Wexford: Journal

Title:

Wexford: Journal

Date:

1807/1809

Description:

Abstract: Journal of the voyage of the East India Company ship the Wexfordfrom England to India and back, recorded by Captain Charles Bernard between 13 April 1807 and 10 July 1809.The journal contains:List of passengers on board the ship from Bombay, received on board on 16 October 1808 (f 5)List of invalid seamen and soldiers from Bombay, received on board on 15 October 1808 (f 5)List of the Wexford'spersonnel, stating name and rank (or 'station') and where applicable, whether dead, deserted (given as 'run' in the journal) or discharged (ff 6-8)List of a detachment of the Bombay Artillery to the Gulph [Gulf] of Persia (f 8v)List of personnel attached to General John Malcolm's Escort (f 9)List of lascars attached to the Bombay Artillery (f 9)List of names including wives, children, and children born during the ship's passage (f 144)List of a detachment of soldiers of the 47th Regiment, received on board at Madras on 9 January 1808 (ff 144-147)List of the officers serving under Commander Charles Bernard, recorded on 19 June 1807.The stops made during the ship's voyage from Deptford to Madras and Bombay and back include the following (dates are those of arrival): Blackwall (30 May 1807), Portsmouth (22 June 1807), Motherbank (5 July 1807), Cape of Good Hope (17 September 1807), Madras (30 December 1807), Colombo (22 January 1808), Bombay (2 March 1808), Bushire (27 May 1808), Muscat (15 August 1808), Bombay (26 August 1808), Cape of Good Hope (9 December 1808), St Helena (24 February 1809) and the Downs (23 May 1809).The journal contains daily entries in nine columns split into two sections. First section: H [Hour], Courses, K [Knots], F [Fathoms], and Remarks. Second section: Course and Destinations, Latitude, Longitude, Variation, Departure, and Navigation Information. The entries consist of remarks only when the ship is at anchor. The journal provides navigational information, notes of sightings of other vessels, and other observations made during the course of the voyages.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 150; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The file also contains an original printed foliation sequence.

Language:

English

Type:

Archival file

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Ships logs
Crew lists
Wexford

Geographic region:

Colombo

Rights:

رخصة حكومة مفتوحة

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000001441.0x000131_ar
81055/vdc_100000001441.0x000131_en
IOR/L/MAR/B/173C
IOR/L/MAR/B/173C

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