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JULY, 1916)
APPENDIX TO THE WRECK OF THE DODDIXOTOX
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APPENDIX TO THE ACCOUNT OF THE WRECK OF THE DODDINGTON
IN 1755. BY SIR R. C. TEMPLE.
Prefatory Note. SOME YEARS AGO (see ante., Vol. XXIX, PP. 294, 330; Vol. XXX, PP. 451, 491; Vol. XXXI. pp. 114, 180, 222) I printed in this Journal a Debonnaire MS. containing an account by Evan Jones, Chief Mate of the Doddington, of the wreck of that vessel and of the subsequent adventures of the survivors. The diary kept by Jones ends on the 20 May 1756, when he and 14 others were taken on board the Caernarvon, bound for Madras. The Fort St. George Consultation Book contains a note of the arrival of the Caernardo and a copy of an abridged account of the disaster, compiled for transmission to the Court of Directors. This narrative, called by Jones an " Abstract" from his “Journal," contains some variations in the names of the survivors and a few additional details. By the courtesy of the authorities at the India Office, I reproduce it here.
Consultation at Fort St. George, 8th August 1756.1 Arrived the Honble. Company's Ship Caernarron, Norton Hutchinson from England, with a packet for this Presidency. .. .
The Caernarvon having touched at Madagascar found part of the crew of the Dodington, which ship was wrecked on the Island of Chaos [Bird Island], lying upwards of 7 Degrees to the East ward of Cape Lagulhas, and about two leagues from the African Shore 3 Ordered that the Secretary apply to Mr. Jones, who was the Chief Mate of the Dodington and is one of the Persons sa ved, for a particular Account of the Loss of that Ship to be transmitted to the Honble. Court of Directors.
Consultation at Fort St. George, 19th August 1756. Letter from Mr. Evan Jones, Inte Chief Mato of the Dodington, read, as entered hereafter, giving an Account of the manner in which that Ship was lost with the Occurrences and transactions of those who were saved till the time of their being taken on Board the Caernarron at Moranda via, and desiring that the Board will receive and give him a Discharge for a Chest of Treasure, a Box of Plate and a Lady's Watch which were saved from the Wreck.
Agreed that the Said Treasure, Plate and Watch be received into the Company's Treasury.
The said Mr. Evan Jones and Mr. William Webb, late 3rd Mate of the Dodington, being destitute of means to support themselves at present, and the Court of Directors having approved of the assistance which was given to the officers of the Lincoln in the Vear 1749 under the like Circumstances, Agreed that Eight Pagodlas per month be allowed to each of them untill they can procure their passage to Europe or otherwise provide for themselves.
1. Vadras Public Proceedinys, Range 210, Vol. XIV, PP. 380-387, +19-420, 421-25. 2 Fifteen, according to the Debonn zire MS., see unte., Vol. XXXI, p. 101. 3 See the remarks on the locality of the wreck, ante., Vol. XXIX, p. 205. + Morondava on the west coast of Madagascar in 20° S. Lat.
