Packet Surgeon’s Journals

Journal of a voyage to the Mediterranean Sailed Friday 9 Jan.ry – Returned Thurs.y 19th March 1829 On Friday 9th January 1829 – the Captain having […]

Journal of a Voyage to the Mediterranean Sailed 9th January 1829 – Returned 19th March 1829 Absent 10 weeks James’ second voyage took him to Corfu, stopping at Cadiz, […]

Robert Snell – Comd.r John Geach – Master J Williamson – Surgeon Robert Williams – Mate August Glason – Carpenter Ja.s Evenell – Boatswain W.m Waistcott – A.B. James Pashbee […]

Acc.t of some of the Expenses dur.g voyage 1828 August 14th To Cap  – 6s. August 30th To 6 bottles of wine at Madeira – 8s. To Gallon […]

Wednesday 22nd October 1828 – weighed anchor from Rio at 3 oClock A.M. and were towed out of the harbour by boats, day fine and calm nearly […]

Tuesday 7 October 1828 – got up at 6 oClock expecting to see land, but a thick mist entirely precluded our seeing any thing beyond a […]

Character of Monseigneur Vidigall As we are in daily expectation of arriving at the point of our destination – and as I think it best now […]

Friday 26th – land in sight when I went upon deck at 8 oClock. We sailed along the shore all [night] came to anchor at 4 oClock […]

Saturday 20 Sept.r – exactly four weeks after quitting Teneriffe, we have reached Pernambuco. At 6 oClock this morning I got up and had a good view […]