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8 July 2018

A jolly voyage

Notes of a Voyage to Buenos Ayres & back Sailed 19th November 1830 -Returned 9th June 1831 29 Weeks – one day A long time has […]
8 July 2018

A trick & crossing the line

Trick played upon W.m Treweek Wednesday 8th Dec.r  – beautiful weather. This morning Palma the Westernmost of the Canaries in sight at a distance. Very light […]
8 July 2018

Miners disembark at Rio

Soon after crossing the Equator, we had fresh favourable breezes with moderately fine weather – until we arrived in sight of our destined Port, to the […]
8 July 2018

Cornish Miners

Miners &.c The Cornish was once a peculiar language analogous I believe to their neighbours the Welsh – but I am told that since the death […]
8 July 2018

Buenos Ayres

Arrive at Buenos Ayres – Fresh Water Tuesday 1st Feb.ry  – arrived at Buenos Ayres at 10 A.M. For a week or two I was still […]
8 July 2018

Cattle, horses & lassoes

Great number of cattle – Beef Cheap The principal exports of Buenos Ayres are hides, tallow, and horses – but the imports are general. The number […]
8 July 2018

Carnival & Politics

Carnival at Buenos Ayres On Sunday 13th February the Carnival commenced and lasted for three days. This festival so common in catholic countries and anxiously looked […]
8 July 2018

Monte Video

Monday 7th – arrived at Monte Video at one P.M. and as our proposed stay was at least to be 48 hours we came to anchor […]
8 July 2018

Catching horses

Trade of Monte Video Monte Video was formerly a place of great trade, but has lately declined very much and now dollars are scarce where Doubloons […]
8 July 2018

A jolly voyage

Notes of a Voyage to Buenos Ayres & back Sailed 19th November 1830 -Returned 9th June 1831 29 Weeks – one day A long time has […]
8 July 2018

A trick & crossing the line

Trick played upon W.m Treweek Wednesday 8th Dec.r  – beautiful weather. This morning Palma the Westernmost of the Canaries in sight at a distance. Very light […]
8 July 2018

Miners disembark at Rio

Soon after crossing the Equator, we had fresh favourable breezes with moderately fine weather – until we arrived in sight of our destined Port, to the […]
8 July 2018

Cornish Miners

Miners &.c The Cornish was once a peculiar language analogous I believe to their neighbours the Welsh – but I am told that since the death […]
8 July 2018

Buenos Ayres

Arrive at Buenos Ayres – Fresh Water Tuesday 1st Feb.ry  – arrived at Buenos Ayres at 10 A.M. For a week or two I was still […]
8 July 2018

Cattle, horses & lassoes

Great number of cattle – Beef Cheap The principal exports of Buenos Ayres are hides, tallow, and horses – but the imports are general. The number […]
8 July 2018

Carnival & Politics

Carnival at Buenos Ayres On Sunday 13th February the Carnival commenced and lasted for three days. This festival so common in catholic countries and anxiously looked […]
8 July 2018

Monte Video

Monday 7th – arrived at Monte Video at one P.M. and as our proposed stay was at least to be 48 hours we came to anchor […]
8 July 2018

Catching horses

Trade of Monte Video Monte Video was formerly a place of great trade, but has lately declined very much and now dollars are scarce where Doubloons […]