thurs 25 May |
Rec’d 2 boatloads of cotton |
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Halsewell 1780 |
(3 French officer POWs in 3rd Mate’s
mess. £90. See Court Mins) |
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Halsewell 1780 |
Fri 16 June |
Rec’d our sailing orders |
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Halsewell 1780 |
Sat 17 June |
Came on board the Captain. The Fort
saluted him with 9 guns which was returned with equal number. |
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Halsewell 1780 |
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Halsewell 1780 |
Mon 19 June |
Weighed the whole fleet, consisting
of Granby, Earl of Oxford, Sandwich and Brittania under convoy of His
Majesty’s ship Seahorse. (frigate) |
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Halsewell 1780 |
Tues 20 June |
13º18 |
81º58’ |
|
Halsewell 1780 |
Wed 28 June |
0º11’ |
93º13’ |
|
Halsewell 1780 |
Sun 2 July |
4º38’ N |
- |
No longitude given |
Halsewell 1780 |
Tues 4 July |
No obs |
At noon extremes of Pulo Pinang. High
land of Pulo Ladda & extr of Pullo Button |
|
Halsewell 1780 |
Wed 5 July |
5º00 N |
Extremes of Pinang |
|
Halsewell 1780 |
Thurs 6 July |
5º10’ |
- |
Body of Pulo Pinang. Extreames of
Malay shore. |
Halsewell 1780 |
Fri 7 July |
4º49 N |
Small island off Pinang. Pulo Dinding
and Sumatra shore. |
|
Halsewell 1780 |
Sun 9 July |
3º43 |
Malay shore. Pulo Jarra. The largest
Sambelong |
|
Halsewell 1780 |
Mon 10 July |
3º33’ |
- |
Pulo Jarra, Dinding & Two
Brothers. |
Halsewell 1780 |
Tues 11 July |
3º18 |
At sunset Two Brothers just visible
off the poop deck. |
|
Halsewell 1780 |
Thurs 13 July |
PM when anchored the Arroes in sight
from the mast head. |
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Halsewell 1780 |
Sat 15 July |
2º48’ |
- |
The Round Arroe. At sunrise Parcelar
Hill. |
Halsewell 1780 |
Sun 16 July |
When anchored extremes of land Cape
Richardo. |
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Halsewell 1780 |
Tues 18 July |
- |
- |
Cape Richardo and trees on Sumatran
shore. |
Halsewell 1780 |
Wed 19 July |
Arrive Malacca |
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Halsewell 1780 |
Sat 22 July |
Departed this life George Jackson,
captain’s cook |
||
Halsewell 1780 |
Sun 23 July |
Committed his body to the deep after
ye usual ceremony. |
||
Halsewell 1780 |
Fri 28 July |
Sets sail. 15 miles sailed but no
observation taken. |
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Halsewell 1780 |
Sat 29 July |
Water Island |
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Halsewell 1780 |
Sun 30 July |
1º40’ |
Sumatra shore in sight. |
|
Halsewell 1780 |
Mon 31 July |
Mount Formosa NNE. Malay shore. Pulo
Pisang 4 leagues. |
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Halsewell 1780 |
Tues 1 Aug |
At noon Tanjang Bulos |
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Halsewell 1780 |
Wed 2 Aug |
Barn Island. Peak of Great Carimon.
Tree Island 3 miles. |
||
Halsewell 1780 |
Thurs 3 Aug |
Red Island. Extreames of Island of St
Johns |
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Halsewell 1780 |
Fri 4 Aug |
Anchored the Buffaloe, eastmost point
of St Johns in line with Barbucett Hill. At noon Bintang Hill. |
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Halsewell 1780 |
Sat 5 Aug |
1º58’ N |
NWbN Jahore Hill off Point Romania.
At noon Pulo Auroe 6-7 leagues. |
|
Halsewell 1780 |
Sun 6 Aug |
I take my departure from Pulo Auroe |
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Halsewell 1780 |
Wed 9 Aug |
6º00’ N |
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Halsewell 1780 |
Fri 11 Aug |
6º49’ |
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Halsewell 1780 |
Sun 13 Aug |
8º11’ |
At noon, extreames of Pulo Condore.
Divine Service. |
|
Halsewell 1780 |
Tues 15 Aug |
10º37’ |
Pulo Sapata 5-6 leagues |
|
Halsewell 1780 |
Thurs 17 Aug |
12º45’ N |
In company with the fleet. |
|
Halsewell 1780 |
Fri 18 Aug |
14º12’ |
A northerly set of 20 miles. Captain
Panton of the SeaHorse must believe it sets also strong to eastward or he
would steer more to the eastward than he does, it eing the usual method to
make 4º meridian from Sapata xxxxxx allowing a degree between them for the
Easterly current. |
|
Halsewell 1780 |
Sat 19 Aug |
15º48’ |
Departed this life Geo Simpson, an
invalide. I make this voyage only 3º19’ meridn distance from Sapata to
Macclesfield Shoal which is 1/36 less than I made last voyage but I was then
more to the eastward. |
|
Halsewell 1780 |
Thurs 24 Aug |
20º46’ |
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Halsewell 1780 |
Fri 25 Aug |
21º55’ |
At noon the peak of the Grand
Ladrone. |
|
Halsewell 1780 |
Sat 26 Aug |
21º56 |
Extremes of Lemma Islands |
|
Halsewell 1780 |
Mon 28 Aug |
At sunrise Macao town. Sent the
pacquet ashore to the supercargoes. |
||
Halsewell 1780 |
Tues 29 Aug |
Came on board ye pilot and took
charge of ship to Whampoa. Saluted Sea Horse with 13 guns. |
||
Halsewell 1780 |
Wed 30 Aug |
Came too, near the Bogue of Figres |
||
Halsewell 1780 |
Thurs 31 Aug |
Got through the Bogue. Passed Success
aground. PM Passed Second Barr. Sent longboat to assistance of Success. |
||
Halsewell 1780 |
Fri 1 Sept |
Whampoa |
Passed First Barr. Warped into our
birth (sic) at upper part of Bankshall Island. |
|
Halsewell 1780 |
Sun 3 Sept |
The Captain went to Canton. (Bill of
exchange for £1,730 dated 9 Sept. See Court Mins) |
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Halsewell 1780 |
Thurs 7 Sept |
Delivered stores for factories at
Canton. |
||
Halsewell 1780 |
Tues 19 Sept |
Delivered 2 chops of bales on account
ye Honourable Company. |
||
Halsewell 1780 |
Sat 23 Sept |
Delivered remainder of Hon Company
bales. |
||
Halsewell 1780 |
Mon 25 Sept |
Delivered red wood & Private
Trade. |
||
Halsewell 1780 |
Fri 29 Sept |
Delivering cotton |
||
Halsewell 1780 |
Sun 1 Oct |
Arrived a Sweed (sic) ship from
Europe. |
||
Halsewell 1780 |
Wed 4 Oct |
Delivered red wood. |
||
Halsewell 1780 |
Fri 6 Oct |
Delivered red wood & Private
Trade |
||
Halsewell 1780 |
Tues 10 Oct |
Delivered lead on account Hon Co |
||
Halsewell 1780 |
Sat 14 Oct |
Employed in lifting the limbers and
cleaning the holds. Landsmen at their different vocations. |
||
Halsewell 1780 |
Sun 15 Oct |
Divine service. |
||
Halsewell 1780 |
Mon 16 Oct |
Having taken out above 70 pieces of
our Hold and decks and finding the step of the foremast so bad, have thought
it necessary to have a survey thereon. |
||
Halsewell 1780 |
Thurs 19 Oct |
Rec’d ballast from Bankshall. Water’d
gun room and found it tight. |
||
Halsewell 1780 |
Fri 20 Oct |
Water’d Lazaretto and found it tight. |
||
Halsewell 1780 |
Sat 21 Oct |
Rec’d 2 chops of china ware on acct
Hon Co. |
||
Halsewell 1780 |
Mon 23 Oct |
Stowing china ware. |
||
Halsewell 1780 |
Tues 24 Oct |
Departed this life John Dent, seaman.
Sent corpse to Danes Island and interred him with the usual ceremony. |
||
Halsewell 1780 |
Sat 28 Oct |
Departed this life Wm Dickinson,
carpenter. |
||
Halsewell 1780 |
Sun 29 Oct |
Sent his corpse to French Island. |
||
Halsewell 1780 |
Wed 1 Nov |
Heeled ship. Scrubbed and pay’d her
bottom with hot tar. |
||
Halsewell 1780 |
Fri 3 Nov |
Rec’d 200 chests of tea on acct Hon
Co. |
||
Halsewell 1780 |
Sat 4 Nov |
Rec’d rice and stores. |
||
Halsewell 1780 |
Tues 7 Nov |
Rec’d salt provisions and Arrack
stores from Bankshall. |
||
Halsewell 1780 |
Wed 8 Nov |
Rec’d 200 chests of Bohea tea on acct
Hon Co. |
||
Halsewell 1780 |
Thurs 9 Nov |
Rec’d 200 chests of Bohea tea on acct
Hon Co. Employed in the hold. |
||
Halsewell 1780 |
Tues 14 Nov |
Rec’d 200 chests of Bohea tea. |
||
Halsewell 1780 |
Mon 20 Nov |
Rec’d 2 boatloads of tea on acct Hon
Co |
||
Halsewell 1780 |
Fri 24 Nov |
Rec’d 800 chests of Congo teas on
acct Hon Co. |
||
Halsewell 1780 |
Thurs 30 Nov |
Rec’d 340 bales raw silk and 469 half
chests of Congo teas. |
||
Halsewell 1780 |
Sat 2 Dec |
Hoisted colours half mast in honour
to the memory of Capt Daniel Webb who departed this life yesterday afternoon.
Rec’d a chop load of Private Trade. |
||
Halsewell 1780 |
Mon 4 Dec |
Rec’d stores and 2 boats with teas on
acct Hon Co |
||
Halsewell 1780 |
Wed 6 Dec |
Rec’d all our booms from shore.
Holders stowing teas. |
||
Halsewell 1780 |
Thurs 7 Dec |
Painted all larboard side with
varnish of pine and yellow oker. |
||
Halsewell 1780 |
Fri 8 Dec |
Got everything ready to go for Second
Barr. |
||
Halsewell 1780 |
Sat 9 Dec |
Two boats with tea on acct Hon Co.
Detained them, expecting to proceed for Second Barr. The pilot not coming,
received 800 Singlos on acct Hon Co. |
||
Halsewell 1780 |
Sun 10 Dec |
The pilot came on board. Began to
unmoor, as did the Granby and Sandwich. Saluted the ships with 9 guns. |
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Halsewell 1780 |
Mon 11 Dec |
At 3 got passed (sic) First Barr. Least
water 4 fathoms. At 5 am came too, above Second Barr. Run out all warps ready
for warping over the Barr. 3 pm sailed Second Barr. Least water 3 fathoms. |
||
Halsewell 1780 |
Fri 15 Dec |
Sent the longboat to Whampoa for
remainder of our stores. |
||
Halsewell 1780 |
Sat 16 Dec |
Rec’d 2 boats with tea and St Helena
stores on acct Hon Co. |
||
Halsewell 1780 |
Sun 17 Dec |
Sent longboat to Whampoa for stores. |
||
Halsewell 1780 |
Mon 18 Dec |
Longboat returned. Rec’d paddy and
yarns. Sea stores. |
||
Halsewell 1780 |
Wed 20 Dec |
Rec’d 250 quarter chests on acct Hon
Co. |
||
Halsewell 1780 |
Thurs 21 Dec |
Rec’d on board the Grand Chop &
sea stores. |
||
Halsewell 1780 |
Fri 22 Dec |
Employed stowing Private Trade. |
||
Halsewell 1780 |
Sun 24 Dec |
Sailed hence Old Horsenden. |
||
Halsewell 1780 |
Tues 26 Dec |
Departed this life Wm Chaverly,
seaman. |
||
Halsewell 1780 |
Wed 27 Dec |
Sent deceased to Danes Island. |
||
Halsewell 1780 |
Fri 29 Dec |
Came on board Captain Peirce and
rec’d Hon Co pacquet. At 11 am Commander made signal to unmoor. (Fleet
consists of: Granby, Commodore (John) Johnson; Earl of Oxford, White;
Sandwich, Deane; Brittania, Achinson?; and Favourite, country ship. Departed
this life John Burnett, butcher. |
||
Halsewell 1780 |
Sat 30 Dec |
Passed the Bogue when perceived
Favourite ashore. |
||
Halsewell 1780 |
Sun 31 Dec |
Am Passed Linting barr. Pm passed
Macao. |
||
Halsewell 1781 |
Mon 1 Jan |
20º19’ |
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Halsewell 1781 |
Wed 3 Jan |
15º15’ N |
Hove too and sounded, expecting to
get ground on the Macclesfield but got none at 70 fathoms by which we must be
to the eastward of it. This agrees with Wm Dalrymple’s chart but having twice
struck the bank coming from China with 1..35 merid distance from Ladrone I
was very much disappointed in not getting ground this day and believe had we
hove to more to the N’ward we had struck ground. |
|
Halsewell 1781 |
Thurs 4 Jan |
13º13’ N |
Sounded every hour from 30 to 35
fathoms up and down but got no ground. |
|
Halsewell 1781 |
Fri 5 Jan |
Continues to sound, without result. |
||
Halsewell 1781 |
Sat 6 Jan |
Continues to sound without result. |
||
Halsewell 1781 |
Sun 7 Jan |
Sent out long boat with 3rd Officer
and 8 men to take soundings to give to the Commodore. |
||
Halsewell 1781 |
Mon 8 Jan |
Many grappus’s about the ship. I find
an amazing current these 24 hours being 4º8 the S’ward of account. |
||
Halsewell 1781 |
Tues 9 Jan |
5º23'N |
(Carinata Passage) I kept the
longboat ahead all night sounding and keeping a good lookout. Commodore made
signal to all Commanders which was answered. At 7 am she made signal of
having got soundings of deep water. Hove too, sounded ground 50 fathoms sand
with black specks. Our longboat has been out 2 days ahead of the Commodore,
provided with signals, lights & necessaries. |
|
Halsewell 1781 |
Wed 10 Jan |
5º23'N |
At 3 pm our longboat made signal for
seeing the land – which we soon after saw – being the N’ern Natuna about 8
leagues. At midnight our longboat made signal for seeing land which I at
first supposed to be E’rn Natuna but we found it to be the Steeple Island. In
the morning we had some very smart long squalls which obliged us to reef
& growing very thick the Commodore hove too. At 1/2 past 7 it clear’d.
The Halsewells and Sandwich longboats ahead of the Commodore. Course by log
corrected to ye land, agreeable to Mr Dalrymples chart. |
|
Halsewell 1781 |
Thurs 11 Jan |
1º35 N |
Commodore under an easy sail with
Halsewell & sandwich longboats ahead. I expected from our course to have
seen, agreeable to Mr Herberts chart, the Island Platte (?) but saw no land
until midnight when an island making as may be seen in my sketches bore as
Lo????? A small Round island. These I take to be the Islands De Remarque and
St Pierre laid down by Mr Dalrymple as seen by the Elephant and Camel. |
|
Halsewell 1781 |
Fri 12 Jan |
0º29 S |
Saw island which I take to be E’most
of the 2 islands laid down by Mr Dalrymple in his chart – I call this Deanes
Island. |
|
Halsewell 1781 |
Sat 13 Jan |
1º23 S |
Squalls. The Oxford hoisted in her
cutter. 2 longboats ahead all night. Sounding very irregular. Frequently
falls from 16 to 19 to 25. Saw Island Saratou. |
|
Halsewell 1781 |
Sun 14 Jan |
AM the longboat made signal to come
on board which was answer’d. The Sandwich longboat being ahead, gave them a
fresh supply of candles, lanthorns & necessary refreshments and sent her
ahead again. I take a fresh departure yesteray at noon from W end of Saratou
allowing it to lie in Lat 1º34 S. It is impossible to ascertain the set of
the current at present. I shall therefore postpone it till we make Lubeck,
Java & Madeira and then endeavour to account for it. |
||
Halsewell 1781 |
Mon 15 Jan |
Departed this life Nicholson, a Dane
and at 4 am William Smith a quarter master of a fever. At noon committed
their bodys to the Deep. |
||
Halsewell 1781 |
Tues 16 Jan |
These 24 hours fresh gales and v hard
squalls in the night. One in particular split our Main Topsail and in which I
imagine the Commodore bore up and ran much to E’ward. She made signal to
bring too in the night which we did not hear and not seeing his light kept
under an easy sail on the same course as she before steer’d. In the morning
the longboats were out if sight, immediately hove too as did Britannia &
Sandwich. Soon after saw them in NW. I was under much anxiety for the boats
as it blew very hard in the night with a large sea. |
||
Halsewell 1781 |
Wed 17 Jan |
Streights of Bally |
Fresh gales & squalls. The
Sandwich parted her cable and drove far over towards Gillion. We since learn
she lost 2 Bower anchors. |
|
Halsewell 1781 |
Thurs 18 Jan |
Streights of Bally. Very hard
squalls. Commodore made signal to close in his wake. I bore down accordingly
seeing it impossible for other ships to get into Samanap. I saw plainly the
islands called in Mr Dalrymple chart Turtle Island and Sunkan Island.
Sketches of which I have taken. Coasting along Java I saw a Reef off Two Tree
Point the particulars of which I mark’d to avoid it in my observations. |
||
Halsewell 1781 |
Fri 19 – Tues 24 |
Soundings in Streights of Bally. |
||
Halsewell 1781 |
Wed 24 Jan |
Streights of Bally |
||
Halsewell 1781 |
Sat 27 Jan |
10º11 S |
114º10 |
From Bally to St Helena. |
Halsewell 1781 |
Sun 28 Jan |
11º17 |
114º30 |
Breezes & cloudy. |
Halsewell 1781 |
Mon 29 Jan |
10º50 |
114º10 |
Exercised great guns and small arms.
Washed gun deck. In comp’y. |
Halsewell 1781 |
Tues 30 Jan |
11º38’S |
114º10 |
Light airs. In Co. |
Halsewell 1781 |
Sat 3 Feb |
14º34’S |
113º27 |
Light breezes. Wash’d gun deck.
Exercised Great Guns and Small Arms. |
Halsewell 1781 |
Tues 6 Feb |
16º52 |
113º36 |
Hazey. Swell much fallen. In company. |
Halsewell 1781 |
Thurs 8 Feb |
18º12 |
113º49 |
Sailmaker repairing old mizzen. |
Halsewell 1781 |
Sun 11 Feb |
18º53 |
112º47 |
Divine service. Fleet in company. |
Halsewell 1781 |
Mon 12 Feb |
18º47 |
112º39 |
10 pm departed this life Thos Pewter
gunners servant. 2 am departed this life Fred Whieland 2nd mates servant. |
Halsewell 1781 |
Fri 16 Feb |
17º35 |
108º36 |
In company. Fresh breezes. |
Halsewell 1781 |
Mon 19 Feb |
17º38 |
104º45 |
Lowered down the jolly boat and sent
her on board commodore who are v. sickly. |
Halsewell 1781 |
Tues 20 Feb |
Sold effects of 2 deceased servants. |
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Halsewell 1781 |
Wed 21 Feb |
17º42 |
103º24 |
Lowered down the jolly boat and
scrubb’d the ships Bends. |
Halsewell 1781 |
Fri 23 Feb |
18º04 |
101º19 |
Departed this life Peter Derrick a
Dane seaman. |
Halsewell 1781 |
Sun 25 Feb |
18º30 |
97º44 |
Caught a great quantity of fish. In
company. |
Halsewell 1781 |
Tues 27 Feb |
Finding the ship very much by the
stern got the foremost guns forward in their birth (sic) |
||
Halsewell 1781 |
Thurs 1 March |
18º40 |
90º33 |
Hazey. Armourer at his forge. |
Halsewell 1781 |
Sat 3 March |
19º00 |
87º10 |
Spoke the Commodore who informed us
his ships comp’y being very sickly having buried 5 within this week. At 6 pm
departed this life John Lyell Quarter Master of ye flux. |
Halsewell 1781 |
Sun 4 March |
19º41 |
85º08 |
Spoke the Oxford and find she is in
the same situation with the rest of the fleet having buried 4 within 8 days.
16 people in the sick list mostly of the flux. |
Halsewell 1781 |
Mon 5 March |
20º07S |
Wash’d gun deck with vinegar. |
|
Halsewell 1781 |
Thurs 8 March |
21º24 |
77º06 |
Departed this life Thomas Baldwell
seaman. |
Halsewell 1781 |
Sat 10 March |
A pleasant Trade. In company. Wash’d
Gun Deck. |
||
Halsewell 1781 |
Sun 11 March |
23º00 |
71º35 |
Divine Service. |
Halsewell 1781 |
Wed 14 March |
22º58 |
69º56 |
|
Halsewell 1781 |
Fri 16 March |
23º00 |
68º20 |
Our people still sickly. |
Halsewell 1781 |
Mon 19 March |
24º34 |
64º47 |
|
Halsewell 1781 |
Tues 20 March |
Spoke Neptune Grand, Portuguess (sic)
from Macao to Lisbon. |
||
Halsewell 1781 |
Fri 23 March |
27º06 |
58º18 |
|
Halsewell 1781 |
Tues 27 March |
Departed this life George Powell
seaman. In company. |
||
Halsewell 1781 |
Fri 30 March |
30º51 |
46º53 |
|
Halsewell 1781 |
Mon 2 April |
32º05 |
45º00 |
Fresh breezes. In company |
Halsewell 1781 |
Fri 6 April |
34º27 S |
36º29 |
Light airs. Large swell |
Halsewell 1781 |
Tues 10 April |
35º35 |
31º06 |
Washed gundeck. Smoaked and washed
the beams with vinegar. |
Halsewell 1781 |
Sat 14 April |
Carpenters and caulkers repairing the
yawl. |
||
Halsewell 1781 |
Sun 15 |
In company as usual |
||
Halsewell 1781 |
Tues 17 April |
35º10 |
27º51 |
|
Halsewell 1781 |
Wed 18 April |
Granby, Oxford & Sandwich far to
leward (sic). Sandwich not in sight. |
||
Halsewell 1781 |
Sat 21 April |
36º00 |
25º24 |
In company with ye fleet. |
Halsewell 1781 |
Wed 25 April |
38º10 |
17º55E |
Bore down to ye Commodore as he
signalled to speak us. |
Halsewell 1781 |
Tues 1 May |
35º17 |
15º55 |
|
Halsewell 1781 |
Sat 5 May |
31º18 |
13º26 |
The fleet in Company |
Halsewell 1781 |
Fri 11 May |
22º27 |
Are obliged to run under an easy sail
for the Oxford & Brittania. |
|
Halsewell 1781 |
Sun 13 May |
20º52 |
0º26E |
Our people continue very healthy. |
Halsewell 1781 |
Fri 18 May |
16º02 S |
Saint Helena. |
|
Halsewell 1781 |
Sat 19 May |
NEW |
Abreast Barn Point. Employed working
into the Road. Found riding here Walpole, Capt Abercrombie; The Fox, Capt
Blackburn; the Grafton, Capt Bull; Kingston, CaptNutt; Princess Royal, Capt
Ker; and the True Brittain and two whalers. Saluted fort with 9 guns. PM
Captain wnt on shore. In the evening the ships in the Road fir’s half minute
guns at the funeral of Capt Timbrell of True Britton. |
|
Halsewell 1781 |
Mon 21st May |
Sent our sick on shore. |
||
Halsewell 1781 |
Thurs 24 May |
St Helena Road |
Winds & Weather as before- A.M.
spliced the End of our Stream Cable in the Long Boat & hove a head on the
Small Bower, for the Granby so clear our Cable, she having overlaid it –
Clear’d it tear’d away & took the End of the Stream in Moor’d as before. |
|
Halsewell 1781 |
Sat 26 May |
Strong Flurries of the Valley –
Cloudy Weather – a.m. Unmoor’d and hove short on the small Bower run a Warp
out to the Kingston & Wharp’d her further in shore – Let go the small
Bower Neer’d away and Moor’d Ship, Stream Anchor to the Sea, depth Water 19
Fathoms. Bearings, Sugar Loaf, Point ENE3/4N Horse Pasture Point. ?? Church
?? Off shore a short half mile. Strong Flurries of the Land Cloudy Weather -
AM Wash'd the Gun Deck. |
||
Halsewell 1781 |
Mon 28 May |
Winds as before with rain in the latter
part – Employ’d Rec. Water ?? Put Mr Henderson Seaman in Irons for striking
Mr Stewart 4th Mate, & refusing to Load the Long Boat on Shore. |
||
Halsewell 1781 |
Tues 29 May |
Strong flurries. Cloudy weather with
rain at times. AM The Captain came on board. Punish’d Wm Henderson seaman
with two dozen lashes. Cooper employed setting up casks. Armourer at the
forge |
||
Halsewell 1781 |
Wed 30 May |
Fresh breezes. Fair weather. AM
Heel’d ship. Hog’d and scrub’d her & Pay’d her Bottom with Pitch and
Greese. Dried sails and unbent them. Sailmaker repairing the sails. Cooper as
before. Armourer at the Forge. |
||
Halsewell 1781 |
Thurs 30 May |
Fresh breezes with rain in the middle
part. Employ’d taking on board Water. Boatswain overhauling the rigging etc.
sailmaker as before. |
||
Halsewell 1781 |
Mon 11 June |
NEW |
Came on board Major Basset and
mustered ye ship’s company |
|
Halsewell 1781 |
Mon 25 June |
NEW |
Anchored here the Stormont, Capt
Rogers; Bessborough, Capt Montgomerie; Bridgwater, Capt Parker; York, Capt
Blanchard; Atlas, Capt Cooper; Lascelles, Capt Wakefield; London, Capt
Cummings from China. |
|
Halsewell 1781 |
Wed 27 June |
New |
Exercised the great guns. Anchored
here the Hastings, store ship, Capt Thompson from England |
|
Halsewell 1781 |
Fri 29 June |
Dept this life Fred Miller on shore
at sick quarters. |
||
Halsewell 1781 |
Tues 3 July |
New |
Exercised great guns. PM an alarm was
for one sail. 11 arrived here Shark, sloop of war. |
|
Halsewell 1781 |
Sun 29 July |
Renown made signal to prepare to
sail. 10 am Capt Peirce came on board with Mrs Wrangham as passengers. |
||
Halsewell 1781 |
Mon 31 July |
Convoy under Renown Capt Henry and
Shark sloop of war. In company with Walpole, Granby, Stormont, Oxford,
Princess Royal, Sandwich, Grafton, Bridgwater, York, Bessborough, Brittania,
Atlas, Fox, Kingston, Lascelles, London & True Britton (17 ships.) |
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Sun 5 Aug |
10º16S |
13º54W |
The Fleet in company. |
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Thurs 9 Aug |
5º05S |
18º33W |
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Sat 12 Aug |
0º04S |
20º38 |
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Fri 17 Aug |
7º07N |
21º36 |
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Tues 21 Aug |
12º39 |
23º56 W |
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Sat 25 Aug |
15º45N |
27º55 |
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Wed 29 Aug |
21º21 |
32º17 |
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Sun 2 Sept |
27º16 |
35º22 |
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Mon 10 Sept |
33º50 |
37º51 |
At 11 am officers from Renown came on
board and pressed John Brown, Wm Henderson & John Leicester seamen. |
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Fri 14 Sept |
39º14 |
38º48 |
Received on board John Jewell, Wm
Dawes & Laurence Fricker in ye room of the seamen pressed on ye 10th
instant. |
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Tues 18 Sept |
42º00 |
31º19 |
An increasing gale. |
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Sat 22 Sept |
43º10 |
29º02 |
Calm |
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Wed 26 Sept |
45º43 |
22º28 |
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Sun 30 sept |
47º18 |
17º19 |
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Thurs 4 Oct |
49º23 |
11º00 |
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Mon 8 Oct |
49º39 |
6º27 |
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Fri 12 Oct |
50º00 |
At noon Lands End. Scilly. |
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Sat 13 Oct |
At noon the Lizard bor NbW. In
company with the Fleet. |
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Sun 14 Oct |
The Eddystone NE bE |
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Tues 16 Oct |
At noon Dunnose NNE |
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Wed 17 Oct |
Isle of Wight |
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Thurs 18 Oct |
Beachey Head at noon. |
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Fri 19 Oct |
At noon South Foreland. |
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Sat 20 Oct |
Anchord off Soith Foreland. Departed
this life of ye scurvy Peter Sharpe seaman. |
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Sun 21 Oct |
Passed the Buoy of the Breake. Buoy
of Margate Sand. North Foreland lighthouse. Down T.gallant yards. |
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Tues 23 Oct |
Weighd and worked up abreast of
Margate. |
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Wed 24 Oct |
Turn’d up Queens Channel. |
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Sat 27 Oct |
Winds variable at 12 past 4 AM
Weighed and got as high as the Pan Land, but falling little Wind Run back
again as did the other Ships Anchord in 7F Water with the Best Bower, the
Buoy of the Pan Patch Sand NNE Distance about 1/2 a Mile. |
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Sun 28 Oct |
W’erly winds and small Rain at 5 AM
Weighed & got as high as the Buoy of the Mouse and a1/2 past 11 Anchored
with the Best Bower 11 F water the Buoy of the Mouse NNW distance about 1/2 a
Mile. At noon came on board 2 of His Majestys lieutenants to impress our men
which they resisted and armed to defend themselves. At 5 pm weighd and at 1/2
past 9 past the Conquistadore at the Nore, was fired at by several ships but
could not bring our ship too the people refusing to clew the sails up or let
go the anchor. His Majesty’s frigate the Albemarle Capt Nelson kept firing
shot at us one of which struck off the chick of the Main mast and another
through the Main Topsail and several overhead. when the Officer came to let
go the Topsail Halyards found them ript aloft, at last with difficulty the
Chief and 4 Mates let go the Anchor aft standing the ship being head right on
for the shore and having fresh way where brgt up for found ourselves in 8F of
the Lights of the Nore SEbS. Came on board Capt Nelson with offers to our men
which they all refused. |
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Mon 29 Oct |
Variable Winds with Dry weather. AM.
Came on board again Captain Nelson who told the people if they refused
serving his Majesty he must bring the Frigate alongside after much trouble
and difficulty they got all our people and left only the Foreigners and Servants
promising to bring Men in the Evening, at 8 PM Came a Lieutenant with 24 men
to work the Ship up to her Moorings. |
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Tues 30 Oct |
Winds variable with thick weather, at
6 AM. Weighd at 2 PM. Anchord in the Lower part of Gravesend Reach. Ditto
came on board Mr Clements Pilot with 12 men to go up with the Ship |
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Sat 3 Nov |
Lashed alongside the Oxford at
Blackwall. |
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Tues 6 Nov |
Delivered our Books. Came on board
Capt Dampier and opened our Hatches. |
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Wed 7 Nov |
Lumpers hoisting up butts. |
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Sat 10 Nov |
Came alongside Milford barge. |
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Sat 24 Nov |
(Last full entry) Loaded Active
lighter Mr Bowers with Teas on acct Hon Co. |
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Dec |
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Jan |
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Fri 1 Feb |
Came on board Mr Sabrey HM Inspector
and other Revenue Officers and cleared the ship. Dispatched the clearing Hoy
with China on acct Honorable East India Company. |
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THE END |