The
barque DENNIS HILL 1857-1862
Please
note that I have attempted to produce a readable copy of the multiple logs
bound together produced by her master Robert Atkin. There are serious
difficulties in this, not only due to the poor hand, spelling and negligible
grammar of the master, but also his personal ways of making entries, often way
out of chronological order. While it has been necessary to make changes to the
grammar in places, as far as possible I have retained the original spelling and
sense of the loggings. An article on Robert Atkin and this voyage can be found
in
The Family and Local
History Handbook
13th
edition (due for publication in the first quarter of 2011).
This
commences in December 1857, ‘London to China, E. Indies, Australia, U States, N
Zealand, No America, W Indies & London’ and ending in October 1862. It was
delivered to the Shipping Master at Poplar, London.
Attached
letter:-
‘ Dennis
Hill
?Novr? 62
? ?
???
To
the Shipping
Master Poplar
Sir,
My stay from the
United
Kingdom in the “Dennis Hill”
has
been so long which is the reason
that
so many deficiencies & Irregularities
appear
in connection with not only the
articles
but also the offl log - as you say the
errors
are too numerous to mention, I
can
only express my regret at their
having
occurred but promise to
give
greater attention to the Law for the
future,
I am
Sir
Yours obediently
R Atkin
Master’
Log
1 p.5
Apprentice
- R.F. Atkin
1857
On
December 21st
in London ‘Robert Carlson not at work 1 man employed in his room
at 6/ per day’ (6s forfeited)
Signed
Robert Atkin and W.A. Granger (mate)
On
December 21st ‘Thos Normandall not on board to work 1 man employed
in his room at 6/ per day’ (6s forfeited)
Signed
Robert Atkin and W.A. Granger (mate)
On
December 21st in London ‘George Smith not joined the Ship and man
employed in his room at 6/ per day’ (6s forfeited)
Signed
R Atkins and W.A. Granger (mate)
On
December 22nd in London ‘Robert Carlson not at work 1 man employed
in his room at 6/ per day’ (6s forfeited)
Signed
Robert Atkin and W.A. Granger (mate)
On
December 22nd ‘Thos Normandall not on board to work 1 man employed
in his room at 6/ per day’ (6s forfeited)
Signed
Robert Atkin and W.A. Granger (mate)
On
December 22nd in London ‘George Smith not joined the Ship and man
employed in his room at 6/ per day’ (6s forfeited)
Signed
R Atkins and W.A. Granger (mate)
On
December 22nd ‘George Smith on shore untill 12/30 PM one man
employed in his room at 6/’ (6s forfeited)
Signed
R Atkin
On
December 22nd in London ‘David Scotland on Shore without leave asked
or given from Noon untill 5 PM’
Signed
R Atkin
On
December 22nd ‘Thos Normandell not on board when began to un moor but came afterwards 1 man employed in his room at
4/’ (4s forfeited)
Signed
Robert Atkin and W.A. Granger (mate)
On
December 23rd at London ‘George Ramsden Steward not on board when
the ship left the Dock Paid 4/ Boat due for him at Gravesend Read this Entry to
him’ (4s forfeited)
Signed
by R Atkin
On
December 23rd ‘John Williams on shore without leave asked or given 1
man employed in his room at 5/ per day’ (6s forfeited)
Signed
R Atkin and W.A. Granger (mate)
On
December 23rd ‘Thos Normandale not on board when began to un moor
but came afterwards 1
man employed in his room at 4/’ (forfeited 4s)
Signed
Robert Atkin and W.A. Granger (mate)
On
December 28th at 4.30 p.m. off the Isle of Wight ‘J Williams Cook
insolent to the 1st mate afterwards disobeyed orders given by 1st
mate on the 1st Mate attempting to move the Cook aft he drew a long
Sheath Knife from the top of the Galley and threatened to stab him with it after a great deal of abuse from got him in
iron and put him in the fore Cabin this man has given a great deal of trouble
since the Ship left and acts the part of a savage and Mutineer’
(on 24th February 1858) ‘Read both those entries to the Cook
on 24 Feby no answer’
Signed
by R Atkin W.A. Granger (mate); D. Scotland (2nd mate); and Thomas
Robertson
On
December 29th at 6.30 a.m. seemingly 22 miles NNW of Start Point ‘On
the 1st Mate telling Williams the Cook out to ease him self he used most
threatening and abusive language and tried to break his hand cuffs on the
Anchor and threatened to heave the Mate overboard he also tried to get an Iron
belaying Pin to use to the 1st Mate after a great deal of trouble
and abuse got him below again and put him on prisoner allowance Read this entry to the Cook on 24 Feby
1858’
Signed
by R Atkin; W.A. Granger (mate); and D Scotland (2nd mate)
On
December 30th ‘Williams Cook still in Irons’
Signed
R Atkin
On
December 31st ‘Released Cook from Confinement and Sent him to his
duty Read this Enty to him 24 Fby 1858
no answer’
Signed
by R Atkin; M.A. Granger (mate) and J Robertson
1858
On
January 23rd in 18° 19’ N 26° 22’ W ‘Williams the Cook insolent to
the Mate and Cooking the food badly’
Signed
R Atkin and M.A. Granger (mate)
Written
down the margin and stated as February 4th in 5° 3’ S 27° 49’ W
‘Since making this Entry I have been informed by Lambert that the Mate was
asleep in his watch on deck when a squall struck the ship at about 0h 40’
‘Read
the Entry about the mate being asleep his answer is it is false’
‘Witness
to Lamberts signature’ R F Atkin
While
the position tallies as to where she might have been on this date, this entry
must have been made on or after February 25th
On
February 16th at 3 a.m. in 30° 27’ S 18° 36’ W ‘At 3 the 1st
Mate cautioned Lambert who shipped as an able seaman against steering the ship
Badly which he is much in the habit of doing at 2 a.m. he told him he would log
him as in competent and send him from the wheel if he continued his bad
steering Lambert told the mate he would
do so as soon as he liked and gave him a good deal of impudence which he is in
the habit of doing when spoken too at 3h
45 he still persisted in his bad steering
Sent him from the wheel Lambert
shook his fist in the mates face and challenged the Mate to fight Read this entry to the man and he said that
he did not shake his fist in the Mates face’
Signed
R Atkin and W.A. Granger (mate)
On
February 21st at 7 a.m. in 33° 4’ ? 14° 41’ ? ‘The Cook emptied the Slop tub on the Deck thereby
making the Deck greasy on the 1st
Mate speaking to him about it the Cook threatened to knock him down and boot
his bloody head off and other abusive language not fit to mention here this man has given the mate much trouble and
tried to provoke the mate to strike him
He said he was cook of a ship before he came in this long boat to cook
Grubb if he was to get back to London he
would have an answer to give this is his reply after havg read this entry too
him’
Signed
R Atkin and W.A. Granger (mate)
On
February 23rd in 31° 58’ S 10° 21 W ‘The Steward found a peice of
Beef in the house and the Cook proved that he had cooked more for the 2nd
Mates Mess than allowed by the ship, the Carptr acknowledged to have had is
share of it and he afterwards stated to the Steward he took the last peice of
Beef himself the Steward says he has
missed Beef and Pork out the Casks
Several times previous Read this
entry to the Carpenter and he said that he was sorry for it and was willing to
pay for it’. (Mate W A Granger)
‘Read
this Entry to the 2d mate ?Acknowleged? to have taken a peice of Pork’
Signed
R Atkin and W A Granger (mate)
Also,
on February 23rd in same position ‘The Steward found a peice of Beef
in the house and the Cook proved that he had cooked more at times for the 2d
Mates mess than allowed by the Ship, the Carptr acknowledged to have had his
share of it and that he afterwards stated to the Steward he took the last peice
of Beef him self the Steward says he has
missed Beef and Pork out the Casks several times previous Read the entry to the Carpenter he said that he was sorry for it and was
willing to pay for it’
Signed
R Atkin and W A Granger (mate)
And
again, on February 23rd in the same position ‘The Steward found a
peice of Beef in the House and the Cook proved that he had cooked more at times
for the 2d Mates mess than allowed by the Ship the 2d mate Carptr Boy Taylor acknowledged to have
taken their share of it the Steward says he has missed much Beef and Pork out
the Casks before Read the entry too him
Taylor he said it was correct’
Signed
R Atkin and G. Ramsden (Steward)
On
February 25th in 32° 06’ S 6° 54’ W ‘Mr Granger the 1st
Mate has made an entry in the ships Log that on the 5th Feby Noting
that he had been 17 hours on deck out the 24 and that he was worn to skeleton
with continual watching which statement is utterly false he has been conducting himself in a
most unofficer like manner carrying tales forward and talking to the man at the
wheel and making a deal of mischief in the ship’
Signed
R Atkin
On
February 25th at 4 p.m. ‘Read this Entry to the 1st Mate
in the presence of those witnesses and to every witness before signing their names the mates reply
was that it was false and he also made use of a deal of unnecessary talk which
he is in the constant habit of doing in fact he talks sufficient for all hands
and he told the witnesses they would be fined £50 Each for Signing a false
entry’
The
witnesses were apparently Thomas Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter); George
Ramsden (steward); Thomas Normandale (AB); Joseph X Lamar (AB), William X
Lambert (AB); Robert Carlsen (AB) - Lamar and Lambert made their marks ‘X’
On March 12th in 43° 14’ S 37° 42 E ‘The 1st
Mate only speaking to him about furling the Jib in a proper manner made use of
a great of talk and also disrespectful language
saying that the Ship was not Seaworthy and he should be ashamed to let any one
know that he had sailed with me I have
had to shew him how to Set Sails and also take them in he goes to work in a most un business like
manner and gets very badly through his work
he is continually quarrelling with some one or making complaints
to me then in a day or two he will be laughing and
joking with the crew he has completely
upset the discipline of the ship and made the ship very uncomfortable he seems as if he could not possibly Keep his
tongue quiet his Lat by Observation is
not correct. when he goes to reave new
cordage he takes the end through the coil the wrong way and the rope gets full
of turns and it takes the people much longer to do the work’
Signed R Atkin; David Scotland (2nd mate); G Ramsden;
and Thomas Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
(on April 19th) ‘Read this Entry to the 1st
Mate his answer was it is false’
Signed
by R Atkin and D Scotland (2nd mate)
Although
dated in 1856, the next logging must have been on 14th March 1858,
in 42° 8’ S 45° 39’ E ‘At 7 AM the Master sent the Steward for a cup of Coffee
he came back and answered that the Cook said was could not be had now
without taking the Kettle off. Sent the Steward up again he brought some
coffee, that was not fit to drink Sent
it back and the next that the Cook sent was worse, this man, the Cook, has
given frequent cause of complaint the Steward has had to shew him how to cook
the Victuals properly he is very unwilling to do anything is always grumbling
and throwing every obstacle in the way and in fact does just as he likes I shall now disrated him as cook at 12.30 Sent for the Cook and told him that
on account of his bad behaviour I should now disrate him as cook he denied the affair of the Coffee said the
Steward was a bloody liar he said He
would cook but rather than do any thing else he would sooner starve the Cook has a very bullying disposition
when any thing is said to him he puts on an air of defiance and sticks his face
close up to the party that is speaking too him
put him in irons and put him in the Lazerette and secured his hands up
to the deck beam read this entry to him
in the presence of witnesses’
Witnessed
by Willoughby A. Granger (mate); David Scotland (2nd mate); and T
Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On March 15th at 6.30 p.m. in 41° 24’ S 48° 33’ E ‘At 6h
30 Found Williams the prisoner had unshackled his hands from the Beam the master asked him if he wanted to go to
the head he said no at 8 the master put
the same question answer no also asked
him if he would obey orders and go to work
he said no he would do the Cooking and when he got to Shanghai he would
make the master pay for it the master
explained to him that he had disrated him
had the prisoner Searched to see that he had no matches &c about him
and secured his hands again’
Signed R Atkin; G Ramsden (steward); and Thomas Robertson
(sailmaker and carpenter)
(At 10.30 May 4th)
‘Read this entry to the 1st mate and requested his signature he said it
was correct but would not sign it as he was off duty’
Signed R Atkin and Thomas Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On March 16th at 6 a.m. (no position) ‘Released the
prisoner from Irons & confinement he still refusing duty Kept
him on prisoners allowance’
Signed R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson
(sailmaker and carpenter)
On March 17th in 40° 52’ S 54° 35’ E ‘Williams refusing
duty Keeping him on bread and water’
Signed R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson
(sailmaker and carpenter)
On March 18th in 40° 2 S 57° 31’ E ‘Williams doing no
duty Keeping him on bread and water’
Signed R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson
(sailmaker and carpenter)
On March 19th in 39° 19’ S 60° 36’ E ‘Williams refusing
duty Keeping him on bread and water’
Signed R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson
(sailmaker and carpenter)
On March 20th in 39° 03’ S 62° 13’ E ‘Williams refusing
duty Keeping him on prisoners allowance’
Signed R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson
(sailmaker and carpenter)
On March 21st in 38° 57’ S 66° 43’ E ‘Williams refusing
duty Kept on prisoners allowance’
Signed R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson
(sailmaker and carpenter)
On March 22nd in 38° 21’ S 70° 47’ E ‘Williams refusing
duty Kept on prisoners allowance’
Signed R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson
(sailmaker and carpenter)
On March 23rd in 38° 13’ S 72° 20’ E ‘Williams refusing
duty Kept on prisoners allowance’
Signed R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson
(sailmaker and carpenter)
On March 24th in 37° 56’ S 75° 3’ E ‘Williams doing no
duty receiving bread and water’
Signed R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson
(sailmaker and carpenter)
On
March 24th 4 p.m. in 37° 56’ S 75° 03’ E ‘In this last 24 days there
has been questions in the distance given by the log I have examined the log glasses and the 1st
mate has done the same with the log line
I found the glasses correct and the mate said the line was correct also having examined it this day PM I found
the line was wrong marked The mark for the 1st Knot was in the place
of the half Knot and the log being generally hove with the short glass made 1
mile too much distance every hour. I shewed the error to all the officers the 1st mate persisted his marking
was right I then brought all the crew
aft every one could see that the mark
was wrong the mate made a good deal of
clamour which is his constant habit part of which he said was that I should not
be master of a ship any more when the ship got to Shanghai he has been telling the crew that he was
afraid the master would loose the ship for he never Knew a North Country Man
worth a damn when South of the Equator this he has told that more than once to
Lambert and Lamar two of the younger ABs. The 1st Mate goes
loitering about the decks in his watch and he misunderstands my orders throws
every obstacle in the way of getting on with the work and when I reprove him he
says send me to my cabin and tries all he can to provoke me he is obliged to come to me for the
?position? before he can work ?his days? work at his Lat ?also? is
frequently miles in error’
Signed
Robert Atkin; David Scotland (2nd mate); Thomas Robertson (sailmaker
and carpenter); G Ramsden; J X Lamar (AB); and W X Lambert (AB)
(on April 19th) ‘Read this Entry to the 1st
mate his answer it is false’
Signed
R Atkin and D Scotland (2nd mate)
On
March 25th at noon in 37° 35’ S 78° 42’ E ‘At 8 AM I ordered the 1st
mate to take his quadrant and take sights and the Steward to tell the time and
to give me the Long by Chotr the Mate
made the Long 78° 28 E
I
made the long by the same Chotr 78° 42 E
at 6 AM the Poland of Amsterdam bore SSW Dist 12 to 14 Miles Long by
?accnt from? thence? 78° 42 E
(On
April 19th) ‘Read this Entry to the 1st Mate his answer
it is false’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate)’ and G Ramsden (steward)
On March 25th in 37° 35’ S 78° 42’ E ‘Williams doing no
duty Kept on bread & water’
Signed R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson
(sailmaker and carpenter)
On March 26th in 37° 27’ S 82° 38’ E ‘Williams doing no
duty Kept on bread & water’
Signed R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson
(sailmaker and carpenter)
On March 27th in 36° 27’ S 86° 14’ E ‘Williams refusing
duty Kept on bread + water’
Signed R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson
(sailmaker and carpenter)
On March 28th in 35° 47’ S 88° 43’ E ‘Williams refusing
duty Kept on bread + water’
Signed R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson
(sailmaker and carpenter)
On March 29th in 35° 13’ S 90° 33’ E ‘Williams refusing
duty Kept on bread and water’
Signed R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson
(sailmaker and carpenter)
On March 30th in 33° 20’ S 92° 4’ E ‘Williams doing no
duty Kept on bread + water’
Signed R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson
(sailmaker and carpenter)
On March 31st in 31° 00’ S 92° 56’ E ‘Williams refusing
duty Kept on bread + water’
Signed R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson
(sailmaker and carpenter)
On April 1st in 28° 19’ S 94° 4’E ‘Williams doing no
duty Kept on bread + water’
Signed R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson
(sailmaker and carpenter)
On April 2nd in 26° 20’ S 95° 33’ E ‘Williams refusing
duty Kept on bread & water’
Signed R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson
(sailmaker and carpenter)
On April 3rd in 24° 15’ S 97° 22’ E ‘Williams doing no
duty kept on bread and water’
Signed R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson
(sailmaker and carpenter)
On April 4th in 21° 57’ S 98° 28’ E ‘Williams doing no
duty Kept on bread and water’
Signed R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson
(sailmaker and carpenter)
On April 5th in 19° 40’ S 100° 17’ E ‘Williams doing no
duty Kept on bread & water’
Signed R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson
(sailmaker and carpenter)
On April 6th in 17° 15’ S 101° 34’ E ‘Williams doing no
duty Kept on bread & water’
Signed R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson
(sailmaker and carpenter)
On April 7th in 14° 59’ S 103° 14’ E ‘Williams doing no
duty Kept on bread & water’
Signed R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson
(sailmaker and carpenter)
On April 8th in 13° 2’ S 103° 21’ E ‘Williams doing no
duty Kept on bread and water’
Signed R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson
(sailmaker and carpenter)
On April 9th in 10° 27’ S 105° 41’ E ‘Williams doing no
duty Kept on bread & water’
Signed R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson
(sailmaker and carpenter)
On April 10th in 8° 12’ S 106°13’ E ‘Williams doing no
duty Kept on bread + water’
Signed R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson
(sailmaker and carpenter)
On April 10th at 2 p.m. in 8° 12’ S 105° 13’ E ‘At 2 PM
1st Mate making the Deep Sea Lead line as I walked forward the Boy
Drury hinted that the line was wrongly marked
I examined it and found the 1st fathom 18 inches too
short asked the mate the reason he said
he had allowed for the length of the lead
ordered him to mark it properly and to give the length of the lead a bout an hour afterwards the mate sent Drury
to ask me whether I would have 1 or 2 Knots at 20 fathoms for he had marked a
line both ways this man is not fit to do
any thing he cannot repair sails and asked for the job to paint the Boats he
took a long time to do it and painted them very badly’
(On April 19th) ‘Read this Entry to 1st Mate
his answer it is false’
Signed
R Atkin; David Scotland (2nd mate); and W X Drury (OS) (the
witnesses only to the ‘reading’ entry)
On April 11th in 7° 10’ S 105° 40’ E ‘Williams doing no
duty Kept on bread and water’
Signed R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson
(sailmaker and carpenter)
On April 12th in 6° 50’ S 105° 3’ E ‘Williams doing no
duty Kept on bread & water’
Signed R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson
(sailmaker and carpenter)
On April 13th in 7° 00’ S 105° 20’ E ‘Williams doing no
duty kept on bread + water’
Signed R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson
(sailmaker and carpenter)
On April 14th in 7° 12’ S 105° 30’ E ‘Williams refusing
duty Kept on bread & water’
Signed R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson
(sailmaker and carpenter)
On
April 15th in 7° 18’ S 105° 10’ E ‘Williams doing no duty Kept on
bread and water’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
April 15th in 7° 00’ S 185° 20’ E ‘At 4 PM the 1st Mate
having marked the hand lead line he requested the master to examine I did so and found the 15 fathm mark
in place of the 13 and 17 in lieu of 14 and the 20 fthm wrong also Shewed the
mate how to mark it properly and did not bully him which he generally accuses
me with whenever I reprove him I had now Superintended the making of Both Lead
lines and log line
At
5 PM The jib + flying jib martingale stay shackles carried away and the ship
close to the land the 1st mate instead of exerting himself to get
them replaced began his games as usual to annoy me had some sharp words with
him ordered him off the Bow sprit and
Superintended the securing of the jib boom myself’
Signed
R Atkin; and D Scotland (2nd Mate)
‘Witness
to the Wrong Marking of the Lead line Robert Charlsen
(On
April 19th) ‘Read this Entry to the 1st Mate his answer
was it is false’
On April 16th at noon in 7° 15’ S 105° 20’ E ‘The 1st
mate commenced some noise about the ships time saying that I had ordered it to
be altered the Steward proved that this
statement was false he still persisted
with his anger and untill I walked up to him and told him that if was not that
it was he playing the cards into his hands I would soon polish him off this man takes every opportunity to annoy the
master he is continually quarrelling
with or telling about some one and the ship is in a continual Broil’
‘Witness to the statement about the time Geo Ramsden’
Signed R Atkin; and D Scotland (2nd mate)
(On
April 19th) ‘Read this Entry to the 1st Mate his answer
was it is false’
Signed R Atkin; and D Scotland (2nd mate)
On
April 16th in 7° 30’ S 105° 30’ E ‘Williams doing no duty Kept on
bread and water’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
April 17th in 7° 30’ S 106° 00’ E ‘Williams doing no duty Kept on
bread and water’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On April 17th, in 7° 40’ S 106° 40’ E ‘The 1st
mate at dinner helped himself to a large glass of strong rum at 2 PM the Master was looking at the
Carpenter working at the long boat the 1st mate began to complain of
my son saying that he was a most notorious Liar and that he was a nuisance in
the ship and has entered the same in the ships Log book for this last seven
days the weather has been very bad almost continual rain with Squalls and
Strong SE Currents the master has been
very much on the Deck seldom more than 5 or 6 hours out of the 24 below and
frequently called 2 or 3 times in that short time the mate has taking every opportunity to
annoy the master as if he wanted to provoke him to strike him and at night the
mate has pretended to see the land on all sides
I came to the conclusion that I should soon be laid up and ordered the
mate to confine himself to his cabin and Keep himself quiet and told him that I
should have sent him there long since only I was afraid he would go mad on my
hands for he is more like that than a sane man.
Put Normandale in charge of the Mates watch at 10/ per month Extra
wages’
Signed R Atkin; David Scotland (2nd mate); Thomas
Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter); and Thomas Normandale (AB)
On
April 18th in 7° 17’ S 106° 32’ E ‘Williams doing no duty Kept on
bread and water’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
April 19th in 7° 19’ S 106° 00’ E ‘Williams doing no duty Kept on
bread and water’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On April 19th 4 p.m. in 7° 10’ S 105° 40’ E ‘I read all
those Entries to the 1st Mate his reply was that all the entries in
the Book were false he also browbeat me and all the witnesses to a great extent
and swore that every one was false except himself’
Signed R Atkin; David Scotland (2nd mate); Thomas
Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter); and Thomas Normandale (AB i/c mate’s
watch)
On
April 20th in 6° 30’ S 105° 00’ E ‘Williams doing no duty Kept on
bread and water’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
April 20th in 6° 25’ S 105° 29’ E ‘At 5 PM In examining the Ships
Log Book I found that the mate had been making false entries in the ships log
respecting me and those have been made Since the mate was ordered to his
berth they are written in quite
different color ink there is also some respecting the cook I have pointed out the Interpolations to the
Carpenter 2d Mate and Normandale I now
log the mate (although not the first time guilty and several times have given
him the same order) of wilfull disobedience of my orders for on Feby 25th
at 4 PM I told him that he was not to make any entries in the Ships Log beyond
the usual entries without first writing it on the Slate and Shewing it to
me at 7 AM when the mate was forward he
told Williams the Ex Cook that they would both be hung when they got to Anjer
and Said So as the watch below could and did hear that there was nothing ?but?
old women and boys in the Ship he is
continually talking to the Steward and even making use of disrespectful
language to the Steward about me I told
the Steward at 5h 30 to tell the mate in a respectful manner that it was my
wish that they should not talk so much together’.
‘Witness
to my order G Ramsden’ and possibly D Scotland
(Undated
and untimed) ‘Read this to the Mate his answer it is part true and part false
for the Interpolations were put into the Log 2 or 3 days before he was sent to
his berth’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); Thomas Normandale (i/c watch); and T
Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
April 21st in 6° 4’ S 105° 54’ E ‘Williams doing no duty Kept on
bread and water’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
April 21st in 6° 55’ S 106° 00’ E ‘About 5 PM The first mate asked
he if he could have some exercise I told him he could go on deck when he
pleased with this under standing that he was to speak to no one on deck he accepted of my offer and went on deck when
he thought proper both night and day I
never spoke too or interfered with him’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and G Ramsden (steward)
On
April 22nd in 5° 29’ S 106° 11’ E ‘Williams doing no duty Kept on
bread and water’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
April 22nd in 5° 29’ S 106° 11’ E ‘Mate doing no duty taking
exercise when he pleases’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
April 23rd in 5° 22’ S 106° 19’ E ‘Williams doing no duty Kept on
bread + water’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
April 23rd in 5° 22’ S 106° 19’ E ‘Mate doing no duty taking
exercise as he pleases’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
April 24th in 5° 00’ S 106° 29’ E ‘Williams doing no duty Kept on
bread and water’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
April 24th in 5° 00’ S 106° 28’ E ‘mates doing no duty talking
Exercise when and where he pleases
At
6h 30 PM I went on Deck and found the Mate talking to the Carpenter although he
the Mate had liberty for exercise on the condition that he spoke to no one what
the Mate said to the Carpenter was to this sence that I the Master was as fond
of the Carpenter was of Holy Water and if the Carpenter sailed three years in
that ship he would have no wages to take and because the fore Hatch had been
open for 6 hours on the 22nd to let air into the Ship he would not
be responsible for the Cargo, at the same time I the master have been on deck
the whole dy and continually getting about the ships deck having no mate when I spoke to the mate about not Keeping
his word he made ???? a great
deal of Clamour which is his constant practice and accused me of
Bullying him also of Bullying the Steward and Normandall in fact he takes all
talking to himself and swears through every thing every one is false but
him this man has no sense of shame at
all he was also talking to the 2d mate’
‘Witness
to the accusation of Bullying Thos Normandale’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and Thomas Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
(Unknown
date and time) On reading this entry to the mate at some unknown time and place
‘his answer is it is part true and part false’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and G Ramsden (steward)
Also
on April 24th in 5° 00’ S 106° 29’ E ‘At 3 PM G Ramsden Steward came
to the Master and Said the last Cask of Pork weighed out only 150 lbs and that
the Cask was not full when broached I told him that he should have told me
the Cask was not full before he used ½ lb of it and whoever had put that
?wrinkle? into his head that Cook would not fight the Steward also said that
the 1st Cask broached was not full and that he told me of it I told him that he had not told me anything
about I told him that I had the Casks
coopered in London in filled with Pickle the steward said perhaps the Coopers
had stolen the Pork I told not to blame
any one that he could not prove for they had no opportunity of stealing it I am particular in making this Entry because the
mate at 6h 30 ?PM? accused me of Bullying the Steward’
Signed
Robt Atkin; Daniel Scotland (2nd mate); and J.J. Taylor (Boy)
On
April 25th in 4° 03’ S 106° 42’ E ‘Williams doing no duty Kept on
bread & water’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
April 25th in 4° 03’ S 106° 42’ E ‘At 30h 30 the mate sent me a note
which I shall produce and about 12h 30 PM he sent me a copy of a log he had
Kept which I shall also produce Mate on
limited exercise’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
April 26th in 4° 03’ S 107° 00’ E ‘Williams doing no duty Kept on
bread and water’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
April 26th in 4° 3’ S 107° 0’ E ‘Mate doing no duty on limited
Exercise’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
April 27th in 3° 28’ S 107° 30’ E ‘Williams doing no duty Kept on
bread and water’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
April 27th in 3° 28’ S 107° 30’ E ‘Mate doing no duty taking limited
Exercise’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
April 28th in 2° 59’ S 107° 17’ E ‘Williams doing no duty Kept as
normal’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
April 28th in 2° 59’ W 107° 17’ E ‘Mate doing no duty taking
reasonable Exercise’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
April 29th in 1° 46’ S 107° 7’ E ‘Williams refusing duty Kept as
usual’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
April 29th in 1° 46’ S 107° 7’ E ‘Mate doing no duty taking
reasonable Exercise’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
April 30th in 1° 01’ S 107° 23’ E ‘Williams refusing duty Kept as
normal’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
April 30th in 1° 01’ S 107° 23’ E ‘Mate doing no duty taking
reasonable Exercise’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
May 1st in 0° 46’ S 107° 14’ E ‘Williams refusing duty Kept as
usual’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
May 1st in 0° 46’ S 107° 14’ E ‘Mate doing no duty taking reasonable
Exercise
At
6h 30 I told
the 1st Mate I would rather not have him on deck after Sun Set’
Signed
R Atkin; Thomas Normandale (i/c watch); and W X Drury (OS)
On
May 1st ‘Read these Entries to the Mate his answer they are correct’
Signed
R Atkin; and D Scotland (2nd mate)
On
May 1st, no position, ‘at 10 AM ordered the Steward to assist in
spreading out a Topmast Studding Sail and to day he manifested a deal of
reluctance Said he had is own work to do
and he had down two mens work in the Ship
I told him one man the work of Cook and Steward last voyage he answered
he wished he was here now I told him
that if he found this berth a hard one I would release him of it
altogether On reading the entrie to the
Steward he said he had done work for Williams the Cook and also for
Lambert he also acknowledged on my putting
it to him that Lambert had assisted him’
Signed
by R Atkin and one other unable to read (even on the original)
On
May 2nd in 0° 38’ S 107° 06’ E ‘Williams refusing duty Kept as
usual’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
May 2nd in 0° 22’ S 107° 02’ E ‘Mate doing no duty taking Exercise
at any time between Sun rise and Sunset’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
May 3rd in 0° 22’ S 107° 02’ E ‘Williams refusing duty Kept as
usual’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
May 3rd in 0° 38’ S 107° 05’ E ‘Mate doing no duty taking Exercise
between Sunrise and Sunset’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
May 4th in 0° 36’ S 107° 05’ E ‘Williams doing no duty Kept as
usual’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
May 4th in 0° 36’ S 107° 5’ E ‘Mate doing no duty taking Exercise
between Sun rise and Sun Set’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
May 5th in 0° 02’N 106° 53’ E ‘Williams doing no duty Kept as usual’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
May 5th in 0° 2’ N 106° 53’ E ‘Mate doing no duty taking Exercise
between Sun rise and Sun Set at 6h 30 the Mate told me that the ship was nearly
lost for I was trusting to rotten ?sticks? to take care of the Ship for he was
on deck whilst the ship was to an anchor and Normandale that has charge of the
watch was asleep on the House and a ship passed close to us with a strong
breeze and he also had a witness that saw the ship Immediately had all hands
brought aft every one except Normandale said that they were asleep and that no
vessel passed us, neither was there any wind only light cats paws therefore I
log this as another disobedience of my orders on the part of the Mate for he
was to go to his berth and Keep him self quiet and on the 1st of May
I told him not to come on deck after Sunset but he takes every opportunity of
making mischief I now order him never to
come on deck without asking permission from me’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
(Presumably
same day) ‘Read the Entry to the mate he says that Normandal was asleep’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
May 6th in 0° 15’ N 106° 48’ E ‘Williams doing no duty Kept as
usual’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
May 6th in 0° 15’ N 106° 48’ E ‘Mate doing no duty confined to his
berth exercise when he asks to go to the Head which is very often’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
May 7th in 0° 08’ N 106° 48’ E ‘Williams doing no duty Kept as
usual’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
May 7th in 0° 8’ N 106° 24’ E ‘Mate doing no duty Sent the Steward
to tell him that the mate might take 2 hours exercise in the morning and 2
hours in the afternoon and he was to speak to no one’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
May 8th in 0° 17’ N 106° 24’ E ‘Williams refusing duty Kept on Bread
& water’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
May 8th in 0° 17’ N 106° 24’ E ‘Mate doing no duty taking 4 hours
Exercise’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
May 9th in 0° 18’ N 106° 34’ E ‘Williams refusing duty Kept on Bread
& water’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
May 9th in 0° 18’ N 106° 34’ E ‘Mate doing no duty taking 4 hours
Exercise’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
May 9th at 5.45 a.m., no position, ‘William Drury whilst taking his
turn at the wheel fell asleep and fell down on deck his answer it is fine’
Signed
R Atkin; and Thomas Normandale (AB i/c watch)
On
May 10th in 0° 48’ N 105° 59’ E ‘Williams doing no duty Kept on
Bread & water’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
May 10th in 0° 48’ N 105° 59’ E ‘Mate doing no duty taking 4 hours
Exercise’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
May 11th in 1° 52’ N 105° 43’ E ‘Williams doing no duty Kept on
Bread & water’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
May 11th in 1° 52’ N 105° 43’ E ‘Mate doing no duty taking 4 hours
Exercise’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
May 12th in 1° 46’ N 105° 42’ E ‘Williams doing no duty Kept on
Bread & water’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
May 12th in 1° 46’ N 105° 42’ E ‘Mate doing no duty taking 4 hours
Exercise’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
May 13th in 2° 27’ N 104° 58’ E ‘Williams doing no duty Kept on
Bread & water’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
May 13th in 1° 27’ N 104° 58’ E ‘Mate doing no duty taking 4 hours
Exercise’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
May 14th in 3° 18’ N 105° 6’ E ‘Williams refusing duty Kept on Bread
& water’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
May 14th in 3° 18’ N 105° 6’ E ‘Mate doing no duty taking 4 hours
Exercise’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
May 15th in 3° 37’ N 105° 15’ E ‘Williams refusing duty Kept on
Bread & water’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
May 15th in 3° 37’ N 105° 15’ E ‘Mate doing no duty taking 4 hours
Exercise’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
May 16th in 4° 7’ N 105° 15’ E ‘Williams refusing duty fed on Bread
& water’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
May 16th in 3° 7’ N 105° 15’ E ‘Mate doing no duty taking 4 hours
Exercise’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
May 17th in 5° 21’ N 106° 30’ E ‘Williams refusing duty fed on Bread
& water’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
May 17th in 5° 21’ N 105° 30’ E ‘Mate doing no duty taking 4 hours
Exercise’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
May 17th, in position 5° 21’ N 105° 30’ E ‘Boy Taylor at the wheel
quite careless does not care whether he steers the Ship or not I shall be obliged to flog him at 5 PM
Taylor Sent to grease the Masts he took
a bucket without a Lanyard let it come down on deck and spilt a quantity of
grease over the gigs cover and made a mess over the Decks this Boy is in corrigible and has been so for
a long time’
Signed
R Atkin; and D Scotland (2nd mate)
Undated
but relating to the immediate above ‘He says that he steers the Ship the best
he can he says letting
the Bucket fall down was an accident’
Signed
R Atkin
On
May 18th in 5° 16’ N 106° 4’ E ‘Williams refusing duty fed on Bread
& water’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
May 18th in 5° 16’ N 105° 4’ E ‘Mate doing no duty taking 4 hours
Exercise’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
May 19th in 5° 45’ N 105° 46’ E ‘Williams refusing duty fed on Bread
& water’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
May 19th in 5° 45’ N 105° 46’ E ‘Mate doing no duty taking 4 hours
Exercise’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
May 20th in 6° 30’ N 105° 37’ E ‘Williams refusing duty fed as
usual’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
May 20th in 6° 30’ N 105° 37’ E ‘About 6 a m the Master was roused
in his sleep, having spent a sleepless night, by quarrelling on deck found it was Lambert and the Steward . The
reason given to me was the Steward had taken the Cooks clean bucket to wash in
and and by Lamberts complaining the steward said he would do in the Galley as
he liked for Lambert was not Cook he was only deptg I told Lambert and the steward that I thought
they were both tipsy The Steward also
told me in the Cabin that Lambert was not cook and that I told an untruth about
him being tipsy he also said that I had
been guilty of Cruelty to Williams the Ex Cook
I then took a loaded pistol and frightened him with it and told him as
he was following in the Mates footsteps and Causing me and annoying me when I
had so much annoy and from Weather I should treat him as a mutineer I gave the Steward orders on the 1st
May that he was to wash the Cabin floor every morning that order he had paid no
attention to I have frequently to empty my wash basin and attend upon myself in
other things’
(On
June 12th) ‘Read this Entry to the Steward his answer he will take
his discharge or See the Consul’
Signed
R Atkin; and D Scotland (2nd mate)
On
May 20th in 6° 30’ N 105° 37’ E ‘Mate doing no duty taking 4 hours
Exercise having had occasion to log the steward the mate was brought into
conversation and talking about loaded Pistols
he said he wished he had some in his berth the Master immediately offered the Mate one
which he declined to accept the master
told the Mate that it was his (the masters) opinion that all the Cargo that the
Mate had given receipts for was not on board the ship, for the mate had left
?so many? ship on commencing these voyages that it might be said he had made a
trade of it and judging from the appearances the mate never intended to
complete the voyage in this ship locked
the mate up in his berth whilst the master was asleep at night’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
‘Read
those Entries to the Mate his answer it is not correct and you have I
have got the particulars in my Log Book also a cap of the Pistol that I
was going to shoot the Steward with’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
Entry
missing for the cook Williams on May 21st
On
May 21st in 7° 32’ N 105° 57’ E ‘Mate doing no duty taking 4 hrs
Exercise’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
May 22nd in 8° 59’ N 107° 19’ E ‘Williams refusing duty fed on bread
+ water’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
May 22nd in 8° 59’ N 107° 19’ E ‘Mate doing no duty taking 4 Hrs
Exercise’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
May 23rd in 10° 26’ N 108° 31’ E ‘Williams refusing duty fed as
usual’
Signed R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson
(sailmaker and carpenter)
On
May 23rd in 10° 26’ N 108° 31’ E ‘Mate doing no duty taking 4 hrs
Exercise’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
May 24th in 12° 20’ N 110° 24’ E ‘Williams refusing duty fed on
bread + water’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
May 24th in 12° 20’ N 110° 24’ E ‘Mate doing no duty taking 4 hrs
Exercise’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
May 25th in 13° 30’ N 111° 54’ E ‘Williams refusing duty fed on
bread + water’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
May 25th in 13° 30’ N 111° 54’ E ‘Mate doing no duty taking 4 hrs
Exercise’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
May 25th in 13° 30’ N 111° 54’ E ‘A few minutes before 6 o clock while
the Master was asleep the Steward took the Key out of the Masters pocket and
released the Mate and let him on deck’.
Signed
R Atkin
On
May 26th in 14° 39’ N 113° 33’ E ‘Williams refusing duty fed on
bread + water’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
May 26th in 4° 39’ N 113° 36’ E ‘About 10 H 30 AM My Son told me
that the Steward was giving the Lat and Long to the Mate every day I asked the Steward why he did so he said he had only done so about 3
times I also asked him why he released
the Mate he said he did not like to
disturb me and that he was not on deck before 6 o clock Normandell proved that the Mate was on deck
before 6 a m The Steward said Normandell
was a false man and began to gesticulate in a furious manner I then sent for Lambert and asked the Steward
the reason why he did not acknowledge him as Cook no answer I also asked the Steward the reason why he
disobeyed my orders respecting the provisions that he was to cut off the outside
of the Pork if it was ?rusted? for want of Pickle and
then weigh out the proper allowance and also ?usly? he had not washed the Cabin
floor morning since 1st May his answer I have been 12 Years a
Steward and Know my business, it is quite evident that the steward and mate are
complaining against the Master for on March 25 the Steward gave lent the
Mate my Almanack without my permission and other acts that I have noticed too
numerous to mention here’
Signed
R Atkin; W Lambert (AB); and R F Atkin (apprentice)
‘Read
this Entry to the Steward on the 12th June his answer he shipped as
steward and he is capable of doing his work’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
May 26th in 14° 39’ N 113° 36’ E ‘Mate doing no duty taking 4 hrs
Exercise’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
May 27th in 16° 17’ N 114° 45’ E ‘Williams refusing duty fed on
bread + water’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
May 27th in 16° 17’ N 114° 45’ E ‘Mate doing no duty taking 4 hrs
Exercise’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
May 28th in 18° 1’ N 114° 49’ E ‘Williams refusing duty fed on bread
+ water’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
May 28th in 18° 1’ N 114° 49’ E ‘Mate doing no duty taking 4 hrs
Exercise’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
May 29th in 20° 21’ N 115° 9’ E ‘Williams refusing duty fed on bread
+ water’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
May 29th in 20° 21’ N 115° 9’ E ‘Mate doing no duty taking 4 hours
Exercise’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
May 30th in 21° 44’ N 116° 35’ E ‘Williams refusing duty fed on
bread and water’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
May 30th in 21° 44’ N 116° 35’ E ‘Mate doing no duty taking 4 hours
Exercise’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
May 31st in 23° 3’ N 117° 57’ E ‘Williams refusing duty fed on bread
+ water’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
May 31st in 23° 3’ N 117° 57’ E ‘Mate doing no duty taking 4 hours
Exercise’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
June 1st in 24° 51’ N 119° 21’ E ‘Williams refusing duty fed on
bread + water’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
June 1st in 24° 51’ N 119° 21’ E ‘Mate doing no duty taking 4 hours
Exercise’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
June 2nd in 25° 07’ N 120° 42’ E ‘Williams refusing duty fed on
bread and water’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
June 2nd in 25° 7’ N 120° 42’ E ‘Mate doing no duty taking 4 hours
Exercise’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
June 3rd in 25° 19’ N 120° 05 E ‘Williams refusing duty fed on bread
and water’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
June 3rd in 25° 19’ N 120° 5’ E ‘Mate doing no duty taking 4 hours
Exercise’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
June 4th in 25° 19’ N 120° 30 E ‘Williams refusing duty fed on bread
and water’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
June 4th in 25° 19’ N 120° 30’ E ‘Mate doing no duty taking 4 hours
Exercise’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
June 5th in 26° 26’ N 120° 57 E ‘Williams refusing duty fed as
usual’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
June 5th in 26° 26’ N 120° 57’ E ‘Mate doing no duty taking 4 hours
Exercise’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
June 6th in 26° 56’ N 122° 09’ E ‘Williams refusing duty fed as
usual’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
June 6th ‘at 2 30 PM I read the Entries to Williams from March 16th
in presence of Witnesses
no answer’
No
signatures for this logging
On
June 6th in 26° 56’ N 122° 9’ E ‘Mate doing no duty taking 4 hours
Exercise’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
June 7th in 28° 26’ N 122° 58’ E ‘Williams as usual’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
June 7th in 28° 26’ N 122° 58’ E ‘Mate doing no duty taking 4 hours
Exercise’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
June 8th in 29° 21’ N 123° 42’ E ‘Williams doing no duty Kept on
bread & water’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
June 8th in 29° 21’ N 123° 42’ E ‘Mate doing no duty taking 4 hours
Exercise’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
June 9th in 29° 38’ N 122° 46’ E ‘Williams doing no duty Kept on
bread & water’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
June 9th in 29° 58’ N 122° 46’ E ‘Mate doing no duty taking 4 hours
Exercise’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
June 10th in 30° 44’ N 122° 49’ E ‘Williams refusing duty Kept on
bread and water’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
June 10th in 30° 44’ N 122° 49’ E ‘Mate doing no duty taking 4 hours
Exercise’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
June 11th in the Yang Tse Kiang ‘Williams refusing duty Kept on bread and water’
Signed R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson
(sailmaker and carpenter)
On
June 11th in the Yang Tse Kiang ‘Mate doing no duty taking 4 hours
Exercise’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
June 12th at Woosung ‘Williams refusing duty Kept
on bread and water’
Presumably
on June 12th ‘Read this those Entries to Williams his answer
when he gets to Shanghai the Magistrates will give an answer for me’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
June 12th at Woosung ‘Mate doing no duty taking 4 hours Exercise’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
June 12th ‘Read all the Entries against the mate from April 19 up
till this date his answer ?inserted?’
Signed
R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); and T Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On
June 18th at Shanghai ‘The Steward asked permission to go and see the
Consul at 11 A M give him my consent he went and lodged a complaint of ill
treatment against the Master the Consul dismissed the Case’
Signed
R Atkin
On June 21st at Shanghai.
‘Williams the Ex Cook ordered by the Consul to be discharged from the Ship and
to forfeit 97 days Pay’
Signed
R Atkin; and David Scotland (2nd mate)
On
June 26th at Shanghai ‘The mate asleep in his bed after 6 o clock AM
his reason given is that he was not called at 4h 30 AM according to orders
Carlson that had the watch told to the steward to call the mate at 4h 30 which
the steward did do the mate did not turn
out’
Signed
Robert Carlson (AB); and G Ramsden (steward) only
On
June 29th, at Shanghai ‘At 11H 30’ AM whilst discharging Glass 3
Cases slipped out the Sling and fell into the lighter the Mate said that that it was the
Carptrs fault for not having proper Skids for the side The real Cause of the accident was the ship
had a list on Starboard against the work and the yard tackle was not far enough
out’
Signed
R Atkin
Presumably
on the same day as immediately following, ‘Took the Carpenter x 2d mate in the
sanpan and found that the ship had ½ sheet of Copper list a starboard Ordered the yard tackle to be shifted
2 feet farther out Normandale says he
was not satisfied and told the Mate so and said it would better to have the
?hair? slings Read
this answer to the Mate he said it was the Coolies fault’
Signed
by R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate); Thomas Normandale (i/c watch);
and Robertson (sailmaker and carpenter)
On July 13th at Shanghai ‘At
8H 45 AM. The Master told the Mate to give him an
account of the Stores he Said the 2d
Mate had the Book I then told him to
give an account of what stores were left on Board he said he should do no such thing and ?by? on to make a noise I ordered him down Below he said he would not do so I then ordered him off the poop, he refused
and ?let? him ?Leff? up before me I took hold of him to push him off when a
scuffle took place and the Mate got the Master down on deck the Mate at last said he would go below he then said he wanted to go to the
Consul the masters answer to him was go
at once’
Signed
R Atkin; G Ramsden (steward); and W X Lambert (AB)
(undated) ‘Read this
Entry to the Mate his answer it is false’
Signed
R Atkin; Thomas Normandale (i/c watch); and W X Lambert (AB)
On
July 14th at Shanghai ‘Took the 1st Mate to the Consul
and charged him with the several entries made against him in this log Book the
Consul ordered him to be discharged from the Ship and to forfiet 2 months
wages’
Signed
by R Atkin; and David Scotland (2nd mate)
On
August 7th, still at Shanghai ‘Gave the Carpenter liberty came board
intoxicated and about 8 PM he began making use of disrespectful language to the
Master told him to hold his tongue and that I would talk too him in the
Morning’
Signed
R Atkin; and G Leask (mate)
On
August 8th, at Shanghai ‘Carpenter refusing duty employed a man in
his room at ½ dollar’
Signed
R Atkin; and G Leask (mate)
On
August 8th ‘T. Normandell refused duty employed a Substitute all day
at ½ dollar’
Signed
R Atkin; and J Leask (mate)
On
August 14th at Shanghai ‘George Leask 1st Mate, absent from
the ship since August 11th I now treat him as a deserter’
Signed
R Atkin; and Daniel Crerar (mate)
On
August 25th in 24° 45 N 119° 31’ E ‘The 1st Mate in
Examining the stores found the Gigs Sails and two Bundles of Twine totally
rotten they under the charge of the Second Mate he never looks after the ships
stores and is entirely unfit for a Second Mate I shall make him replace the Twine and
Sails at his expence’.
Signed
R Atkin; and Daniel Crerar (mate)
On
September 12th at Swatow ‘At 10 AM Sent for Lambert + Lamar...
(Nothing further in this particular logging and unsigned)
On
Sunday September 12th at Swatow ‘At 9h 30 AM the Master called W
Crerar the 1st Mate down to look at his, the Masters Berth the Steward always Keeping it in a slovenly
and dirty condition, which the master has repeatedly reprimanded him for and
even threatened to cane him for his wilful disobedience this morning I struck
him 2 or 3 times with the cane when he called out murder and Struck me in the
face put him in Iron and put him in the Lazarette And Sent Wm Drury to do the
Stewards work gave him 3 hours Exercise
Disrated Ramsden’
Signed
R Atkin; and Daniel Crerar (mate)
At
3 pm ‘Read this entry to the Steward his no answer’
Signed
R Atkin; and Daniel Crerar (mate)
On
September 13th at Swatow ‘G Ramsden Steward still in Irons and
confinement and on prisoners allowance Gave him 4 hours Exercise’
Signed
R Atkin; and Daniel Crerar (mate)
On
September 14th at Swatow ‘Steward in Irons + confinement and on
prisoners allowance gave him 4 hours Exercise at 6 30 PM released him and Sent him
to do Seamens duty’
Signed
R Atkin; and Daniel Crerar (mate)
On
September 15th at Swatow ‘At 9h 30 AM In Examining the Stores under
the Stewards charge found every thing in a dirty and disorderly condition and a
great deal of waste amongst the Stores also a bag of Coffee containing 62 ¾ lbs
in a damaged state and not fit for use Asked the steward for his Expenditure
Book he refused and said I don’t want to
Shew it to you
I
shall now disrated him as Steward and pay him according too his abilities as a
Seaman’
Signed
R Atkin; and Daniel Crerar (mate)
On
October 3rd at 11.30 p.m. at Swatow ‘Thomas Normandall found asleep
in his Watch on Deck’
Signed
R Atkin and Daniel Crerar (mate)
On
October 4th, at Swatow, 9.30 a.m. ‘The Master went down the hold and
found the Coolies had been stealing some light Sail Cloth questioned the Second
Mate about and found he had Kept in the hold instead of Keeping it in the
proper place in the Cabin I shall disrate him the first opportunity’
Signed
R Atkin; and Daniel Crerar (mate)
On
October 15th at 11 p.m. at Swatow ‘George Ramsden asleep in his
watch on deck’
Signed
Robert Atkin; and D Scotland (2nd mate)
On
October 16th at 7 a.m. at Swatow ‘Read this entry to Ramsden he said
it was not his watch and he demanded to go on board a man of war told him he could go’
Signed
R Atkin; and Daniel Crerar (mate)
On October 16th at 9.30 a.m.
at Swatow ‘Took Ramsden on board of H.S. the Captain had go on expedition against the
pirates the Steward Ramsden made his complaint to the Commanding officer
on board the officer advised him to go in the ship to change and make his
complaint to the Consul there he agreed
to the terms’
Signed
R Atkin; Daniel Crerar (mate); and G. Ramsden (steward)
On
October 16th at 7 a.m. at Swatow ‘The Mate having occasion to
correct Taylor George Smith came and pushed the Mate and called the Mate a Son
of a Bitch and said it was no mans action and that he would not allow the mate
to do it’
Signed
Robert Atkin; and Daniel Crerar (mate)
(seemingly instantly) ‘Read this Entry to Smith his answer
that the entry is false and that he has received bad treatment on board the
Ship the Master asked Smith if he had
ever made any complaint about bad treatment his answer no I did not’
Signed
Robert Atkin; and Daniel Crerar (mate)
On
October 16th at 7 a.m. ‘Taylor guilty of wilfull disobedience of
orders respecting cleaning up the decks and when reproved by the mate returned
insolent the Mate struck him with a ropes end Taylor struck the mate in the face and
called mate a _________ The master in vestigated the Mate Case Taylor
guilty ordered the Mate to thrash him with a ropes end Taylor went on deck and jumped over
board picked him up and put him in
irons’
Signed
R Atkin; and Daniel Crerar (mate)
On
October 16th ‘Read the entry to Taylor he said the charge made
against him was not correct’
Signed
R Atkin; and Daniel Crerar (mate)
On
October 17th at Swatow ‘Taylor still in irons Giving
him reasonable exercise’
Signed
R Atkin; and Daniel Crerar (mate)
On
October 18th at Swatow ‘Taylor still in irons Giving
him reasonable exercise’
Signed
R Atkin; and Daniel Crerar (mate)
On
October 19th at Swatow ‘Taylor still in irons Giving
him reasonable exercise’
Signed
R Atkin; and Daniel Crerar (mate)
On
October 20th at Swatow ‘Taylor still in irons Giving
him Exercise’
Signed
R Atkin; and Daniel Crerar (mate)
On
October 21st at Swatow ‘Taylor still in irons Giving
him Exercise’
Signed
R Atkin; and Daniel Crerar (mate)
On
October 22nd at Swatow ‘Taylor still in irons Giving
him Exercise’
Signed
R Atkin; and Daniel Crerar (mate)
On
October 23rd at Swatow ‘Taylor said he was sorry for what he had
done released him and sent him to his duty’
Signed
R Atkin; and Daniel Crerar (mate)
On
November 3rd in 26° 35’ N 123° 10’ E ‘Thos Normandale Sick and off
duty’
Signed
R Atkin
On
November 4th in 27° 10’ N 123° 24’ E ‘Normandale Sick and off duty’
Signed
R Atkin
On
November 5th in 27° 52’ N 122° 25’ E ‘Normandale Sick and off duty’
Signed
R Atkin
On
November 6th in 28° 05’ N 122° 42’ E ‘Normandale Sick and off duty’
Signed
R Atkin
On
November 7th in 28° 52’ N 123° 56’ E ‘Normandale Sick and off duty’
Signed
R Atkin
On
November 8th in 29° 40’ N 125° 32’ E ‘Normandale Sick and off duty’
Signed
R Atkin
On
November 9th in 30° 29’ N 123° 46’ E ‘Normandale Sick and off duty’
Signed
R Atkin
On
November 10th in 30° 44’ N 123° 16’ E ‘Normandale Sick and off duty’
Signed
R Atkin
On
November 11th at Yang Tse Kiang ‘Normandale Sick and off duty’
Signed
R Atkin
On
November 12th at Woosung ‘Normandale off duty sick’
Signed
R Atkin
On
November 13th at Shanghai ‘Normandale off duty sick employed a
doctor to attend on the Ship’
Signed
R Atkin
On
November 14th at Shanghai ‘Normandale Sick off duty’
Signed
R Atkin
On
November 15th at Shanghai ‘Normandale Sick off duty’
Signed
R Atkin
On
November 15th at Shanghai ‘G Ramsden left the ship refused
duty without any reason given and went below’
Signed
R Atkin; and Daniel Crerar (mate)
On
November 15th at 9.30 a.m. at Shanghai ‘R Carlson came aft with the
rest of the Crew around him saying he wanted to go and see the Consul the Master
asked his cause of complaint his answer was that is best Known to
ourselves the Master reminded them that
they were bound by the contract if they
had any complaint to make to the Master in a respectful manner and that he, the
Master, was going to report the Ship at the Consulate and would let the Consul
know their demands’
Signed
R Atkin; and Daniel Crerar (mate)
On
November 15th at Shanghai at 9.30 a.m. ‘Taylor refused duty without
giving any reason and went below’
Signed
R Atkin and Daniel Crerar (mate)
On
November 15th at 9.30 a.m. ‘J Lamar asked leave to go to the Consul
and make a complaint the Master asked
him what his complaints were the answer
given that it is our business the master
told him that if he had any complaint to make the Articles stated it was to be
made in a respectful manner to the Master and that he was going to report the
ship to the Consul and would make their complaints Know he did so and the Consul told the Master
not to let his crew come on shore untill they explained their Grevances’
Signed
R Atkin; and George Smith (mate)
On
November 16th at Shanghai ‘Normandale off duty Sick’
Signed
R Atkin
On
November 16th at Shanghai ‘G Ramsden refusing duty Kept on bread and
water at 10 AM asked permission to go on shore as answer no’
Signed
R Atkin; and Daniel Crerar (mate)
On
November 16th ‘Taylor refusing duty Kept on
Bread + water’
Signed
R Atkin; and Daniel Crerar (mate)
On
November 17th at Shanghai ‘Normandale off duty Sick’
Signed
R Atkin
On
November 17th ‘G Ramsden refusing duty at 9 AM left the ship without
leave asked or given at midnight had not returned on board’
Signed
R Atkin; and Daniel Crerar (mate)
On
November 17th ‘Taylor refusing duty at 11h 30 AM
left the Ship without leave asked or given at 7.15 PM returned on board’
Signed
R Atkin; and Daniel Crerar (mate)
On
November 17th at Shanghai ‘Carpenter went on shore against Master
orders at 7 PM returned on board drunk and committed an assault on the 2nd
Mate and Normandell’
(On
November 18th) ‘Read this entry to the Carpenter his answer nothing’
Both
entries seemingly signed together by R Atkin; D Scotland (2nd mate);
and Thomas Normandale (AB)
On
November 17th at 11.30 a.m. ‘R Carlson left the Ship without leave
asked or given at 7.15 PM returned on board Stealing over the Bows like a
thief’ (fined £10)
Signed
Robert Atkin; and Daniel Crerar (mate)
On
November 17th at 11.30 a.m. ‘G Smith left the Ship without leave
asked or given at 7.15 PM returned on board Stealing over the Bows like a
thief’ (fined £10)
Signed
R Atkin; and Daniel Crerar (mate)
On
November 17th ‘At 11h 30 AM Lambert left the ship with out leave
asked or given at 7.15 PM returned on board Stealing over the Bow like a thief’
(no fine shown)
Signed
R Atkin; and Daniel Crerar (mate)
On
November 17th ‘David Scotland left the ship without leave asked or
given at 6 am returned on board asked
him why he went on shore his answer I
am ?Shure? I don’t know Sir’
Signed
R Atkin; and Daniel Crerar (mate)
On
November 17th at 11.30 a.m. ‘William Drury went on shore without
leave asked or given at 7h 15 returned on board stealing over the Bows life a
thief’
Signed
R Atkin; and Daniel Crerar (mate)
On
November 17th at 11.30 a.m at Shanghai ‘J Lamar left the Ship
without leave asked or given
at 7.15 PM returned on board Stealing over the Bows like a thief’
Signed
R Atkin; and George Smith (mate)
On
November 18th at Shanghai ‘Normandale off duty Sick’
Signed
R Atkin
On
November 18th at Shanghai ‘G Ramsden not returned on board 12H 30 PM
I now treat him as a Deserter’
Signed
R Atkin; and Daniel Crerar (mate)
On
November 18th at 3 p.m. ‘G Ramsden returned on board read the
entries of 15th. 16th. 17th.
+ 18th of November too him his answer is that all you have got to
say to me’
Signed
R Atkin; and Daniel Crerar (mate)
On
November 18th at 6 a.m. at Shanghai ‘Carpenter left the ship without
leave asked or given at 5.30 PM returned on board drunk the Master took a Bottle of spirits out the
Carpenters breast and put the Hand cuffs on him’
Signed
R Atkin; and Daniel Crerar (mate)
On
November 18th at 8 p.m. ‘Read this entry to the Carpenter his
answer he went on shore to get his
breakfast and the bottle of gin that he brought on board was for medicine for
he had had the advice of the ?first? doctor in London
quite a proof that the man was diseased when he joined the “Dennis Hill”’
Signed
R Atkin; and Daniel Crerar (mate)
On
November 18th ‘Taylor refusing duty at 8h 0 AM left the ship without
leave asked or given at 2 PM Taylor
returned saying the Consul had ordered him to his duty’
Signed
R Atkin; and Daniel Crerar (mate)
On
November 18th at 8 a.m. ‘R Carlson left the Ship without leave asked
or given at 2 PM returned saying the Consul had sent him to his duty’ (fined £10)
Signed
Robert Atkin; and Daniel Crerar (mate)
On
November 18th at 8 a.m. ‘G Smith left the Ship without leave asked
or given at 2 PM returned on board saying the Consul had sent him to his duty’
(fined £10)
Signed
R Atkin; and Daniel Crerar (2nd mate)
On
November 18th at 8 a.m. ‘Lambert left the Ship without leave asked
or given at 3 PM returned on board
saying he had entered in her HM.S Hifflyer and left the Ship again’
Signed
R Atkin; and Daniel Crerar (mate)
On
November 18th at 8 a.m. ‘David Scotland left the ship without leave
asked or given at 2 PM returned saying the Consul had ordered him to his
duty’
Signed
R Atkin; and Daniel Crerar (mate)
On
November 18th at 7.30 ‘Read this entry to D Scotland his answer is it is correct’
Signed
R Atkin; and Daniel Crerar (mate)
On
November 18th at 8.00 a.m. ‘W Drury left the ship without leave
asked or given at 2 PM returned saying the Consul had ordered him to his duty
ordered him to do Stewards duty which he refused’
Signed
R Atkin; and Daniel Crerar (mate)
On
November 18th at 8.00 a.m. ‘J Lamar left the Ship without leave
asked for or given at 2 PM returned saying the Consul had sent him to his duty’
Signed
R Atkin; and George Smith (mate)
On
November 19th at Shanghai ‘Normandale off duty Sick’
Signed
R Atkin
On
November 19th at Shanghai ‘G Ramsden made a paltry lying complaint the Consul
ordered him to his duty the Master told
the Consul that he had deserted from the Ship and was treat as such by the
Master the Consul said you cannot treat
him as a deserter and must take him on board & protest against that
decision and appeal to the Board of trade Ramsden returned on board Sent him to do duty as Cook the only thing he
is fit for as he is a very poor ordinary Seaman’
Signed
R Atkin; and Daniel Crerar (mate)
On
November 19th ‘Took the Carpenter on Shore he made a complaint against the
Mate the Consul fined the 1st
Mate one dollar and gave the Carpenter a severe reprimand and ordered him to go
on board to his duty the Carpenter
disobeyed orders took the Boy Taylor with him and did not return on board until
6 AM and drunk as usual’
Signed
R Atkin; and Daniel Crerar (mate)
On
November 19th ‘J Taylor made a paltry complaint to the Consul was
ordered on board to his duty he disobeyed orders went off with Carpenter and did
not return until 5h 30 PM’
Signed
R Atkin
On
November 19th at 6 a.m. ‘Smith returned to his duty saying he had no
complaint to make’
Signed
R Atkin; and Daniel Crerar (mate)
On
November 19th at 6 a.m. ‘R Carlson returned to his duty saying he did
not wish to go to the Consul’
Signed
Robert Atkin; and Daniel Crerar (mate)
On
November 19th ‘Lambert made his complaints to the Consul was ordered
on board to his duty and to behave himself properly at 6 PM returned to his duty having
been 28 hours absent without leave’
Signed
R Atkin; and Daniel Crerar (mate)
On
November 19th at noon ‘D Scotland made his complaint to the Consul
the case was dis missed and the Consul recommended the Master to ?clear? him if they could make
arrangements Scotland returned on board
the Master disrated him as Second Mate and ordered him to do duty as AB and
Sail Maker for reasons entered in this book’
Signed
Robert Atkin; and Daniel Crerar (mate)
On
November 19th ‘W Drury still refusing duty took him on shore to the
Consul he made his complaint and he was ordered on board to obey orders and
behave himself properly’
Signed
R Atkin; and Daniel Crerar (mate)
On
November 19th at 6 p.m. ‘J Lamar returned to his duty saying he had
no complaint to make at the Consuls ---’
Signed
R Atkin
On
November 20th at Shanghai ‘Thos Normandale found dead in his bed at
8 A.M. he was alive and in good spirits at 6 A.M. and was talking to the Boys
and others of the ships company. reported his death to
the Consul and buried him at 5 PM in the English burial ground at Shanghai’
Signed
R Atkin; and Daniel Crerar (mate)
Letter
inserted into log:-
‘ I hereby certify that Thos Normandy,
Seaman on board the “Dennis Hill” whereby Captn Atkin is Master, died this
morning after an illnefs of several weeks with Chronic diarrhoea and that he
had regulr Med attnt from the time the ship came into port. Nov. 20th
1858
Shanghai
W W Burton
MD’
On
November 20th ‘J Taylor refusing duty the master talked and
explained to him his position at 10 AM returned to his duty’
Signed
R Atkin
On
November 21st at Shanghai ‘A list of clothes left by deceased 1 Blanket 3 pair trowsers 1 South Wester Hammock
1 ?best? 1 jumper 1 Bag
1 Oil Skin Coat 1 Hat 1 ?Tin Pch?
1 pannikin Blue
Shirt
Wages
at £2-10-0- per month from 21st Decr 1857 to 20th Novbr 1858 £27-10-0
|
|
Advance |
£ |
2
10 “ |
|
|
Fines
& forfeitures |
|
“
18 6 |
|
|
Cash |
|
5
14 “ |
|
|
Tobacco |
|
1
13 0 |
|
|
Shipping |
|
1 |
|
|
|
£ |
10 16
6 |
Written
across the above in red is an entry stating that the money had been received in
the Shipping Office, at Poplar (London) on 7th November 1862
On
November 21st at Shanghai ‘Read this Entry to D. Scotland his answer
is that he did not understand what the Consul said and wishes to go and see the
Consul again’
Signed
R Atkin; and Daniel Crerar (mate)
On
November 21st at noon ‘Read the entries of 17th. 18th.
+ 19th of Novr to W Drury his answer it is correct’
Signed
R Atkin; Daniel Crerar (mate); and William Drury
On
December 5th at 7 p.m. at Shanghai ‘J Lamar Left the Ship without
leave asked for or given and at 5.30 AM returned on Board’
Signed
R Atkin; and George Smith (mate)
On
December 5th at 7 p.m. at Shanghai ‘W Lambert Left the Ship without
leave asked or given and at 5.30 AM returned on board’ (Substituted cost
William Lambert 5 shillings)
Signed
R Atkin; and George Smith (mate)
On
December 11th at Shanghai ‘George Smith, A.B., Robert Carlson (AB)
George Ramsden Cook Entered H.M.S. “Nimrod”, without the consent of the Master’
Signed
R Atkin; and Robert Woodward (mate)!
On
December 13th at Shanghai ‘W Lambert refusing duty took him on shore
to the Consul the
Consul gave him a reprimand and Sent him on board to his duty’ (Substitute 5
shillings)
Signed
R Atkin; and George Smith (mate)
Seemingly
dated December 14th at Shanghai ‘Boy Taila deserted from the ship’
Signed
R Atkin; and George Smith (mate)
On
December 30th at 10 a.m. at Swatow ‘The Carpenter at work sawing
some plank the Master found fault with him for doing it badly the Carpenter was saucy and told the master
to do it himself The Master told him to
leave off and do nothing. The carpenter then took his hammer and chissel from
the Sailmaker which he was using in putting a new cover on the Skylight Ordered the
Carpenter to take his things in the forecastle order he refused to obey had he
clothes sent forward by the Mate I now
dissrate him as Carpenter and will pay him according to his abilities as a
seaman’
Signed
R Atkin; George Smith (mate); and David
Scotland (Sailmaker)
On
December 30th at 10.30 a.m. ‘The 1st Mate ordered the
Carpenter to assist in cleaning the ship the Carpenter refused. had the
Carpenter brought on to the Poop and the Master asked him the reason why he
refused to obey orders
he said he would rot in irons first and did not care if it should
cost him 150.00 for he had plenty of friends in London and tried all he could
to provoke the Master Put him in Irons
and on prisoners allowance’
Signed
Robt Atkin; George Smith (mate); and Francis
P Campbell (presumably 2nd mate)
At
11.30 a.m. ‘Read this entry to the Carpenter his answer it is a parcel of
lies asked him if he would obey orders
his answer no only at his own trade’
Signed
R Atkin; and George Smith (mate)
On
December 30th at 7 p.m. ‘The Carpenter making a disturbance in the
Lazarette and ?Spueing? amongst the Stores ordered him
on deck found he was staggering Drunk Searched the place and found a bottle
of the Ships Brandy underneath where the Carpenter was sitting about half
empty The 2d Mate gave the Carpenter 1
Glass of gin in the Morning and the Carpenter had taken some more out the 2d
Mates chest The Carpenter Made use of
very abusive language to the Master in the Cabin’
Signed
Robt Atkin; George Smith (mate); and D Scotland (sailmaker)
Also
second version of the above logging signed Robert Atkin; George Smith (mate);
and Francis P. Campbell (presumably 2nd mate)
On December 31st at 9 a.m.
The Steward reported to the Master that the Carpenter had Made water in a Cask
Containing Sugar
ordered the 1st and 2d Mates to Survey the Cask found the report correct and 40 lbs of Sugar
destroyed The Steward also reports that
the Carpenter has frequently helped himself to things in the Pantry and has
tried to persuade the steward to give him wine and spirits’
Signed
R Atkin; George Smith (mate); and Francis P. Campbell (2nd mate);
and W Drury (steward)
1859
On
January 1st at Swatow ‘Carpenter still in irons and on Prisoners
allowance’
Signed
R Atkin
On
January 2nd at Swatow ‘Carpenter still in irons and on Prisoners
allowance’
Signed
R Atkin
Seemingly
also on January 2nd ‘Read these Entries of the 30th and
31st December to the Carpenter he has no answer to make’
Signed
R Atkin; and George Smith (mate)
On
January 3rd at Swatow ‘Released the Robertson from
Confinement and Sent him to work along with the Crew’
Signed
R Atkin; and George Smith (mate)
On
February 21st at 8.30 a.m. at Shanghai ‘J Robertson left the Ship
without leave asked or given went to the Consulate to complain against the
Master was ordered to go on board to his work and come the next day at 12 o
clock did not return on board untill
6.10 PM’
Signed
R Atkin; and George Smith (mate)
On
February 22nd at 9.30 a.m. at Shanghai ‘J Robertson left the ship
without leave asked or given and at 6 PM returned on board’ (Substitute 5/)
Signed
R Atkin; and George Smith (mate)
On
February 23rd at Shanghai ‘J Robertson on shore all day without
leave asked or give’ (Substitute 5/)
Signed
R Atkin
On
February 24th at Shanghai ‘J Robertson on shore without leave all
day’ (Substitute 5/)
Signed
R Atkin; and George Smith (mate)
On
February 25th at Shanghai ‘J Robertson on shore as usual all day’
(Substitute 5/)
Signed
R Atkin; and George Smith (mate)
On
February 26th at Shanghai ‘J Robertson on shore as usual all day’
(Substitute 5/)
Signed
R Atkin; and George Smith (mate)
On
March 5th at Shanghai ‘J Robertson deserted the ship during the night
taking all his effects and a bag of sail makers tools and a pair of Sea Boots
with him value about £2-10-0’
Signed
R Atkin; and George Smith (mate)
On
March 5th at Shanghai ‘W Lambert deserted from the ship during the
night taking all his effects with him’
Signed
R Atkin; and George Smith (mate)
On
June 20th at 10 a.m. at Shanghai ‘D Scotland lost a scraper
overboard Value 3/6’
Signed
R Atkin; and John Tucker (2nd mate)
On
June 22nd at Shanghai ‘Read the entry to D Scotland his answer all
right’
Signed
R Atkin; and John Tucker (2nd mate)
On
June 27th at 5.15 ?p.m.? at Shanghai ‘J
Smith Carpenter returned on board drunk having been on Shore all night without
leave began abusing and threatening the 2d Mate
the Master haring the noise went on deck
the Carpenter told the Master he was a better man than ever stood in his
shoes and stood up to fight the Master. The Master ordered him to go to bed and
get Sober the Carpenter went too his
Berth and then was coming up the companion when the master pushed him down and
ordered him to bed the Carpenter made
use of some threats the Master armed
himself with a ?sword? took the sheath and thrashed
the Carpenter till he went to bed. had
his berth door Secured to Keep him in he
then took his axe and threatened to cut his way out Sent on Shore for a Police man and gave him
in charge appeared against him at the
Consul The Consul gave him one month
imprisonment’
Signed
R Atkin; W.P. Newman (mate); and John Tucker (2nd mate)
On
July 1st at Shanghai ‘John Tucker obtained permission to try and
ship in the Queen of England he did not succeed
he then wanted his discharge which was refused he then said he should do no more work on
board the Ship’
Signed
R Atkin; and W.P. Newman (mate)
On
July 2nd at Shanghai ‘John Tucker refusing duty went on shore
without permission’
Signed
R Atkin; and W.P. Newman (mate)
On
July 3rd at Shanghai ‘John Tucker refusing duty’
Signed
R Atkin; and W.P. Newman (mate)
On
July 4th at Shanghai ‘John Tucker refusing duty’
Signed
R Atkin; and W.P. Newman (mate)
On
July 5th at Shanghai ‘John Tucker refusing duty had today to go the
Consul’
Signed
R Atkin; and W.P. Newman (mate)
On
July 6th at Shanghai ‘John Tucker refusing duty went on shore
without leave after he had been positively refused’
Signed
R Atkin; and W.P. Newman (mate)
On
July 7th at Shanghai ‘John Tucker absent from the ship without
leave’
Signed
R Atkin; and W.P. Newman (mate)
On
July 8th at 10 a.m. at Shanghai ‘John Tucker Deserted from the Ship’
Signed
R Atkin; and W.P. Newman (mate)
On
July 12th at 0.30 a.m. at Shanghai ‘About 0 30 A.M. the Master heard
a noise went on deck and found two Europeans dressed as Sailas going over the
Side into a Small Chinese ?Caique? boat, with two china men in her asked them
what they were doing they Said they had mistaken the Ship they pushed off and Sculled away slowly till
they got about a ship’s length away then
began Sculling very fast which aroused my suspicion I took a turn round the deck I found swivel gun lying on the rail in the
gangway and also found two other Swivells taken had been stolen it was bright moonlight at the time one of
the Europeans was very much like John Tucker that had deserted from the Ship on
the 8th inst and Joseph Lamar AB in the Ship states that John Tucker
some days previous to his desertion said to him that he would not leave the
Ship without his wages and that it would be an easy matter to come and rob the
Lazarette David Scotland also
corroborated Lamar’s statement
Gave
information to the Superintendent of Police and had John Tucker apprehended’
Signed
R Atkin; W.P. Newman (mate); D. Scotland; and Joseph X Lamar
On
14th July at Shanghai ‘James Smith Carpenter entered her Majesty’s
Ship “Fury” without the Consent of the Master and one demand by one of the
officers of the Fury his cloths tools and wages were paid to the “Fury”’
Signed
R Atkin; and W.P. Newman (mate)
Entry
by British Consulate 15th July:-
‘The
above named John Tucker was tried by me on the Charges of stealing the guns
above mentioned and having pleaded guilty has this day been sentenced to
forfeiture of all his effects and the wages due him and also sentenced to 3
months imprisonment with hard labour in H.M. Consular Jail. For the charge of
desertion he has also been sentenced to 3 months imprisonment. - The wages due
to John Tucker to go as far as possible towards pay for the guns’.
On
July 24th at Shanghai ‘George Clements deserted from the Ship some
time during the night’
Signed
R Atkin; and W.P. Newman (mate)
On
July 25th at Shanghai ‘W Irvine taken Sick and unfit to proceed in
the voyage and having received the ships papers from the Consul he was
discharged by Mutual consent and with the Consuls sanction’
Signed
R Atkin; and W.P. Newman (mate)
On
July 25th at Shanghai ‘John Smith Deserted from the Ship and has not
been apprehend’
Signed
R Atkin; and W.P. Newman (mate)
On
July 30th in 32° 40’ N 129° 00 E ‘W Minogue refused duty put him in
irons’
Signed
R Atkin and W.P. Newman (mate)
On
July 31st at Nagasaki ‘W Minogue Still refusing duty Still in irons’
Signed
R Atkin; and W.P. Newman (mate)
On
August 1st at Nagasaki ‘W Minogue Still refusing duty Still in irons’
Signed
R Atkin; and W.P. Newman (mate)
On
August 2nd at Nagasaki ‘W Minogue Still in irons he having said he
wished to see the Consul the Master told the Consul so and the reason why he
was under confinement the Consul said he had no means of punishing him and that
Minogue was to remain on board’
Signed
R Atkin and W.P. Newman (mate)
On
August 3rd at Nagasaki ‘W Minogue still in irons he consented to
work at 5 PM released him’
Signed
R Atkin; and W.P. Newman (mate)
On
August 10th at Nagasaki ‘W Minogue refused duty again put him in
irons’
Signed
R Atkin; and W.P. Newman (mate)
On
August 11th at Nagasaki ‘Minogue still in irons refusing duty’
Signed
R Atkin; and W.P. Newman (mate)
On
August 12th at Nagasaki ‘Minogue refusing duty Kept
in irons’
Signed
R Atkin; and W.P. Newman (mate)
On
August 13th, 14th and 15th ‘at sea’ ‘Minogue
still in irons on a/c of refusing duty at 7 PM Consented to work Released him’
Signed
R Atkin; and W.P. Newman (mate)
On
August 22nd at 8 a.m. in 34° 17’ N 137°38’ E ‘W Minogue refusing
duty put him in irons at 4 PM a Typhoon coming on released he sent down below
and remained there’
Signed
R Atkin; and W.P. Newman (mate)
On
23rd August in 33° 21’ N 137° 47’ E, ‘A heavy Typhoon blowing
Minogue refusing duty’
Signed
R Atkin; and W.P. Newman (mate)
On
24th August in 34° 8’ N 136° 30’ E ‘At 6 AM had Minogue brought on
deck asked him if he would work he pleaded Sick the Master asked the watch on deck if
they thought Minogue was Sick they
answered no which corroborated the Master and officers opinion that the fellow
was skulking pinioned his arms tight behind his back he began to give tongue put
a gag in his mouth about 20 minutes after he said he would work released him to
his duty’
Signed
R Atkin; and W.P. Newman (mate)
On
September 13th 7th at Kanagawa ‘On examining the
Stewards Stores found one doz of Brandy short that he could not account for
which ?eorh? in Shanghai’
(seems forfeited ‘?Jacks?’ £5 0s 0d and £1 14s 0d)
Signed
R Atkin; and W.P. Newman (mate)
(on September 17th) ‘Read this Entry was read to
the Steward and his answer is that he never saw it’!
Signed
R Atkin; and W.P. Newman (mate)
On
September 11th 6.30 a.m. at Kanagawa ‘J Lamar not doing Duty
properly was reproved by the Mate Lamar laughed at him and abused him the mate
struck Lamar then Lamar threw several pieces of wood and the Iron norman at the
Mate put him in irons’
Signed
R Atkin; and W.P. Newman (mate)
On
September 12th at 9 a.m. at Kanagawa ‘J Lamar having promised better
behaviour in future Released him to his
duty’
Signed
R Atkin; and W.P. Newman (mate)
On
September 16th, at Kanagawa ‘D Carmichael Carpenter drunk and
disorderly jumping onboard off duty till night’
Signed
R Atkin; and W.P. Newman (mate)
On
September 17th ‘Read this entry to the Carpenter he said would not
do so again’
Signed
R Atkin; and W.P. Newman (mate)
On
October 17th at Kanagawa ‘D Carmichael had been on shore on the 16th
till Sundown and did not
till 9 PM of the 17th’
Signed
R Atkin; and W.P. Newman (mate)
On
October 18th at Kanagawa ‘Kept D Carmichael off duty for punishment’
Signed
R Atkin; and W.P. Newman (mate)
On
October 19th at Kanagawa ‘Kept D Carmichael off duty for punishment
At 6.30 PM Carmichael came and asked permission to go to work the master Consented and told Carmichael that
should he misconduct himself again he would disrate him’
Signed
R Atkin; and W.P. Newman (mate)
On
October 22nd at Kanagawa ‘W Minogue discharged with mutual consent and
with the Sanction of the Consul’
Signed
R Atkin; and W.P. Newman (mate)
On
October 28th at Kanagawa, ‘F Miller was Sent to the Consulate to
Sign the Articles he got drunk got into mischief and was put in prison and Kept
there till 1st Novr and the Master had to pay’
Signed
R Atkin; and W.P. Newman (mate)
On
November 10th at Kanagawa ‘Put John Magrath as Boatswain at Five
pounds per month from November the tenth 1859’
Signed
R Atkin; W.P. Newman (mate); and John McGrath (AB)
On
December 15th probably at Shanghai ‘For Several weeks past there has
been numerous petty thefts committed in the Ship and the Steward says he missed
last night out the pantry about four pounds of Soft bread’
Signed
R Atkin; and W.P. Newman (mate)
1860
On
16th January at 1 a.m., at Whampoa, ‘James Murray was found asleep
in his watch on deck’
Signed
R Atkin; and W P Newman (mate)
On
27th January at Hong Kong ‘Read this entry to Murray his answer he
ought to have been logged before the Ship left Port’
Signed
R Atkin; and W P Newman (mate)
On
January 27th at Hong Kong ‘D Carmichael was found asleep in his
watch on deck’
Signed
R Atkin; and W.P. Newman (mate)
On
January 27th at Hong Kong ‘Read this entry to Carmichael he said he
was not asleep’
Signed
R Atkin; and W.P. Newman (mate)
On
January 28th at 8 a.m. at Hong Kong ‘The Cook came to me and
reported that a Bucket Copper lid and Salt bag was missing out of the Galley’
Signed
R Atkin; and W.P. Newman (mate)
On
18th February at 10.30 at Hong Kong, ‘John Magrath got leave to go
on Shore for one hour he promising most
faithfully to return in that time he did
not return until 7.30 P M and the Ship
was detained in consequence until 6 A M the next Morning with a fresh fair wind
blowing all the time’
Signed
R Atkin; and G Bartlett (mate)
This
entry read the following day, still at Hong Kong ‘his answer all right’
Signed
R Atkin; and G Bartlett (mate)
On
February 18th at 10.30 a.m. at Hong Kong, ‘D Carmichael got
permission to go on Shore one hour he promising very faithfully to return in
that time he did not return till 7 30 PM and the Ship was detained in
consequence with a fresh fair wind untill 6 AM in the Morning of the 19th’.
The logging read to him on the 19th, Carmichael said that ‘he could
not find the vessell’
Signed
R Atkin
On
February 19th ‘Read this entry to Carmichael he said he could not
find the vessel’
Signed
R Atkin; and G Bartlett (mate)
On
May 1st at 4.30 a.m. in Lema Channel Hong Kong ‘James Murray asleep
in his Anchor watch on deck after having received orders to keep a particular
good look out and not to let any Boats come near the Ship this being the Second
offence I now disrate him to ordinary Seaman’
Signed
R Atkin; and George Bartlett (mate)
On
May 1st ‘Read this answer to Murray his answer he did not know it
was his watch’
Signed
R Atkin; and George Bartlett (mate)
On
June 6th at Hong Kong, ‘At noon when standing on the
?Pomino? at the After Hatch heard a noise like
the breaking of a case Immediately
proceeded down the after Hatch and Daniel West walked past me, looking about I
observed that a Case of Brandy had been broken open and one Bottle taken out of
it. In looking a little wile I found the said Bottle on the stringer I accused Daniel West of Broaching
Cargo and his reply was you did not see me’
Signed
R Atkin; and Napoleon Henry Sennett (mate)
On
June 30th at 9.30 p.m. at Shanghai, ‘The Chief Mate heard a noise at
the fore part of the Ship went Forward found Some chinese woman board and some
of the Men very intoxicated did not to interfere as the master was not on
board’
Signed
R Atkin; and Napoleon Henry Sennett (mate)
On
July 2nd at 9 a.m. at Shanghai ‘Mustered the Crew and asked them who
had the women on board J Lamar said he
had one G Jerome said he had one no more
admitted to having any thing to do with it’
Signed
R Atkin; and Napoleon Henry Sennett (mate)
On
July 22nd at Shanghai ‘J Lamar having been refused liberty left the
Ship and at 9 PM returned on board’
Signed
R Atkin; and P Anderson (presumably mate)
On
July 26th 11 a.m. at Shanghai, ‘R F Atkin apprentice deserted from
the Ship’
Signed
R Atkin; and P Anderson (mate)
On
July 27th at Shanghai ‘W Drury deserted from the Ship and has not
been apprehended’
Signed
R Atki;n and P Anderson (mate)
On
July 29th 2 p.m., at Shanghai ‘R F Atkin brought on board by
policeman P Flaherty who received a reward of twenty Mex dollars’
Signed
R Atkin; and P Anderson (mate)
On
August 7th in 28° 10’ N 122° 16’ E ‘At 3 PM preparing for a Typhoon
ordered J Lamar the Cook to put some extra guys on the Galley funnel he neglected doing so and the next morning
the funnel was found in the Lee Scuppers broken
the 1st Mate ordered him to take ?care? of it and hang it
up he did not do as the Mate told him,
and the funnel laid under the Boats quarter for two days untill the master
again interfered and had it put away’
Signed
R Atkin
On
August 8th 4.30 p.m. in 26° 7’ N 121°51’ E ‘At 4.30 PM The Ship
lying too under bare poles with a heading Typhoon Blowing a heavy Sea struck
the Ship shifted the Long Boat took away some of the Bulwark on the Starboard
side and set a quantity of planks adrift about the deck the 1st Mate called up the 2nd
Mate and his watch to get all seemed again when the 2nd Mate
remarked in presence of all hands, to the 1st Mate is all that all
that you have called all the hands up for. the 2nd
mates watch hearing this remark looked as if they were badly used’
Signed
R Atkin; and P Anderson (mate)
On
August 9th at 8.50 ‘In Making Sail on the Ship whenever the Master
gave T King any orders he manifested such reluctance in obeying them and never
gave any answer to let me know whether he heard me or not, the master
reprimanded him and told he was setting a lazy example to the crew for even
when the Ship had arrived in Shanghai he had been the laziest man on board the
Ship at the same time the Ship was close to the land with topsails split and it
was really requisite that every thing should be ?doing with?’
Signed
R Atkin
On
August 9th at 10.30 a.m. in 26° 48’ N 120° 41’ E ‘The Ship embayed
amongst the Islands with a heavy rolling sea setting in an ?the? land and both
topsails split Daniel
West clearing away the main topgallant Stay sail took a long time in doing of
it the 1st Mate said bear a
hand with that staysail he went turned
round and said to the Mate God Damn You
he came on and challenged the mate to fight and clenched his fists and
Set him self before the mate, and at a time when it was really necessary that
every one should themselves to the utmost to keep the Ship off the land’
Signed
R Atkin; and P Anderson (mate)
On
August 10th at 5 p.m. in 27° 03’ N 121° 11’ E ‘Had all hands on deck
repairing damage to rigging and Sails occasioned by the late Typhoon at 5 PM
Jones came aft on the weather Side of the Poop Grumbling about the Ship the
Master was present and asked what is the matter he said he never had been Kept
up in his watch on deck in any thing before the master told him if he had any
complaint, to make in a proper manner and he would be listened to. This man Jones has always a bad Servant
shirking his work and last at everything and continuously grumbling’
Signed
R Atkin; and P Anderson (mate)
Seemingly
on August 12th 6.15 a.m. 26° 47’ 121° 28 E ‘Sent Jones aloft to rig
the Fore royal yard he Sent the halliards down foul rigg’d the yard the Brace
inside the Backstay, and at 8 o clock after spending 1h 45.- had not finished
them Jones said he was not well and would consider at 8 bells whether he would
work or not at 8.30 A.M. he came aft and said there was something the matter
with his Side the master examined it and could See nothing the matter PM Jones
refusing on the ?Idea? that he was not able to work, the master having examined
and quite certain that he ailed nothing ordered him to be put in confinement
and on prisoner allowance Jones having been previously told to have no
communication with the crew persisted in doing so at 5h 30 PM forfeited
in Mony &c’
Signed
R Atkin; and P Anderson (mate)
Also,
on August 12th in same position ‘At 11.30 PM The Master found the
Ship going along half sails in the wind looked for the 2nd Mate it being his watch on deck, could not find
him ?roused? the first Mate and he found the 2nd
Mate asleep on the After hatch. disrated him as not being trustworthy at noon
King did not turn too alleging that he was Sick he never applied to the master’
Signed
R Atkin; and P Anderson (mate)
On
August 13th in 24° 39’ N 121° 40’ E ‘King off duty no application
for advice or medicine the Masters
opinion is he Skulking’
Signed
R Atkin; and P Anderson (mate)
On
August 13th in 24° 39’ N 121° 40’ E ‘At 6 PM the Ship under close
reef topsails and storm staysails and every appearance of a dirty night the
master ordered J Lamar to put all his buckets kits &c in the galley off the decks about 20 minutes afterwards the master looked
that no attention had been paid to his order
told Lamar that the next time he disobeyed orders he would get ropes
ended This man Seldom does any thing
except cook Keeps no watch and has got a
very easy berth of it’
Signed
R Atkin
On
August 13th at 8 p.m. 26° 47’ 121° 28 E ‘Jones in confinement and on
prisoner allowance at 8 PM ordered the 1st Mate to put him in irons
when Jones consented to work released him and Sent him to his duty’
Signed
R Atkin; and P Anderson (mate)
On
August 14th in 25° 25’ 120° 17’ ‘King off duty no application for
advice or Medicine the
Masters opinion King is Skulking’
Signed
R Atkin; and P Anderson (mate)
On
August 15th in 25° 43’ N 121° 8’ E ‘King off duty PM he sent the
Carpenter for some medicine did not say what for Sent the Carpenter to tell King to
come him self he did so the Master examined could see no Signs of
Sickness neither in pulse tongue or eyes King complained of being costive gave him
2 Cockles pills and orders to come back again he did not return again that day’
Signed
R Atkin
On
August 16th at 8.30 in 25° 30’ N 121° 50’ ‘At 8 AM whilst making
sail and the 1st + 2nd mates off Duty Sick the master
ordered the carpenter to call the cook to lend a hand he did so
the cook took no notice shortly
afterwards the cook was seen putting out his clothes to dry the master called him and gave him 2 Slaps in
the cheek with his flat hand he then
refused to cook any more the master read
the articles too him and also the punishment that would follow fm continued
wilfull disobedience of orders he would
not cook the master had him put in irons
and pinioned his arms behind his back and put a gag in his mouth and in a few
minutes he consented to cook released him and Sent him to his duty’
Signed
R Atkin; and (‘The latter clause’) P Anderson (mate)
On
August 16th in 25° 30’ N 121° 50’ E ‘King off duty no application
for advice or medicine the Masters opinion is King is Skulking’
Signed
R Atkin; and P Anderson (mate)
On
August 17th in 25° ?33?’ 121° 13’ E ‘King
returned to his duty no remarks’
Signed
R Atkin; and P Anderson (mate)
Presumably
this entry relates to August 17th ‘At 9h 30 AM The Master asked King
if he had any thing to say for him Self he said he would promise not to do so
any more released him from confinement
and sent him to his duty’
However,
it was signed by R Atkin; William Cowen (mate); and Alexander Mills (steward)
On
August 18th at 5 a.m. (no position) ‘At 5 AM the Master went on deck
found Jones at the wheel with the wheel made fast and taking it very
comfortable leeside of the grating’
Signed
R Atkin
On
August 25th at 5.30 p.m. in 24°11’ N 125° 44’ E ‘At 5h 30 PM Jones
was ordered to grease the Mizen mast which he refused to do the chief officer heard him grumbling
and he said he would grease no more masts while he remained in the Ship
reported the Same to the Master, on hearing this the master ordered Jones to
grease the Mizen mast down he refused. The Master ordered the 2nd
Mate + Carpenter to put Jones in irons he went down the forecastle and refused
to have the irons put on him and threatened to cut the 2nd mate. The
master saw it was likely to blood shedding told the 2nd mate +
Carpenter to leave off and gave Jones a little time to consider and told him he
must either grease the mast or be put in irons
he greased the mast The master
then read the articles to him and pointed out to Jones his Mutinous conduct in
disobeying lawful commands and also when he refused to be put in irons and
threatened to stab the 2nd mate the master would have been justified
in arming himself and Jones might have got disabled Jones was very, ?angry? talked
about law and wanted all the talk to himself. The master has been so much
provoked with this man all the passage that he has several times been for
taking a Stick and giving Jones a severe beating he has been spoken too at the wheel or
elsewhere respecting his duty he always gave a Surly disrespectful answer and
when Sail is to be reduced or made on the Ship he is always last and takes
every opportunity of Shirking his work and is quite a Sea Lawyer amongst the
crew’
Signed
R Atkin; and P Anderson (mate)
On
August 26th at 7 pm 22° 27’ N 125° 17’ E ‘Sent for Jones into the
Cabin and told him that on account of Mutinous conduct and the example he set
the crew he must either apologize and promise better behaviour in future or go
to Hong Kong in irons
after a great deal of argument on his side he made the promise
and apology’
Signed
R Atkin; and P Anderson (mate)
On
August 27th, 9 a.m. (no location given) ‘Gave Lamar the Cook orders
to get the Coffee mill thoroughly cleaned on the 23rd August at 4 PM
at 9 AM on the 27th had the Coffee Mill brought aft it was covered
with verdigrease &c - Lamar made some paltry excuse, he is now off duty
saying that he is Sick can have medicine + by applying for it but never comes
aft without being sent for his Galley and Cooking utensils are in a most filthy
state’
Signed
R Atkin; and P Anderson (mate)
On
September 13th at Hong Kong ‘Read all the Entries to F Lamar his
answer is all right’
Signed
R Atkin; and P Anderson (mate)
On
September 29th (no position) ‘Jones, A.B., On being ordered by the 2nd
Mate to Send down the Staysails Stood in the Rigging + asked if there was any ?appointed list? & otherwise
jeering at his orders. On being finished he came down & Sat on the ?Loft? & Ch Mate told him to come down he the Chief
Mate gave him ??? & varnish & Told him to apply ?neo? to the Fore Spanker
Gaff he asked for a brush. I as Chief
Mate never heard of such a request before, but from his previous conduct since
he came on board I understood ?it and? full meaning I told him no he
said he would put it on with a spoon no notice being taken of his
insulting remarks he began again with his insulting remarks applyed indirectly
to me & Standing on Deck instead of going to his works at once he has been this
most insulting directly & Indirectly to his Officers having told I the Ch
off to go & put my boots on or my ?head? in a
?bag? or something to that effect he has been trying to see how little he could
do when told of It he has commenced a torrent of insulting & ?esratiting?
language and I got so annoyed at it that I told Capt Atkin I would stand it no
longer & asked him to interfere in the matter’.
Signed
R Atkinson; P Anderson (mate); Thomas King (2nd mate); Daniel
Carmichael (carpenter); and ?Currey? Davies (AB)
On
October 1st at Hong Kong ‘F Miller got leave to go on shore untill
Sun Set on Sunday did not return untill 7 AM on Monday morning’
Signed
R Atkin; and P Anderson (mate)
On
1st December in 25° 26’ N 120° 10’ E ‘At 11 PM the Master ordered
the first Mate to take a certain coil of Manilla rope and reeve new Studding
sail gear the Mate took the Fish tackle Fall a rope that was too Small and not fit
for the Purpose The Master sent to the first mate if you Will not carry my order go to your
berth the mate Said Very well I will do
and went too his berth accordingly’
Signed
R Atkin
On
2nd December ‘The 1st Mate confined too his berth at 6
the Mate Sent the Master a note apoligizing and promising to behave better in
future The Master answered his note Says
the Mate might resume his duties’
Signed
R Atkin
On
December 9th at 5.30 & 9.0 a.m. in 25° 21’ N 93° 37’ E ‘At 5h
30’ AM The Master went on deck Found a light breeze and Smooth Sea
The 1st Mates watch rigging and Main topsl Studg Sailbooms with two
men to each boom The Master asked the
Mate the reason he answered his watch would not slip the booms with less than
two hands while there never was more than one man or boy required for five
years previous. At 8 A.M. W Cowen the 1st Mate had not begun to wash
decks but had ordered his watch to sweep them although he had received orders
from the master to wash decks every morning in hot weather. The Master gave
orders to the 2nd Mate to wash the decks with his watch. McAlpin,
Canning + Brown refused to wash decks because it was Sunday morning. There was
a large Fowl Coop on each Side of the Poop full of fowls and unless the coops
were properly cleaned every morning the stench was unbearable The master
pointed this out to the above McA C + B They still persisted in not washing
decks took them down the Cabin and told the law and its penalties too them, it
was all no use, at last Sent for Park from the Wheel asked him if he would wash
decks he said yes and he further ????? thought his watch mates had better do the same McAlpin would work them this time but would
not do so any more Had the Poop deck
washed down and then left off’.
Signed
R Atkin; William Cowen (mate); and John Stafford (2nd mate)
On
December 13th, at anchor in 5 ½ fathoms off
?Palimban? Point Banca Straits ‘At 3 H 30 AM Called all hands to get
the Ship underweigh With a moderate
Breeze on a Smooth water The Crew was
three hours in lifting the Anchor and Setting the Sails The Master thought the crew had some cause of
complaint Sent for the on the Poop and
asked them the reason Nugent Said you
May get Some one in my room when the Ship gets to Melbourne Proceeded through Banca Straits made
?Suphard? (referring to James
Horsburgh’s The India Directory with
directions for sailing to and from the East Indies, China, Japan, Australia and
the adjacent ports of Africa and South America published in 1864 possibly
Zutchen) Island Point the Topsail yard at Sundeh, Put the Ship under easy
canvass and Proceeded through the ?Surphard Paro? Kept the Sumatra Side on board and Kept the
lead going at 8h 35 PM ?Suphard? Island bore East Set all possible Sail’
Signed
R Atkin; William Cowen (mate); and John Stafford (2nd mate)
On
December 19th in the Sunda Strait Pulo Krakatoa, NW b N 15 Miles ‘At
12 h 30 PM Increasing gale and heavy squalls the 1st Mates watch on
deck he the Mate forward on the Lee Bow the Master called to him Several times
before he came aft asked the Mate what
he was doing on the Lee Bow So much for Several days past the Mate answered he intended always to be
there The Master then took the 1st
+ 2nd Mates + Carpenter down below and told the 1st Mate
that his conduct was mutinous and that if he continued to act in Such a manner
by getting ?chock? forward in his watch on deck leaving the Master night + day
to sail the Ship and when the Master gave orders the Mate generally
misunderstanding them and manifesting reluctance to do every thing the Master
told him he would be liable to get a Knock on the Heart’!
At
the foot of the following page of the log probably a continuation of above:-
‘The
master having been on deck for 40 hours amidst squalls and rain and the mates +
crew getting their regular watch as far as circumstance would permits the 1st
Mate after a great deal of unnecessary talk + nothing to the purpose mumbled
something that he would try + do better in future’
Signed
R Atkin; John Stafford (2nd mate) and D X Carmichael (carpenter)
1861
On
January 2nd at 6 a.m. and 8 a.m. in 15° 18’ S 100° 37’ E ‘At 6 AM J
King was teasing the Boy James Payne saying he was crying because he had to
draw water to wash decks Payne Said it
was a lie he was not crying King beat Boy + Blacked one of his eyes a noise ????? took place which awoke
the Master the Mate Separated them At 8 AM the Master Sent for King + Payne
asked him why he struck the boy he said they Boy gave him cheek the Master told him he would not allow him to
strike the Boy if the Boy was saucy to
come to him + complain and he the Master, would punish the Boy King said he would strike him again or any
one else who gave him cheek The master
said I hope you don’t include me yes
& and any one else that gave me the cause’
Signed
R Atkin
Also,
separately, on January 2nd ‘At 6 AM The Master was awoke by a row on
deck between J King + J Payne The mate
Separated them At 8 AM The Master had
King + Payne on the Poop asked them the cause of the noise King said he was drawing water to wash
decks King Kept teasing him saying he
was crying the boy said it was a lie he was not crying King struck him Several times and blacked his
eye The Master told King he would not
allow him to strike the Boy but if he misbehaved to complain and the Master
would punish him King replied with an
oath that he would strike him or any one else that gave him cheek the Master said I hope that does not include
me answered yes you or any one else that
gave me check King used quite a bullying
tone and was quite defiant in his manner’
Signed
by R Atkin; William Cowen (mate); and John Stafford (2nd mate)
On
January 2nd 15° 18’ S 100° 37’ E ‘Whilst at breakfast the Master
told the 1st Mate to get the Cook to clean out 2 of the water casks
standing under the Long boats bow and to give Cook assistance to fill the 2
Casks with fresh water and the Tank The
Mate misunderstood the Master as usual and sent the Cook to do the work
alone The Master saw the Cook at work
drawing the water out the Tank abaft the main mast and carrying it forward and
putting it in the cask’.
Signed
R Atkin; Alexander Mills (steward); and J Roberts (cook)
On
January 3rd at 8.30 a.m 16° 38’ S 99° 29’ E ‘The Master ordered the
Mate to give the Cook assistance to get a Cask of Beef out the fore Peak the
Mate went + ordered the Cook to do the work him self the Cook refused saying he would not
do it with out assistance PM The Master had assistance given to the Cook + the
beef got up’
Signed
R Atkin; A Mills (steward); and J Roberts (cook)
On
January 5th at 2.30 p.m. in 20° 21’ S 97° 11’ E ‘Presented a Copy of
the entry to J King and asked him if he would apologise or be put in irons his answer
I will not apologise will rather be put in irons’
Signed
R Atkin; William Cowen (mate); and John Stafford (2nd mate)
On
January 7th in 22° 20’ S 96° 1’ E ‘King in Confinement and on
prisoners allowance’
Signed
R Atkin
On
January 8th in 23° 15’ S 95° 6’ E ‘King in Confinement and on
prisoners allowance 2 hours excersise on deck’
Signed
R Atkin
On
January 9th in 25° 21’ S 93° 37’ E ‘King in confinement and on
prisoners allowance 2 hours exercise on deck’
Signed
R Atkin
On
January 10th in 27° 41’ S 92° 51’ E ‘King in confinement and on
prisoners allowance 2 hours exercise on deck’
Signed
R Atkin
On
January 11th in 29° 51’ S 92° 45’ E ‘King in confinement and on
prisoners allowance 2 hours exercise on deck’
Signed
R Atkin
On
January 12th in 30° 18’ S 92° 39’ E ‘King in irons and on prisoners
allowance 2 hours exercise on deck’
Signed
R Atkin
On
January 13th in 31° 4’ S 92° 1’ E ‘King in Confinement and on
prisoners allowance 2 hours exercise on deck’
Signed
R Atkin
On
January 14th in 32° 28’ S 91° ?21?’ E ‘King
in Confinement and on prisoners allowance 2 hours excercise on deck’
Signed
R Atkin
On
January 15th in 33° 57’ S 91° 42’ E ‘King in Confinement and on
prisoners allowance 2 hours excercise on deck’
Signed
R Atkin
On
January 16th in 34° 40’ S 91° 49’ E ‘King in Confinement and on
prisoners allowance 2 hours exercise on deck’
Signed
R Atkin
On
January 17th in 34° 44’ S 91° 55’ E ‘King in Confinement and on
prisoners allowance 2 hours exercise on deck’
Signed
R Atkin
On
January 18th in 35° 17’ 93° 32’ ‘King still in confinement and on
prisoners allowance had a lock put on the door discovered a hole in the
Partition between the mates and prisoners Berth had it Stopped Stopped Kings
exercise’
Signed
R Atkin; and David X Carmichael (carpenter)
On
January 19th in 36° 13’ S 96° 02’ E ‘King still in Confinement and
on prisoners allowance no exercise’
Signed
R Atkin
On
January 20th in 36° 26’ S 96° 33’ E ‘’King still in Confinement no
Exercise’
Signed
R Atkin
On
January 22nd in 39°14’ S 102° 37’ E ‘At 9 AM got a Square main Sail
on deck to Bend found the sail twisted
in the ?way? of the Iron Clues for the want of the clues having ???????? with canvass the Sail had been made up and stowed away under
the Superintendance of the 1st Mate’
Signed
R Atkin; and Stafford (2nd Mate)
On
January 23rd in 39° 10’ S 103° 20’ E ‘At 9 AM the 1st
Mate reported that a ?quantity? of water had been going down the fore Scuttle
Hatch the Master and the Carpenter
looked at it it appeared to them that
the Hatch had never been covered up’
Signed
R Atkin; and David X Carmichael (carpenter)
On
March 4th in Williamstown Dock Hobsons Bay ‘Daniel Carmichael
Carpenter absent from 6 P.M. March 3rd to 10 A.M. March 4 beyond
leave’
Signed
R Atkin; and S Symons (mate)
On
March 11th in Hobsons Bay ‘Daniel Carmichael Carpenter absent
without leave from Noon March 11th to Noon March 12th’
On
March 12th (although logged as the 11th) in Hobsons Bay
‘Daniel Carmichael Carpenter absent without leave from Noon March 11th
to Noon March 12th’
Signed
R Atkin; and S Symons (mate)
On
Wednesday March 13th in Hobsons Bay ‘Thos Brown 2nd
Mate & Thos Nivens AB absent 2 Hours beyond leave’
On
Wednesday March 13th in Hobsons Bay ‘Thos Brown 2nd Mate
absent 12 Hours beyond leave’
Signed
R Atkin
On
Wednesday March 13th in Hobsons Bay ‘Thos Nevines AB about 12 Hours
beyond leave’
Signed
R Atkin
‘Deserters
in Hobsons Bay
William
Cowan Mate
John
Stafford 2
Mate’
Signed
Robert Atkin; and George Terry for the Registrar 13th March 1861
On
March 14th ‘Alex Mills Steward & C Sauerwacker Sailmaker
absent hours beyond leave’
On
Thursday March 14th in Hobsons Bay ‘Alex Mills Steward absent 15
hours beyond leave’
Signed
R Atkin; and S Symons (mate)
On
March 14th ‘Christian Sauerwacker Sailmaker absent beyond leave 15
Hours’
Signed
R Atkin; and S Symons (mate)
On
Thursday April 25th 4 PM at Newcastle NSW ‘Thomas Tolson Edwards
O.S. deserted from the Boat which ashore with the Master’
Signed
R Atkin; and S Symons (mate)
On
Sunday May 5th 4.30 p.m. in 31° 37’ S 165° 50’ E ‘The Deck House in
which the Carpenter and Cook lived capsized on the Cook William Hannah being
struck by a sea breaking his left leg above the knee as soon as circumstances
permitted set the leg was well as possible’
Signed
R Atkin; and S Symons (mate)
On
Monday May 13th 3 p.m. in Wellington Harbour ‘Ship arrived in
Harbour made application for William Hannah to be admitted to Hospital’
Signed
R Atkin; and S Symons (mate)
On
May 14th ‘sent William Hannah to Hospital’
Signed
R Atkin; and S Symons (mate)
On
May 17th p.m. or 18th a.m. in Wellington Harbour ‘John
McDiarmid AB deserted from the Ship’
Signed
R Atkin; and S Symons (mate)
On
Friday May 17th or Saturday 18th in Wellington Harbour
‘Thos Nevins AB deserted from the Ship’
Signed
R Atkin
On
Saturday May 20th 7 a.m. in Wellington Harbour ‘Christian
Sauerwacker Sailmaker refused duty sent ashore to the Police Magistrate they
him sentenced to 4 Weeks imprisonment’
Signed
R Atkin; and S Symons (mate)
On
Monday May 20th 7 a.m. in Wellington Harbour ‘Charles Brown AB
refused duty sent ashore to Police Majistrate and sentenced to 4 weeks
Imprisonment’
Signed
R Atkin; and S Symons (mate)
On
May 20th 7 a.m. in Wellington Harbour ‘Louis Blanch AB refused duty
sent to the Police Majistrate and sentenced to 4 weeks imprisonment’
R
Atkin; and S Symons (mate)
On
May 20th 7 a.m. in Wellington Harbour ‘William Pile OS refused duty
sent ashore to the Police Majistrate and sentenced to 4 weeks in imprisonment’
Signed
R Atkin; and S Symons (mate)
On
Saturday May 25th PM or Sunday 26th in Wellington Harbour
‘Thos Brown 2nd Mate deserted from the Ship’
Signed
R Atkin
On
June 11th still at Wellington ‘William Broom off duty with sore
throat refusing to do work of any kind’
Signed
R Atkin; and A Mills (steward)
On
June 12th at Wellington ‘Wm Broom off duty with sore throat and
refusing to work’
Signed
R Atkin; and A Mills (steward)
On
June 13th at Wellington ‘William Broom off duty with sore throat and
refusing to do anything’
Signed
R Atkin; and A Mills (steward)
On
June 14th at Wellington ‘Wm Broom off duty with sore throat and
refusing to do work of any kind’
Signed
R Atkin; and A Mills (steward)
On
June 15th at Wellington ‘Wm Broom off duty with sore throat and
refusing to do work of any kind’
Signed
R Atkin; and A Mills (steward)
On
June 15th ‘Louis Blanch, was brought onboard and put in Confinement
and given full allowance of provisions’
Signed
R Atkin; and A Mills (steward)
On
June 15th ‘W Pile was brought onboard and put in confinement and
given full allowance of Provisions he
said he was Sick put in him in the 2nd
Mates room’
Signed
R Atkin; and A Mills (steward)
On
June 15th at Wellington ‘Had C Sauracker Brought on board and Kept
in Confinement and on full allowance of Provisions’
Signed
R Atkin; and A Mills (steward)
On
June 15th 5 p.m. at Wellington ‘At 5 PM Charles Brown stated in the Police
office that the Master might have him put on Board but he would not work and no
one should make him work
Sent him on board in charge of the Police put hand cuffs on him
and put him in the Lazarette gave him
his bedding and full allowance of provisions’
Signed
R Atkin; Alexander Mills (steward); and D ?Nisfen?
On
June 15th at Wellington ‘Charles Brown was brought on board by the
Police and put in confinement and on full allowance of Provisions’
Signed
R Atkin; and J Knight (cook)
On
June 16th at Wellington ‘C Saueracker in Confinement on full
Provisions’
Signed
R Atkin; and A Mills (steward)
On
June 16th at Wellington ‘Charles Brown in confinement + full
allowance of Provisions’
Signed
R Atkin
On
June 16th at Wellington ‘C Brown in the Lazarette with hand cuffs
gave him full allowance of Provisions’
Signed
R Atkin; and A Mills (steward)
On
June 16th ‘Louis Blanch in confinement + on full allowance of
Provisions’
Signed
R Atkin; and A Mills (steward)
On
June 16th at Wellington ‘Wm Broom off duty with Sore throat and
refusing to day any light work’
Signed
R Atkin; and A Mills (steward)
On
June 16th ‘W Pile in 2nd Mates room Sick’
Signed
R Atkin; and A Mills (steward)
On
June 17th at Wellington ‘C Brown was asked if he would too he
answered’
Unsigned
On
June 17th at Wellington ‘Asked G Sauracker if he do his duty he
answered yes released him & sent him to his work’
Signed
R Atkin; and A Mills (steward)
On
June 17th at Wellington ‘L Bland was asked if he would do his duty
he answer yes released him and Sent him to his work’
Signed
R Atkin; and A Mills (steward)
On
June 17th at Wellington ‘Broom off duty with sore throat and
refusing to work’
Signed
R Atkin; and A Mills (steward)
On
June 17th 7 a.m. at Wellington ‘C Brown when asked to return to his
duty reported him self Sick, took his Irons off and the master having reasons
for thinking that Brown had influence on over other of the Crew put him into
the 2nd Mates room in order to prevent him having communication with
any one’
Signed
R Atkin; and A Mills (steward)
On
June 17th ‘Asked W Pile if he would return to his duty he answered
yes released him Sent him to his work’
Signed
R Atkin; and A Mills (steward)
On
June 18th at Wellington ‘Wm Broom off duty with sore throat and
refusing to work at any thing’
Signed
R Atkin; and A Mills (steward)
On
June 19th at Wellington ‘Wm Broom off duty with Sore throat and
refusing to work at any thing’
Signed
R Atkin; and A Mills (steward)
On
June 20th at Wellington ‘Wm Broom off duty with Sore throat and
refusing to work’
Signed
R Atkin; and A Mills (steward)
On
June 20th at 12 a.m. at Wellington ‘Wm Broom requested to see a
magistrate would not give his reasons to
the master gave him permission to go the
Master told him he thought he had better see the Doctor instead he made several
false charges against the Master which he could not substantiate and said he
had every reason to think the master had fee’d the Colonial doctor to give a
false certificate respecting his, Brooms health
the Magistrate ordered him to go on board he asked permission to see a
doctor the Master granted it PM Broom returned on board the ship Master
accused him of Making false statements and conducting himself in Such a mean
manner he was very Saucy & abusive
to the Master’
Signed
R Atkin; D X Carmichael (carpenter); and Alexr Mills (steward)
On
June 21st at Wellington ‘W Broom off duty with Sore throat’
Signed
R Atkin; and A Mills (steward)
On
June 22nd noon ‘Read this entry to Broom his answer is the stated
entries not correct’
Signed
R Atkin; and D X Carmichael (carpenter)
On
June 22nd at Wellington ‘Read these Entries to C Brown his answer he
never said that he would not work’
Signed
R Atkin; and A Mills (steward)
On
June 22nd ‘Sent the A. Mills Steward to W. Broom with orders
to shift his clothes into the Cabin and ?stay? in Berth in the Cabin
Wm Broom refused and refusing to work’
Signed
R Atkin; and A Mills (steward)
On
June 23rd ‘Wm Broom off duty with sore throat and refusing to work
at any thing’
Signed
R Atkin; and A Mills (steward)
On
June 24th ‘Wm Broom off duty with sore throat and refusing to work
at any thing’
Signed
R Atkin; and A Mills (steward)
On
June 25th ‘Wm Broom off duty with sore throat and refusing to work
at any thing’
Signed
R Atkin; and A Mills (steward)
On
June 26th ‘Wm Broom off duty with sore throat and refusing to work
at any thing’
Signed
R Atkin; and A Mills (steward)
On
June 27th ‘Wm Broom off duty with sore throat and refusing to work
at any thing’
Signed
R Atkin and A Mills (steward)
On
June 28th ‘Wm Broom off duty with sore throat and refusing to work
at any thing’
Signed
R Atkin; and A Mills (steward)
On
June 29th ‘Wm Broom off duty with sore throat and refusing to work
at any thing’
Signed
R Atkin; and A Mills (steward)
On
June 30th ‘Wm Broom off duty with sore throat and refusing to work
at any thing’
Signed
R Atkin; and A Mills (steward)
On
July 1st ‘Wm Broom off duty with sore throat and refusing to do work
of any Kind’
Signed
R Atkin; and A Mills (steward)
On
July 2nd ‘Wm Broom refusing to work at anything his excuse is sore
throat’
Signed
R Atkin; and A Mills (steward)
On
July 3rd ‘Wm Broom refusing to work at anything his excuse is sore
throat’
Signed
R Atkin; and A Mills (steward)
On
July 4th ‘Wm Broom refusing to do any work his excuse is sore
throat’
Signed
R Atkin; and A Mills (steward)
On
July 5th 9 a.m. at Wellington ‘Wm Broom refusing to do any work his
excuse is sort throat he left the Ship at 9 AM without leave asked or given the
master ?????* the ?Boat deck? ordered
Broom on deck Broom refused and said he wants to ?????? against the Master he answered if you ask in a proper manner you
will get permission to go on shore he
refused gave him in charge to the
police the Master appeared against
him he was sentenced to two hours
imprisonment and to forfeit two days pay’
*
This entry is significantly degraded through a brown smudge
Signed
R Atkin; and A Mills (steward)
On
July 6th at Wellington ‘Wm Broom asked leave to go to see the
Magistrate leave was granted he endeavoured to prove that he was not fit to go
in the Ship to sea Dr France of the
Hospital stated before the Resident Magistrate that Brooms throat was getting
better and that if he Kept himself quiet and Kept him self dry and did light
work under shelter he would get well in a few days about 2h 15 PM the Master was going along the
Beach Broom was standing in the Street he, Broom, came to the Master and said I
understand you have shipped 3 more hands the Master answered, I answer no
questions on that Point the Master
turned away to go into the ?Bod?
Broom
followed and without saying anything or giving any warning struck the master on
the left side of the Head and then on the Right side gave him in charge of a Policeman appeared against him charged him with the
assault which he had nothing to say in defence he was sentenced to fourteen
days imprisonment with hard labour’
Signed
R Atkin
On
July 7th ‘Wm Broom in Prison on shore’
Signed
R Atkin
On
July 7th ‘Read all these entries to B Saureacker he answered all
right’
Signed
R Atkin; and J Knight (cook)
On
July 8th ‘Wm Broom in Prison on shore’
Signed
R Atkin; and A Mills (steward)
On
July 9th ‘Wm Broom in Prison on shore’
Signed
R Atkin; and A Mills (steward)
On
July 10th ‘At 11 AM applied to the Magistrate for Wm Broom to have
him sent on board whilst bringing on board he assaulted Police Constable
William Harries brought Broom on board
put him in irons and secured him in a Berth in the Cabin’
Signed
Frederick Atchison (Inspector of Police); and William Harris (A.P.)
On
July 10th at 2 p.m. ‘Read all the entries in this Book concerning Wm
Broom from the 11th June to 10th July both dates ?inclusive? he made no answer
to them’
Signed
R Atkin; A Mills (steward); D X Carmichael (carpenter); and Frederick Atchison
(Inspector of Police)
On
September 14th at Kanagawa ‘Andrew Anderson who signed articles to
join the ship on the 14th has not come on board’
Signed
R Atkin; and W Collier (mate)
On
September 15th at Kanagawa ‘Andrew Anderson not joined the ship’
Signed
R Atkin; and W Collier (mate)
On
Sunday September 15th at Kanagawa ‘Andrew Anderson not joined’
Signed
R Atkin; and W Collier (mate)
On
September 16th at Kanagawa ‘Andrew Anderson not joined the Ship’
Signed
R Atkin; and W Collier (mate)
On
September 17th at Kanagawa ‘Andrew Anderson put on board by the
Consuls constable his head and face bruised & eyes black in a drunken row
on shore unable to work’
Signed
R Atkin; and W Collier (mate)
On
September 18th at Kanagawa ‘A Anderson
refusing to work his excuse Bruised face’
Signed
R Atkin; and W Collier (mate)
On
September 19th at Kanagawa ‘A Anderson
refusing to work his excuse Bruised face’
Signed
R Atkin; and W Collier (mate)
On
September 26th in 29° 48’ N 132° 14’ E ‘A Anderson off duty as has
got cold in a black eye’
Signed
R Atkin; and W Collier (mate)
On
September 27th in 30° 33’ N 129° 7’ E ‘A Anderson off duty till noon
Got cold in a black eye’
Signed
R Atkin; and W Collier (mate)
On
October 2nd in 31° 37’ N 122° 20’ E ‘Between 8 + 10 AM A small
swivel gun was missing from the side of the poop in a most mysterious manner
and it was unlikely that it should be knocked overboard without the man at the
wheel Brown knowing about it’
Signed
R Atkin
On
October 10th at Shanghai ‘At 9 AM Asked A
Mills Steward of the Ship to produce the his expenditure Book his answer that
he had none’
Signed
R Atkin; and W Collier (mate)
(not read to the steward until October 18th) at
Shanghai ‘Read this entry to A Mills he confessed the men were no always on
allowance’
Signed
R Atkin; and W Collier (mate)
On
October 20th at 1120 a.m. at Shanghai ‘The master ordered W Collier
the Chief officer to un moor the Ship The Crew refused Saying that it was
Sunday and they wanted to mend their Clothes
Ordered all aft that refused W Broom as spokesman and evidently the
Ringleader also C Brown L Blanch and
Lattram came aft they told the master it
was not right to un moor the Ship on a Sunday
W Broom was insolent and said the master had acted in a mean manner The Ship was not un moored on that account’
Signed
R Atkin; W Collier (mate); and Jas Lumsden (2nd mate)
On
October 31st at 7 a.m. at Foochow ‘Ordered the Crew to pump ship and
told them not to sing at the pumps W Broom commenced Singing the 1st mate told him to leave off
but he still persisted and the 1st mate put his hand on Brooms
Shoulder and ordered him to leave the pumps
Brown turned round in a threatening manner and told the 1st
mate it was more than he would allow him his employer to do
No
answer’
Signed
R Atkin; W Collier (mate); and Jas Lumsden (2nd mate)
On
November 7th at Foo Chow ‘Fore Royal Stud Sail Boom irons + hoops
for stud Sail Booms missing from Ship’
Signed
R Atkin
On
November 10th at Foo Chow ‘J Underwood having been ashore yesterday
was landed up the side drunk was unable to turn too his work all day’
Signed
R Atkin; and W Collier (mate)
(on 19th March 1862) ‘Underwoods answer Nothing to say’
Signed
R Atkin; and W Collier (mate)
On
November 29th 11 a.m. in 3° 52’ N 108° 54’ E ‘At 11 AM The master
went on deck and found J Lumsden asleep on the fowl Coop the Master waited for half an hour to
see if he would wake up but a squall coming on was obliged to call the watch
aft to stand by the sails cover up the companion skylight to prevent the rain
going down below - appointed the Carpenter to take charge of the starboard
watch’
Signed
R Atkin
(on 19th March 1862) ‘Read this Entry his answer
he did not get enough sleep’
Signed
R Atkin; and W Collier (mate)
On
December 4th 5 p.m. in 5° 9’ S 106° 30’ E ‘Ordered Thos Underwood to
take the lead and give Soundings he went into the chains and was quite
incapable to heave the lead and acknowledged him Self that he did not know the
marks & deeps’
Signed
R Atkin; and W Collier (mate)
(on 19th March 1862) ‘Read this Entry to underwood
his answer he had nothing to say’
On
December 10th in 10° 6’ S 102° 27’ E ‘Placed James Lumsden in charge
of the starboard watch again on account of the Carpenter being required to work
all day Cautioned JL to keep his eye open in his watch on deck’
Signed
R Atkin
On
December 16th in 17° 7’ S 90° 51’ E ‘At 4 PM ordered W Broom to go
aloft and rig the fore Royal Yard He
refused saying that he was not fit the 1st asked him to explain the
meaning of what he said but he would not so and the only answer the 1st
Mate could get he was not fit, he rigged out the Mn Topgt Stud sail Booms in
fore noon and had not reported him self as un well The Master and 1st mate believes
that Broom was fit to Crofs the Royal Yard but he Broom had taken it in his
head not to do so because it was Sunday
No
answer’
Signed
R Atkin; and W Collier (mate)
On
December 18th about 11 AM in 19° 17’ S 83° 58’ E ‘The master
observed J Lumsden 2nd mate loitering about the deck in his watch on
deck when his watch was shifting the main Topgt Sail the decks were full of
loose rope J L was on the lee side of the galley talking to the Cook the Master
sent for Lumsden and asked him why he was talking to the Cook he made some
excuse about the Cook speaking to him about a piece of Pork ?Shilling?
The master told him Lumsden that he was setting a lazy example to every one in
the Ship and in fact he considered him the laziest man in the Strbd watch also
reminded him that he had given the wages that he asked for and he expected him
to do his work and set a good example to the crew and he had better wake up or
he would put him on one side the 2nd mate said he had been in finer
ships than the present one and other talk very much out of place The fact is J Lumsden ever Since he Has been
in the Ship has never taken any interest in doing his duty nor been in any
assistance in taking care of the Ships Stores’
Signed
R Atkin
On
December 26th 9 AM in 26° 7’ S 60° 17’ E ‘The master ordered Thos
Underwood to watch a Sheep and cut the pitch off its wool In doing so he Underwood cut pieces of
the skin + flesh off the sheep inflicting wounds from an inch to 2½ inches in
diameter in several places this entry was read to Underwood by the Chief
officer and the answer he gave he did not care
Almost
a misfortune’
Signed
R Atkin; and W Collier (mate)
1862
On
January 3rd 8 a.m. in 30° 2’ S 37°25’ E ‘The 1st Mate
went forward and saw that the chain Trunk pipes were uncovered, the mate had
them Secured on Jany 2d and gave W Broom + C Brown strict orders not to take
the covers off. The mate asked who had taken them off C Brown said he did, the
mate asked him why he had done so after giving him strict orders the day before Brown answered
because he wanted them off and he Brown did not see why they should be stopped
up and told the 1st mate in a very unbecoming + inpertinent manner
that he had better stop the leaks out side’
Signed
R Atkin; and W Collier (mate)
(on 19th March) ‘There is plenty time for these
things C Browns answer to this Entry read to him on the 19th March
at New York Light Ship’
Signed
R Atkin; and W Collier (mate)
On
January 3rd in 30° 1’ S 37° 24’ E ‘Whilst Exchanging Lower stud
sails W Broom made use of a great deal of unnecessary talk and when the 1st
mate told him to hold his tongue he refused and threatened the 1st
mate when ship arrived at New York’
Signed
R Atkin; and W Collier (mate)
On
January 4th in 30° 13’ S 35° 57’ E ‘W Bender off duty Sick but not
applying for any medicine’
Signed
R Atkin
On
January 5th in 30° 54’ S 35° 10’ E ‘W Bender off duty Sick but not
applying for any medicine’
Signed
R Atkin
On
January 6th in 31° 20’ S 33° 17’ E ‘W Bender off duty Sick but not
applying for any medicine’
Signed
R Atkin
On
January 7th in 31° 50’ S 32°27’ E ‘W Bender returned to his duty’
Signed
R Atkin
On
January 8th in 31° 27’ S 31° 16’ E ‘At 10 PM a Small Swivell gun the
fellow to the one lost in entering the Yang Tse Kiang was missing from the Poop
rail the 1st mate lashed, the gun himself too, an eye both in the
rail and considered the lashing strong enough to hold the supposing it should
get unshipped The master also saw the
lashing on the gun and considered it fit to hold the gun the master thinks that
both the guns had been thrown overboard by some one for they had stood in the
same place unlashed for years before’
Signed
R Atkin
On
January 16th in 34° 51’ S 18° 27’ E ‘W Broom at the wheel had the
course given him to steer N.W the Master saw the ship off to NBW. ordered Brown
to steer N.W. Brown lookd at the Master in a savage and threatening manner, had
the Skylight shut down and I sent for the 1st mate into the Cabin
told him what had occurred with Broom we watched the working of Broom’s
countenance up through the Skylight I told the mate that it was my opinion that
Broom was either going mad or pretending so the whole of the ships crew seems
disappointed at the ship not touching at Table Bay’
(On
19th March) ‘Read the Entry to Broom his answer he took the duty but
did not want to take it’
Signed
R Atkin; and W Collier (mate)
On
January 16th in 32° 0’ S 16° 47’ E ‘The 1st mate ordered
James Graham AB to rig out the Main Topgt Stud Sail on the Port Side and set
the sail he
took one hour to do it in When he came
down the master asked him why he took so long, he said the Gear was foul but
the 1st mate Knew to the Contrary
The 1st mate thinks considers J Graham quite
incompetent in every aspect to perform an Able Seamans duty. The master also corroborates the mates
opinion having witnessed himself Graham’s incapacity Several times The master told Graham that he should Log
him he answered he might log him as much
as he pleased’
Signed
R Atkin; and W Collier (mate)
(on 19th March) ‘His answer he does not know where
he is incompetent’
Signed
R Atkin; and W Collier (mate)
On
January 30th at St. Helena ‘At 7 AM The 1st mate had
occasion to put W Bender in irons C
Brown interfered and said that W Bender should not be put in irons’
Signed
R Atkin; and W Collier (mate)
(on 19th March) ‘He had no answer to this entry
Read to him on 19th March at New York Light Ship’
Signed
R Atkin; and W Collier (mate)
On
January 30th at St. Helena ‘At 7 AM W Bender off duty pretending to
be Sick the 1st Mate ordered him to come W Bender refused the 1st Mate then
went down the forecastle Bender made a
Blow it the 1st mate with a slung shot he several times attempted to
strike the mate but the mate prevented him after Some trouble he was brought to
the poop the 1st mate was going to put hand Cuffs on Bender W Broom
and G Brown ran aft on the Poop and in a threatening manner Said he Bender
should be put in irons the 1st
mate said he did not want to put Bender in irons if he would be quiet the Mate ordered Bender to remain on the Poop
he then went down into the forecastle and Picked up the Slung Shot and was
coming on deck again when W Broom jumped down and caught hold of the lanyard
and tried to take it from the Mate saying it did not belong too him and he
should not take it on deck C Brown stood at the hatch on deck encouraging Broom
and trying to aggravate the mate after a time Broom let go the lanyard of the
shot and the mate brought it on deck’
Signed
R Atkin; W Collier (mate); and Jas Lumsden (2nd mate)
On
January 30th at St. Helena ‘At 7 AM W Bender not at work The 1st
Mate found him in the forecastle ordered him to come on deck he answered he should
not come on deck untill he was well and had seen a Doctor the 1st
mate again ordered him to come on deck that he wanted to speak with him but he
said he would not the 1st mate then went down to the forecastle and
found him sitting on his chest he told the mate he had no business down the
forecastle and he should not drive him on deck he Bender then took a Slung shot
from his bed and lifted his hand to make a blow at the 1st Mate but
he caught his hand and made him put the shot down with the assistance of the 2nd
mate had him brought aft on the Poop, with a great of trouble he several times
attempted to strike the 1st mate, but was prevented by holding him
fast The 1st mate considering
him self in personal danger from him was going to put hand cuffs on him when W
Broom and C Brown came aft on the Poop and in a most threatening manner and
said he should not be put in irons the 1st
Mate said he did not want to put him in irons if he would be quiet ordered Bender to remain on the Poop about noon Bender was visited by a Doctor he
said Bender’s liver was a little sluggish but that he was able to work Prescribed for him got some Medicine for him + Sent him on board Bender not at work’
(on March 19th) ‘Read this answer to Ship Bender
no answer’
Signed
R Atkin
On
January 31st at St Helena ‘At 5 PM Commenced to get underweigh the Ship
anchored in the ?shingle? =W= with 45 fthms of Cable out at 5 the anchor was aweigh set out all squall sails on the fore mast and
the Fore top mast + Lower studg Sails on both Sides & 1 fore topgt studding
sail stowed the anchor and finished at
10 PM. The People had half an hour for
their Supper when the People commenced to get underweigh all the Booms were
rigged out and all the gear rove consequently they were 4½ hours in doing the
work that very easily might have been done in 2 hours It is quite evident from the Actions of Wm
Broom that he is doing all he can to lead the People on to impede and obstruct
the navigation of the Ship and it also is the Master and 1st mates
opinion that he is Seconded by C Brown’
(probably read March 19th) ‘his
answer is Read away’
Signed
R Atkin; and W Collier (mate)
On
January 31st in 13° 55’ S 9° 26’ W ‘At 10 AM The Master ordered W
Bender to live in a house on deck a sleeping Berth having been put up so that
he could be quiet and be away from the rest of the crew he refused to go into the house’
(on March 19th) ‘His answer he ?wat?
into the house’
On
February 1st in 13° 55’ S 9° 26’ W ‘The Carpenter having received
orders from the Master to make a make a new Mn Topgt Royal + Sky sail Mast and to make it the same
lengths as the old mast when the Mast
was fidded found that the mast was much longer the Backstay being a quarter
distance from the rail the Master asked the carpenter the reason, he said he
had made it the same length as the old one
The Carpenter has been sleeping in the ?most? of
the Passage from China + working all day and he is either incapable of doing
his duty or has been purposely loitering over it’
Signed
R Atkin; and W Collier (mate)
(on March 19th) ‘Read this Entry to the Carpenter
He admits the mast is 6 inches too Long He also says that he has been pulling
+ hauling and working at other jobs’
Signed
R Atkin; and W Collier (mate)
On
February 4th at 9.30 a.m. in 9° 35’ S 16° 32’ W ‘The master was
standing on the Port Side of the Main deck looking at the Sail Maker
working Wm Broom was cutting J Barry’s
hair near the fore hatch. Broom left off cutting hair and stared the master
full in face in a defiant and independent manner The master said Broom why are you staring at
me in that manner Broom repeated the masters question and said he only got 4
onces of Beef to the pound and the Sugar was not worth Speaking about but that
he had as good a note book and as good a memory as the Captain and he Broom
would let him Know when the Ship arrived in Port the master told him to hold his tongue and go
on with his work. About an hour
afterwards the master sent for the 2nd Mate & Cook and asked
them the meaning of Brooms saying that he only got 4 ounces of Beef to the
pound they answered they did not Know the people had their proper allowance but
the ?Stym? was dark and a little ?Semdy? the master ordered
the 2nd mate to let him See the ?Sufm? before
he served any more out
It
is put down pretty well’
Signed
R Atkin; Jas Lumsden (2nd mate); D X Carmichael (carpenter); and C
Saueracker (sailmaker)
On February 5th in 8° 17’ S
18° 45’ W ‘At 0h 20’ PM. The Master called the 1st
Mate down into the Cabin and told him what had occurred in the forenoon watch
whilst the Mate was below and the master stated to the 1st Mate that
he did not think it safe for Broom to be loose The 1st Mate told the
Master that he was of the same opinion and that the 1st Mate did not
consider himself safe in the ship for it was plain to be seen every day that
Broom was enticing + conspiring with the crew to Mutiny. The master then
ordered the 1st Mate to send Broom down to the Cabin that he wanted
to speak too him Broom loitered a short
before the house he came into Cabin
followed by the 1st mate the master then read Several entries in the
official log to Broom respecting his bad behaviour and mutinous conduct and
told him that if he did not apologise and promise better behaviour in future he
should put him in irons Broom then said
he would not apologise or any thing else and he would not go in irons The master then ordered the first mate to put
Broom in irons but the moment the mate attempted Broom tried to push past him
to make his escape on deck and the utmost force had to be used to get him
Subdued During the struggle all the crew
came aft headed by the 2nd mate the Cook + C Brown they began crying
out Shame but as soon as they found out the cause they persuaded Broom to go in
irons this time the master called the
2nd mate to assist to put Broom in irons but he refused to do
so after getting Broom in irons the
master + 1st Mate went on deck all the crew was present the master
asked them if they had any complaint to make they answered no they had
none The master put the same question to
Thos Graham Separately he answered no
complaint the master then asked him if he had threatened the 1st
mate when the ship arrived at New York he gave no answer. The master and 1st
mate then went into the forecastle to Search for arms or other defensive
weapons found none but in Thos Graham’s
Thos Underwood C Brown + W Brooms
Sleeping Berths we found a quantity of Marline + Seizing Stuff that they had no
business with We also found a Journal
kept by W Broom in C Browns possession and another written by W Bender We then came on deck the master and the 2nd
mate for his journal the 2nd mate answered he just thrown it over
board but after awhile he produced another one’
Continuing
on the next page:-
In
8° 17’ S 18° 45’ W ‘Those things are all in the masters Possession and will be
taken care of by him
After Searching the forecastle the master asked W Bender why he
took a Slung Shot to the 1st Mate on 30th Jany he answered he did not mean use it and he
promised never to attempt such a thing again’
Signed
R Atkin; W Collier (mate); D X Carmichael (carpenter); and C Saueracker
(sailmaker)
Once
again (on another page), on February 5th in 8° 17’ S 18° 32’ W ‘At 1
PM The master asked Bender the reason why he took out a Slung shot to the mate
the other day he said he did not mean to use it and he promised never to
attempt such a thing again’
Signed
R Atkin
Also,
(on yet another page) on February 5th in 8° 17’ S 18° 45’ W ‘In
perusing Broom’s and 2d Mates journals it appeared from Entries made therein
that the Steward had been guilty of carrying tales out of the Cabin and had
also been pretending to be deaf for Conversation that had been carried on in a
low tone between the master and mate had been found its way into Brooms
Book The Steward ever since he joined
the ship has been very careless and dirty in his department and the master has
been obliged to reprimand him frequently at 9 AM the master accused the steward
of carrying tales he denied it the master then told him he would give him 24
hours to get cured of his deafness and also to shew the mate that he wished to
do his duty in a proper manner failing in that the master told him he would
punish him’
Signed
R Atkin; and W Collier (mate)
On
February 6th at 5 p.m. in 6° 50’ S 21° 15’ W ‘Read this entry to the
Steward he promised to do his duty better and not take any tales out of Cabin’
Signed
R Atkin; and W Collier (mate)
On
February 6th in 6° 50’ S 21° 15’ W ‘Opinion of R Atkin Master W
Collier Chief Officer being duly considered what accrued yesterday and having
read the Mens journals found we are fully convinced there was conspiracy
ripening amongst the crew and being led by this man Broom and it was
perceptable yesterday when the crew came aft that it was at first their
intention to rescue Broom but then they saw the master prepared for such an
event having his Revolver in his hand, they altered their minds and persuaded
Broom to go in irons’
Signed
R Atkin; and W Collier (mate)
On
February 7th in 5° 28’ S 23° 28’ W ‘W Broom in irons and on Bread
& water untill the 13th Feby’
On
February 13th in 2° 3’ N 31° 57’ W ‘W Broom still in confinement put
him on full allowance of small stores and half allowance of sail provisions’
Signed
R Atkin
‘From
the 13th Feby to 15th of March’ ‘W. Broom in confinement
+ on allowance of Provisions as above and will continue untill the Ship arrives
at New York’ (Probably logged on March 19th)
On
February 13th in 2° 3’ S 32° 13’ W ‘Read this Entry (presumably the
one on the 5th) to J Lumsden 2nd officer he says he did
not see Broom loitering before the house he heard Broom ask for and of the Crew
to go into the cabin with him also that
he the 2nd mate did not head the crew the he was at the Companion about 2 minutes
before any body else that he did not cry
out Shame. that
he was excited
Signed
R Atkin; W Collier (mate); and Jas Lumsden (2nd mate)
Undated
but following immediately after the above of February 13th ‘D
Carmichael Carpenter he objects to the Entry that the 2d mate headed the
Crew and that he had no connection with
Broom C Saueracker also objects to the
entry respecting the 2nd heading the crew and that he had no
connection with Broom’
Signed
R Atkin; D X Carmichael (carpenter); and C Saueracker (sailmaker)
On
March 19th ‘W Bender off duty Sick Since March 10th The
Master gave him orders to come to come to the Master every morning at 9 o clock
Bender never came of his own accord’
Signed
R Atkin
(On
the same day) ‘Read this entry to Bender his answer the weather was Bad’
Signed
R Atkin; and W Collier (mate)
On
March 19th at New York Light Ship ‘At 7 AM Read all the Entries in
this Book to W Broom in presence of the 1st mate To Entries of
October 10th 1861 No answer To October 31st 1861 No
answer To Decr 16th No answer To Jany 3d no answer To January 16th
No answer To January 30th He answered he took hold of the Lanyard of
the Slung Shot but he did not want to take it
To entry of Jany 31st his answer is read away To Entry of Feb 4th his answer is
it is put down pretty ?hide? To Entry of
Feby 5th Shall not answer any questions to
that’
Signed
R Atkin; and W Collier (mate)
On
March 20th 11 a.m. at New York ‘The Master reported the Ship at
British Consulate and also reported to the C.G. that William Broom was in
confinement on board the Ship for misconduct and the master requested the C.G.
to send an officer on board and take W Broom out the Ship to have the Case
investigated The Brit Consul answered
the Magistrate here takes the power out of our hands You had better pay the man his wages and let
him go, the Master said he should not do so the Vice Consul then said take my
card and go to the City Prison and give my compliments to the Magistrates there
and state your case, the master arrived at the City Prison at 14h 20 AM found
the Magistrates had gone to Dinner and that they would not return until 2 o
clock The master then entered the Ship
at the Custom house and they received orders from the Consignees of the Cargo
to put the Ship into No 16 Pier to discharge the cargo when that was done the
day was spent’
Signed
R Atkin
On
March 21st 10 a.m. at New York ‘William Broom was locked up in a
house on deck he cut away the door of the house and pushed the staple out and
made his escape from the Ship. The master then reported the Same to H.M. Consul
he sent the master to the Magistrates at the City Prison The Master stated the Case too them, the
Magistrates sent the Master to the United States Marshall The Master went there and told him, the
Marshall, what the Consul had said + what the Magistrates had said he the Marshall, sent one officer, W
Anderson to apprehend Broom he found
Broom in the Street of New York took him to H.B.M. Consular office the Consul was in his own office holding a
naval Court a clerk went in and informed the Consul that
Broom was in the office the Consul sent word by the clerk to Bring Broom back
at 11 o clock on the Morrow W Anderson
the officer asked for a written order
the Consul sent word by the Clerk that he would not give one Broom taken back to the United States
marshall’s office by Mr Anderson when he got there a Lawyer by the name of
Hartt and employed by a Sailors Boarding house Keeper by the name of
Hanlin asked the Marshall by what
Authority he held Broom he had nothing to Shew and Broom was released Broom by advice of the said Lawyer Hartt +
Boarding house Keeper Hanlin commenced an action against the Master + Mate for
assault and battery The master had to
give a lien on the freight for Two thousand five hundred dollars to provide
bail $ 2000 for him self + $ 500 for the
Mate, during the whole of those Proceedings by the Said Lawyer Hartt Sailors
Boarding house Keeper Hamlen and Broom
the Consul and also Vice Consul said they could not interfere, and they
did not interfere or protest in any respect
neither did the Consul or Vice Consul investigate Broom’s case although
requested by the Master to do so’
Signed
R Atkin; and W Collier (mate)
‘At
a Naval Court held at the British Consulate New York on the 9 and 10 days of
April 1862 ??????????? ??????????? for
the purpose of ascertaining the amount of wages due to William Broom a Seaman
of this Vessel, and also of investigating the grounds on which the master,
Robert Atkin claims to make certain deductions from the said Wages as follows:
??? for 30 days refusal to duty at Wellington on
account of sore throat at the rate of six days pay for every 24 hours refusal .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . £ 24 “ “
Sixty
two days in Irons (20 days in the Pacific and 42 on the Atlantic) 1 days pay
each 8 5
0
For clothes at Shanghai . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 5
The Court on consideration of all the
circumstances were unanimously of the
opinion
as follows: viz twenty six days pay, only, should be deducted for refusal
to do duty at
Wellington on account of sore throat which at the rate of wages . . . . . . . .
. . . . . £ 3 9 4
Also
that fourteen days pay, only, should be deducted for confinement and while
in Irons on the
Pacific, being at a rate of wages . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 1 17 4
No
deduction for Clothes at Shanghai there being no proof that Broome had an
clothes
The Court are also unanimous of
opinion that the Conduct of Broom was insolent to the Master on the 4 of
February last, and the man ought to have been mulcted to a portion of his pay
for the offence, under the rules prescribed by the Board of Trade; but they
considered the confining him in irons was an* acceptable punishment; and are of
opinion that the master used unnecefsary violence in placing Broom in Irons’
Signed ??
Archibald ?HBM?
Consul President
of the Naval Court
*
This entry definitely reads as ‘an acceptable punishment’, but the sense of the
sentence must surely actually read ‘unacceptable’!
On
May 20th in 38° 01’ N 76° 36’ W ‘Julius Robert + William
?Mofs? Both shipped as able
Seamen Not Competent to do Ordinary Seamans Duty Must be disrated to day’
Signed
R Atkin
On
May 24th at 4h 40 AM in 31° 20’ N 61° 41’ W ‘The master went on deck
and found William Hunter 2nd Mate asleep on the Companion Deck Being his watch on deck also Wm Moras asleep
at the wheel. Told the 2nd Mate that he was paid for Keeping his eyes open’
Signed
R Atkin; and William Maas (AB)
On
June 1st 11 p.m. in 21° 26’ N 72° 7’ W ‘The Master went on deck and
found Wm Hunter asleep on the house it being his watch on deck Sent Johnson the
man from the wheel to wake the 2d mate
The Master having repeatedly found Wm Hunter laughing + joking with the
Crew and acting the part of an eye Servant and having told the 2d mate that he
would not allow such conduct ordered the 2d mate off duty and to Keep his room
from Midnight Put the Boatswain in
charge of the Starboard Watch’
Signed
R Atkin; and John X Johnson (AB)
On
June 12th at Kingston ‘Read Both these entries to W Hunter his
answer is that he was not asleep on May 24th and that he has nothing
to say to the 2d entry’
Signed
R Atkin; and W Collier (mate)
On
June 12th at Kingston ‘The Master offered Wm Hunter his discharge
and to pay him all his wages without any deductions for Neglect of duty he refused to
take his discharge The Master then
ordered W Hunter to keep his room and take one hours exercise in the Morning +
one hour in the after noon up the 20th inst he has disobeyed that order’
Signed
R Atkin; and W Collier (mate)
On
June 16th ‘John Mahony Deserted from the Ship’
On
June 18th ‘John Mahony returned on board in the afternoon his excuse
was that he had been Sick on shore’
Signed
R Atkin
On
June 19th ‘J Mahony not at work in the forenoon’
On
June 21st at 7 a.m. ‘William Collier Chief officer ordered Wm Hunter
To remove his clothes from the Cabin into the house on the quarter deck and
then tar the mizen rigging down. He refused to do so stating that he was
willing to return to his duty as 2d officer but would not work in any other
capacity’.
On
June 21st ‘At 8 AM The 2d mate came to the master and said he wanted
to go and see the magistrate
leave was granted’
Signed
R Atkin; and W Collier (mate)
On
June 21st at 9.30 a.m. ‘Read the entry of 21st June to W
Hunter He is willing to do his duty as 2d
mate but nothing else untill he has seen a magistrate’
Signed
R Atkin; and W Collier (mate)
On
June 22nd ‘John Mahoney absent without leave all those 24 hours’
Signed
R Atkin; and W Collier (mate)
On
June 22nd ‘William Gibson absent without leave all day’
Signed
R Atkin; and W Collier (mate)
On
June 23rd ‘John Mahoney absent without leave all day’
Signed
R Atkin; and W Collier (mate)
On
June 23rd ‘William Gibson absent without leave all day’
Signed
R Atkin; and W Collier (mate)
On
June 24th ‘John Mahoney returned onboard but refused to do any work took only a
warrant for him’
Signed
R Atkin; and W Collier (mate)
On
June 24th ‘William Gibson returned on board but refused to work took out warrant
for him’
Signed
R Atkin; and W Collier (mate)
On
June 25th ‘Read all those entries to John Mahoney he has nothing to say’
Signed
R Atkin; and Henry Knight (seemingly entered as Henry Smith, cook and steward,
his signature is definitely Henry Knight)
On
June 25th ‘Read those entries to William Gibson His answer is he was absent from the
Ship because he does not belong to her’
Signed
R Atkin; and Henry Knight (seemingly entered as Henry Smith, cook and steward,
his signature is definitely Henry Knight)
On
July 7th at Kingston ‘James Smith engaged as Steward at £3 per month
he was to be taken on trial for a few days if approved of, his time was to go
on from this date if he did not Suit the Master, he was to be discharged and
paid only the rate of wages agreed for But if he left of his own accord he was
not to receive any wages
William
Lewis was engaged as Cook at the same time and exactly on the same terms’
Signed
R Atkin; and W Collier (mate)
On
August 28th in 39° 24’ N 61° 24’ W ‘Ditto Paulolis shipped as
Sailmaker in New York he is a very indifferent Sailmaker has been very neglectful in doing his
duty he completely spoiled the Standing
Jib in repairing it He also had orders
from the master in Kingston Jamaica to examine all the sails and put them in thorough
repair and had a sail maker employed to assist him The Ship was in Jamaica from the 9th
of June till August 1st nothing was required of the Sail Maker but
to attend to his work and get all the sails in order he discharged the Labouring Sailmaker saying he could do with
out him and when the Ship got to Sea and Sails were wanted some had not been
over hauled and were not fit for
use but the Fore topmast + Lower
Studding Sails were wanted on the 28th of August and were not fit to
bend also the Main Troysail The foot of
the Main Top sail split through being too slack
Roped on the foot He is no use as
a Seaman for he does not Know a rope in the Ship’
Signed
R Atkin
On
August 29th at 12h 30 p.m. in 41° 32’ N 58° 24’ W ‘The Main Topsail
split in the foot through the rope being put on too Slack it was only bent on the 23d of August and
had been nearly renewed in Kingston Every sail that has gone through the
sail makers hands have always given way after being bent a few days Notwithstanding the Sailmaker had as much
canvass as he thought fit to use’
Signed
R Atkin
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