H.M.S. BLONDE, Robert REYNOLDS, Ja. HILLIAR, Walter SHEEPWASH, Mr MORRIS surgeon

[mckha489]

I'm busy transcribing a section of the log of HMS BLONDE from 1835 (this was in the middle of a long voyage (Beginning of 1834 to end 1837) when they were based on the Coast of South America. Valparaiso Callao etc. 

Anyway descendants may be interested in the following entries

April  29th 1835  in Callao Harbour
AM light airs and foggy weather. Received 264 lbs Fresh Beef and 132lbs Vegetables. 9 mustered by divisions. Carpenter and boatswain with their parties on board a merchant brig.
Exercised at General quarters. 11.30 punished Rob^t Reynolds (S[seaman?]) with 12 lashes for leaving the Barge and insolence. Ja Hilliar (M[idshipman?]) with 18 lashes for Drunkeness and leaving the Brooming party while on shore. Walter Sheepwash (S) for falsely accusing Mr Morris assistant surgeon of ill-using the sick 20 lashes.

May 9th 1835 in Callao Harbour
AM Calm and cloudy. Washed Lower deck. Received Fresh Beef 260lbs and Vegetables 130 lbs Pinnace employed watering.
9 Departed this Life John French /S/
PM D’o weather employed compleating water.
Exercised the juvenile officers at Main Deck guns
Armourers at work at the forge.
6 Arrived H.M. Sloop Satellite
Sunset up boats
Midnight Calm

May 10th 1835
AM Light airs and clear. Received Fresh Beef 260ibs and vegetables 130lbs. 6 sent the Pinnace and cutter to inter the body of John French /S/ deceased. Sent the Barge to …. launch off the Island of Lorenzo. Found her on the shore on the.. point. Sent Boats to assist getting her off. 10 got her off.
Mustered ships Co per open list and performed divine service.
PM strong Breezes and clear. Sailed the French Brig Action which vessel saluted us with 13 guns which was returned with the same number. 2 boats returned.
Sunset in Launch and Barge up boats
Midnight variable and hazy

May 22nd 1835  in Callao Harbour
am light wind & thick cloudy weather
Rec’d fresh beef 262 lbs and Vegetables 126 lbs
At 9 Mustered in divisions. Boatswain and Carpenter with their respective parties at work on board the merchant Brig as yesterday heretofore in which employ a number of the ships stores were found to be absent & could not be mustered in the survey of stores still continuing.
Punished Mr (L)iggins /S/ with 18 lashes for insolence
pm Moderate and fine
continued survey on Carpenters and boatswains stores and employed variously.
Sunset up boats. Latter part calm
Read this morning to ships company the articles of war and Admiralty order relative to the exiting of Seamen(?)

May 23rd 1835
AM light wind and thick haze
Rec’d fresh beef 270lbs and vegetables 136lbs
Washed lower deck ….. 
Boatswain and Carpenter with their respective party’s at work on board the Merchant Brig as heretofore. Continued survey on Boatswains stores and st up the Bobstays, Top Mast and Top Gt ….  as necessary. Opened cask Chocolate no 210 112 lbs
PM Moderate and hazy
Employed as in the forepart and variously as requisite.
Sunset up boats, hoisted in Barge and Pinnace.  Latter part light airs
at 9.30 departed this life Edward Pearne (seaman)

buried the next day on Lorenzo Island, 'with the customary usages'

[Viktoria]

 The amount of fresh vegetables to fresh beef is not good is it?
About as twice as much beef to veggies.
At this time it was recognised that Vitamin C was so important to prevent scurvy,yet seemingly no limes,lemons or oranges are mentioned .
Greens do provide some but soon diminishes if overboiled and also with time.
What was the muster ? How much beef for each man?
I must read your post again for the time between taking on more meat and veggies .
By my calculations that is 784 lbs of fresh beef in 11 days .
And the  muster is 9?
How would that keep,salted probably and how long would it last both in freshness and the amount served each day.?
How interesting, thanks.
Viktoria.

Viktoria.

[mckha489]

When they were in harbour they took on that much meat and veges EVERY day. Muster was 315.  The 9 refers to the time of day ie 9am.
I only put up the posts that had people’s names in incase someone is interested in the future.

I’ve not done much transcribing when at sea yet, a few pages a day is my limit, but menu seems to be salt pork and peas. And Rum. 

Nice painting here with huge iceberg in back ground
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Blonde_(1819)

[mckha489]

May 28th 1835 Callao Harbour
AM calm and hazy
Rec’d fresh beef 265 lbs and vegetables 132 lbs.  Up Gt Sails and Royal Yards. At 9 mustered in divisions. Boatswain and Carpenter with their parties at work on board the Merchant Brig as heretofore.
Exercised a party at small arms & 2 main Deck guns. Opened Cask flour no 90 336 1bs and d’o rum no .. 90 gallons
PM moderate and fine.
Decked the ship in Colours and at 1 fired a salute of 21 guns being the anniversary of his majesty’s birth day.
Sunset thick fog, up boats
Returned to the Ship Tho’s Redford /S/ who absented himself the 21st of March past.
Latter part calm and thick wet fog.

[mckha489]

June 1st 1835   ……. the island of Lorenzo
AM Light wind and fine
Spoke a schooner from San Blas under the Mexian flag
at 1 hove to, in Pinnace and up boats. at 1.15 made sail & tacked occasionally to work out to th e westward. At 4 xx sail in sight to the SW
Mustered at Quarters
At 6 light wind and fine. the castle of Lorenzo Island East 3/4 mile. Fired 2 guns to bring to a Brig  & landing in for Callao without effect
8 ….
 ……
(next page still June 1st)
Light wind and fine clear weather
can’t make out much of the rest

Moderate and fine
12.30 (pm) tacked to close and speak an American Whaler  …………………………………………
Sold at the Mast the effects of Thos. Wheeler /S/ , Jas. Brown /S/,  Mr Moore /S/,  Sam Hall /S/    ………..          Edw’d Pearse /S/, Mr  F……  , & Jas. Oldridge (Carpenters Crew)
… Tacked
Mustered at quarters, in … reef Top Sails
at 6 pm ditto
at 8 pm tacked
Midnight, moderate and fine

for Victoria     June 2nd 1835
                                       Moderate and fine  Opened as beneath

                                       cocoa no 126 110 lbs
                                       Beef no 415 38 Pcs
                                       Pork no 1662 80 pcs
                                       Currants 36  83 ….
                                       Rum 32 73 Galls

June 3rd 1835
Fresh Trade and cloudy
4 am 
6.10 tacked at 7 tacked
KIlled 2 dead eyes and top mast backstays - being rotten
9 moderate and cloudy. Mustered in divisions.
Exercised at General Quarters. Took off & clamped the trucks  ….. carriages.
Punished ……   /S/ 24 lashes for theft,  & … Denny /S/ 18 d’o for drunkeness
Noon fresh trade and cloudy
Water exp’d  8 tons

[ShaunJ]

From the Blonde's allotments:  Thomas Wheeler, Mother Sarah, 1 Clock Street Portsea

[mckha489]

September 30th 1835

am. Light wind and fine.
at 1.36 arrived from Valparaiso and anchored H.M. Ship North Star. Red’d fresh beef 275 lbs and Vegetables 138 lbs. 
Sent boat to haul the line at Lorenzo & launch for water. Employed variously as necessary.
Entered from the North Star Mr Vaughan / late mid/  who absented himself on the 19th of last June.
Returned salute of HMS North Star with 7 guns.
pm Moderate and fine
loosed and furled sails. Set up the Mainstay and Backstay also. Completed the water.
Sunset up boats. Latter part light wind.
Entered from the Nth Star Mr Langtry, Q[uarter] Master & Mr Biddlecombe promoted.
Returned to this post the Peruvian ship that left on the 25th inst having suffered such damage at sea, & unable to reach her destination. Opened Cocoa no 146 , 110 lbs

[mckha489]

Punished Wm Grills (S) 24 lashes for neglect; Rec’d Hawkin (s) 18 d’o; J Taylor (s) 18 d’o for d’o
.. Giles (S) 12 d’o for insolence … McGarvey (M) 24 d’o for disobedience; and Dan Smith (M) 2 lashes for neglect