Monday Martch 25th.
[1799]:
Fresh Breezes and Cloudy. At 1
P.M. Handed the foretopsail:-- Saim
time reeft the foresail:--- At 4 Ditto.
Cloase reeft the foretopsail & Sent Down Main Top Gallan Yard:-- At Midnight wind Drawing round to the No.
Sett the T. topsail:-- and Staysails;
More moderate Commadore Bearing ET.E
Dy Lattd. Obsd. 42..26 No.
Dist. 156 Course N.65E. Diff. Lat. 67 Dep. 141
Lat. in Long. in 36..6 Diff.
Long. 187
Tuesday Martch 26th.
[1799]:
Steaddy Breezes and Cloudy Under
Doble reeft topsails and foresail:---
Middle Part More Moderate. People Employed Mending Sails and Sundry
Necessaries Latter Part Steaddy and Clear:---
Commadore Bearing NE..Distand one Mile:--- Distand 102 Lattd. Obsd. 43..02 No.
Dist. 102 Course N69E. Diff Lat. 36 Dep. 95
Lat. in. Long. in. 33..56 Diff.
Long. 130
Wedinsday Martch 27th.
[1799]:
Steaddy Breezeis and Cl… At
Midnight. Down…and Gibb:--- Middle Part
Light Eair allmost calm:--- People
Employed Mending Sails:--- Lattd.
Obsd. 43..27 No.
Dist. 62 Course N.66E. Diff. Lat. 25 Dep. 56
Lat. in Long. in 32..39
Thurdsday Martch 28 [1799]:
Troughout this 24 Hours Strong
Gails and frequent Squalls of Heail [hail]:--- At 4 P.M. Cloase reeft the
topsails Handed Mizen Ditto. At 10
Ditto. Handed Main topsail and Foresail: –
At Midnight Heavey Gail Handed Foretopsail:-- Sett main Staysail:-- At 6 A.M. Hove too undor Main and Mizzen
Staysail
Dist. 116 Course N.69E. Diff Lat. 41 Dep. 108
Lat. in. 44..08 Long.
in. 30..09 Diff. Long. 150
Friday [Martch 29, 1799]:
First Part Strong Gails with
heavey Squalls and Hailstone:-- At
7A.M. Sett T.T. mast Staysail:--- At 9
took in Ditto. Saim time hoyed hur with the Storm Mizen:--- Latter Part Strong G[ail] under reeft Main
Stay and M. Mizzen Lattd. Obsd. 43..56
No.
Dist. 75 Course S.81E. Diff. Lat. 12 Dep. 74
Lat. in Long. in 28..26 Diff
Long. 103
Sathurday Martch 30th.
[1799]:
First Part of this Day Heavey
Gail with Showers of heail At 1 P.M.
Got the Spritsail yard In At 3 Ditto.
Saw the frigate Gail Decraising at ½ Past Ditto. Sett the foresail reeft.:--- At 5 P.M. the frigate Hove out a Signal to
Hove too furled the foresail;--- The
frigate and one Ship one Brigg in Sight:---
At 11 Ditto. More Moderate with a very heavey Cross Sea At 8 A.M. Made Sail At Meridian vessels in
sight Lattd. Obsd. 44..7 North
Dist. 89 Course N.82E. Diff Lat. 11 Dep. 79
Lat. in. Long. in. 26..36 Diff.
Long. 110
[underneath 30..15]
Sunday Martch 31st [1799]:
Steaddy Breezes and Cloudy
weather:-- Under Doble reeft topsails
&c--- The frigate and 7 Sail in
Company[1]:--- At meridian frigate Bore North Distd. ½
Mile:-- Distd. 121 Miles Lattd. Obsd. 44..48 No.
Dist. 121 Course N.70E. Diff. Lat. 41 Dep. 114
Lat. in Long. in. 23..55 Dyp
Lgt 161
Monday Apreal 1st [1799]:
Steaddy Breezes and Cloudy Undor
Doble reeft topsails &c:--- At 10 In Staysails:--- At Meridian the frigate Bore E.B.N. Distand 2
Miles Lattd. Observed 45..50 No.
Dist. 119 Course N.59E. Diff. Lat. 62 Dep. 102
Lat. in. Diff 144 Long in 21..31
Tuesday Apreal 2[nd 1799]:
Steaddy Breezes and Heavey
weather Under Doble reeft topsails:-- At
9 P.M. In Mizen top At 2 A.M. Clied up Maintopsail:---At 4 Ditto. Cloase reeft
foretopsail the frigate Dropping a Staren:--
Lattd. Obsd. Slight 47..18 No.
Dist. 146 Course N.53E. Diff. Lat. 88 Dep. 116
Lat. in Long. in 18..33 Diff
Long. 170
Wedinsday Apreal 3d [1799]:
First Parts of this 24 Hours
Squally with rain:--- At 1 P.M. in Main
topsail Blowing Strong Breezes:--- At 4 Ditto. Got the Main top Gallan Mast
Down:- Ship Liaboring Heavey. Scud undor
Cloase reeft. Foretopsail:--- At
Meridian Commadore Bore EBS one Mile
This Day No. Obs
Dist. 150 Course N53E. Diff. Lat. 90 Dep. 120
Lat. in 48..48
Long. in. 15..33 Diff. Long. 180
Thurdsday Apreal 4th.
[1799]:
First Part Squally with
rain:--- At 3 P.M. in Staysails out one
reef T. and Main topsail:--- At 5 A.M.
Hove too at 7 Ditto. Made Sail:---
Latter Part Ditto. weather
People Employed Plassing the Cables &c--- At Meridian Commadore Bore E.S.E. Distd
about 1 Mile:-- No. Obs. This Day
Dist. 111 Course N67E. Diff. Lat. 43 Dep. 102
Lat. in. 49..31 Long.
in. 12..58 Diff. Long. 155
Friday Apreal 5th [1799]:
First Part Steaddy Breez and
Clear:--- At 3 P.M. Saw a Sti… Sail in
the N.E. Quartor Standing to the Westward
In topsails Blowing Strong with Squalls:-- At ½ Past 3 Strong Gail with Hail Hove too
h[ead] to the N.Erd.:--- Latter Part
Ditto. weather:-- At Meridian the
frig[ate] E.B.N. Distd one Mile:---
Dist. 96 Miles Lattd. Obsd.
49..40
Dist. 86 Course N.84E. Diff. Lat. 9 Dep. 85
Lat. in. Long. in. 10..46 Diff.
Long. 132
Sathurday Martch [Apreal] 6th.
[1799]: April 6, 1799 was a
Saturday
First Part Fresh Breezes Squalls
and rain:--- Middle and Latter Part
More Moderate:--- At ½ Past 5 made
Sail At 8 out 2 reefs Eatch [each]
topsail:--- People Employed Clianing
[cleaning] the Main Deck and P..ing [painting?] the Guns:--- Slight Obs. In 49..24
[Sunday Apreal 7th 1799]:
Light Breezes and Clear. People
Employed Blacking the reails Gunnerwells
&c Got the Small Bowen
anchor on the Gunnwell – and Cleaning
the Main Deck:--- At 1 A.M. a Breeze
Spring up from the SSE: Made Sail:---
At 10 Ditto. in Stiff Gail Took in Main and Mizen topsail:--- Dist. Pr. Loog 71 mls This Day No. Obs
Monday [Apreal] 8th [1799]:
First Part fresh gails and
Squally:--- Undor Cl reeft Main topsail
and foresail:--- At 4 P.M. Spoke the
Ship Diannah [Diana][2] Latter Part Strong Breezes undor reeft
foresail and Cloase reeft Main topsail
Distd. Pr. Loog Lattd. Obsd.
51..06 No.
Tuesday Apreal 9th [1799]:
First Part of this Day Strong
Breezes and Squally Undor Cloase reeft M. Tops[ail] and reeft foresail:--- At 2 P.M. Frigate Made a Signell [signal]
for us to Mak[e] the Best of our way:--
Saim time Sett Cloase reeft M. and Fore topsail:--- At 6 Hove a Cast of the Lead Sounded in 63
fathom fine Sand and Shells:--- the
Ship Diannah in Company At 11 A.M. Saw
the Land Soposed [supposed] to Bee [be] High Land of Dungavr Lattd. Obsd. 51..45 No.
The Iris landed in Liverpool on April 12, 1799 after
an absence of ten months.[3] It
appears it was in convoy with the Lottery, the Louisa, the Alexander, the Earl
Liverpool, the Diana and the Brothers, all having traveled from Jamaica and
arriving in Liverpool about the same time.[4]
After less than
three months at home, George Cannon was out to sea again. He was on the same
ship, the Iris, as captain with 43 crew. The Iris left Liverpool on July 5,
1799 for Angola, to pick up slaves, then to Jamaica, to drop them off, and then
to return to Liverpool.[5]
Sathurday Augost 17[, 1799]:
Through out this 24 Hours Light
Breezes and Clear: Broatched one Pkt.
Wator No. 5 and remains:--- Lattd. Obsd
17..03 No.
Dist. 114 Course S.33W. Diff. Lat. 96 Dep. 62
Lat. in Long. in 26.23 Diff.
Long. 65
Sunday Augost 18th. [17]99:
First Part Light Breezes and
Cloudy Weather:--- Middle and Latter
Zarada Slight Observation 15..38
Dist. 87 Course S12W. Diff. Lat. 85 Dep. 18
Lat. in Long. in. 26..42 Diff.
Long. 19
Monday [Augost] 19th . [17]99:
All this 24 Hours Light Breezes
and Clear Weather. People Employed
Making a New Main top Gallansail and Making Pilot Spinyarn &c. - Carpindor Making a Necessary for Slaves:--- Lattd Obsd
Dist. 50 Course South Diff. Lat. 50 Dep. 00
Lat.in 14..48 Long. in 26..42
Tuesday Augost 20th [17]99:
First Part Light Eairs Inclinable
to Calm:--- Middle and Latter Part
Squally with rain:-- Broatched one Pkt. Wator No. 7 Lattd. Obsd. 13..40 No.
Dist. 62 Course S ½ E. Diff. Latt. 62 Dep. 6
Lat. in Long. in. 26..35 Diff.
Long. 7. 6.
Wedinsday Augost 21st [17]99:
First Part Light Breezes and
variable Middle and Latter Part Ditto.
weather:-- Lattd. Obsd. 12..22 No.
Dist. 78 Course South Diff. Lat. 78 Dep. 00
Lat. in Long. in 26..35 Diff.
Long.
[1]
Seven ships arrived together in Liverpool (or at least within the same week),
all having traveled from Jamaica. In addition to the Iris, under Captain Cannon
(identified in Lloyd’s List as “Connor”), there were the following ships: (a)
The Lottery, under Captain John Whittle, which obtained slaves in Bonny and
delivered 460 of them to Kingston, Jamaica on December 9, 1798. It left
Kingston on February 13, 1799 and arrived in Liverpool on April 13, 1799, one
day after the Iris. (b) The Louisa, under Captain William Brown, which obtained
slaves in Malembo and delivered 455 of them to Kingston, Jamaica on December
13, 1798. It left Kingston on February 12, 1799 and arrived in Liverpool on
April 12, 1799, the same date as the Iris. (c) The Alexander under Captain
Coppinger. This is not listed on the Slave Trade CD and was likely a vessel not
involved in the slave trade. (d) The Earl of Liverpool under Captain George
Barnard, which obtained slaves in Bonny and delivered 347 of them to Montego
Bay, Jamaica on December 6, 1798. It left Jamaica on February 6, 1799 and
arrived in Liverpool on April 12, 1799. (e) The Diana under Captain John
Ainswroth, which obtained slaves in Bonny and delivered 394 of them to
Kingston, Jamaica on December 6, 1798. It left Kingston on February 12, 1799
and arrived in Liverpool on April 12, 1799, the same date as the Iris. (f) The
Brothers under Captain Redmayne. This is not listed on the Slave Trade CD and
was likely a vessel not involved in the slave trade. (Lloyd’s List, dated April
16, 1799 and Slave Trade CD).
[2]
The Diana was piloted by Captain John Ainsworth. It originally left Liverpool
on June 14, 1798, just six days after the Iris. It also went to Bonny where it
obtained slaves. The Diana delivered 394 slaves in Kingston, Jamaica on
December 6, 1798, a little more than a month after the Iris had arrived there.
It left Kingston on February 12, 1799, the same date as the Iris and arrived in
Liverpool on April 12, 1799, the same date as the Iris. (See Lloyd’s List,
dated April 16, 1799 and Slave Trade CD). Captain Hugh Crow notes arriving in
Bonny in December 1800: “There, the ship Diana, having been cast ashore and
become a wreck, we received on board the captain and crew. After completing our
cargo we sailed in company, all in good health, and arrived at Jamaica without
losing a man.” (Crow Memoirs, p. 73). This ship Diana appears to be the same
ship Diana that accompanied the Iris (it was built in the same place, in the
same year and had the same owner). It left Liverpool on October 6, 1800 for
Bonny with 43 crew on board under Captain Gilbert Wenman. (Slave Trade CD).
[3] First
Iris Voyage.
[4] Lloyd’s
List, dated April 16, 1799. See also entry for March 31, 1799.
[5]
Behrendt Letter (PRO, BT 98/61, No. 135, Liverpool muster roll 1801; Family
History Library, Film 870316 (“Second Iris Voyage”).
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