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LOG, H.M.S. "RATTLER" John Thomson Esq., Commander
1814 Feb. 17
A.M. Running into Vineyard Sound 10.50 Shortened sail and
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came too off Woods Hole. Sent the cutter to examine a sloop laying in shore.
P.M. 1.30 the cutter returned with a small coasting sloop loaded with cord wood. At 6 in boats liberated the sloop having taken from her 10 chord of wood.
Feb. 18
Lying in Woods Hole Naushon Iland.
A.M. At 10 hove short; 10.15 weighed and made Sail tacked occasionally working down the Sound.
P.M. 12.30 shortened sail and came too in Tarpaulin Cove. Feb. 19.
Punished James Alexander with 48 lashes for mutinous ex- pressions. P.M. Rec'd 1 live Bullock. Sent the American Pris- oners on shore, who were received from H.M.S. Nieman. At 9 obs'd a schooner stand'g into the Cove, sent the Boats Manned & armed to examine her at 10 the boats returned. Stranger proved a Swedish Sch'r from St Bartholomew bound to Boston. Feb. 21.
10.30 Made all sail
Feb. 10th.
La Hogue, Endymion and Nimrod went out of Tarpaulin Cove on Tuesday after landing a number of seamen belonging to Swedish barque Christina and brig Nancy both from St Barts for Newport, which she had captured and ordered for Bermuda.
Feb. 18th.
Arrived at Tarpaulin Cove, on Monday last, Russian ship Jos- eph, Capt. F. Creplin, from St. Ubes, and 80 days from Lisbon with salt, bound for Boston. Passengers, Messers Warner and Bigelow of U.S. Frigate President, who were put on board the prize sch. Falcon from St. Johns N.F. bound to Allicairt, cargo fish and ordered for France.
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The crew were sent to England from Balboa and midshipmen Warner and Biglow were released by order of the Spanish gov- ernment.
Feb. 22nd. British recent captures ;
Sch. Sally from North Carolina for New London was captured 2nd. ult. by the Nieman frigate; and 21st the fine letter of Marque sch. Bordeaux Packet, Lee of Baltimore from St Barts.
Sch. Flash, from Port au Prince for New York has been cap- tured by the Albion, La Hogue, Louie, Acastra & Rattler, after a long chase.
Mr Griffin Jones of the above named schooner Sally states that on Thursday last the Rattler anchored in Woods Hole, and next day went into Tarpaulin Cove where she remained on Saturday evening taking in wood and water and provisions, on Thursday captured a sloop with wood and after taking out a part, gave her up. Mr Jones was put on board a Vineyard boat, (together with 8 others from the Nieman) and were landed at New Bedford. No prisoners remained on board the Rattler.
On 8th. inst. eighteen seamen landed at Tarpaulin Cove from La Hogue, belonging to the Christina and brig Nancy (Swedes) from St Barts for Newport which she captured and sent to Bermuda.
Mar. 25th.
A frigate supposed to be the Endymion was lying in Tarpaulin Cove the 27th. inst.
Apr. 5th.
A letter from New Bedford dated Sunday states that a sloop from that port for Nantucket, with oil, had been captured the
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day previous at Woods Hole by the barges of the Nimrod, brig at anchor in Tarpaulin Cove.
Apr. 6th.
A letter from Holmes Hole 6th. inst. mentions, that the brig Nimrod had captured in Tarpaulin Cove, the sloop Fairplay of Rochester and manned her out to intercept coasters; The Fair- play captured sloop Sally with tar, fish and Rye, and released her.
May 18th.
The Nimrod anchored in Tarpaulin Cove on Wednesday, cap- tured 2 smacks and a sloop, attempted to cut off the Nantucket mail packet, and chased a sloop on shore.
FIFTH CRUISE OF PRIVATEER "YANKEE"
Diary of Joseph Lowe Stevens, Surgeon of the Privateer Yankee on her 5th. cruise.
1814-June 11-Course steered for America
17-At daylight make a sail seven miles on the lee bow. At seven came up and made prize of the schooner Nellie (Tinnis) formerly of Balti- more, bound for Havanna to greenoch, manned with six men, with a very valuable cargo of coffee and sugar; belonged to the Jamaica fleet of 200 sail. Sailed May 12.
Put R. Burr and six men on board and ordered for America.
“ 19-Made a schooner right ahead, apparently an armed vessel. Gave chase until 11, when a fog arose that prevented our seeing her. The first vessel that we have chased that has escaped.
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July This month began with crew in good health.
12-Discovered some fishing craft and took pilot Were in great danger of running ashore; struck a shoal twice.
14-Landed some goods
15-Got under way and beat up to New Bedford, ran a great risk, frigate and brig went into Tarpaulin Cove the hour after we left it. So ends the Diary.
The crew of the brig deserted almost to a man as soon as the anchor were cast in New Bedford Harbor. British cruisers were swarm- ing along the coast and every man deemed himself fortunate in having escaped a British prison Ship.
Columbian Centinel
July 18th.
The Superb 74 and Maidstone frigate were taking in water at Tarpaulin Cove on Sunday.
Sept. 9th.
Arrived sch. Rambler, Moore, which carried the Dutch ministers baggage to New York with a flag for New York; on Sunday in Gardiners Bay, was boarded from the Superb 74, two frigates in sight of Fishers Island. Same night anchored in Tarpaulin Cove and found at anchor there the Pactolus frigate Capt. Ayl- mer.
The Nimrod came in on Tuesday evening from Gardiners Bay with despatches for Capt. Aylmer and would sail for Halifax in a few days. She captured on Sat. 3 small schooners for New York laden with flour and on Tuesday a whale boat from Cape Cod for New York with full cargo of oil. Came out of Cove Thursday morning and left there 6 Nantucket neutral sloops;
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another Nantucket sloop, not neutral had been taken and ran- somed for $200.
Dec. 18th.
A gentleman who left Nantucket on Friday last states that the sloop Union, Barnard from Philadelphia, cargo of flour, was taken by the British Privateers Bella & Liverpool Packet and ordered for Halifax. Off Gay Head she was fallen in with by a frigate & brig bound into Tarpaulin Cove, who took out the prize crew and restored the vessel to the Captain.
"In 1814, the capture of the British privateer, Retaliation, Capt. Porter, was the daring act of 32 men, led by Capt. Weston Jenkins. All volunteered; and with one brass four pound, muskets swords etc. embarked on board the little sloop Two Friends with the determination to dispose of so inconvenient an intruder upon the waters of the Sound. From Woods Hole, being becalmed, they rowed to Tarpaulin Cove, where the Privateer lay at anchor. Ar- rived within 2 of a mile of the Retaliation, its long gun was fired, which the Two Friends chose to consider a signal to stop; and no sooner was anchor dropped, than a boat put off from the Privateer, with the captain and five men. Capt. Jenkins men, with the ex- ception of two or three, kept out of sight until the boat was along- side and made fast; then, at a signal previously agreed on, twenty men rose up and pointed their muskets into the boat, demanding a surrender. Then putting twelve men on board the privateer boat, they got under way the sloop also, boarded the privateer, and car- ried her without resistance. They brought in their prize and its cargo, consisting of chiefly plunder, was here * landed. The priva- teer had five guns, 12 men, and two American prisoners."
Miss Ellen T. Emerson's version of her cousin John Cotton Parker's story of the Naval Battle of Naushon, written directly after from memory :
* Falmouth.
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There was a British privateer, the Retaliation, in these waters which sent out her barges and took the coasting vessels.
She came and lay in Tarpaulin Cove, and a company of us at Falmouth made up our minds to take her. We heard her officers come ashore 'most every night, and we thought we could capture them, so we went over to Naushon, but when we came to the Cove we found the officers hadn't appeared that night. So we went home again.
But the next night we determined to go by water. The sloop Two Friends of Nantucket, a coaster commanded by a Falmouth man, Captain Weston Jenkins, was in at Falmouth, and he under- took it. It was the evening of October 28, 1814. There was a moon but it was raining. The wind was south east when we started, but by the time we came to Job's Neck it had died away. We were in sight of the privateer; Captain Jones had divided us into two companies, - one stayed down in the cabin, the other was on deck.
There was a board all around the gunwale to screen us and we were all lying down. No one was to be seen but two men walking about on deck. The privateer fired and we laid to ; presently we saw her barge putting out for us. When it came close to they hailed us and said, "What sloop is this?" Captain Jenkins answered, "The William of Falmouth." "Whose in command of this sloop?" By that time he was right alongside. Captain Jenkins said, "I am," and stamped his foot, - and they saw men enough then! We all jumped up at the signal and the men below came right on deck. The man in the barge lifted his gun to fire, but it only flashed in the pan.
One of our men was kinder excited and he jumped right into their barge and took that man and threw him neck and heels right on to our deck. He couldn't ha' done it if he hadn't been so excited.
E. T. E. left the story unfinished.
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No attempt has been made to search the shipping lists of the next five or six years for fear that the Tarpaulin Cove log will be too cumbrous. This gap, however, marks a distinct change in shipping upon the coast.
With the ending of hostilities, privateering activities stopped. The whaling industry was fast getting into its stride. Nantucket was recovering from the effects of the War of 1812 and New Bedford had forged ahead in its whaling career. The vessels sail- ing from Nantucket, Edgartown, Vineyard Haven, and Fal- mouth often spent a night or two at Tarpaulin Cove, after leav- ing the home port, in order to be shipshape before starting on the long voyage. For the same reason, returning whalers often stopped in for a final brushing up, before going in to their des- tination.
SHIP "LOAN" ALLEN TILTON OF MARTHA'S VINEYARD, MASTER
Ship Journal of a Voyage from Edgartown toward the Pacific Ocean kept on board ship Loan. Sailed for Tarpaulin Cove, whence she sailed with all well on board, bound around Cape Horn.
Sat. June 16th 1821
At 1 P.M. sailed from Edgartown with a moderate breeze from S.S.W. and clear weather. At 4 P.M. came to in Holmes Hole harbor with the small bower and furled sails. So ends the day. Mon. 18th
At 1 P.M. weyed and sailed with the wind from the S.W. At
4 P.M. came to in Tarpaulin Cove and furled sails. So ends. Tues. 19th
These 24 hours moderate brezes and flattening weather with fog, lying in the Cove.
Wed. 20th
This day moderate winds and variable, from S.E. to S.S.W. So ends.
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'Thur. 21
First part of the 24 hours moderate wind from the southward with fog lying in the Cove, latter part moderate winds from the east and foggy, at 9 P.M. took our anchor and steered out the Sound. At 11 crossed Gay Head bridge in 7 fathoms water and the fog lighted up. Saw No mans Land bearing S. b E. All hands employed clearing ship. So ends all well on board. Fri. 22
. . . At 6 P.M. Gay Head bore North 1 leagues distant, from which I take my departure.
1821 Boston Daily Advertiser
Dec. 11, 1821
In Tarpaulin Cove; Sloop Delight, Nichols, Schooner Five Brothers, Mereen, from Martinique 22 days to Boston, cargo rum and molasses, went on shore on Manamshaw Bite the 6th., cargo safe, vessel not injured in the hull.
Sailed
Sloop Hector and a fleet.
Arrived
Schooner Superior, Cole, Salem for Phila., Three Sisters, Dunman, Boston for Fredericksburg; Susannah, Nye, Port- land for New York; Delaware, House, Philadelphia for Boston.
The flavor of Naushon venison lingered in the memory of many an outward bound sailor, but he appreciated even more keenly his first taste of fresh island mutton and Tarpaulin turnips on his return from the Pacific Ocean or the Sea of Japan.
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1823
Nantucket Inquirer
Aug. 26th.
Arrived at Tarpaulin Cove on Wednesday last ship Minerva, Swain, of New Bedford. 97 days from Coquimbo with 1100 bbls. oil.
Oct. 7th.
The ship Sophia, Cathcart, from St. Ubes, 33 days, anchored in Tarpaulin Cove 27th. landed a passenger, and sailed next day for New York.
Dec. 16th.
At Tarpaulin Cove, 6th. ship Independence, Hammond, 160 days from coast of Peru for New Bedford with 2000 bbls. Sperm oil. The Independence experienced a very severe gale Nov. 30 & lost 2 boats.
Dec. 23rd.
At Tarpaulin cove on Thursday ship Charles B. Coffin from Brazil banks for Boston with 1600 bbls. oil.
1824 Nantucket Inquirer
April 26th, 1824
Arrived at Tarpaulin Cove on Friday last ship Martha, Reed, of New Bedford, from coast of Brazil with 1900 bbls. oil. Re- ports ships South American Feb. 15, 2000 bbls., 16th Improve- ment 1000; parted with her that day. She had two black men hurt, one thought mortally.
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Nov. 15, 1824
Arrival ship Globe (late Worth) arrived at Edgartown yes- terday. This notes the return of the Nantucket whaler Globe after the fateful voyage, in the course of which the worst mu- tiny in whaling annals occurred.
The ship Loan, having returned from the voyage which began in 1821, again set sail from Edgartown under command of Cap- tain Allen Tilton.
SHIP "LOAN," CAPT. ALLEN TILTON SEA JOURNAL
Saturday Jan. the 3rd.
Halled off from the wharf came to below the flats in 43 fathoms water.
Monday the 5th.
Weyed and sailed for Tarpolin Cove at 5 P.M. came to anchor in 6 fathoms water. Light wind from the south.
Wednesday the 7th.
At 8 A.M. I arrived from Edgartown in the Fairamerican with the ships papers and the fifth boat and joined the ship at 9 A.M. got under way for sea with fine breeze from N.N.W. Dis- charged Wm. Norton the pilot. Steared out as far as Quickes Hole and fell calm at 11 P.M. Brezing from S.S.E. put back at 7 P.M. Came to the Cove in 6 fathoms, the light bearing S.W. by S. So end in the Cove.
Monday the 12th.
This severole days past have been lying in the Cove have had durty weather from the Eastwood.
Wind N. by W.
January the 12th. took our anchor for sea at 8 in the morning & steared out the sound at 9 o'clock abreast of Robinsons Hole, at 12 o'clock Nomans Land bore N.E. distant 5 leagues from
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which I take my departure being in Latt. 41"15 N. and Long. 70"49 W.
1825 Nantucket Inquirer
Dec. 26th. 1825
Sailed from Tarpaulin Cove on Monday last ship Japan, Chase, for Pacific Ocean.
At Oahu 28 Aug. Brig Nile, Forbes*, left Oahu for coast of Mexico about 20 Aug.
March 18, 1826 Boston, Feb. 1826 letter from Capt. Forbes from Oahu for Canton to South America noting 2 islands not on chart.
JOURNAL OF A VOYAGE FROM NANTUCKET TO THE SOUTH SEAS
Remarks on Thursday Oct. 28 1825
Commences with strong wind from S.S.W. at 11 A.M. Weighed anchor from Edgartown outer roads Steared up the sound under single reefed topsail. At 12 spoke the ship Swift from Cape Horn all full. So ends.
Remarks on Friday Oct. 29 1825
Commences with strong gales from S.S.W. At 2 P.M. came to with the best bower in Tarpolin Cove, furled the sails cleared up the decks. Middle part fresh gales from the S.W. Later part more moderate. Some rain.
Remarks on Saturday Oct. 30 1825
First part come with moderate breezes from the Northward and Westward, all hands imployed in sundry jobs, at 2 P.M. went on
* This was Robert Bennett Forbes, brother of John M. Forbes, late owner of Naushon.
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shore after a pipe of water, one of the crew run away at 6 P.M. went on board of the Old Town Pilot boat heard some news from home. Middle and later part wind from Southard and Westard.
Remarks on board Sunday 31 1825
First part light winds from the westward at 3 P.M. [righted] the anchor. Middle part much the same. At 3 P.M. got the ship under way. Wind from the westward got as far as the middle of the Sound, wind died the tide made a head by which we were obliged to come to anchor while the Capt. [Hedge] went on shore for purpose of shiping 1 or 2 men but could not find any. So Ends.
1826
Aug. 26, 1826
At Tarpaulin Cove on Wednesday a brig from coast of Guinea belonging to New Bedford. The Orien, Alley went to sea from the Cove on Thursday morning.
1827 Nantucket Inquirer
At Tarpolin Cove on Wednesday Ships Congress and Clarkam, hence . all ready for sea -
Feb. 17, 1827
Arr. at Tarpolin Cove 10th. ship Swift, Allen, from the South Seas for New Bedford, with a full cargo sperm oil.
Mar. 10th. 1827
Arr. at Tarpolin Cove on Wednesday ship Wilmington and Liverpool Packet, Briggs; and Pacific, Potter, both from Pacific Ocean for New Bedford with full cargoes of sperm oil. The Pacific spoke off Cape Horn Ship Ontario, Barber, of and for this port.
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May 26 1827
Brig Quito, Burtch, of New Bedford touched at Tarpolin Cove on Friday last week, landed 3 sick men, and immediately pro- ceeded to sea in search of whales seen on the coast. The Quito left the coast of Africa about Feb. 1 in 160 bbls. oil, and was last from Bay of Mexico where she had taken no oil.
Dec. 22, 1827
Arr. at Tarpolin Cove Dec. 7 brig Aurora, Pearson, from Porto- rico bound to Boston with loss of fore topmast & bowsprit & other damages to her hull, having been run aboard by brig Hannah from Russia bound to Boston. The officiers and crew of the Hannah arrived in the Aurora.
1828 New Bedford Mercury NOTICE TO MARINERS
Oct. 13 1828
A spar buoy has recently been placed off the Weepicket Rock in Buzzards Bay which lies in the direct track from this place to Woods Hole.
The buoy is 20 ft. distant in N.W. direction from the rock.
Nantucket Inquirer NOTICE TO MARINERS
Nov.
Nobsque Point Light House situated in the town of Falmouth near Eastern entrance to Woods Hole has been completed and was lighted on the 10th. inst. Bearings Gay Head Light S.W. ¿ W. 15 [miles] Tarpolin Cove Light House W.S.W. 6 [miles ].
H. S. Dearborn
Custom House Boston.
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LOG, SHIP "LOUISA"
Nov.
First part strong gale and thick rainy weather. Ship laboring hard under 3 close reefd topsails, at 4 P.M. saw 4 vessels stand- ing E.N.E. Wore ship and followed them for Vineyard Sound. At 5 P.M. made Cuttyhunk bearing N.E., at 6 came too in Tarpouling Cove.
Middle part strong gales & rainy weather S.W. to W.
Latter part strong wind and clear, took a Pilot for Newport & got all ready to start.
Sat. 22nd.
First part strong wind and clear cold weather, employed set- ting up the rigging. At merid. one of the Boat steerers re- fused duty, would rather go ashore so I put him ashore.
Middle part Brisk winds at Midnight hove up and got under way. At 2 I found the man on Board, I put ashore, and being mutinously inclined I put him in irons. At 7 A.M. made beaver tail point bearing W.N.W., hauld up for Newport.
Nantucket Inquirer
Nov. 29 1828
Arr. at Tarpolin Cove ship Louisa, Townsend, which left New York 13 inst. for the Brazil Banks. Sprung her mainmast on the 14th. in a heavy gale from the N.E. and put back to repair.
1830
1830 Ship Louisa, Coffin, Pacific Ocean 1200 bbls. Last re- ported at Tarpaulin Cove Nov. 15th in distress.
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1831
LOG, SHIP "LOUISA"
Mar. 17
First part strong wind thick smoky weather at 2 P.M. hauled around Gay Head at 3 came too an anchor with our best bower in Tarpolin cove in 3 fathoms of water. Sent down main Royal yards and made the ship snug for a gale. Middle part strong gales and thick weather.
Snowy weather So ends at anchor in Tarpolin Cove
Friday
Mar 18 - Strong gales clear weather at 8 A.M. got under way for Holmes Hole.
"So ends" the two and a half year voyage begun in Novem- ber, 1828.
Ship Union, Capt. Osburn, Pacific Ocean sailed Oct. 5, arr. April 23 1831, full.
Note - Built at Rochester 1828. Returned to Tarpaulin Cove twice with Capt. Osborne sick - Sailed finally under com- mand of mate Fisher.
1832
Oct. 19
Sloop Thomas sailed from Tarpaulin Cove for Charleston S. C. Gale of wind 22nd. to 29th. supposed to have foundered in the gale. Those lost were Abner D. Pease, master, Marshall Luce, mate and eight unidentified seamen.
The officers were Vineyard men.
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1833
Jan. 19
The sch. Arcade, Capt. Roderick, from New York for Salem with a cargo of flour beef stores etc. on Friday morning last week stuck on the "Hen and Chickens" and in a few hours bilged, rolled over, and finally on Saturday afternoon, drifted ashore on the north side of Naushaun Island. No lives were lost, though all hands were much frost bitten. A considerable part of the cargo will probably be saved.
Sat. 19
Also at New Bedford, sloop Active, Baker from Naushaun with 130 bbls. beef 120 bbls. flour, anchors cables etc. from the wreck of the sch. Arcade. The Active brought the hull of the sch. in tow until compelled by the violence of the gale to cut from it in the Bay at 10 o'clock Tuesday evening. It afterward drifted ashore near Aponoganset Harbor and went to pieces. The remainder of the cargo has been saved.
24th.
The ship Orion of this Port which sailed from Tarpaulin Cove on Tues. morning the 15th. inst. after proceeding several leagues west of Gay Head and discharging her pilot was compelled to put about in consequence of the severe gale from the S.E. and anchored within Gay Head Light. During the night she parted her chain and anchor, and on Wed. A.M. returned to Tarpaulin Cove.
Jan. 29th.
The ship Ceres, Sampson of and for New Bedford arr. at Tar- paulin Cove on Sunday, from the Indian Ocean with 2200 bbls. whale and 800 sperm oil.
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Jan. 27th.
Sailed from Tarpaulin Cove on Saturday ship Orion of this Port for Pacific Ocean.
Feb. 9th.
A whale ship hove to, off Quicks Hole on Sunday and a pilot put on board of her, supposed to be bound for Tarpaulin Cove.
1834
Apr. 23 1834
At Tarpaulin Cove Sunday Ship Arbella, Harris, of Plymouth from Pacific Ocean 2100 bbls sperm & 200 oil.
Nov. 26 1834
Sloop Fox of Sandwich for this port went ashore at Tarpaulin Cove during the gale of Tuesday morning. Will probably be got off.
Dec. 3 1834
At Tarpaulin Cove on Wednesday ship Gideon Howland, Sherman, for New Bedford from Pac. Ocean last from Per- nambuco with 3100 bbls. sperm oil.
Dec. 7 1834
Tarpaulin Cove the sch. Live Oak, Graham, from Albany for Nantucket was driven ashore in the gale of yesterday and has bilged. Her cargo of corn damaged - a vessel went alongside this morning to take out her cargo.
WHALE SHIP "ELIZA ADAMS," BUILT IN FAIRHAVEN IN 1835
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JOURNAL OF VOYAGE FROM EDGARTOWN TO PACIFIC OCEAN
KEPT ON BOARD SHIP "LINIA," CAPTAIN WILLIAM WYER Dec. 6
These 24 hours moderate weather at 3 P.M. took the anchor and proceeded to the Cove. Middle part very moderate at 6 A.M. let go starboard anchor and broke it and then let go the kedge and commenced sending down fore topmast. Wind blowing very heavy from S.S.W.
Sunday 7th.
These 24 hours commence heavy squalls from S.S.W. with rain at 4 more moderate hove in the starboard chain and received an anchor from the shore, middle part strong breezes from west, latter part mod. sent up fore topmast and lower yards.
Monday 8th.
24 hours mod. breeze from W. got new anchor on to the bow and ready for sea - 2 A.M. light airs wind from South, called all hands hove in some chain let go S. anchor at 1 got the kedge over and sent down fore and main yards, latter part strong winds. Tuesday 9th.
24 hours commences strong winds S.W. got yards aloft and took in kedge, took in S. anchor and hove short and made sail and went to sea.
1836
SHIP "CHARLES CARROLL" FROM NANTUCKET
Aug. 31 -
Coming with light breezes from the S. at 1 P.M. got under way from Edgartown then up the Sound at 6 came to in Tar- polin Cove in 9 fathoms water at 5 got under way. Beat out of the Sound at 9 A.M. discharged the pilot at 11 No mans Land bore N.N.E. dist. 10 mls.
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1837
LOG BOOK, SHIP "MARIA,"* SUMNER PIERCE, CAPTAIN [This voyage started May 1, 1836]
Friday Oct. 20 1837
Fresh breezes from the N.E. beating down the Sound. At 2 A.M. came to anchor in Tarpaulin Cove the Light bearing S.W. by S. Wind East several schooners to anchor. Latter part light wind from S.E. and passing clouds. Lying at anchor in the Cove.
Leak 600 strokes per hour
Saturday Oct. 21 1837
Moderate breeze from South. Lying at anchor. Saw a brig going down Sound. Middle part the same. Latter part fresh breezes from N.N.W. at 6 got under way and went up Sound - So ends.
1838
SHIP "JOSEPH STARBUCK" Capt. Sanford Wilbur
Nov. 17 Commences with strong wind from S. attended with rain lying in Tarpolin Cove, middle part same, later part winds from N.W. At 7 A.M. got under way in company with ship Presedent, at 10 discharged pilot.
* Possibly the "old" Maria which had already (1828) performed four voyages to London, three to Brazil Banks, one to Indian Ocean, one to Falkland Islands, and fifteen to the Pacific since 1783.
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