Indian Antiquary Vol 46

Author(s): Richard Carnac Temple, Devadatta Ramkrishna Bhandarkar
Publisher: Swati Publications

Page 19

JANUARY, 1917]
The Queenborough, 20 guns, Captain Daniel.
The same as the Newcastle; I know no more of her.23
The Duke Storeship.
She went ashore as the Newcastle and Queenborough: I know no more of her.
The Weymouth, 60 guns, Captain Somerset.
Name of Vessel.
Coming from Trincomalley, anchored in the evening of the 1st of January in Negapatam road, saw signs of bad weather, and that the Dutch on shore had struck the top mast of their flag staff, from which Somerset confirmed his own opinion, and put to sea. The gale arose from the N. E., and it was with difficulty he weathered a spit of sand which runs off from the head of Ceylon, when having got sea room, and out of the strength of the run of the storm, all was well, but he carried in proportion to the wind more sail than [ever] in his life [before] to clear the sand.
State of the Squadron after the Storm January 2d 1761.24
America
Medway Newcastle
Salisbury
Tyger
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THE CYCLONE AT PONDICHERRY, 1761
Queenborough
Duke of Aquitain
Sunderland.. Falmouth
Panther
Grafton
Lenox
York..
Weymouth Norfolk
Liverpool
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No. of Guns.
60
60
50
50
60
20
64
60
50
60
70
74
60
60
74
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Haldane
Tinker
Collins, alive
Sir Wm. Baird
Name of Captain.
Daniel
Sir William Hewit. Colvill *.. Brereton, alive
Afleck
Parker
Ad. Cornish
Somerset, alive
Kempenfelt, Admiral Stevens, alive Knight
Stranded-Protector [fireship]. Foundered-Duke [country vessel].
Dismasted Stranded Foundered
Safe
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1
3
8
9
State of Vessel
Dismasted. Dismasted.
Stranded.
At sea, Well.
At Madras, Well.
Stranded.
Foundered.
Foundered.
Dismasted.
Dismasted. At sea, Well.
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15
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Got through the storm.
13 For further particulars of the Newcastle and Queenborough, see the extracts from their Logs, infra14 Orme MSS., Vol. 63, p. 190.