Packet Surgeon’s Journals

III Week Saturday 21st February – very fine weather. Strong breezes and foul with much sea. Sunday 22nd – strong gales and dark gloomy weather in […]

5 Week Saturday 7th March from noon – constant rain wind light & favourable from S & SSW, till 4 P.M. when at once it shifted […]

7th Week Saturday 21st March – from noon – fine weather. Moderate and foul wind. Sunday 22nd – much rain and strong gales during last night. […]

9th Week Sunday 5th – cloudy but fair all day till 2 P.M. when we had thick heavy rain & a gale of wind. Monday 6th […]

12th Week Saturday 26th 5th April – from Noon – fine weather. Moderate & foul wind. Sunday 27 6th – pleasant cloudy but fair weather. Very […]

2nd Voyage to the Leeward islands Notes of a Voyage to the Leeward Islands Sailed 20th October 1834 – Returned 12th Jan.ry 1835 Absent 12 weeks James’ […]

Lieu.t William James – Commander John Pascoe – Master James Williamson – Surgeon James Everret – Mate James Edwards – Steward John Jenkins – Stew.ds Mate James Quintal – Cook George Kelloway […]

The time I have spent in Harbour (after our last voyage to Halifax) which amounted nearly to 7 weeks, has been marked by a longer period […]

III Week Sunday 2d December – beautiful weather. Very light and favourable winds – No Trades yet. Monday 3d – delightful weather, very hot tho’ with […]