Packet Surgeon’s Journals

27 July 2018

Week 5

The result of this week has completely disappointed our expectations. At this season of the year, none of us anticipated calms, much less foul winds – […]
27 July 2018

Week 6

With light and baffling winds, alternating with calms, we saw the old year approach its end and up to its latest hour nothing gave us any […]
27 July 2018

Week 7

Under the influence of the same fresh and favourable breeze, which we had  received as a new years gift, we bowled along most merrily. On Monday […]
27 July 2018

Port Royal & Kingston

Friday 10th January – Fresh sea breezes all night. At day-light we made sail again, and favoured by the wind came to anchor off Port Royal […]
27 July 2018

Passengers I

I must not forget to make mention of the passengers we landed here. If you are still in possession of my first voyage to Mexico you […]
27 July 2018

Week 8

Sunday 12th January – fine weather. At daylight we cast off from our moorings and set sail for Honduras by the southern passage, in Company with […]
27 July 2018

Week 9

Saturday 18th January – at day light the Pilot having come on board we began to heave up the anchor – and in a very short […]
27 July 2018

Week 10

Sunday 26th Jan.ry – all last night we lay off and on, till the dawn enabled [us] to see our way, when we steered in for […]
27 July 2018

Week 11

Notwithstanding our apprehensions, we were lucky enough to escape the visitation of another [Norther], till we reached Tampico. The wind for a day or two was […]
27 July 2018

Mexicans and Miners

Manners of the Mexicans Well, with the exception of the Portuguese – who are a shade worse, the Mexicans are among the dirtiest people with whom […]
27 July 2018

Passengers II

But I must be particular at least in recording the names of our messmates & shipmates, in order to preserve some memorial of them, when days, […]
27 July 2018

Passengers III

Having thus made you somewhat intimate with our two cabin passengers, order now requires me to say a few words respecting the ten Miners. We brought […]