Voyage of H.M.S. Pandora Part 4

Lt. Corner, the surgeon, three mids.h.i.+pmen, fourteen seamen, and half the convicts on board the _Horssen_, bound to Rotterdam, and Lt. Hayward, the boatswain, surgeon's mate, three mids.h.i.+pmen, fifteen seamen and the other half of the convicts on board the _Hoornwey_, bound to Rotterdam.

Lt. Larkin with two petty officers and eighteen seamen were embarked on board the _Zwan_ and sailed from Batavia previous to the date of my former letter, and I am now informed that she has been at this port and sailed from hence for Europe more than a month before my arrival.

I found His Majesty's s.h.i.+p _Gorgon_ here on her return from Port Jackson, and on account both of expedition and greater security I intend to avail myself of the opportunity to embark on board of her with the ten pirates for England, and I request that you will be pleased to communicate the circ.u.mstances to My Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty.

I have the honour to be, Sir, Your most obedient and humble servant, EDW. EDWARDS."

"Admiralty Office, June, 19th 1792.

SIR,

I beg leave to inform you that I found His Majesty's s.h.i.+p _Gorgon_ at the Cape of Good Hope on my arrival there in the _Vreedenburg_, a Dutch East India Company's s.h.i.+p, from Batavia, and I thought it proper to remove the pirates late belonging to His Majesty's armed vessel, the _Bounty_, and the convicts, deserters from Port Jackson (whom I had under my charge on board the Dutch East India Company's s.h.i.+ps) into His Majesty's said s.h.i.+p, for their greater security, and I took the same opportunity myself to embark on board on her for England and I hope that these steps will be approved of by their Lords.h.i.+ps.

I gave you an account of my arrival at the Cape of Good Hope and of my intentions to embark on board the _Gorgon_ with the pirates, convicts, &c. in a letter which I did myself the honour to address to you from thence and sent by the _Baring_, Thomas Fingey, Master, an American s.h.i.+p bound to Ostend.

Inclosed is the state of the company of His Majesty's s.h.i.+p _Pandora_ at the time I left the Cape of Good Hope, and the manner in which they were disposed of on board Dutch East India Company's s.h.i.+ps in order to be brought to Europe and also a list of the pirates late belonging to the _Bounty_, and of the convicts, deserters from Port Jackson, delivered to me by Mr. Wanjon, the Governor of the Dutch settlements in the island of Timor, now on board His Majesty's s.h.i.+p _Gorgon_.

I arrived yesterday evening at St. Helens, left the _Gorgon_, and landed at Portsmouth last night and I am now at this office awaiting their Lords.h.i.+ps' Commands.

And I have the honour to be, Sir, Your most obedient and humble servant, EDW. EDWARDS.

Philip Stevens, Esq."

A LIST of convicts, deserters from Port Jackson, delivered to Captain Edward Edwards of His Majesty's s.h.i.+p _Pandora_ by Timotheus Wanjon, Governor of the Dutch Settlements at Timor, 5th October, 1791.

William Allen, } John Butcher, } Nathaniel Lilley, } James Martin, } On board H.M.S. _Gorgon_.

Mary Bryant. Transported } by the name of Mary } Broad. } William Morton, Dd on board Dutch East India Co.'s s.h.i.+p, _Hoornwey_.

William Bryant, Dd 22nd December 1791, Hospital Batavia.

James c.o.x, Dd, fell overboard Straits of Sunda.

John Simms, Dd on board Dutch East India Co.'s s.h.i.+p _Hoornwey_.

Emanuel Bryant, Dd 1st } December 1791, } Batavia. } Children of the above Charlotte Bryant, Dd 6th } William and Mary Bryant.

May 1792 on board } H.M.S. _Gorgon_. }

EDW. EDWARDS.

A LIST of one Petty Officer and four Seamen lost in a cutter belonging to His Majesty's s.h.i.+p _Pandora_, at Palmerston's Island on the 24th May, 1791.

John Sival, Mids.h.i.+pman.

James Good, } William Wasdel, } Seamen.

James Scott, } Joseph Cunningham, }

EDW. EDWARDS.

LIST of Pirates late belonging to His Majesty's s.h.i.+p _Bounty_ taken by His Majesty's s.h.i.+p _Pandora_, Captain Edward Edwards, at Otaheite.

Joseph Coleman, } Peter Haywood, } Michael Burn, } James Morrison, } Charles Norman, } On Board H.M.S. _Gorgon_.

Thomas Ellison, } Thomas MacIntosh, } William Muspratt, } Thomas Burkitt, } John Millward, }

George Stewart, } Richard Skinner, } Henry Heilbrant, } 29th August 1791, lost with s.h.i.+p.

John Sumner. }

(Signed) EDWARD EDWARDS.

STATE of the Company of H.M.S. _Pandora_, Captain Edward Edwards: and the manner disposed of on board Dutch East India Company's s.h.i.+ps for their voyage to Europe.

Com. Off. Warrant Petty Seamen.

& Master. Officers. Officers.

Zwan, Lt. John Larkan, 1 2 17 Horssen, Lt. Robert Corner, 1 1 2 13 Mr. George Hamilton Surgeon.

Hornwey, Lt. Thos. Hayward, John Cunningham, Boatswain, 1 1 2 14 Vreedenberg, Mr. G. Pa.s.smore, Master, Mr. Gregory Bentham, Purser, Mr. Jos. 1 2 1 18 Parker gunner and 1 Supernumary belonging to H.M.

armed vessel _Supply_.

Hospital at Batavia, 1 H.M.S. _Gorgon_, Captain Edwards, 1 2 1 ______________________________________________________________________ 5 4 9 64

Whole Number borne, 82 Died since s.h.i.+p was lost, 16 Discharged, 1 ____

Whole number s.h.i.+p's company saved in s.h.i.+p and tender 99 Supernumaries.

Do. Pirates, 10 Convicts, 4 men and 1 woman 5

EDWARD EDWARDS.

"No. 8, Craven Street, Strand, 9th July, 1792.

SIR,

I beg leave to acquaint you that I have information that the _Vreedenburg_ and the _Horssen_, two Dutch East India Company's s.h.i.+ps, on board of which part of the company of His Majesty's s.h.i.+p _Pandora_ are embarked, were off the Start on the 5th of this month, on their way to Holland, and that the _Hoornwey_, the s.h.i.+p on board which the remainder of the company of the _Pandora_ were embarked, was expected to sail from the Cape of Good Hope in about three weeks after the two former s.h.i.+ps left that place, but the account does not mention the day they left the Cape themselves.

I have the honour to be, Sir, Your most obedient and humble servant, EDWARD EDWARDS."

LIST of islands and places discovered by H.M.S. _Pandora_, with their lat.i.tudes and longitudes.

Names of Islands. Lat. S. Long. W.

Ducie Island, 24 40' 30" 124 40' 30"

Lord Hood's Island, 21 31' 00" 135 32' 30"

Carysfort Island, 20 49' 00" 138 33' 00"

Duke of Clarence Island, 9 09' 30" 171 30' 46"

Otewhy or Chatham, 13 32' 30" 172 18' 25"

Howe's Isles, 18 32' 30" 173 53' 00"

Gardener's Isles, 17 57' 00" 175 16' 54"

Bickerton's Isle, 18 47' 40" 174 48' 00"

Onooafow or Probys Isle, 15 53' 00" 175 51' 00"

Rotumah or Grenville Isles, 12 29' 00" 183 03' 00"

Pandora's Bank, 12 11' 00" 188 08' 00"