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Frenchman
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1155 tons, commanded by Mr William
Robertson, sailed from Liverpool on the
1st day of June and arrived on the 20th September,
having on board, as Government Emigrants, 413 souls. The Frenchman is a very fine ship and throughout was in a state of
the most perfect order and cleanliness. The Surgeon speaks in the highest
terms of the conduct of the Master and officers of the ship. Mr Arthur Goullet, Surgeon-Superintendant,
is a gentleman who has the somewhat rare talent of securing on the part of
the emigrants the most perfect obedience, and at the same time the esteem and
gratitude of all; this is the second voyage in which he has brought emigrants
to this Colony. Mr Goullet, had
the medical superintendence of the emigrant ship Navarino, which arrived on
the 16th July 1857. On that occasion great disturbances occurred
during the voyage, produced by an insubordinate crew endeavouring to hold
forced communication with the female emigrants. The conduct of the single men
was most exemplary in supporting the Surgeon-Superintendant, and the
behaviour of the single women was most meritorious, sto that insubordination
was successfully resisted; certainly passive indifference on the part of the
single men, or encouragement by the single women might have produced
frightful consequences. On the present voyage, though there was happily no
need for such a test of good management, yet had there been such a necessity,
it is very certain that the call would have been equally promptly responded
to by the emigrants on board the Frenchman.
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14/10/1858
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General
Hewett
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1055 tons, commanded by Mr C H Loutted, sailed from Plymouth on the 11th day of May
and arrived on the 11th of September, having been 124 days at sea.
She landed in the Colony 368 souls; eight births and four deaths having been
the casualties at sea. The ship was lofty and spacious, and arrived in good
order, the married people, with a few exceptions, seemed to be an eligible
class of persons; the single men, however, were, for the most part, ordinary
laborers, and as such, increased an already superabundant supply of such
labor in the Colony. This is the third voyage in which Mr J O’Donnell, the Surgeon-Superintendant
has brought emigrants to South
Australia, and on each occasion has acquitted
himself in the most satisfactory manner; he states that the Master and
officers of the ship gave him every assistance in the discharge of his duty.
The general health of the people on the ship’s arrival was good; measles had
appeared soon after leaving England,
of which there were about 36 cases in all; only one death is recorded as the
consequence of this disease. The conduct of the people was satisfactory, that
of the single women was reported to be most unexceptionable.
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14/10/1858
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nugget
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1128 tons, commanded by Mr W H Bond, and of which Mr. William
Donaldson was the surgeon-superintendant, sailed from Southampton on the 21st
day of January, and arrived on the 3rd day of April after a voyage
of 73 days duration. I believe the shortest passage of an emigrant ship on
record. By this vessel 388 souls were added to our population; seven deaths
and one birth occurred at sea. The ship was well adapted for passengers, being
lofty, well lighted and ventilated; the provisions were abundant and of good
quality. The emigrants expressed themselves satisfied with their diet and
grateful for the kind treatment they had received. The people were nominated
emigrants under the old regulations. they were not generally of that class
which a Colonial Agent, knowing the requirements of the Colony, would have
selected, though the greater number were young healthy people. The
Surgeon-Superintendant who performed his duties very efficiently stated that
he had received every support and co-operation from the Master and Officers
of the ship, and that the conduct of the emigrants had been most
satisfactory. he complained, however, that the cargo on board the ship, being
iron, caused the ship to roll and strain; that, consequently, much water was
shipped, which made the passengers most uncomfortable.
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12/8/1858
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sir
thomas Gresham
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Arrived from Plymouth
on the 9th day of March. This ship was commanded by Mr John Manning and Mr James P Hill was the Surgeon-Superintendant;
to both of these gentlemen the greatest credit is due for the very efficient
manner in which they discharged their various duties, and the harmony and
co-operation with which they acted for the benefit and comfort of the people.
No death took place at sea, but three births added to the numbers originally
embarked, so that 230 souls were landed. Mr Hill, the Surgeon-Superintendant,
and mr Manning the master of the ship, received a most kind letter of thanks
from the emigrants, on the arrival of the ship; in which they strongly
expressed their gratitude to these gentlemen for the “unwearied, kind, humane
and obliging attentions” which they had evinced on all occasions. I may add
that such a testimonial to these gentlemen was not less well-deserved than it
must have been satisfactory to them. Only nominated emigrants arrived by this
vessel, and as such may be serviceable to the friends who sent for them; but,
as a body, I should have considered them ill-suited for the demand in the
labor market. The numbers from the different parts of the United Kingdom were as follows; from England 30, Ireland
175, Scotland
25.
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13/5/1858
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stamboul
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Left Plymouth
on the 24th October 1857, and arrived on the 1st day of
February 1858 with 336 immigrants. Eleven deaths and three births occurred at
sea. She was commanded by Mr I A Smith
and Mr Henry Richards was the
Surgeon-Superintendant. The ship was lofty, well lighted and ventilated, and
in every respect well adapted for emigrants. The provisions were good and
abundant. The Master and Officers of the ship were kind and attentive to the
emigrants. The people expressed themselves satisfied and grateful for the
treatment which they had received; and the Surgeon-Superintendant appeared to
have performed his duties efficiently. Eleven deaths in this ship, being
upwards of three per cent on the number embarked, is a ratio of mortality
very much greater than the usual average. On perusing the journal of the
Surgeon-Superintendant, it appears that, just before entering the northern
tropics, the weather was very wet and stormy producing inflammatory colds,
and that the sudden transition to tropical heat produced low fever and
diarrhoea, which diseases carried off the only four adults who died; but
sickness was most prevalent throughout the ship. When the state of the
weather produces such effects among adults, it is not wonderful that young
children, with more feeble vital powers, should suffer in a greater ratio.
The Surgeon-Superintendant of this ship complains that the fire-engine sent
on board by the contractors was perfectly useless, as the machinery broke
like glass after the first or second trial at sea. The immigrants by this
ship were all nominated. The proportions from the three kingdoms ere as
follows- England 121, Ireland 215; In this as in almost all other ships
carrying nominated emigrants there were several old people who did not appear
to be able by their own labor to support themselves for any long period.
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13/5/1858
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storm
cloud
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907 tons, sailed from Plymouth
on the 13th February and arrived here on the 28th April,
the voyage being accomplished in 75 days. She landed in the colony 335 souls.
Two births and two deaths were the casualties at sea. The ship arrived in
excellent order, and was well adapted for emigrants; she was well lighted and
ventilated. The provisions were abundant and of good quality. The people
expressed themselves well satisfied with their diet and treatment. Of the
entire number who were landed, 203 were nominated and 132 were selected
immigrants. The Storm Cloud was
commanded by Mr James Campbell,
and Mr Augustus Davies was the
Surgeon-Superintendant, this being his fifth voyage in charge of emigrants. From
inquiries which I have made, I am led to believe that the persons who have
arrived as nominated immigrants are, for the most part, of a class for which
there is little demand in this Colony; ordinary laborers, who are
unaccustomed to the details of farming operations, have difficulty in
procuring employment. There is at present a supply of such a class in excess
of the demand; while persons who are really good ploughman and accustomed to
the various operations of husbandry find ready employment. Good domestic
servants are also in great demand.
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12/8/1858
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utopia
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947 tons, left Liverpool on the 28th
day of March and arrived on the 9th of July, having been 104 days
at sea. She landed 341 souls. Four births and five deaths occurred before the
final disembarkation. She was commanded by Mr H C Keen and Dr George
Graham was the Surgeon-Superintendant. Dr Graham performed his duties
very efficiently and was ably supported by the master and officers of the
ship. The Utopia was well adapted
for passengers; the provisions were abundant and good, and the people
expressed themselves well satisfied. Of the numbers who embarked, 266 were
nominated emigrants, ninety of whom were single men; of these last there was
too large a proportion of ordinary laborers, a class which has been for some
months in excess of the demand for it in the labor market. On the 1st
June a case of measles occurred amongst the single men. At this time the ship
had been upwards of two months at sea, and it was found impossible to account
for the appearance of the disease; all the children, of whom three died, and
a few adults were attacked.
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