HMS Lord Melville

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Lord Melville, <-1823->
Type: Hired Packet, operating out of Falmouth ; Armament ?
Notes:

9 Nov 1823 Furze, departed Falmouth for the Brazils.

27 Mar 1824 arrived Falmouth, from Rio Janeiro.

25 Apr 1824 departed Falmouth, for the Leeward Isles.

6 Jul 1824 arrived Falmouth from the Leeward Isles, last from St Thomas's in 23 days.

18 Aug 1824 departed Falmouth for the Brazils.

c 21 Dec 1824 arrived Falmouth from the Brazils ; Pernambuco (?? Oct) ; Bahia (11 Oct) ; Rio (2 Nov).

2 Jan 1825 departed Falmouth for the Brazils.

21 Apr 1825 arrived Falmouth from the Brazils.

21 May 1824 departed Falmouth for America.

c 10 Sep 1825 arrived Falmouth from America [date etc unreadable].

10 Oct 1825 departed Falmouth [destination unreadable].

4 Feb 1826 Furse, arrived Falmouth from Jamaica (24 Dec).

15 Mar 1826 Furze, departed Falmouth for Jamaica

29 Jun 1826 Furze, arrived Falmouth from Jamaica

30 Jul 1826 departed Falmouth for Buenos Ayres.

31 Dec 1826 arrived Falmouth from Buenos Ayres in 8 weeks.

For further movements of Falmouth Packets try page 3 of the Royal Cornwall Gazette, available through the British Newspaper Archive, for a fee.

14 Mar 1832 arrived Jamaica from Falmouth.

10 Apr 1832 departed Port Royal and Crooked Island (19th), for England.

28 May 1832 arrived Falmouth from Jamaica with passenger J.J. Sewwell Esq., late receiver-general at Jamaica.

4 Aug 1832 arrived at Rio, from Falmouth, and departed for Monte Video on the 11th.

29 Aug 1832 arrived at Buenos Ayres.

25 Sep 1832 departed Buenos Ayres for Montevideo.

1 Oct 1832 departed Montevideo for Rio, leaving the Samarang at anchor.

23 Oct 1832 departed Rio for England leaving the Warspite, Pylades and Adelaide at anchor in the harbour.

13 Dec 1832 arrived Falmouth from Buenos Ayres with mails and $180,000 on freight.