Packet Surgeon’s Journals

Monday 1st February – weather variable. Wind favourable but changeable. At 9 saw the island of Gozo bearing SE, distance 20 miles.  At 3.30 we entered […]

Leave Cadiz – Observations in passing thro’ Straits of Gibraltar At 3 oClock P.M. the Captain, having come with the Mail, and our passengers, we ran […]

Execution of ten Pirates at Cadiz As I thought that the stay of our Captain on shore would not exceed an hour or two, I did […]

Saturday 16th Jan.ry – no favourable change in the wind has taken place since yesterday and although we were within a few hours sail of Cadiz […]

Journal of a Voyage from Falmouth to the Mediterranean & back Sailed 8th January – Returned 30th March 1830 January 8th 1830 – Early this morning the Duke of York moved from the […]

Journal of a Voyage from Falmouth to the Mediterranean Sailed 8th January – Returned 30th March 1830 Absent 11 weeks & 5 days We discover a more confident traveller in James’ […]

[Incurred during the Jamaica Voyage] 1829 At Barbadoes Sept.r 8 1 Guava jelly & fruits – 2s 1 Pot Tamarinds – 2s Sept.r 9 Boat – 2s […]

Arrived at Falmouth – Passengers Duke de Montebello Friday 4th December – at 10 oClock A.M. came to an anchor in Falmouth Harbour, and were told […]

Leave Port Royal – land Mail at Crooked Isl.d Saturday 17th – October Early this morning we weighed anchor from Port Royal – but by night […]