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97. Enclosures in Sir Harford Jones's Letter No. 5 to the Secret Committee
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- Abstract: Enclosures in Letter No. 5 from Sir Harford Jones, British Envoy Extraordinary to Persia [Iran], to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company dated 11 March 1811, consisting of:A copy of a letter from Henry Rudland, British Agent in Mocha, to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government of Bombay [Mumbai], sent from Mocha and dated 16 July 1810. The letter reports the arrival in Mocha of a man named Abdool Kauder [Abdul Kader] from Gogah [Ghogha], who had accompanied Sir Harford Jones to Persia, and subsequently left the country with the ousted French Envoy General Claude-Mathieu Gardane and travelled to EuropeA translated copy of a letter from Meerza Sheffea, [Mīrzā Muḥammad Shafī' Māzandarānī], Prime Minister of Persia, to Abbas Meerza [‘Abbās Mīrzā], Crown Prince of Persia, reporting the detention of an unidentified Frenchman and an Indian in PersiaAn extract from the Bombay Courierdated 13 January 1811, reporting the arrival in Bombay en route to Persia of Mirza Abul Hassan [Mīrzā Abul Hassan], Persian Ambassador to London, accompanied by Sir Gore Ouseley, British Ambassador to Persia.Physical description: 1 item (5 folios)
98. Survey of the East Coast of Africa by Captain Thomas Smee and Lieutenant Henry Hardy in the East India Company's Cruiser Ternate
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- Abstract: A survey of the East Coast of Africa by Captain Thomas Smee and Lieutenant Henry Hardy in the East India Company cruisers the Ternateand the Sylph(1810-1811).Folios 23-142 contain a report of proceedings on board the Ternate, 1 January-25 September 1811. The report contains:The daily entries for the voyage from Bombay [Mumbai] to Duraja [Darsah] (15 January 1811), Abdel Curia [Abd al-Kuri] (16 January 1811), Cape Guardafui (18 January 1811), Cape Bassas (29 January 1811), Magadosha [Mogadishu] (2 February 1811), Brava [Baraawe] (3 February 1811), Juba [Jubba] (4 February 1811), Island of Keewyaoo [Kiwayu] (6 February 1811), Island of Patté [Paté] (7 February 1811), Formosa Bay [Ungwana Bay] (15 February 1811), Mombass [Mombasa] (18 February 1811), Island of Pemba (21 February 1811) and Zanzibar (23 February 1811)The daily entries for the voyage from Zanzibar to Tumbat Island [Tumbatu Island] (10 April 1811), Kewyoo Island [Kiwayu Island] (11 April 1811), Cape d'Orfici (21 April 1811), Cape Felix (22 April 1811), Bird Island (24 April 1811), Babelmandel [Bab-el-Mandeb] (26 April 1811) and Mocha (27 April 1811)The daily entries for the voyage from Mocha to Cape Israel (17 May 1811), Gedam Island (19 May 1811) and Judda [Jeddah] (27 May 1811)The daily entries for the voyage from Judda to Sabaya Islands [Jabal al-Sabaya] (8 August 1811), Mocha (10 August 1811), Babelmandel (29 August 1811), Mette Island (1 September 1811), Bird Island (6 September 1811) and arrival at Surat (23 September 1811) (ff 23-142).Smee describes the Island of Patté as being in a 'very troubled state' owing to the rival claims of two cousins to the 'Sooltanship', with the younger claimant 'Sooltan Ahmed [Sultan Ahmad bin Shaykh al-Nabhani]' having the support of the stronger faction, and keeping his elder cousin confined to a 'small mud fort near the Town'. Smee provides a detailed report of his reception, negotiations, and eventual escape from Paté (ff 55-67). He also provides detailed accounts of his meetings with the 'Hakeem' [Hakim] of Zanzibar, 'Yacood' [i.e. Yaqut bin Ambar al-Habashi], whom Smee describes as being a 'Eunuch Slave of the Imaum of Muscat [i.e. Sulṭān Sa‘īd II bin Sulṭān Āl Bū Sa‘īd] born in Amhara, a Province of Abyssinia' (ff 81-92), which is followed by a 'Description of the Island of Zanzibar or Zingebaur as it is called by the Natives' (ff 99-110). The latter includes a description of the slave market together with moral arguments against slavery (ff 103-105). Smee was later received by the Dola [Dawla] of Mocha, who informed him that the 'Imaum' of Senna [i.e. Imam of San‘a’, Al-Mutawakkil ala ‘Allah Ahmad bin ‘Ali al-Qāsimī], had taken the field against Wahabee [the Wahhabi], and marched towards the rebel states of Hodeida [Hudayda] Lopeia [Luhayya] and Bettefackie [Bayt al-Faqih], and he wished the cruiser to remain for the protection of Mocha Roads. Smee had to decline the Dawla's request, however, as it would impede his delivery of dispatches to the Viceroy of Egypt [Kavalali Muhammad ‘Ali Pasha] and his planned voyage to Jeddah (ff 122-23 and f 160). He continued his voyage and subsequently met the Sharif of Mecca [Ghālib bin Musā’id al-Hāshimī], and 'Arabee Jellanee' [‘Arabi Jilani], the principal merchant at Jeddah, to whom he entrusted the Governor's letters for the Viceroy of Egypt and the 'Commanding Officer of the Turkish Forces' [i.e. Tusun Pasha] (ff 127-28).Folios 163-211 contain a report by Lieutenant Hardy, including:A description of the coast of Africa from Cape Guardafui to Magadixa [Mogadishu], Marca [Merca], Brava and Zanzibar, and the return voyage of the Company's Brig Sylphto Chaul (12 October 1811)An extract from the log refuting James Bruce's hypothesis about the monsoon on the east coast of AfricaAn account of different rivers on the coast from Zualiffe towards Mozambique (ff 188-99)The Glossaries of Swahili and "Galla" [Oromo] vocabularies compiled by Lieutenant Hardy (ff 199-206)The minutes of the Government-in-Council on the actions taken, and the information collected by Captain Smee and Lieutenant Hardy during the survey, including an application from Smee for financial compensation (ff 207-11).Hardy describes the arrival of the brother-in-law of the 'King of Johanna' [Sultan Alawi bin Husayn Mwinye Fani] at Zanzibar in 'great distress for Provisions and Clothes'. The party had earlier departed from Johanna [Anjouan] with 'some Portuguese Prisoners' for Mozambique, and included 'five Gentlemen [,] one Captain and 12 Sailors, besides thirty two Slaves most of them femini [sic] ones, which they said were a present from the Governor of Mozambique [António Manuel de Melo e Castro de Mendonça] to the King of Johanna'. Hardy was later approached by the Vizier of the deposed Sultan of Paté to help 'enable him to repair his boat, she having run on shore in bad weather whilst attempting to get to Mombass to secure his property' (ff 166-67).The volume also includes:A letter from Captain Thomas Smee, Commander of the Ternate, to W J Hamilton, Secretary to the Government and the Marine Department, 23 December 1810, requesting that the Sylphaccompany the Ternatein exploring the coast of Africa, and for the latter to be allowed to transport 1000 Rupees' worth of presents for the 'natives necessity' (ff 3-4)A letter from Deputy Secretary James Farish to Captain Smee, 31 December 1810, containing sailing instructions for the exploration of the African coast from 'Cape Gardafui to the Southward, as far as may be found compatible with the season of the year', with particular attention to the Somali Coast from Cape Gardafui [Guardafui] to Brava [Baraawe], and proceeding to the Island of Paté, 'a civilized and mercantile resort' to meet the Prince [i.e. Sultan]. Farish requested Smee to 'endeavor to learn which of the Rivers, that reach the sea on that [East African] coast may be with most probability conjectured to give passage to the waters of the Niger'. He further instructed Smee to continue sailing southwards from Paté 'as far as the Island of Zanzibar, in which, as belonging to our ally the Imaum of Muscat, you may rely on a friendly reception'. Smee was directed to collect as much information as possible about the southern branch of the Nile, the Muslim Principality of Hurhur [Harar], the Christian states of Yafat/Ifat and Shoa, and the 'great in-land Cities (under Mussulman Princes) of Tombuctoo [Timbuktu], Hoolsaye [Hawsa] and Cashna [Katsina]' (ff 4-13)An extract of a letter from Captain David Seton, 21 September 1801, on his failure to obtain any information about Housay [Hawsa] and Tumbuctoo and providing certain details about Burrava [Baraawe], the southern branch of the Nile [i.e. the White Nile], Melinda [Malindi] and the trade in slaves, silk and cotton on the east coast of Africa (ff 13-14)An extract from a memoir by Ibrahim Pirkar, 21 September 1800, about the port of Burbureea [Berbera] and its trade with the ports located along the Gulph of Kutch, Muskat [Muscat], Mocha, Mukulla [Mukalla] and Judda [Jeddah], the dearth of information about Tumbuctoo and Kassinan [Katsina Emirate], and the death of an Englishman reported by the merchant Hajee Mohummud [Haji Muhammad al-Habashi] of Abyssinia [Ethiopia] (ff 14-15)The translation of a report from Ibrahim Purkar to Governor of Bombay Jonathan Duncan, 26 February 1809 about Burbureea, Mocha, Yuf’at [Ifat], Gondur [Gondar], Goojam [Gojjam], Begamdur [Begemder], Lasna [Lasta] and Madramra (ff 15-17)A description of the rivers of Jenne [Djenné] called Zambexe [Zambezi], from the Island of Mozambique to Quilimane [Quelimane], Luabo, Tete, Lupatia [Lupata], Kingdom of Tanbard, Massangane, Tipui, Chicooa [Chicora], Zumbo and Manica (ff 17-21)A list of different tribes composing the cargo of slaves taken by the East India Company ship Sir Edward Hughes. The list includes the names of seventeen different tribes (ff 21-22)A receipt from the Sultan of Paté, Ahmad bin Shaykh al-Nabhani, listing the articles received from the Ternateand dated at Paté Harbour, 10 February 1811, with an additional note from Captain Smee, complaining that they had been 'extorted' from him by the Sultan (ff 142-43)A letter from Lieutenant Hardy to Captain Smee, dated 25 February 1811, informing him of the 'many bad and dangerous qualities' of the Sylphas a Schooner, and suggesting that it be 'rigged as a Brig' (ff. 143-48)A committee held by Captain Smee, Lieutenant Hardy, Lieutenant James Arthur, and Assistant Surgeon George Wigham at Zanzibar Harbour on 1 April 1811 to consider the contents of a letter received from the 'Nacqudahs' [i.e. Nakhudas or Captains] of 'three vessels belonging to the Port of Surat, and one to Bownagur [Bhavnagar] setting forth the ill treatment they are subject to from the Hakeem of Zanzibar and ‘soliciting on the part of their several owners, the services of the Hon:ble Company's Brig Sylphthat she may 'remain with them and afford a security to them’ (ff 148-51)'A Comprehensive List of Dialects, in use on the Coast of East Africa', compiled by Captain Smee on the basis of information provided by the merchants Mahomed Abdelriuman Ben Omar Seomary [Muhammad Abd al-Rahman bin Omar al-Sumari] (Somali and 'Galla' [Oromo]); Syed Moother Ben Syed Aboo Booker of Baraawe [Sayyid Mudhar bin Sayyid Abu Bakr al-Barawi] (Somali and 'Galla' [Oromo]); and Mahomed Ben Caliph of Zanzibar [Muhammad bin Khalifa al-Zinjibari] (Swahili) (ff 151-56, and f 87 and f 89)The exchanges of letters between Captain Smee and the British Agent in the Gulf of Arabia, Captain Henry Rudland, to: arrange for the treatment of sick crew members on board the Ternate; convince the 'Commandant' of Hudaydah, Hadjee Jewah Hussan [Haji Jawa Hasan] to release the ship Rahmanee[Rahmani] commanded by Nacooda Hadjee Hamood of Tellicherry [Nakhuda Haji Hammud Thalasiri]; convey a letter from the Governor of Bombay to the Viceroy of Egypt tactfully refusing the latter's request to furnish two warships for the war being waged against the Wahaby [Wahhabi]; and assess the suitability of the dhows Salamed Passand[Salamat Pasand] and Hamdee[Hamdi] for the transportation of 1000 bales of coffee from Mocha to Bombay on behalf of the East India Company (ff 156-62).Physical description: The foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 211; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-211; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.
99. 'Abstract of Correspondence and Memorandum respecting the Yemen'
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- Abstract: The file contains an account given on the control and occupation of Yemen from June 1832 onwards. It covers the rebellion of Toorche Bilmer; the acquisition of Mocha by Mehemet Ali, Pasha of Egypt; the intentions of Mehemet Ali towards Aden, Muscat, and Baghdad; relations with the British Government and the Government of India; the proposed transfer of Aden to the British Government; communications between Colonel Patrick Campbell, British Consul General to Egypt with Boghos Bey, Egyptian Foreign Minister, and Mehemet Ali regarding troops in Yemen; and the actions of Captain Haines of the Indian navy in arranging the transfer of Aden with the Sultan of Aden.The memorandum discusses the right of sovereignty claimed by the Porte over Yemen, and the consequences this has for: the claim of duty under the Commercial Treaty of 1838; the question of reparations for 'insults and injuries' against British interests by Sheriff Mocha; and the right by which the British Government holds Aden.It is broken down into three sections:1. Turkish Claim of Sovereignty in Yemen;2. Sovereignty over Mocha;3. Sovereignty over Aden.Each section outlines the history of the area in terms of changes in sovereignty, and gives the British view on Turkish sovereignty.Includes three short letter quotes in French.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at f 60, and terminates at f 71, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 60-71; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. Pagination: the file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
100. Morice: Journal, John Cary, Chief Mate
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- Abstract: A journal recording a voyage of the East India Company ship Moricefrom England to Mocha. The journal was recorded by the Chief Mate John Cary, and the Captain of the ship was Christopher Wilson (also spelled Willson in the journal).The journal entries are dated 24 August 1728 to 22 January 1729/30 [both Old Style and New Style dates are given in the journal, and years in this description are written as they appear in journal].The verso of the first folio of the journal contains the following inscriptions: ‘This is M Jn Carys Original Journall Chiefe Mate of the Morice, Chr: Wilson’ and ‘Rec.[eive] 3 June 1730’.The entries start when the ship was at Deptford, after which it moored at Gravesend, and subsequently anchored in the Downs.The entries then record the ship being anchored in the following places: Table Bay (23 January to 8 February 1728/9); Mocha (19 to 31 May 1729); Babelmandel [Perim or Mayyun in the Bab-el-Mandeb strait] Harbour (3 to 16 June 1729); Mocha (21 June to 31 July 1729); Bombay (17 August to 9 September 1729); and Tellecherry [Thalassery] (23 to 25 September 1729). The journal then records the ship anchoring in St Hellena [Saint Helena] Road on 17 December 1729, and it was still there when the entries end on 22 January 1729/30.The journal also includes a list of the ship’s company (folios 5 to 6), in the form of a table listing the names and quality (position or rank) of each member of the crew, with a column to indicate whether they had died, run away or had been discharged, and a column for the time when this had taken place (the latter two columns contain no entries).Daily entries for when the ship was at sea consist of tables recording the following: the date and day of the week; hours (H); knots (K); fathoms (F); courses; winds; weather; and other comments. These other comments mostly relate to the following: wind and other weather conditions and sea conditions; other navigational measurements; sightings and bearings of land; sightings of, and encounters with, other ships and sailing vessels; and actions performed by the crew. These entries also sometimes include other comments relating to occurrences such as sightings of birds and other animals.Entries for when the ship was at anchor mainly relate to the following: wind and other weather conditions; goods and provisions received on board the ship and stowed away; goods unloaded from the ship into other ships; actions performed by the crew; and the arrival and departure of other ships.The entries also record illness and disease amongst the crew, and deaths of members of the crew.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at 1, and terminates at 67; it is part of a larger physical volume of different shelfmarks in which this shelfmark has been given its own separate foliation sequence, i.e. non-consecutive; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
101. Monmouth: Journal
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- Abstract: Journal of the voyage of the East India Company ship Monmouthfrom England to Mocha and Bombay, and back (Captain James Montgomery), 30 September 1731-7 November 1733 (dates given are for arrival unless otherwise indicated): left the Downs, 30 November 1731; 8 March 1732 Cape of Good Hope; 19 May 1732, Mocha; 4 September 1732, Bombay; 29 October 1732, Coachin [Cochin, Kochi]; 10 December 1732, Gomberoon [Gombroon, Bandar Abbas]; 27 January 1733, Bombay; 22 February 1733, Tillicherey [Tellicherry, Thalassery]; 5 March 1733, Anjanga [Anjengo, Anchuthengo]; 23 June 1733, St Hellena [St Helena]; 22 October 1733, Deptford.Inscribed: 'A Journal Book Kept By me James Montgomery Commander of the Good Ship Monmouth Commencing The 29 of September 1731 being the Day Establish'd Commander and Bound to Mocha and now Lying In Capt. Thomas Brundons Dry Dock', and (in a different hand), 'This is my Origanall Jurnall, J. Mt.gomery' (folio 1).Marked: 'Recd. [Received] 9 Novr. [November] 1733' (folio 1).The journal contains daily entries in eight columns: [date and navigational details]; H [Hour]; K [Knots]; F [Fathoms]; Courses; Winds; Weather, and Remarkable Accidents [events]. A further column recording Depth or Soundings is also used occasionally. When the ship is at anchor entries appear in three columns: weekdays and months; winds; and remarks (the column headings are variously rendered). Symbols are occasionally used for the days of the week.The journal records: navigational information; weather; sea conditions; the ballasting, supplying, and provisioning of the ship; the maintenance of the ship; transport of Company officers and soldiers; details of the other ships with which the Monmouthsailed in convoy; contact with other British ships; sightings of country ships and other vessels; occasional remarks on encounters with birds, fish, and other marine animals; commodities carried (e.g. timber for Bandar Abbas, and pepper); private trade; deaths of crewmembers; and general remarks.The journal also includes: a punishment for theft (folio 25); a 'dismall' account of deaths aboard a Dutch ship (folio 34); a report of the death of the Captain's son (folio 52); and details of cargo unloaded at Erith and Deptford (folios 150-152).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 153; 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 has foliations anomaly, f 61a.
102. Mercury: Journal
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- Abstract: Journal of the East India Company ship the Mercuryby Augustus Joseph Applegarth, Chief Mate. The journal covers the ship's voyage from England to Bombay, Madras, Bengal and the Persian Gulf and back, between 21 November 1777 and 19 June 1784 (Captain George Forbes).The journal contains daily entries in six columns: H [Hour], Courses, K [Knots], F [Fathoms], Winds etc., and Remarks. When the ship is at anchor the entries consist of remarks only. The journal records navigational information, weather, contact with other East India Company ships, Portuguese ships, country ships, commodities carried, and general remarks.At the front of the three parts of the journal (beginning at folios 1, 144, and 285 respectively) is the inscription: 'This is my original journal and my own handwriting. Applegarth. Witness J Holland. Received 29th June 1784'.The ship's route is as follows (dates are of arrival unless otherwise stated): 21 November 1778, Deptford (f 6); 14 December 1778, the Downs (f 9); 20 March 1779, St Helena (f 33); 21 April 1779, Table Bay, Cape Bona Esperance [Cape of Good Hope] (f 39v); 18 July 1779, Bombay (f 59); 13 August 1779, Tellicherry [Thalassery] (f 62); 27 August 1779, Madras [Chennai] (f 66); 19 September 1779, Calcutta [Kolkata] (f 71); 28 November 1779, Chochin [Kochi] ( f 83); 16 December 1779, Tellicherry (f 84); 20 December 1779, Bombay (f 87); 10 January 1780 Tellicherry (f 91); 2 March 1780, Bombay (f 99); 19 October 1780, Muscat (f 131); 17 November 1780, Bushire (f 137); 1 December 1780, Bussora [Basra] (f 160); 19 January 1781, Muscat (f 150); 4 February 1781, Bombay (f 154); 27 May 1781, Muscat (f 165); 28 July 1781, Bussora (f 172); 22 October 1781, Bombay (f 183); 14 February 1782, Muscat (f 184); 11 March 1782, Bushire (f 199); 15 March 1782, Bussora (f 200); 29 May 1782, Bombay (f 208); 20 June 1782, Madras (f 212); 25 August 1782, Bombay (f 223); 20 March 1783, Bussora (f 252); 31 March 1783, Bushire (f 256); 7 April 1783, Muscat (f 258); 18 April 1783, Bombay (f 260); 27 April 1783, Goa (f 261); 13 May 1783, Bombay (f 265); 18 August 1783, Tellicherry (f 272); 25 October 1783, Bombay (f 285); 29 February 1784, Table Bay, Bona Esperance (f 304); 30 March 1784, St Helena (f 309); 11 June 1784, Deptford (f 325).Physical description: Foliation: this file consists of two physical volumes. The foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover of volume one (ff 1-142). The foliation sequence continues in volume two, commencing at f 143 and terminating at f 332; volume two is part of a larger physical volume of different shelfmarks in which only this shelfmark has been foliated. The foliation sequence does not include the front cover of or the leading flyleaves of volume two.
103. Nathaniel: Journal
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- Abstract: There is an original title on the front cover, but it is largely illegible.Journal of the voyage of the East India Company ship Nathanielfrom England to Mocha and Bombay, and back (Captain Jonathan Negus), 1714-16 (dates given are for arrival unless otherwise indicated): 23 November 1714, leaves the Downs; 22 February 1715, Cape Good Hope [Cape of Good Hope]; 19 May 1715, Mocha; 28 September 1715, Bombay; 29 November 1715, Callicutt [Calicut]; 7 March 1716, Cape of Good Hope; 29 April 1716, St Helena; 20 August 1716, Deptford.Inscribed: 'This is my original Journall, Jona. Negus' (folio 2).The journal consists of daily entries in seven columns: [Date], [Hour], K [Knots], F [Fathoms], Course, Winds, and [Remarks]. When the ship is in harbour, the entries consist of remarks only.The journal records: navigational information (described as the 'logg' [log]); weather; sightings of other vessels; notes of country ships; commodities traded (particularly coffee); the provisioning of the ship; and general remarks.Description of a massacre of twelve members of the ship's crew at Hawar, on the southern coast of Arabia, east of Aden, on 4 September 1715: folio 53.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 135; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The volume includes a sequence of blank pages, ff 116-134, which have not been digitised.
104. Hanover: Journal
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- Abstract: Journal of the voyage of the Hanoverfrom England to Bombay (Captain John Bond), 1722-1724 (dates given are for arrival unless otherwise indicated): 2 April 1722, Woolwich; 1 April 1722, Downs; 12 August 1722, Madrass [Madras, i.e. Chennai]; 25 October 1722, Callicut [Kozhikode]; 9 November 1722, Bombay; 30 December 1722, Carwar [Karwar]; 7 March 1723, Bombay; 17 May 1723, Mocho [Mocha]; 17 October 1723, Carwar; 6 November 1723, Surat; 12 December 1723, Bombay; 15 February 1724, Cochin [Kochi]; 19 June 1724, St Hellena [Saint Helena]; 5 October 1724, Blackwall.The first page (folio 1) of the Journal is headed: 'A Journal of our intended Voyage in the Ship Hanover of London – By the Almighties Permission Towards the East Indies Commencing January 8th 1721'.The log contains a note explaining how the ship lost sight of the Frederickand explanation of the decision to proceed as a single ship in seas subject to piracy (ff 18-20).The log book contains daily entries in eight columns: H [Hour], K [Knots], F [Fathoms], C [Courses], W [Winds], [Remarks], H [Hour], and Weather; when the ship is at anchor, the entries consist of remarks only. The log provides navigational information, notes of sightings of other vessels, and general remarks. Entries are double-dated using both the Old Style and New Style years.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 1, and terminates at f 111; it is part of a larger physical volume of different shelfmarks in which every shelfmark has been given its own separate foliation sequence, i.e. non-consecutive; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
105. Houghton: Journal
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- Abstract: Journal of the East India Company ship Houghton, commanded by Philip Worth, by John Sparks. The journal covers the ship's voyage from England to Mocha and its return journey to England, between 21 September 1731 and 26 May 1733.The journal contains daily entries in six columns: H [Hour], K [Knots], F [Fathoms], Courses, Winds &c. [etcetera], and Remarks. When the ship is at anchor, the entries consist of remarks only. The journal records navigational information, weather, contact with other East India Company ships and French ships, commodities carried, and other remarks. Entries are double-dated using both the Old Style (Julian) and New Style (Gregorian) calendars.At the front of the journal (folio 1) is the inscription: 'This is my originall journall of the ship Houghton received the 13th June 1733'.The journal records the ship's arrival at the following places: Deptford, 6 October 1731 (folio 2); the Downs, 30 November 1731 (folio 2); Cape Bona Esperance [Cape of Good Hope], 7 March 1731/32 (folio 27); Mocha, 20 May 1732 (folio 44); Bombay, 4 September 1732 (folio 51); Tellicherry [Thalassery], 8 October 1732 (folio 55); Cochin [Kochi], 13 October 1732 (folio 56 ); Table Bay, Cape Bona Esperance [Cape of Good Hope], 12 January 1732/33 (folio 78); St Helena, 8 February 1732/33 (folio 83); and Woolwich, 26 May 1733 (folio 108).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 1, and terminates at f 112; it is part of a larger physical volume of different shelfmarks in which this shelfmark has been given its own separate foliation sequence, i.e. non-consecutive; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
106. Heathcote: Journal
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- Abstract: Journal of the voyage of the East India Company ship Heathcotefrom England to Mocha, November 1730-June 1731, from Mocha to Bombay [Mumbai], June-August 1731, and from Bombay to England, September 1731-March 1732 (Captain David Wilkie).The journal consists of daily entries of information on navigation, winds, weather, and general observations. Folio 30 contains the transcript of a speech given by Captain Wilkie to the crew.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 92; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.The volume includes a sequence of blank pages, ff 72-91, which have not been digitised.
107. Walpole: Journal, William Fearne, Second Mate
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- Abstract: Journal of the voyage of the East India Company ship Walpolefrom Table Bay towards Bengall [Bengal], 1730-33, (dates given are for arrival unless otherwise indicated). The ship departed from Table Bay in March 1731 and the journal covers the ship's visits to the following destinations: 20 May 1731, Madras; 22 July 1731, Fort William [Calcutta, i.e. Kolkata]; 15 February 1731/2, Cochin [Kochi]; 23 March 1731/2, Mocha; 8 April 1732, Judda [Jeddah]; 14 July 1732, Mocha; towards Madras; 26 August 1732, Madras; towards Bengall; Fort William; 2 January 1732/3, Madras.At the front of the journal (folio 4) is the inscription: 'This is my original Jurnal of the Ship Walpole. Received 13 September 1733.'Folios 5-7 consists of daily entries in two columns. The first column contains the date and some navigational data, the second contains remarks on the wind, weather, courses, distances covered, sightings of other ships, and sightings of land. Some more general remarks are sometimes given.The log book (ff 8-116) contains daily entries in seven columns: latitude/distance from port, H [Hour], K [Knots], F [Fathoms], C [Courses], W [Winds], [Date and Remarks]; when the ship is at anchor, the entries consist of remarks only.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 141; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The volume includes a sequence of blank pages, ff 118-140, which have not been digitised. The file contains one foliation anomaly, missing folio 77.
108. Winterton: Journal
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- Abstract: Journal of the East India Company ship Wintertonby Captain George Dundas. The journal covers the ship's voyage from England to Bombay and its return to England, between 14 January 1788 and 9 July 1790.The journal contains daily entries in six columns: H [Hour], Courses, K [Knots], F [Fathoms], Winds &c. [etcetera], and Remarks. When the ship is at anchor, the entries consist of remarks only. The journal records navigational information, weather, contact with other East India Company ships and French ships, commodities carried, and other remarks.The journal also includes:A list of the officers and crew on the Winterton, recording: names; stations (positions); place of entry; and whether they had run, had died or had been discharged (folios 2-3)A list of passengers from England and Bombay (folio 4).At the front of the journal (folio 1) is the inscription: 'This is my original journal George Dundas. Witnesses W[illiam] Raincork'.The entries record the ship's arrival at the following places: Blackwall, 21 January 1788 (folio 5); Portsmouth, 12 April 1788 (folio 11); Dunnose, Isle of Wight, 1 May 1788 (folio 12); St Jago [Santiago, Cape Verde], 26 May 1788 (folio 19); Cape Lagullus [Cape Agulhas], 26 July 1788 (folio 34); Johanna [Anjouan], 14 August 1788 (folio 39); Bombay, 6 September 1788 (folio 44); Tillecherry [Thalassery], 6 December 1788 (folio 52); Bombay, 30 December 1788 (folio 55); Surat, 21 February 1789 (folio 58); Mocha, 23 April 1789 (folio 66); Bombay, 4 September 1789 (folio 76); Cape Comorin [Kanyakumari], 19 January 1790 (folio 86); Cape of Good Hope, 5 March 1790 (folio 97); St Helena, 18 March 1790 (folio 101); and the Downs, 3 June 1790 (folio 118).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 1, and terminates at f 123; it is part of a larger physical volume of different shelfmarks in which this shelfmark has been given its own separate foliation sequence, i.e. non-consecutive; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.