Jonathan Griffin

19 August 2018

Tales from his travels

Negro song. Jack Ass, wid a long tail, Bag o’ Caco coming down. Dey teas-y me, dey worry me Dey take my dandy from me. Jack […]
19 August 2018

Tales of Packets and the sea

There are many customs now prevalent among particular classes of men, the origin of which is so obscure from antiquity or other causes, that it would […]
19 August 2018

Falmouth tales

By the Falmothians and others thereabouts hail drops are called Camborne boys. Camborne is a small place, a few miles from Redruth – but why it […]
19 August 2018

West Country tales

Cornwall is so famous for pies among other things, that it has been ironically said, that the Devil is afraid to shew his nose in that […]
18 August 2018

Smuggling aboard a Packet ship

James Williamson gives this account of ‘smuggling’ from his time on HM Packet Duke of York. From the earliest establishment of the [Packets], [1] the spirit […]
17 August 2018

Smuggling and wrecking

It would be impossible to talk about the maritime history of Cornwall without some mention of smuggling and wrecking. Smuggling is a by-product of government policy […]
17 August 2018

The Pleasures of a life at Sea

Pleasure I. – I have always considered the mere exemption from misery to be a positive pleasure – a truth verified in being relieved from all […]
17 August 2018

De Omnibus rebus

Haec partim ex libris Excerpsi, partier egomet pro soupei De Omnibus rebus, Mullisque alid ~~~ A person being asked what he thought of the assassination of […]
17 August 2018

To Miss Caroline Wiggins

To Miss Caroline Wiggins, who threatened to throw a cup of tea over Alfred Snell & me. Sepr.r 1832. My dearest Miss W—, your pardon I pray, […]
19 August 2018

Tales from his travels

Negro song. Jack Ass, wid a long tail, Bag o’ Caco coming down. Dey teas-y me, dey worry me Dey take my dandy from me. Jack […]
19 August 2018

Tales of Packets and the sea

There are many customs now prevalent among particular classes of men, the origin of which is so obscure from antiquity or other causes, that it would […]
19 August 2018

Falmouth tales

By the Falmothians and others thereabouts hail drops are called Camborne boys. Camborne is a small place, a few miles from Redruth – but why it […]
19 August 2018

West Country tales

Cornwall is so famous for pies among other things, that it has been ironically said, that the Devil is afraid to shew his nose in that […]
18 August 2018

Smuggling aboard a Packet ship

James Williamson gives this account of ‘smuggling’ from his time on HM Packet Duke of York. From the earliest establishment of the [Packets], [1] the spirit […]
17 August 2018

Smuggling and wrecking

It would be impossible to talk about the maritime history of Cornwall without some mention of smuggling and wrecking. Smuggling is a by-product of government policy […]
17 August 2018

The Pleasures of a life at Sea

Pleasure I. – I have always considered the mere exemption from misery to be a positive pleasure – a truth verified in being relieved from all […]
17 August 2018

De Omnibus rebus

Haec partim ex libris Excerpsi, partier egomet pro soupei De Omnibus rebus, Mullisque alid ~~~ A person being asked what he thought of the assassination of […]
17 August 2018

To Miss Caroline Wiggins

To Miss Caroline Wiggins, who threatened to throw a cup of tea over Alfred Snell & me. Sepr.r 1832. My dearest Miss W—, your pardon I pray, […]