Pacific 1764

Mon 10 Dec

Deptford

Got ship out of dock but the wind flying about to the Westward prevented us from droping up to Nuplace in which we designed to moor.. Hauled alongside a mast ship. 40 tons kentladge (sic) & 50 wood. Stowed before fore hatch.

Pacific 1764

Tues 11 Dec

Deptford

Riggers employ'd in getting topmast riggen overhead. Ship's company employed in getting the wood in the after hold.

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Wed 12 Dec

Deptford

Dropt the ship a little above the Kings Shorhouse and moored alongside the Ponsborne.

Pacific 1764

Thurs 13 Dec

Deptford

Riggers employed about the riggen holders. Laying kentlade and clearing the hold.

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Fri 14 Dec

Deptford

Shifted the kentladge for forwards and stowed it from the after part of the wall to the afterpart of the hatchway. Rec'd on board 50 butts of 180 gallons for the ground teer(?). People employed taking in the Company's coles (sic).

Pacific 1764

Mon 17 Dec

Deptford

Filling 8 butts of water. Came on board 15 chaldron of coles for the ships use.

Pacific 1764

Tues 18 Dec

Deptford

Rec'd remainder of the coles…. 30 large butts of water filled…18 barrels of pitch & 18 of tar…. 1 boom & 3 spars.

Pacific 1764

Wed 19 Dec

Deptford

Have now full 12 butts of 180 gallons & 22 of 155 gallons.

Pacific 1764

Thurs 20 Dec

Deptford

Rec'd on board: 73 cases of copper; 1246 plates of copper; also deales (?) for the ships use.

Pacific 1764

Fri 21 Dec

Deptford

Rec'd on boar the shearmast; 2 cables. People employed in making the knippers.

Pacific 1764

Sat 22 Dec

Deptford

Hon Company lighter alongside. 166 pigg of lead. 64 empty casks, filled 13 with water.

Pacific 1764

Sun 23 Dec

Deptford

Sheet & spare anchor. 2 sheet cables and small bower. Sett up the bower riggen ready for going for Gravesend.

Pacific 1764

Mon 24 Dec

Deptford

200 piggs of lead on acct Hon Co

Pacific 1764

Tues 25 Dec

Deptford

211 piggs of lead. Got sheet anchor on the gunnell.

Pacific 1764

Thurs 27 Dec

Deptford

Rec'd 100 of Tusk provener; stock fish; 300 barrels of iron property. DraughtF: 15.4 A 14.0

Pacific 1764

Fri 28

Deptford

Some old sails to carry the ship to Gravesend.

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Sat 29 Dec

Deptford

Very frosty. 15 butts of small beer & remainder of our sails.

Pacific 1764

29-Dec

Deptford

Sever frost. (Take measures to prevent) our cables being cut by the ice which appeared in great quantity.

Pacific 1764

Mon 31 Dec

Deptford

Masts, oars, gunners, carpenters stores. 5 chaldrons of coles.

Pacific 1765

Jan

Deptford

Pacific 1765

Tues 1 Jan

Deptford

Sway'd up fore yard. Lighter load of beef & pork. 24 gang casks and 74 casks dry provisions.

Pacific 1765

Wed 2

Deptford

Sway'd up main yard and got top gallant yard across. Rec'd Co grapnails. Moving stores in hold to get an even keel.

Pacific 1765

Thurs 3 Jan

Deptford

Filled 7 butts, 12 Hhds & 9 Puncheons Gangcasks in the after hold to get her nearer an even keel.

Pacific 1765

Sun 6 Jan

Gravesend

Took on board our Best Small Bower anchors. At 11 am made sail and at half past 3 anchored and moored at Gravesend. Got down top gallant masts and yards when moored at Tilbury Fort.

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Wed 9 Jan

Gravesend

Came on board the Co soldiers.

Pacific 1765

Thurs 10 Jan

Gravesend

Came on board Ensign Francis Field in Hon Co service. Rec'd chest of small arms. Pm sailed Horsenden Capt Marter for Madrass & china.

Pacific 1765

Mon 14 Jan

Gravesend

12 iron guns on acct HC.

Pacific 1765

Tues 15 Jan

Gravesend

19 HC recruits.

Pacific 1765

Thurs 17 Jan

Gravesend

A lighter with iron on acct Capt Berkley. 670 bars of iron.

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Fri 18

Gravesend

Casks of nails; 26 bundles of shovels, 16 bundles of bolts; 3 iron crows.

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Mon 21 Jan

Gravesend

88 bales, 1 case sattin on acct HC.

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Tues 22

Gravesend

129 piggs of lead on acct Capt Berkley.

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Wed 23

Gravesend

6375 iron shot; 521 shells;500 hand grenadoes; 5 casks of iron shot;2 brass mortars; 26 gun carriages; 160 baggs bread & 15 small anchors belonging Capt B.

Pacific 1765

Thurs 24 Jan

Gravesend

2 cases of stationary & 3 of cutlary (sic) on acct Capt B.

Pacific 1765

Sat 26

Gravesend

20 faggots of steel on acct Mr Emerson. 8 hogshds of strong beer on acct Capt B.

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Sun 27

Gravesend

4 chests of musquets on acc HC

Pacific 1765

Feb

Gravesend

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Wed 6 Feb

Gravesend

More necessaries for Capt & officers.

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Thurs 7 Feb

Gravesend

Passengers' stores and 16 anchors on acct HC.

Pacific 1765

Fri 8 Feb

Gravesend

4 cases and 1 chest of coral, private trade. Came on board James Stringer , bricklayer & son George in Co service.

Pacific 1765

Sat 9 Feb

Gravesend

7 cases of coral, private trade. 146 bars of iron on acct Mr Fryer, 4th mate. Came on b. Mr John Armstrong & Mr Dawe Co cadets.

Pacific 1765

Mon 11 feb

Gravesend

Thos Gazna, Coporal (sic) in HC service.

Pacific 1765

Tues 12

Gravesend

Rec'd 5 lascars & 27 chests of treasure

Pacific 1765

Wed 13 Feb

Gravesend

Came on b Mr Huffy to pay the soldiers.

Pacific 1765

Thurs 14 Feb

Gravesend

47 bales of English canvas, 1 of tent stuff; 23 chests of arms. Private trade. Draught F 19:5 A 19:6

Pacific 1765

Fri 15 Feb

Gravesend

101 casks of gunpowder. Pay'd the River pay.

Pacific 1765

Sun 17

The Hope

Drop down to the upper part of Hope in co with Granville, Speake & Ponsborne. Anchored at half past 2.

Pacific 1765

Mon 18 Feb

1 pm weighd and dropt down into the Hope. Anchord in 7 fathoms. In company as before.

Pacific 1765

Wed 20 Feb

Light breezes. Half past 1 pm weighd and run down upon the warp. Half past 5 anchored. At 8 am weigh'd and made sail at 10 having no prospect of wind enough to carry the ship across the Flats.

Pacific 1765

Thurs 21 Feb

Mister church SW. Anchored.

Pacific 1765

Tues 26

Downs

Anchored in the Downs.

Pacific 1765

Mon 4 March

Sails.

Pacific 1765

Tues 5 March

Made sail out of the Downs in company with other ships. 30 miles.

Pacific 1765

Wed 6 March

Portsmouth

Put into Portsmouth because fear gale will drive them back to the Downs. Stays there until April.

Pacific 1765

Portsmouth

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31-Mar

Portsmouth

Pacific 1765

Sun 14 April

At 1/2 past six weighed and made sail from the Mothre bank and work't down to the Needles…. At noon abreast of Limmington.

Pacific 1765

Mon 15 April

At 6 am Peverel Point. At noon the Bill of Portland.

Pacific 1765

Tues 16 April

At seven AM Start Point.

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Wed 17 April

49º 30'

At 7 pm Start Point NNW (?) In company with Speak (Speke?) and Ponsborne. 7 pm Start Point 5 or 6 leagues.

Pacific 1765

Thurs 18 April

48º14'

Lost sight of the Speak (Capt Brook)

Pacific 1765

Sat 20 April

44º36'

See the Speake at noon.

Pacific 1765

Sun 21 April

42º00'

0º06'

Speak just in sight off the Poop. People employ'd at sundreys. (165 miles)

Pacific 1765

Mon 22 Apr

39º20'

0º40'

Pleasant weather. Passed Swedish ship. Ponsborne in Company.

Pacific 1765

Thurs 25 April

34º26'

0º41'W

Armourer at work making iron work for the lower steering sail. At sunset saw Ponsborne hull down from the mast head.

Pacific 1765

Sun 28 April

31º21'

0º25' W

At noon the body of the island Madeira.

Pacific 1765

29-Apr

29º55'

00º32'

In company with Charlot and a (Creggs?). At 6 pm the Salvages Core.

Pacific 1765

Wed 1 May

28º27'

1º07

Saw Island of Palmo. In company with Royal Charlotte.

Pacific 1765

Thurs 2 May

26º09

1º28'

Island Palma and Farro in sight.

Pacific 1765

Sat 4 May

22º22

2º03

Got out the sprit sail.

Pacific 1765

Mon 6 May

18º48

00:4 W

People employ'd hauling up the small bower and sheets cables in order to aire them and clean between decks and taking of the servicess. The caulkers at work caulking the w(?)aterways on the quarterdeck. The armourer at work in his forge and in mending th

Pacific 1765

Thurs 9 May

14º39'

00:7 W

Picking oakum

Pacific 1765

Sun 12 May

8º09

00º23' W

Faint breezes. Distance approx 60 miles a day. People employed picking oakum.

Pacific 1765

14-May

5º09'

00:10'E

As above until today.

Pacific 1765

Sat 17 May

4º46'

00:28' E

Moderate breeze, pleasant weather. Got up all the hammocks and chests and smok'd the gunn deck fore and aft. The caulkers at work on the outsides.

Pacific 1765

Tues 21 May

2º12'

The carpenter making a new main top gallant mast. Caulkers at work in the steerage.

Pacific 1765

Wed 22 May

01º01

01º08

Pacific 1765

Thurs 23 May

00º51' South

Equator

Pacific 1765

Sat 25 May

04º16' S

Found several of the soldiers very abusive and troublesome to me and all my officers so have put the following persons in irons for mutinous behavioure. (8 names listed)

Pacific 1765

29-May

12º06'

00º56'

Clear'd gun deck and washed it. Carpenter making a new jibb boom.

Pacific 1765

31-May

14º04'

Struck down the quarter deck guns in the after hatchways.

Pacific 1765

05-Jun

16º12' S

People making Points and Gaskets (?).

Pacific 1765

Tues 18 June

31º09'

At 10 am Robert Willmot, one of the Honourable Company's soldiers fell overboard on the larboard gangway. Brought the ship too instantly and hoisted out the Jolleyboat and sent 4 men in her in order to save the man but the sea run so very high the boat c

Pacific 1765

Sat 22 June

34º17'

Very large heavy confused sea which makes the ship roule and labour very much.

Pacific 1765

Sat 29 June

35º55'

Pacific 1765

Mon 1 July

35º40'

01:58'

Pacific 1765

03-Jul

35º31

Very sharp flashes of lightning and the thunder very near us. (Adjusts sails) down top gallant yards and masts. In the lightning saw a large ship on our starboard bow with all her sails furled. In the morning saw the ship again…. Hoisted our colours. So

Pacific 1765

04-Jul

36º00'

Brought too and sounded and got 80 fathoms. Green sand and d(?)aze. Saw some ganats (sic) several Albetross and several Pentada birds.

Pacific 1765

Fri 12 July

34º 26'

24º 50' W

Light winds variable the first and middle parts, the latter Faint airs. Inclining to a calm. People employed at sundreys and making of smal (sic) rope.

Pacific 1765

Fri 19 July

31º42

00º27

Pacific 1765

Fri 26 July

29º15'

Pacific 1765

Wed 31 July

24º48'

01º33'

Saw a sail to south and east. Got up quarter deck guns and mounted them. The sail we saw proved to be the Trew Britton, Capt Creighton, from England last from Sant Iago where we have (hove?) in. …. That the Brandwell, Capt Torman (?) sailed from Sant I

Pacific 1765

01-Aug

23º15'

01º27'

Blowing very hard. Found the main top mast to be sprung just about 3 feet above the lap. Gott him down and fitted another and got him up and rigged him and by 2 in the morning had the main top sail sett and top gallant sail. Got the stream and kedge an

Pacific 1765

Sat 3 Aug

22º32'

At sunsett the extremes of the land. 7 leagues. Very hot and sultrey. Picking oakum.

Pacific 1765

Sun 4 Aug

21º22'

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Wed 7 Aug

17º44'

00º19

Saw several very strange rippling currents. I think it is the strongest current that has set us on the outer part of the Bank. (Soundings find sand, shells and 'bits of correl'.)

Pacific 1765

Thurs 8 Aug

17º24'

Keep very good lookout.

Pacific 1765

09-Aug

14º40'

Light breezes, smooth water.

Pacific 1765

11-Aug

12º40

Saw the Island of Johanna. Also Mohilla Cove.

Pacific 1765

12-Aug

Johanna

Pacific 1765

15-Aug

Johanna

Treted the ship and served both sides and payed the ?? With pitch and tarr. Employed in watering and wooding the ship. The longboat made several trips this day. [Treaty of Allahabad]

Pacific 1765

19-Aug

Johanna

Departs from Johanna.

Pacific 1765

20-Aug

11º50

See Saddle Island. 5 or 6 leagues from Johanna.

Pacific 1765

21-Aug

11º40

Extremes of Comoro. Still sees Johanna and Mohela (sic).

Pacific 1765

22-Aug

10º55

I take my departure this day at noon from the Island of Comoro.

Pacific 1765

23-Aug

9º38

In company with Trew Brittain.

Pacific 1765

Mon 26 Aug

06º9 South

In company with Trew Brittain.

Pacific 1765

Wed 28

02º08

Pacific 1765

28-Aug

00º13 South

In company with Trew Brittain.

Pacific 1765

29-Aug

00º50' North

Equator

Pacific 1765

Sat 31 Aug

02º23N

Pacific 1765

Wed 4 Sept

5º08N

Spoke Trew Brittain and find that some of there people are sick and out of order.

Pacific 1765

04-Sep

6º06'

2 soldiers and 1 seaman die 'very suddenly and with strong fever.' Painting the outsides of the ship. Caulkers working on gun deck.

Pacific 1765

Fri 6 Sept

6º16'

People are still very sickly and several soldiers have gott fever.

Pacific 1765

06-Sep

6º23' N

Got forward the quarter deck guns on the fore castle and filled 9 butts of salt water in the fore hould in order to bring the ship by the head more and find her sail better.

Pacific 1765

Mon 9 Sept

7º18'

Several seamen and soldiers sick with fever and some very bad.

Pacific 1765

Wed 11 Sept

7º35'

Several of the soldiers and seamen are turning something better.

Pacific 1765

Thur 12 Sept

8º15

Soldiers and seamen turning better every day.

Pacific 1765

15-Sep

8º02'

Judging to be near the island of Shella (?) Thella (sic) Thelah (sic). 2 soldiers die and are committed to the deep. (Still in company with Trew Britton).

Pacific 1765

19-Sep

5º46

See the island Caploan (Ceyloan). 10 am saw the flag flying a little to northward of Dunder head. Saw Adams Peak.

Pacific 1765

20-Sep

6º56

Elephant Hill

Pacific 1765

23-Sep

7º53

Fryars Hood. 1 soldier died. In company with Trew Britton.

Pacific 1765

24-Sep

8º09

Saw top of Fryars Hood.

Pacific 1765

28-Sep

11º24

Sighted from mast head the Coromandel Coast.

Pacific 1765

Tues 1 Oct

12º21

A catamaran came on board with a note from the Chief (?)

Pacific 1765

01-Oct

Madras

Arrive at Madras. Found riding here Fox, Capt Thorne; Earl of Middlesex, Capt Fletcher; Admiral Watson, Capt Blewet. [Fox, Capt Thorne]

Pacific 1765

02-Oct

Madras

Ship Pacific in Madras Road.

Pacific 1765

Wed 16 Oct

Madras

Passengers came on board. 'Weighed and made sail'. In company with Admiral Watson.

Pacific 1765

Thurs 17 Oct

13º22

Pacific 1765

Sat 19 Oct

13º19'

00º30

Pacific 1765

Mon 21 Oct

13º26'

Pacific 1765

Thurs 24 Oct

12º36'

3º31

Pacific 1765

Sun 27 Oct

11º25'

Pacific 1765

Tues 29 Oct

11º24'

7º43

Pacific 1765

Fri 1 Nov

15º43

8º20'

Pacific 1765

Mon 4 Nov

14º35'

10º04

Pacific 1765

05-Nov

17º47

12º04

Severe gales. 'Ruther (sic) damaged.'

Pacific 1765

08-Nov

No obs

Gales until this day.

Pacific 1765

12-Nov

Pilot came on board.

Pacific 1765

15-Nov

Got over the Brea???

Pacific 1765

Sun 19 Nov

At 12 came too with small bower in 5 fathoms.

Pacific 1765

Mon 20 Nov

Stuck on a bank just unfder the main chaines. Got off using stream anchor and 9 inch hawser.

Pacific 1765

20-Nov

Kedgeree.

Anchored at Kegree in 5 fathoms. HC ships here Grosvenor (?), Speake and a Dutch ship.

Pacific 1765

Sat 23 Nov

Kedgeree.

Sent longboat to bring bullocks for the ship.

Pacific 1765

Mon 25 Nov

Kedgeree.

Delivered some Private Trade & sundreys belonging to the passengers. [Thomas Graham. See Court Mins]

Pacific 1765

Tues 26 Nov

Kedgeree.

Private trade.

Pacific 1765

Dec

Pacific 1765

Mon 2 Dec

Came alongside the HC sloop Nancy. Employed in loading her.

Pacific 1765

Tues 3 Dec

Continue loading HC goods on the Nancy.

Pacific 1765

31-Dec

Pacific 1766

28-Jan

Ingeli

Anchored at Indiealee (?)

Pacific 1766

Thur 30 Jan

Ingeli

Rec'd 840 bags of salt peter and 58 chests of treasure.

Pacific 1766

Feb

Ingeli

Pacific 1766

Tues 4 Feb

Ingeli

Rec'd Private Trade.

Pacific 1766

Fri 7 Feb

Ingeli

Rec's 100 bales of cloth, 11 of canvas belonging HC. & 8 butts water.

Pacific 1766

Sun 9 Feb

Ingeli

Departed this life George Evans. Buried on shore at Ingalee.

Pacific 1766

Mon 10 Feb

Ingeli

Delivered to Grampus sloop

Pacific 1766

Friday 14 Feb

Weighed and made sail.

Pacific 1766

Sat 15 Feb

20º56

Pacific 1766

Tues 18 Feb

18º29'

00º33

Pacific 1766

Sat 22 Feb

15º05

00º10

Faint breezes. Hot sultrey weather

Pacific 1766

Wed 26

13º44 N

4º19'

Pacific 1766

Thurs 27 Feb

13º28'

5º02

Pacific 1766

28-Feb

Madras

At anchor at Madras Roads.

Pacific 1766

Wed 5 Mar

Madras

Employ'd delivering sundrey packages of the Ponsborne of Governor Palk.

Pacific 1766

Fri 7 Mar

Madras

950 bags salt petre deliverd.

Pacific 1766

07-Mar

Madras

Employ'd delivering salt Petre 300 bags

Pacific 1766

Mon 10 Mar

Madras

Delivering salt petre. Rec'd 204 bales on acct HC.

Pacific 1766

Tues 11 Mar

Madras

2 boat loads of water.

Pacific 1766

11-Mar

Madras

Delivering Salt Peter (sic) and stowing the bales.

Pacific 1766

12-Mar

Madras

Delivering salt Peter

Pacific 1766

Sat 15 Mar

Madras

Delivering salt peter and stowing bales.

Pacific 1766

16-Mar

Madras

Rec'd on board 108 bales

Pacific 1766

18-Mar

Madras

Rec'd on board 186 bales & boatload of brass shot for ballast.

Pacific 1766

Thurs 20 Mar

Madras

Rec'd on board 250 bales.

Pacific 1766

21-Mar

Madras

Stores belonging passengers.

Pacific 1766

Mon 24 Mar

Madras

Rec'd sundreys belonging to (Major) General (Stringer?) Lawrence and the Gentlemen passengers that is to go home with us.

Pacific 1766

24-Mar

Madras

Stowing bales and delivering salt peter.

Pacific 1766

25-Mar

Madras

Taking in HC bales.

Pacific 1766

Thur 27 Mar

Madras

Stowing water & provisions.

Pacific 1766

27-Mar

Madras

Sundreys belonging to the Gentlemen

Pacific 1766

30-Mar

Madras

This day completed taking in the Hon Co cargo of bales. Took in all 1913 bales, salt peter one hundred (twenty?) tons and 30 tons Red Wood.

Pacific 1766

03-Apr

Set sail.

Pacific 1766

30-Apr

Pacific 1766

31-May

Pacific 1766

Thurs 19 Jun

31º46

Some albetrosses about the ship.

Pacific 1766

30-Jun

Pacific 1766

07-Jul

36º14

Cape of Good Hope distance 40 leagues.

Pacific 1766

Fri 18 July

26º21

10:04 W

Pacific 1766

Sun 27 July

St Helena

Sent on shore the pinnace with Mr Richards 3rd officer to report the ship to the Governour. Saluted the fort which was returned. Found the Clive, Capt Allen from Bombay. Gen Laurence, Col Campbell, Messrs Fairefield and Turner went on shore. Saluted th

Pacific 1766

Thurs 31 July

St Helena

PM the Hardwicke Capt Samson anchored here from Bombay.

Pacific 1766

31-Jul

St Helena

Pacific 1766

Mon 4 Aug

St Helena

In morning unmoored the ship and got everything ready for sailing. Found missing George Dalrymple… thought to be very ???in liquer…must have fallen overboard.

Pacific 1766

Wed 6 Aug

St Helena

General Laurence, Col Campbell, etc came on board. Saluted them with 19 guns.

Pacific 1766

Thurs 7 Aug

13º07 S

In company with Hardwick & Clive until 16 Aug and beyond.

Pacific 1766

Fri 15 Aug

01º31 S

Equator

Pacific 1766

Sat 16 Aug

00º05 N

16:14 W

In company with Hardwick & Clive (until Mon 18 Aug)

Pacific 1766

Wed 20 Aug

7º15

21:25 W

At sunrise saw the Clive at the masthead. The Hardwick in company.

Pacific 1766

Fri 22 Aug

11º55 N

22:29 W

The Hardwick in sight at noon.

Pacific 1766

Sun 24 Aug

13º44

23:00 W

To southward of account 14 miles which I impute to a southerly current.

Pacific 1766

Sat 30 Aug

16º37

The gunner began to paint the ship.

Pacific 1766

Sun 31 Aug

17º14

24:33 W

To the N of account 11 miles which I impute to a northerly current.

Pacific 1766

31-Aug

Pacific 1766

Sat 6 Sept

19º18

25:49 W

People employ'd at sundreys and picking oakum.

Pacific 1766

Tues 9 Sept

24º08

29:36 W

Squalls & rain.

Pacific 1766

Sat 13 Sept

28º20

29:05 W

Faint breezes

Pacific 1766

Fri 19 Sept

39º19

Blowing hard with hard squalls.

Pacific 1766

Sat 20 Sept

39º00

Blowing very hard.

Pacific 1766

Tues 23 Spt

40º17

37º15

Very hard gales. Spoke a brig from Falmouth bound for Boston. She was out 35 days.

Pacific 1766

Wed 24 Sept

40º44

34º35

Sailmaker at work on some of the sails that split in the last gale.

Pacific 1766

Sat 27 Sept

42º18

Fresh gales and very large swell from Northward.

Pacific 1766

Sun 28 Sept

42º40

Spoke a brig bound for Holyhead. He had been from Barbadas 7 weeks and was becalmed.

Pacific 1766

Tues 30 Sept

44º48

Pacific 1766

30-Sep

Pacific 1766

Fri 3 Oct

45º53

Saw a snow standing to southwards

Pacific 1766

Sun 5 Oct

47º26

03:06

These 24 hours chiefly very strong gales.

Pacific 1766

Wed 8 Oct

48º 37'

Pacific 1766

Sat 11 Oct

47º11

Confused sea. Saw land birds.

Pacific 1766

Wed 15 Oct

49º07'

Pacific 1766

Thurs 16 Oct

49º 31

Brought too and sounded 70 fathoms.

Pacific 1766

Fri 17 Oct

50º01

Strong gales. Spoke with the brig Lancaster from Virginia to London.

Pacific 1766

Sat 18 Oct

Fresh gales & Hazey weather.PM finding the wind hang strong to the SE and a large swell, called a consultation of my officers where it was unanimously agreed that the present condition of the ship so bad it was not proper to enter to the Channel so bore a

Pacific 1766

18-Oct

Ireland

River Shannon

Pacific 1766

Sun 19 Oct

Ireland

General Laurence and all the Gentlemen whent on shore. Saluted him with 17 guns.

Pacific 1766

Ireland

Pacific 1766

Mon 20 Oct

Ireland

Several ships sailed to the east but… they all returned back again.

Pacific 1766

Tues 21

Ireland

Sent our sick on shore.

Pacific 1766

Thurs 23 Oct

Ireland

In the morning came on board Lady Inchiquin with other company. Saluted them at leaving the ship with 11 guns.

Pacific 1766

Fri 24 Oct

Ireland

Came in and anchored here the Prince George cutter.

Pacific 1766

Wed 29 Oct

Ireland

Public Advertiser reports Pacific at Cork.

Pacific 1766

Sat 1 Nov

Ireland

Came on board General Laurence with the other gentlemen our passengers. Saluted them with 15 guns.

Pacific 1766

Tues 4 Nov

Ireland

Made signal for sailing. Came on board our people from sick quarters.

Pacific 1766

18-Nov

Ireland

Gazeteer & New Daily Advertiser carry letter from Cork dated 6 Sept that Pacific is waiting for a fair wind.

Pacific 1766

Tues 25 Nov

At 10 am weighed with the wind.

Pacific 1766

Wed 26 Nov

At 4 pm the Old Head of Kinsale. At 11 am saw the Isles of Scilly.

Pacific 1766

Thurs 27 Nov

At 3 pm St Agnus's (sic) lighthouse. At 4 pm Lands End.

Pacific 1766

Fri 28 Nov

Falmouth

At 9 am bore away for Falmouth as the weather looking very wild

Pacific 1766

29 Nov-12 Dec

Falmouth

Stays at Falmouth while stormy weather continues until Thurs 11 Dec.

Pacific 1766

Sat 13 Dec

Weigh'd and left Falmouth. At 5 pm the Dodman ENE. At 10 am the ham head.

Pacific 1766

Sun 14 Dec

Light breezes & cloudy. At 2 pm moor'd ship.

Pacific 1766

Tues 16 Dec

These 24 hours strong gales. At 4 pm Dodman box. At 6 pm Eddystone lighthouse ENE. At noon Needle Poins North. Dunnose NEbE

Pacific 1766

16-Dec

At 6 pm Beachy head. Came too in the Downs. Pilot. 'Down topgallant yards'

Pacific 1766

Thurs 18 Dec

This morning weigh'd with the wind NW cloudy.

1767

Jan

11-Feb

The ship was cleared out. (Last entry)

1767

Outward cargo includes:

47 bales of English canvas; 5 cases of soldiers accoutrements; 23 chests of arms; 1 chest of coral (private trade); 8 chests of musquits & keg of musquit balls; casks of nails; 6375 iron shot; 521 shells; 500 hand granadoes; 5 casks iron shot; 2 brass mor