Packet Surgeon’s Journals

Friday 30th August – this morning the first objects which presented themselves to my view were the Virgin Islands. Their forms and appearances were as diversified as […]

  Harbour of S.t Thomas Saturday 7th – this being the last day of our stay at S.t Thomas for the Mail Boat has at length arrived, it becomes […]

Sat.y 7th September – at 4 P.M. the breeze sprung up, and fine weather setting in we got under weigh, and set sail from S.t Thomas for England. When […]

Friday 27th – moderate & favourable breeze with fine weather in the forenoon, then heavy rain with a diminution of the wind, which draw forwards for two […]

Arrive at Falmouth Saturday 12 October – at 6 a.m. we arrived at Falmouth and came to in the roads, to be in readiness to move […]

Pay from 29 June 1833 to Saturday 26 Oct.r 1833 (17) weeks £34 Vide Statements of Accounts between Capt.n Snell & Myself. Falmouth 22 Nov.r 1833 Received from Capt.n Snell – £25 […]

Notes of a Voyage to & from the Leeward Islands Sailed 20 July 1833- Returned 12 October 1833 Absent 12 weeks Compared to his previous voyages, this […]

Robert Snell – Commander John A Geach – Master James Williamson – Surgeon Charles Williams – Mate James Pashbee – Steward James Edwards – Steward’s Mate James Evenett – Boatswain Gustavus Glason – Carpenter […]

Saturday 9th March 1833 – the Mail having arrived this morning for Lisbon, Jamaica and for Halifax, it was one P.M. ere we were ready to start. […]