Nightingale, 1829
Type: Packet / Brig / Sloop ; Armament 2 x 6 pdr ; 4 x 12 pdr carronades
Purchased : 1829 [late Post Office packet Marchioness of Salisbury ; Disposal date or year : 1842
BM: 198 tons
Notes:

20 Jul 1825 Lt Kitchen, called at Fowey whilst on a cruise.

10 Aug 1825 Lt Kitchen, called at Fowey whilst on a cruise.

4 Oct 1825 departed Falmouth on a cruise.

3 Oct 1825 arrived Falmouth from a cruise.

15 Oct 1825 called at Fowey whilst on a cruise.

27 Oct 1825 called in briefly at Falmouth whilst on a cruise.

2 May 1830 arrived Falmouth from Plymouth following conversion to Admiralty packet.

15 Nov 1830 arrived at Barbadoes and departed the same day for St. Vincent's.

5 Apr 1831 departed from Jamaica for Honduras.

11 Apr 1831 arrived at Honduras from Falmouth.

24 Jul 1831 arrived Portsmouth from St. Domingo.

3 Sep 1831, arrived at Jamaica, from Falmouth.

23 Sep 1831 arrived at Vera Cruz from Falmouth.

27 Feb 1832 arrived Rio de Janeiro from Falmouth, and Lyra on the 29th.

3 Mar 1832 departed Lyra for Buenos Ayres.

22 May 1832 arrived Falmouth from Rio (23 Mar) ; Bahia (11 Apr) ; was at Pernambuco circa 15th when there had been an insurrection when about 100 people were reported to have died : as a result of which the Nightingale was delayed somewhat. The disturbances were still taking place when the packet departed.

6 or 13 Jul 1832 departed Falmouth for Brazil, with his Excellency M. Vidigul, the Brazilian ambassador to Rome, and suite.

28 Aug 1832 arrived at Bahia and departed for Rio on 30th.

27 Nov 1832 arrived Falmouth in 56 days from Rio, with mail specie and passengers.

25 Dec 1832 departed Falmouth with mail for the Leeward Isles.

16 Mar 1833 arrived Falmouth from the Leeward Islands (11 Feb).

10 May 1833 arrived Barbadoes from Falmouth.

5 Jun 1834 In Hamoaze.

Extract from the Log of H. M. Brig Nightingale.

Hour.	Courses.	Winds.	Remarks
Wednesday, Sept. 2, 1836.
A.M.
1		ENE	Fresh breezes and cloud .
Noon		ENE	Lat. 14� 34�, long. 55� 40�. Barbados, S 73,W 251.
P.M.
1		ENE	Fresh breezes and squally.
4.30		ENE	Heavy squalls, with rain; in all studding-sails; close-reefed the topsails.
8		E	Squally, with rain.
Thursday, Sept. 3, 1836.
A. M.
1		E	Squally, unsettled weather.
8			Squally, with rain; furled all sails ; down the top-gallant-yards and mast, and got flying jib-boom on deck.
10		S E	Bent the storm-sails, and set them.
12			Sun obscured.
			Lat. d. r. 13� 10', long. 57� 54�. Barbados, south point, 8 85, W 102.
P.M.
1		SSE	Strong gales and squally.
2			Set the topsails and course.
4			Strong breezes and dark cloudy weather.
8			Moderate breezes and cloudy.
9	S E		Saw the island of Barbados, bearing W, distant three or four leagues, south point bearing WSW. Midn. North extremity of the island W 13 N.

The wind is stated as blowing from the south-east and east-south-east, until the evening of the 4th, when it became east-north-east, and the Nightingale anchored in Carlisle Bay, at 7.15, P.M.; and was soon afterwards despatched after the Spitfire, supposed to leave been in sight, dismasted.

Falmouth 12 Mar 1837 arrived from Lisbon.

26 June 1840 Plymouth, departed Monday for the north coast of Spain.

31 Jul 1840, Woolwich, departed on Thursday for the north coast of Spain.

1 Oct 1840 Plymouth departed Thursday for Sheerness.

7 Nov 1840 T. W. Cole (Clerk in charge), appointed to the Nightingale.

2 Jan 1841 Second Master George Hicks ; Assistant Surgeon O'Neil Ferguson ; and Clerk in Charge J. W. Cole, appointed to the Nightingale.

5 Jun 1841 arrived Plymouth from Leith.

12 Jun 1841 departed for Bristol for men.

25 Aug 1841 arrived Plymouth Sound from Bristol.

11 Sep 1841 Lieutenant John Barnes (from the Victor), appointed to command the Nightingale brig,

16 Sep 1841 Plymouth, came into harbour to refit.

25 Oct 1841 went out into the Sound and departed the next day for Cork, for volunteers.

28 Dec 1841 arrived Plymouth Sound, from Bristol, with volunteers.

4 Feb 1842 arrived at Bristol, from Cork.

25 Apr 1842 arrived Plymouth from Ireland, to be paid off.

26 Nov 1842 after having been examined and condemned has been offered for sale at the Admiralty office and sold for �640.