Packet Surgeon’s Journals

8 July 2018

Port Royal

Arrive at Port Royal Sunday 14th – at day light we bore towards Jamaica with a fine sea breeze and about half past one P.M. came […]
8 July 2018

Quarantine at Carthagena

Sunday 21st August – at 7 oClock this morning we weighed anchor and shortly after received a black Pilot on board. Tis now two years since […]
8 July 2018

Carthagena

Go on shore at Carthagena After being released from Quarantine on Sunday 28th we were detained till the Thursday following, for the Bogata Mail. Being in […]
8 July 2018

Port Royal (2)

M.r Martini, and M.r Cheyne Wednesday 7th – fine weather. At 1 P.M. came to anchor in Port Royal Harbour in our old spot. Here we […]
8 July 2018

Journey Home

We had now been nearly a week at Port Royal, and I was not sorry when our time expired and we were ready to set out […]
8 July 2018

Falmouth

Saturday 15th – exactly 14 weeks from our leaving England, we came to anchor in Falmouth Harbour at one P.M. much to the surprise of our […]
8 July 2018

Account of Expenses

Expences incurred during Jamaica Voyage 1831 5th Aug.t Barbadoes 2lbs preserved Ginger – 8s Boat hire – 1s 7th S.t Vincent Refreshment – 2s 6d 5th Jamaica Expences at Port […]
8 July 2018

Voyage 8 – Jamaica & Cartegena 1831

Notes of a Voyage to Jamaica, Carthagena & back Sailed 9th July 1831 – Returned 15th Oct.r 1831 Absent 14 weeks After only a month in Falmouth, […]
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 […]