Indian Antiquary Vol 61

Author(s): Richard Carnac Temple, Charles E A W Oldham, S Krishnaswami Aiyangar, Devadatta Ramkrishna Bhandarka
Publisher: Swati Publications

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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY
SEPTEMBER, 1932
carry sail blowing so hard and unwilling to run the resque of loosing an anchor. Being all in good health and in want of nothing, 1 bore away for St. Hollena."
(3) Penguin Island, now known by its Dutch name, Robben (Seals') Island.
() The storm occurred on 13 October 1715 and is thus recorded in the log : "Frosh gales and equally from 10 last night. In the morning began to blow. Att 9 itt blow a violent storm and the sea running in heaps. Shiped a great deal water, and the ship labouring vory much was forced to lay a hull and flung over board what trade on the main deck, and in the forecastle we had 2 or 3 carriagor and othor trade floatod over the gunhill."
(5) William Phippe, late supercargo of the Dute of Cambridge. (6) Isaac Pyke, Governor of St. Helena 1714-1719. (7) The "notes" merely refer to the bale and bundles mentioned in the lottor.
(8) The Duke of Cambridge, Captain Arlond's ship, arrived in the Downs on 1 June 1716 (Letter Book, vol. 16, p. 1).
(0) William Aislabie, who had returned to England in the Duke of Cambridge, Captain David Small, commander of the Thistleworth, and James Tobin, pursor of the Duke of Cambridge.
On 20 January 1715/16, "haveing refresht” his men and “dono all things necessary to be done to our ship," Captain Minter "weighed " from St. Helena for England. Ten days later the Kent anchored off the island of Ascension and the captain "sent in the pinnace a turtleing." On 1 February is the entry: "We have turnd 27 turtlo butt gott on board butt 7 of them. Wee stavd the pinnace all to pieces endeavouring to gett off more."
On 23 February 1715/16 occurred an event not recorded in the log, namely the birth on board the Kent of Scattergood's fifth daughter, Maria. The remainder of the voyage was uneventful. On 6 April an "Trish hoy, 19 days from Cape Clear, bound to the West Indies," was encountered and from her came the news that "itt was peace," or, in other words, that the Treaty of Utrecht had been concluded. The news was confirmed on 9 April by a small ship" from Bideford. On 19 April the Kent anchored in the Downs, whence no doubt her passengers got on shore as quickly as possiblo and made their way to London by coach.
Among the Papers are several letters written to Scattergood while he was on the high seas. Elizabeth Browne thanked him for agreeing to act as her attorney on his arrival in England : Elizabeth Langelier reminded him of his promise to assist the widdow and fatherless"; his agent in Calcutta, James Williamson, reported the difficulty of clearing up the accounts of the John and Elizabeth and declared he would invest the Rs.10.000, which Scattergood proposed to send to Bengal, to the best of his ability.
By the Bouveris, Captain Thomas Wotton, which sailed from Fort St. David for England on 6 February 1716, Henry Albert sent an account of a trading venture to Mocha in which Scattergood was interested. He reported that "Mrs. Warre is gone home upon the Mary, alsoe severall other p388engers, but not of note," and further, that news had arrived " lately of Mr. Boon being arrived upon the Coast Mallabar, goeing to take possession of the Government of Bombay." This was Charles Boone, Governor of Bombay 1716-1720.
Other letters include one from the Chinese merchants Lincos and Anqua at Canton, thanking him for his kindness" to our China men which wont passengers on your ship [the Amity)," and one from Mrs. Frances Walker giving the current news of Fort St. George.
From Surat Benjamin Francia wrote with the Bombay news of the time.