Packet Surgeon’s Journals

Journal of a Voyage from Falmouth to Halifax & Bermuda & back Sailed 8th April – Returned 14 July 1829 Wednesday 8th April 1829 – at ½ past 10 […]

Journal of a Voyage from Falmouth to Halifax & Bermuda & back Sailed 8th April 1829 – Returned 14th July 1829 Absent 14 weeks James’ third voyage […]

Reach Cadiz – No Quarantine boat comes up Sunday 8th March – on coming upon deck I found, that we were again in the open sea, […]

Wednesday 4th March – fine breeze this morning, almost amounting to a gale. The sky was overcast with lowering and rain-containing clouds, which did not fail […]

Saturday 14 February – this morning the wind was still in the same quarter, but rather fitful. Weather finer. Sicily also was in sight and upon […]

Arrive at Malta – Mr. Kirby & Greek Pilot leave us – Digression to the Language of Corfu Tuesday 10th – wind still against us – […]

Sunday 1 February 1829 – saw this morning he island of Corfu, the ancient Coreyra, but at a considerable distance, As the day advanced and the […]

The appearance of the island of Malta is rocky and barren and even nearly as far as Valetta, the capital of Malta, which we came in […]

Saturday 17th – at 6 oClock this morning we came to anchor in the Bay of Gibraltar, having performed the passage from Cadiz in a very […]