SHIP |
DATE |
LATITUDE |
DISTANCE |
ENTRY |
Houghton 1759 |
Mon 29
Jan |
Deptford |
Start. At 2 pm came out of the dock
and lashed alongside the mast ship. |
|
Houghton 1759 |
Tues 30
Jan |
Deptford |
Shifted the ship to the lower chain
to the Upper Moorings of the Kings. Employed levelling the Kentledge and
taking in some coals for the ships use. |
|
Houghton 1759 |
Thurs 1
Feb |
Deptford |
Rec'd 100 water butts. |
|
Houghton 1759 |
Fri 2
Feb |
Deptford |
Rec'd 1428 plates of copper on acct
HC. Employed filling water. |
|
Houghton 1759 |
Sat 3
Feb |
Deptford |
Rec'd 2100 iron shott
and 160 shells on acct HC and one of our sheet cables. |
|
Houghton 1759 |
Sun 4
Feb |
Deptford |
No work recorded. |
|
Houghton 1759 |
Wed 7
Feb |
Deptford |
Rec'd some cases of copper on acct HC |
|
Houghton 1759 |
Thurs 8
Feb |
Deptford |
Rec'd remainder of copper - 98 cases. |
|
Houghton 1759 |
Fri 9
Feb |
Deptford |
Rec'd provisions & best bower
cable. Stowing copper. |
|
Houghton 1759 |
Sat 10
Feb |
Deptford |
Came alongside a lighter with shott & guns on acct HC |
|
Houghton 1759 |
Sun 11
Feb |
Deptford |
No work. |
|
Houghton 1759 |
Mon 12
Feb |
Deptford |
Getting up foretop mast & yard.
Receiving sails for bending. |
|
Houghton 1759 |
Wed 14
Feb |
Deptford |
Getting up Main topmast & stowing
the hold. |
|
Houghton 1759 |
15-16
Feb |
Deptford |
Rec'd 1179 iron bars. |
|
Houghton 1759 |
Sat 17
Feb |
Deptford |
Got up Main and Mizen
yards. |
|
Houghton 1759 |
Sun 18
Feb |
Deptford |
Bent all the sails for going down to
Gravesend. |
|
Houghton 1759 |
Wed 21
Feb |
Deptford |
Rec'd 40 barrells
tarr & Private Trade which we stowed in the
hold. |
|
Houghton 1759 |
Fri 23
Feb |
Deptford |
Rec'd 32 old water butts |
|
Houghton 1759 |
Tues 27
Feb |
Deptford |
Rec'd spare anchor which we stowed on
the Larbd gunwale. |
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Houghton 1759 |
Sat 3
Mar |
At 1 pm came on board Mr Johnson,
pilot. At 2 cast off from the chain and made sail. At half past 6 anchord with the best bower in the Lower part of Halfway
Tree Reach, the tide being far spent. |
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Houghton 1759 |
Sun 4
Mar |
Gravesend. |
At 3 am weighd
just before high water and made sail. Dropt the
best bower anchor in the lower part of St Clemens Reach and took it up again
directly at 4. Came too at Gravesend a little below the church and moord with the small bower to the flood and Best |
|
Houghton 1759 |
Tues 6
Mar |
Gravesend. |
Rec'd a longboat of water. Passed up
river the Prince Edward and Lord Anson. |
|
Houghton 1759 |
Fri 9
Mar |
Gravesend. |
Rec'd 20 casks iron ware; 1719
shells; 100 hand granades; 14 casks iron shot; 50
Carcass cases; 40 iron trucks; 112 double headed shot; 2 brass guns; one
brass howitzer. Pm got down top gallt yards &
struck yards of topmast. |
|
Houghton 1759 |
Mon 12
Mar |
Gravesend. |
Sailed hence the Stormont. |
|
Houghton 1759 |
Sat 17
Mar |
Gravesend. |
Rec'd 170 bags of bread; 2 fathom
billet wood. Stored the bread in the bread room. |
|
Houghton 1759 |
Mon 19
Mar |
Gravesend. |
Rec'd Private Trade and some
stationary on acct HC |
|
Houghton 1759 |
Tues 20
Mar |
Gravesend. |
Rec'd sundrys
of Private Trade. |
|
Houghton 1759 |
Wed 21
Mar |
Gravesend. |
Taking in dry provisions & bread. |
|
Houghton 1759 |
Thurs 22
Mar |
Gravesend. |
Came on board Capt
Hallett and paid the river pay. |
|
Houghton 1759 |
Fri 23
Mar |
Gravesend. |
Rec'd 40 butt beer and the ships
guns. Came on board Mr Akid, pilot. |
|
Houghton 1759 |
Sat 24
Mar |
Gravesend. |
A lighter load of bales, cases, casks
etc belonging the Regiment. |
|
Houghton 1759 |
Sun 25
Mar |
Gravesend. |
Rec'd 3 ton of potatoes. |
|
Houghton 1759 |
Mon 26
Mar |
The Hope. To the Downs |
At 10 weighd
and made sail. At noon came too in the lower part of the Hope, a lttle below the Ajax, Tilbury church WbS.
Seald the guns and placed the men in their
quarters. Cleared the decks and at 8 pm made sail, Mr Akid
pilot. |
|
Houghton 1759 |
Tues 27
Mar |
Downs |
At 1 am came too at the Nore in 7 fathom. At 5 weighed;
at 8 past the Buoy of Spile; half 9 the Buoy of the
Spanyard; at 10 past through the narrows. At 2 pm past us, working
up, the Carnarvon Indiaman from China retaken from the French. At half past 2
ca |
|
Houghton 1759 |
Thurs 29
Mar |
Downs |
Hoisted up the longboat and lashed
her. |
|
Houghton 1759 |
Fri 30
Mar |
At half past 9 HMS Temple made the
signal. At 6 weighd, the signal being made some,
got under sail in company with HMS Temple, Capt
Shirley, the Ajax and several merchantmen bound to the west ward. |
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Houghton 1759 |
Sat 31
Mar |
From the Downs down Channel |
At 5 am Beachy head north. |
|
Houghton 1759 |
Sun 1
April |
At 10 am anchored, there being no
wind & flood against us. Isle of Wight WNW. Chichester church 5 or 6
leagues. |
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Houghton 1759 |
Tues 3
April |
At Spithead |
Came on board the purser with 2 jacketts belonging to HC and 1 for myself. |
|
Houghton 1759 |
Fri 6
April |
At St Helens. |
7 am weighed under convoy. Rear Adm Cornish of the Blue. York (60 guns) Capt Pearce. Ajax (Lindsay), Stormont (Fletcher), Delawar (Larkin) & Prince Henry. Anchord
at St Helens. |
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Houghton 1759 |
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Houghton 1759 |
Sat 14
Apr |
Portsmouth |
Portsmouth |
|
Houghton 1759 |
Sun 15
April |
From Portsmouth |
Admiral Boscawen made signal to sail
as did Adm Cornish whose convoy we are under with
Duc D'Acquitaine of 64, Capt
William Hewitt; York of 60 Capt Pearce; Falmouth of
54 Capt Hughes; The Ajax, Stormont, Delaware &
Prince Henry Pacquet East Indiamen with |
|
Houghton 1759 |
Tues 17
April |
70 miles |
Light gales. Fair weather. Under easy
sail all night for some of the fleet a Starn (sic) . I take my departure from the Lizard |
|
Houghton 1759 |
Wed 18
April |
47º10 |
111 miles |
Fresh gales with a swell. Lost sight
of Admiral Boscawen, he being ahead. |
Houghton 1759 |
Fri 20
April |
43º50 |
157 miles |
Fresh gales, cloudy. Shortened sail
for the Ajax, far astern, which sails very indiferently.
At noon Adm hove too as did the rest of the fleet.
I believe it is for a vessel that is crowding all the sail she can after us. |
Houghton 1759 |
Sat 21
April |
41º50 |
125 miles |
Pleasant, fair weather. In company.
Easy sail all night. |
Houghton 1759 |
Mon 23
April |
38º57 |
105 mls |
14 butts of beer and water expended
this last week. |
Houghton 1759 |
Tues 24
April |
37º24 |
98 mls |
I find we do not sail so well afore
the wind as large and close hauld. |
Houghton 1759 |
Thurs 26
April |
34º3 |
101 miles |
Cloudy & squally. Admiral
shortened sail as he has done every night so that the sternmost
ships might come up. |
Houghton 1759 |
Fri 27
April |
32º55 |
87 mls |
11 pm hove too, the Admiral making
signal for doing so, lay under topsails being near latitude Port Sancto. |
Houghton 1759 |
Mon 30
April |
62 miles |
Moderate gale and cloudy. At sunrise
the body of Madeira bore NWbN distance 16 leagues. |
|
Houghton 1759 |
Tues 1
May |
At Madeira. Sent empty casks ashore. Severall small Portugueze
vessels riding here. |
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Houghton 1759 |
Wed 2
May |
Madeira |
Sent some empty casks on shore for
water by a country boat. Set up bobstays and bowsprit shrouds. |
|
Houghton 1759 |
Fri 4
May |
Madeira |
Received four tons (tuns) of water. |
|
Houghton 1759 |
Sat 5
May |
Madeira |
Received ten tons of water |
|
Houghton 1759 |
Sun 6
May |
Madeira |
Received ten tons of water and some
pipes of wine. |
|
Houghton 1759 |
Mon 7
May |
(Departs Madeira) at 2 am Thomas
Jones, Thomas Irvin and Dougal McNight seamen run
away with the yaul. At daybreak we found her with allmost the starboard side stove in on the beach opposite
the town. Got her on board again by a country boat. |
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Houghton 1759 |
Tues 8
May |
From Madeira |
33 miles. |
At 4 pm weigh'd,
the sign being made for some time. There are 11 of our men missing, some
refusing to come off as they expected we should not sail till morning. |
Houghton 1759 |
Fri 11
May |
27º42 |
137 miles. |
Pleasant gales. Stowed longboat
between decks. |
Houghton 1759 |
Mon 14
May |
24º14 |
81 mls |
Light gales, smooth water. At 1/2
past 1 pm William Simpson boatswain's servant fell over
board. Hove too, hoisted the pinnace and took him up and made sail
again. Most fellet hove too. Am endeavouring to
find the trim of the ship by bringing her more by |
Houghton 1759 |
Wed 16
May |
21º4 |
115 mls |
Sailmaker making another top gallant.
Armourer fitting the irons. |
Houghton 1759 |
Fri 18
May |
16º47 |
136 mls |
In company as before. Kept a lookout
towards morning being near the latitude of N'most
of Cape de Verde islands but I judge we are west of them. There being more
than a half point difference between the fore and after mast, got 2 foremost
guns aft abrest |
Houghton 1759 |
18 May |
14º27 |
152 mls |
A brisk trade. All the fleet ahead
except Ajax. |
Houghton 1759 |
20 May |
11º58 |
110 mls |
Moderate gale. Fair weather. Admiral
makes 2 degrees more westing than we do which
convinces us our compasses have attracted with the Iron beneath. |
Houghton 1759 |
Fri 25
May |
7º10 |
75 mls |
Light gales, fair weather, the
current still in our favour. |
Houghton 1759 |
Sun 27
May |
6º39 |
41 mls |
Much fish about the ship. We have
used for past week upwards of 2 butts of water a day. Prayers today. |
Houghton 1759 |
Fri 1
June |
4º36 |
44 miles |
Light winds. In company as before. |
Houghton 1759 |
Tues 5
June |
0º54 N |
74 miles |
(Equato)
Moderate gales. Abundance of fish.r |
Houghton 1759 |
Mon 11
June |
7º53S |
Spoke with Ajax Capt
Lindsey informs me he makes 4º50' W from Madeira and 7º variation which
cannot be if so far to the westward. |
|
Houghton 1759 |
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Houghton 1759 |
18 Jun |
19º8 |
78 mls |
Admiral Vernon exercises his squadron
in line of battle. |
Houghton 1759 |
28 Jun |
29º34 |
136 mls |
In company as before. Well up with
the Admiral. |
Houghton 1759 |
Sun 1
July |
29º27 |
44mls |
Saw some Pintado birds and alcatrosses (sic). |
Houghton 1759 |
Thurs 5
July |
165 miles |
Fresh gales & squalls. Saw silver
birds. Ajax far astern. |
|
Houghton 1759 |
Fri 6
July |
33º25 S |
138 miles |
Moderate with squalls and large swell
which causes ship to labour much. Well up with fleet. |
Houghton 1759 |
Fri 13
July |
35º54 |
40 mls |
Ahead of fleet all night. |
Houghton 1759 |
Wed 18
July |
35º25' |
Saw a strange ship which hoisted dutch colours. I am certain we are near the outer edge of
Bank. |
|
Houghton 1759 |
Sat 21
July |
35º51 S |
87 miles |
Pleasant weather, smooth water. At
sunset saw Cape False. |
Houghton 1759 |
Mon 23
July |
36º6 S |
Cape False. |
A large following sea and swell
caused ship to labour very much. Well up with the fleet. 161 mls |
Houghton 1759 |
Thurs 26
July |
35º27 |
56 miles |
Pleasant weather. At noon Fleet lay
too, boats passing & repassing to the Admiral. |
Houghton 1759 |
Mon 30
July |
35º51 |
126 miles |
Lightning in the night. A large swell
from SW. |
Houghton 1759 |
Thurs 2
Aug |
31º37 |
57 miles |
In company with HMS Lenox (Adm Cornish); HMS York (Capt
Pearce), HMS Falmouth, HMS Acquitaine and Ajax and
Stormont East indiamen. |
Houghton 1759 |
Mon 6
Aug |
28º23 |
118 miles |
Moderate gales. Fleet well up
together. 7 miles to South of account I believe it may be an error in the
distance. |
Houghton 1759 |
Wed 8
Aug |
102 mls |
Saw several birds. Admiral expects to
see land very soon. |
|
Houghton 1759 |
Thurs 9
Aug |
Saw island of Madagascar. |
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Houghton 1759 |
Fri 10
Aug |
Passed reef of Sandy Island. Anchored
in St Augustines Bay. |
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Houghton 1759 |
St Augustine's Bay |
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Houghton 1759 |
St Augustine's Bay |
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Houghton 1759 |
St Augustine's Bay |
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Houghton 1759 |
Fri 31
Aug |
St Augustine's Bay |
Admiral makes signal to prepare for
sailing. |
|
Houghton 1759 |
Sat 1
Sep |
Made signal to weigh. Hoisted in the
pinnace. Several sick on board. |
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Houghton 1759 |
Sun 2
Sept |
21º11 |
Fresh gale & large following sea.
I take my leave from St Augustines Bay. |
|
Houghton 1759 |
Mon 3
Sept |
18º48 |
146 miles |
Very easy following swell. Our
bullocks has suffered much in the rolling weather.
We have had this two days past and died today and
were obliged to kill three more in the morning. |
Houghton 1759 |
Wed 5
Sep |
16º4 |
45 miles |
Light winds. Saw a large sheerwater. |
Houghton 1759 |
Fri 7
Sept |
12º19' |
Saw Mohilla. |
|
Houghton 1759 |
Sat 8
Sept |
At sunset the body of Comoro. At noon
the body of Mohilla 7 or 8 leagues. Several
soldiers with fever. |
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Houghton 1759 |
Comoro Islands |
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Houghton 1759 |
Mon 10
Sept |
11º3 S |
49 mls |
I take my leave from the Island
Comoro |
Houghton 1759 |
Tues 11
Sept |
9º38 |
82 miles |
8 miles to Sward of Acct which I
impute to a current. |
Houghton 1759 |
Sun 16
Sept |
0º51 S |
99 ml |
Equator |
Houghton 1759 |
Tues 18
Sept |
1º40 N |
103 mls |
The sun near our zenith. |
Houghton 1759 |
Sat 22
Sept |
5º21 N |
122 miles |
Lay too for the Stormont. |
Houghton 1759 |
Tues 25
Sept |
6º27 N |
69 miles |
Several soldiers in a fair way of
recovery, the fever having left them. |
Houghton 1759 |
Wed 26
Sept |
7º23 S |
71 miles |
Saw abundance of red crabs. In the
morning Col Coote and Capt
Ingram went on board the Falmouth. |
Houghton 1759 |
Sat 6
Oct |
6º36 N |
149 mls |
Extremes of high land over Cape Comerine. 11 leagues. |
Houghton 1759 |
Sun 7
Oct |
5º53 |
113 mls |
(Speaks to Capt
Edwards on Hopewell from Bombay) He informs us Admiral Pocock has had an
engagement with the French where the French have had the worst of it. The
French have blown up Fort St David and besieged Madras but were obliged to
leave it. Visag |
Houghton 1759 |
Sun 14
Oct |
9º59 |
27 mls |
In company. Prayers today. |
Houghton 1759 |
Sat 20
Oct |
Madras |
At 1 pm Admiral Pocock sent his
lieutenant on board with an order from the Governor and Council of Madras to
open the Company's packet for that Presidency in presence of my chief and
second officer and to deliver all the letters for H.M squadron which I c |
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Houghton 1759 |
Sun 28
Oct |
Madras |
Ship Houghton in Madras Road. |
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Houghton 1759 |
Mon 29
Oct |
Madras |
Went on shore with Col Coote. Saluted him with 17 guns. First giving him 3
cheers. PM disembarking part of the troops. Sent on shore the Co packet. |
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Houghton 1759 |
Madras |
Rec'd 30 soldiers and 2 officers for
Bengal. Arrack & 160 bags rice & 10 paddy. |
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Houghton 1759 |
Madras |
Sent on shore: 6 bales canvas; 38
barrels of tarr; 2 casks claret; 10 casks beer (all
belonging Charles Newton); 10 casks beer & box of stationery (belonging
R.B.); 1 chest beer (W.S.); half chest of claret & chest of cutlery
(J.H.) purser? |
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Houghton 1759 |
Sunday 4
Nov |
Madras |
Send on shore remainder of Regimental
things. |
|
Houghton 1759 |
08 Nov |
Madras |
Alex Rayner, captain's steward run at
Madras. |
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Houghton 1759 |
09 Nov |
Madras |
Fort fires 75 gun
salute for King's birthday. |
|
Houghton 1759 |
Mon 12
Nov |
From Madras |
In company with Ajax and Stormont. I
take my departure from Madras. |
|
Houghton 1759 |
Thurs 29
Nov |
19º39 |
Broken Island. |
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Houghton 1759 |
Sat 1
Dec |
19º50 |
Fort St George. |
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Houghton 1759 |
Mon 24
Dec |
Ballasore Road |
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Houghton 1759 |
29 Dec |
From Kedgeree to Culpee. |
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Houghton 1759 |
30 Dec |
Culpee |
Soldiers disembark. In the evening I
went up to Calcutta. |
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Houghton 1760 |
5 Jan
1760 |
Received some arrack and one bull.
Came on board five black caulkers and a master to assist in caulking the
ship. |
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Houghton 1760 |
06 Jan |
Received 20 lascars to work the ship,
the company being partly sick and lame(?). |
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Houghton 1760 |
07 Jan |
Finding our pork bad and rotten and
stinking, had a survey on it, all the officers present. It being very bad by
the unanimous consent of all people present. Throwed 7 casks of it overboard. |
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Houghton 1760 |
Thurs 10
Jan |
Culpee |
Came alongside a sloop and took part
of HC goods. Sent Private Trade to town. Several of the people very ill. |
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Houghton 1760 |
Fri 11
Jan |
Culpee |
John Sparrow, Carpenter 2nd Mate,
fell overboard & drowned. |
|
Houghton 1760 |
Sun 13 jan |
Culpee |
Send to town HC goods. |
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Houghton 1760 |
Wed 16
Jan |
Culpee |
Opened 25 hogshds
of pork in presence of Officers & threw it overboard, not being fit to
eat. Saw a corpse floating. Found it to be Sparrow, whom we buried. Rec'd 7
French prisoners by order of Governor & Council of Fort William. |
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Houghton 1760 |
Mon 21
Jan |
Culpee |
Rec'd 500 bags of saltpetre. |
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Houghton 1760 |
Tues 22
Jan |
Culpee |
Sent longboat to town with Private
Trade. Discharged the black caulkers. |
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Houghton 1760 |
Thurs 24
Jan |
Ingeli |
Delivered some bars of iron belonging
to CN (?). Loading Fortune sloop with shot and shells on acct HC. Preparing
to heal ship. |
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Houghton 1760 |
Fri 25 |
Rec'd 3 invalides
to carry to England |
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Houghton 1760 |
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Houghton 1760 |
Fri 1
Feb |
Stowing redwood & saltpeter. |
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Houghton 1760 |
Wed 6
Feb |
Taking remains of saltpetre. |
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Houghton 1760 |
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Houghton 1760 |
Sun 10
Feb |
Rec'd by a burr 100 bags of rice.
Passed by Col Clive & family who are going to England. Saluted him with
17 guns. |
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Houghton 1760 |
Fri 15
Feb |
Sent on shore half our gunpowder to
be dry'd, it being much clotted. |
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Houghton 1760 |
Tues 19
Feb |
Mr Grant, pilot, took charge of the
ship, intending to carry her out tomorrow if wind permits. |
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Houghton 1760 |
Thurs 21
Feb |
Weighd and dropt down at the latter
part of the Cobb. |
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Houghton 1760 |
Mon 25
Feb |
Unbent the main topsail to mend it,
it being eaten by rats.. Rec'd 721 bags of rice on
acct HC. |
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Houghton 1760 |
Tues 26
Feb |
Rec'd 630 bags of rice. |
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Houghton 1760 |
26-Feb |
Ingeley Road |
Rec'd 843 baggs
of rice on acct H.C. |
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Houghton 1760 |
27-Feb |
Rec'd 500 bags rice on acct H.C. and
stores for C.N. |
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Houghton 1760 |
29 Feb |
Rec'd 800 bags rice. |
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Houghton 1760 |
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Houghton 1760 |
Mon 3
Mar |
At 11 weighd.
At noon passd the Buoy of the Broken; at 2 pm Buoy
of Barrabulla; half 12 Buoy of the Fairway |
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Houghton 1760 |
Tues 4
Mar |
At noon the pilot left us. |
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Houghton 1760 |
Wed 5
Mar |
20º8 N |
61 mls |
Depart from Port Palmiras
towards Bombay. |
Houghton 1760 |
Fri 7
Mar |
18º8 N |
Got sheet anchors up and cleaned in
their berths. |
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Houghton 1760 |
Sun 9
Mar |
17º13 |
21 mls |
Prayers today. |
Houghton 1760 |
Mon 10
Mar |
16º41 N |
37 |
Found one of the sides of the gun
carriage broke. Dismounted gun barrel, leaving the carriage as fast as
possible. |
Houghton 1760 |
Wed 12 |
15º29 N |
49 |
Ugly chopping swell. Caulkers about
the bits in the forecastle. |
Houghton 1760 |
Sat 15
Mar |
13º40 N |
40 |
Caulkers on the gun deck. |
Houghton 1760 |
Mon 17
Mar |
13º13N |
30 |
Light winds. Caulkers employed as
before. |
Houghton 1760 |
Wed 19
Mar |
11º39N |
66 |
Repairing the yawl. |
Houghton 1760 |
Sat 22
Mar |
8º51N |
92 |
Are getting the coals out of the hold
& putting them in casks that we may be ready for our cargo as soon as we
get on the coast. |
Houghton 1760 |
Sun 23
Mar |
8º2 N |
At noon, Island Teloan
(Ceylon?) bearing SW. By the height, judge it to be Fryers Hood. |
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Houghton 1760 |
Mon 24
Mar |
7º21 |
Extremes of Teyloan.
In morning, saw a sail working to the N'ward.
Cleared ship immediately but it proved only a sloop which we passed about
noon. |
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Houghton 1760 |
Tues 25
Mar |
5º59 N |
At noon the high land of Magenhagen. The Great Bassas
from the masthead. |
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Houghton 1760 |
Wed 26
Mar |
6º2' |
Sights Dunore
Head. To the west of some red cliffs. In the morning I found ourselves drove
very much to the northward of our account, near 80 miles since yesterday. |
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Houghton 1760 |
Fri 28
Mar |
6º22 |
The Haycock EbN
and the town of Galle. Adams Peak NE. Abreast of Island of Barberin. |
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Houghton 1760 |
Sun 30
Mar |
Columbo Castle. Shore 8 leagues. I
take my leave of Columbo in Lat 7º5 N. |
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Houghton 1760 |
30 Mar |
7º53N |
100 mls |
Sights highlands of Tegorapatam |
Houghton 1760 |
Tues 1
Apr |
8º29 |
81 mls |
Extremes of land to Sth, Cadiapatam Point. Extremes
to Nth, Veniampoint I expected to have seen Anjengo, as it is laid down at 8º30 but I judge it is not
well laid down in the charts. |
Houghton 1760 |
Wed 2
Apr |
8º48' |
Anjengo |
11 fathoms, sandy ground in Anjenga Road. Flagstaff & Portuguese Church. Found
riding here HM Newcastle, 50 guns, and a grab Deliver rice on acct HC. I make
latitude 8º48 N which is 18 miles more to the N than laid down in English
chart and 20 more than i |
Houghton 1760 |
Thur 3 Apr |
Anjengo |
Delivered more rice. |
|
Houghton 1760 |
Fri 4
Apr |
Anjengo |
2 sails to north. The largest showed
Moors colours. All ready for lading but the sea wind coming in fresh from the
NW obliged us to lay fast for the land wind. |
|
Houghton 1760 |
Sat 5
Apr |
Anjengo |
In the evening took up the kedge
anchor to be ready against the land wind. At 5 am weighed and made sail. At
11 am spoke to a dean ship from Trinumbar(?) for Callicut. |
|
Houghton 1760 |
Sun 6
April |
9º28 N |
35 mls |
Sails from Anjengo
towards Bombay. |
Houghton 1760 |
Mon 7
Apr |
10º1 |
Cochin flag. At 11 the Revenge, Bomay cruizer, Capt Watson came out from Admiral Stevens who is in
Cochin Road. Revenge sent her boat on board who we were. |
|
Houghton 1760 |
Wed 9
Apr |
10º5 N |
39 |
The moors ship far astern. |
Houghton 1760 |
Thurs 10
Apr |
10º40 |
Venian Fort 6 miles. Moorman in company but far astern,
she not sailing as well as we do. |
|
Houghton 1760 |
11 Apr |
11º15 N |
38 mls |
Riapou river 12 miles. Sees the Stormont, with sloop,
getting under way from Callicut. English flag 5
miles. |
Houghton 1760 |
Sun 13 Apr |
11º15' |
Calicut |
Anchored here Fulta
Romaina, moor ship. Sent Mr Smith, 2nd mate, on
shore in yawl to enquire about the timber for us. |
Houghton 1760 |
Mon 14
Apr |
Callicut |
Received 200 teak plank on acct HC.
Anchored a Danish ship from Trincumbar which
saluted us with 9 guns. We returned the same number. |
|
Houghton 1760 |
14 Apr |
11º22 |
From Tellicherry
to Bombay. Received 400 plank of different sizes and 2 large beams 40 foot long & 16" square. At 5 am weighed and
made sail. Fulta Romaina
in company. |
|
Houghton 1760 |
16 Apr |
Tellicherry |
Saw flag of Tellicherry.
Three ships in the Road, Admiral Pocock is one. In the evening Admiral Pocock
getting under way the Fort having saluted him. I went on shore. Saluted by 9
guns. In the Road is the Griffin, Capt Thomas Dethick, for China and 3 Port |
|
Houghton 1760 |
Fri 18
May |
Tellicherry |
Rec'd 200 robins of pepper on acct HC
2 cows for use of ships company. Anchored here Fulta
Romaina. |
|
Houghton 1760 |
Sat 19
Apr |
Made sail from Tellicherry. |
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Houghton 1760 |
Sun 20
April |
Our main topsail, being very old,
split. Mount Dilla to Nth 6 leagues |
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Houghton 1760 |
Tues 22
Apr |
Off shore 4 miles. At 9pm fired gun
as signal for anchoring to Fulta Romaina. |
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Houghton 1760 |
Thurs 24
Apr |
Mount Formosa 3-4 leagues. Bassalore Fort. Sail bearing WNW I judge to be Stormont
but am not certain. |
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Houghton 1760 |
Fri 25
Apr |
13º47 N |
Saw 2 sail. Immediately cleared the
ship and got everything ready to engage should it prove an enemy. 8 am
Spindle Island. |
|
Houghton 1760 |
Sat 26
Apr |
13º38 |
Pigeon Islands. Stormont still in
sight. |
|
Houghton 1760 |
Tues 29
Apr |
At 6 in morning saw a sail bearing NW
with a Callivat in company. At 10 she tackt and stood athwart us. Hoisted English colours Jack
Ensign Pendant and had mounted 16 guns that had ports for 20. At first I took her for the Bombay Grab. Stood athwart usaga |
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Houghton 1760 |
Wed 1
May |
Capr Rames |
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Houghton 1760 |
Thurs 8
May |
Dabull Harbour. |
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Houghton 1760 |
Fri 9
May |
At 9am spoke with the Guardian,
Bombay cruizer, Capt
Goods. At 5 came on board Capt England, master
attendant, and took charge of the ship to carry her in. At anchor in Bombay
Harbour. Found here Godolphin, CaptWm Hutchinson;
the Sherbet Tung (?) Capt Wed |
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Houghton 1760 |
Sat 10
May |
18º58' |
Bombay Harbour. Sent on shore 2 beams
of 40 feet long and 16 inches square on account of Honourable Company.
Delivered 400 bags of rice on acct H.C. |
|
Houghton 1760 |
Tues 13
May |
Delivering plank and rice. |
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Houghton 1760 |
Wed 14
May |
2 loads of empty casks. |
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Houghton 1760 |
Thurs 15
May |
Delivered 400 bags of rice. |
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Houghton 1760 |
15 May |
Godolphin sailed for Madras. |
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Houghton 1760 |
16 May |
Bombay |
Delivered H.C. rice and 30 grapnals belong to C.N. 3 French prisoners v. ill of venerial desease which required
there being sallivated. Had Governor's permission
send them to the hospital. |
|
Houghton 1760 |
18 May |
Bombay |
Sent on shore casks of nails belonging
to C.N. Delivered 578 bags of rice on acct H.C. |
|
Houghton 1760 |
19 May |
Bombay |
Stored 200 robins(?) of pepper in the
breadroom which we received at Tellicherry. |
|
Houghton 1760 |
22 May |
Sent longboat on shore with packs of
staves & iron hoops. |
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Houghton 1760 |
June |
Bombay |
Caulkers, sailmakers etc busy
throughout. |
|
Houghton 1760 |
Wed 4
Jun |
Bombay |
Rec'd 45 chest of Cassia Marked ON
belonging to me. 40 bags saltpetre belonging HC. |
|
Houghton 1760 |
04 Jun |
Recd 53 bags saltpetre. |
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Houghton 1760 |
Mon 16
June |
Examined 4 casks of pork, salted at
Bengal, very much tainted. Threw them overboard in presence of all officers. |
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Houghton 1760 |
Tues 17
June |
Got up the rest of the Bengal salt
pork. Picked out the best (2 casks) and threw the rest overboard, the officers
all present. |
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Houghton 1760 |
Mon 23
June |
Sent James Deldary
to hospital. Rec'd 200 bags saltpetre. |
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Houghton 1760 |
Sat 28
June |
Anchored her the ship Admiral Pocock. |
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Houghton 1760 |
July |
Bombay |
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Houghton 1760 |
07 Jul |
Bombay |
Discharged John Tossell,
Ordry Seaman , in exchange
for Arthur Gordon, Able Seaman. |
|
Houghton 1760 |
Thurs 24
July |
Returned John Mullings & Thomas
Thompson from Hospital, being recovered. |
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Houghton 1760 |
Tues 29
July |
Came on board 40 of the Cumberlands men & boatswain who are preparing to get
their mast in. |
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Houghton 1760 |
29 Jul |
Sent Robert Blinkinship
to hospital. |
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Houghton 1760 |
August |
Bombay |
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Houghton 1760 |
Bombay |
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Houghton 1760 |
31 Aug |
Bombay |
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Houghton 1760 |
19 Sep |
Bombay |
William Langley, caulker died at
Bombay |
|
Houghton 1760 |
Bombay |
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Houghton 1760 |
Oct |
Bombay |
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Houghton 1760 |
04 Oct |
Bombay |
Robert Blenkinship
died at Bombay. |
|
Houghton 1760 |
Bombay |
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Houghton 1760 |
31 Oct |
Bombay |
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Houghton 1760 |
Bombay |
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Houghton 1760 |
Fri 21
Nov |
Bombay |
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Houghton 1760 |
Sat 22
Nov |
Depart Bombay |
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Houghton 1760 |
Sun 23
Nov |
17º56N |
52 miles |
Ship very tight and makes little
water. |
Houghton 1760 |
Mon 24
Nov |
17º9 N |
65 mls |
(Harcourt sends over 2 HC soldiers
who deserted.) Capt Webber who made me an offer of
them, being weakest manned. |
Houghton 1760 |
Wed 26
Nov |
16º20 |
67 mls |
Found stock of sheet anchor quite eat
through insomuch as the condicion was un
serviceable. |
Houghton 1760 |
Fri 28 Nov |
Making for the halfports,
the others being quite rotten |
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Houghton 1760 |
Sat 29
Nov |
14º41 N |
116 mls |
A little after 8 am was greatly
alarmed by the cry of fire in the ship. Found it to be just within the
gunroom door, occasioned by a candle being left their
by the gunners mate among some coats for half ports just made. Put it out
immediately without any |
Houghton 1760 |
Sun 30
Nov |
13º20 N |
127 miles |
Everyone at their quarters. Exercised
the great guns. |
Houghton 1760 |
Mon 1
Dec |
12º10 |
100 |
Moderate gales decreasing. The
Harcourt sails something better today. |
Houghton 1760 |
Thurs 4
Dec |
8º51 N |
96 miles |
On board the Harcourt today. Find
they make 70-80 miles more meridian than we do. Tried the glass and found it
1 second & half too short. |
Houghton 1760 |
Sat 6
Dec |
6º21 |
120 miles. |
William Cole butcher dies |
Houghton 1760 |
Tues 9
Dec |
0º4 N |
157 miles |
Pleasant gales. Harcourt sails much
better than first coming out. |
Houghton 1760 |
Sat 13
Dec |
4º40 S |
75 mls |
Kept a good lookout at night being in
the latitude of the Bassas. |
Houghton 1760 |
Sun 14
Dec |
81 mls. |
Prayers today. |
|
Houghton 1760 |
Sun 21
Dec |
15º18 S |
34 mls |
Uncertain winds, threatening weather. |
Houghton 1760 |
Thurs 25
Dec |
19º38 |
114 mls |
Stormont ahead today. |
Houghton 1760 |
Tues 30
Dec |
25º53S |
84 mls |
Moderate gale. Ships well up
together. |
Houghton 1761 |
Thurs 1
Jan |
27º42 S |
53 mls |
In co with Harcourt & Stormont.
Passed a very large lump of a tree. |
Houghton 1761 |
Sat 10
Jan |
36º13 |
44 mls |
|
Houghton 1761 |
Sun 11
Jan |
36º49 |
67 mls |
Fresh gales. Large swell |
Houghton 1761 |
Tues 13 jan |
37º23 |
107 mls |
|
Houghton 1761 |
Wed 14
Jan |
38º34 |
122 mls |
18 of our people ill, more
complaining daily. |
Houghton 1761 |
Wed 21
Jan |
35º31 S |
115 miles |
Fresh gales & large swell. Ship
labour & pitch at times. |
Houghton 1761 |
Fri 23
Jan |
33º59 |
34 miles |
Light winds. |
Houghton 1761 |
Sun 25
Jan |
31º20 |
106 mls |
Our people very sickly. |
Houghton 1761 |
27 Jan |
26º6 |
169 mls |
Joseph Thorp seaman dies. |
Houghton 1761 |
28 Jan |
24º36 |
153 mls |
Ship has laboured much. More of our
people complain today. |
Houghton 1761 |
29 Jan |
22º50 |
140 mls |
Pleasant, brisk trade. John Boquet, seaman, dies |
Houghton 1761 |
31-Jan |
19º40 |
125 mls |
Our surgeon disabled in both his
hands by a fever. |
Houghton 1761 |
04 Oeb |
St Helena |
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Houghton 1761 |
Fri 19
Feb |
St Helena |
People employed about rigging. Sick
begin to mend. |
|
Houghton 1761 |
March |
St Helena |
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Houghton 1761 |
Sat 14
March |
St Helena |
Exercise the guns. |
|
Houghton 1761 |
April |
St Helena |
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Houghton 1761 |
Wed 15
April |
St Helena |
Send 25 men to fetch wood. |
|
Houghton 1761 |
May |
St Helena |
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Houghton 1761 |
Thurs 14
May |
St Helena |
Exercised the great guns. |
|
Houghton 1761 |
Wed 27
May |
16º0 S |
At 5 I came on board with Charles Maningham Esq & his lady, passengers for England.
Saluted them with 15 guns. Rec'd Company's Packet. At sunset, weigh'd and made sail in company with Royal Duke, Capt Pigou. Saluted Fort with 9 guns which they returned. |
|
Houghton 1761 |
Fri 29
May |
12º5 S |
77 mls |
Light winds, smooth water. |
Houghton 1761 |
Sun 31
May |
11º19 |
78 mls |
Moderate gales. In company as before.
Prayers today. |
Houghton 1761 |
Thurs 4
June |
5º36 S |
139 miles |
Pleasant fresh trade. In company. |
Houghton 1761 |
Mon 8
June |
1º37 N |
111 mls |
Moderate gale. Crossed the Equator. |
Houghton 1761 |
Fri 12 |
6º36 N |
42 mls |
Much rain, confused swell. |
Houghton 1761 |
Sun 14
June |
7º5 N |
49 mls |
Exceeding hot weather. Topsail almost
to pieces. Thin rags so very bad condemnd him. |
Houghton 1761 |
Wed 17
June |
8º6N |
59 mls |
Shortened sail for Royal Duke. |
Houghton 1761 |
Mon 22
June |
12º48 N |
126 mls |
A great swell from NNE. Ship labour
& pitch and make some water. Shifted the jibb
in morning to mend. It being split in hauling him down. |
Houghton 1761 |
Thurs 25
June |
17º26 |
117 miles |
Pleasant trade. Kept good look out at
night it being in latitude of Cape Verde Islands. |
Houghton 1761 |
Sun 30
June |
26º43 N |
97 mls |
Pleasant weather. Shortened sail in
Evening for Royal Duke now far astern. Saw bundles of gulph weed. |
Houghton 1761 |
Wed 1
July |
27º30 |
48 mls |
Light winds decreasing to calm. |
Houghton 1761 |
Sat 4
July |
30º12 |
101 mls |
A light gale, cloudy with small rain.
The ship has made very little water these 3 or 4 days
past. |
Houghton 1761 |
Wed 8
July |
36º29 |
64 mls |
Light winds, fair weather. Much weeds
today. Exercise the great guns. |
Houghton 1761 |
Sat 11
July |
19 mls |
Calms |
|
Houghton 1761 |
Sun 12
July |
37º23 |
8 miles |
Calms. Saw a small turtle. |
Houghton 1761 |
Mon 13
July |
37º25 |
16 miles |
Fair & calm. |
Houghton 1761 |
Thurs 16
July |
39º12 |
14 mls |
Light airs. By a good observation at
noon I find myself to Northward of account 22 miles which I impute partly to
a current & partly to an error in the distance. |
Houghton 1761 |
Mon 20
July |
42º12 |
145 mls |
Fresh gales. Royal Duke far ahead. |
Houghton 1761 |
Thurs 23
July |
45º47 |
147 mls |
At 4 am saw a sail bearing ESE. Cleard ship immediately and had all hands to their
quarters when everything was ready for engaging if she should prove an enemy.
At 5.30 she hoisted English colours and fired 2 guns to leeward. She coming
up very fast, took |
Houghton 1761 |
Fri 24
July |
46º27 |
156 mls |
Pleasant gales. In company with HM
ship Fame & Royal Duke. |
Houghton 1761 |
Tues 28
July |
46º29 |
56 mls |
Large swell makes ship labour &
pitch. Saw a Dutch ship. |
Houghton 1761 |
30 Jul |
49º42 |
114 mls |
At 10 came on board a Lieutenant from
HMS Fame to press our people. |
Houghton 1761 |
Sat 1st
Aug |
49º51 |
81 mls |
At 5 pm the Lieut
of the Fame returned with 21 of our mento assist us
up. |
Houghton 1761 |
Sun 2
Aug |
81 mls |
At 4pm the extreames
of Scilly Islands. At 9 anchored in Plymouth Sound. Sent ashore the Purser
with 2 packetts for EIC. |
|
Houghton 1761 |
Mon 3
Aug |
Plymouth Sound |
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Houghton 1761 |
Plymouth |
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Houghton 1761 |
Mon 10
Aug |
Plymouth |
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Houghton 1761 |
Tues 11
Aug. |
Plymouth |
Weighed & got under wayin company with Lynn & Royal Duke |
|
Houghton 1761 |
Wed 12
Aug |
Passed St Albans and Portland. |
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Houghton 1761 |
Thurs 13
Aug |
Dunnose |
||
Houghton 1761 |
Fri 14
Aug |
St Helens
church. |
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Houghton 1761 |
Mon 17
Aug |
Beachey Head |
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Houghton 1761 |
17 Aug |
Downs |
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Houghton 1761 |
Fri 21
Aug |
Through Narrows. Past buoy of the Spanyard. |
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Houghton 1761 |
Sat 22
Aug |
Lower Gravesend Reach. |
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Houghton 1761 |
23 Aug |
Arrive Deptford |
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Houghton 1761 |
Sat 29
Aug |
129 bags of pepper sent on shore |
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Houghton 1761 |
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Houghton 1761 |
31 Aug |
216 bags of pepper sent ashore in Madrass hoy. |
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Houghton 1761 |
Wed 2
Sep |
22 bales of Carmenia
wool & 73 bags pepper on Speedwell lighter. |
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Houghton 1761 |
Thurs 3
Sep |
40 bales & 34 bags pepper on Mary
lighter. |
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Houghton 1761 |
Fri 4
Sep |
13 bales of Surat piece goods |
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Houghton 1761 |
Sat 5
Sep |
100 bags of pepper |
||
Houghton 1761 |
Mon 7
Sep |
83 bags of pepper & 11 bags |
||
Houghton 1761 |
Tues 8
Sep |
295 bags of pepper on Madrass hoy. |
||
Houghton 1761 |
Wed 9
Sep |
200 bags pepper on Elizabeth hoy
& private trade. |
||
Houghton 1761 |
Fri 11
Sep |
600 bags saltpetre on Speedwell hoy. |
||
Houghton 1761 |
13 Sep |
saltpetre |
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Houghton 1761 |
14-Sep |
saltpetre |
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Houghton 1761 |
15-Sep |
Redwood on Bombay hoy. |
||
Houghton 1761 |
Thurs 17
Sep |
Redwood & saltpetre on Speedwell
hoy |
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Houghton 1761 |
Fri 18
Sep |
ditto |
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Houghton 1761 |
Sat 19
Sep |
Redwood & saltpetre on Bengal
hoy. Last entry. |