Part 16 (1/2)
On December 29th the Francis sailed for Port Jackson, but the Lady Nelson was detained by the Lieutenant-Governor until January 11th in order that Lieutenant Sy out further surveys, and also to erect beacons in the harbour to facilitate the safe entry of shi+ps into port
The important work carried out by the Lady Nelson at Port Dalry of her Commander, which is as follows:--
THE LOG OF THE LADY NELSON
AT ANCHOR IN SYDNEY COVE
JAS SYMONS Lieutenant and Commander
”Tuesday, 2nd October 1804 PM Got on board 2 cables, 1 hawser, 1 anchor, 1 grapnel and provisions for 6to act as Lieutenant and Commander ( The Governor had then received an Admiralty order to make the appointment)
Sydney to Port Dalryot under way: at 8 fresh breezes: came to with the srity
”Monday, 15th October At 6 AM got under way: made sail occasionally to work out of Harbour
”Tuesday, 16th October At 6 AM squally with heavy rain Cape Droht
”Wednesday, 17th October PM Fresh breezes and cloudy: land in sight
Lay by for the Francis
”Thursday, 18th October Squadron in coallant sail: saw the land off Raues
”Friday, 19th October PM Split fore-and-aft ht of the Buffalo--at 8breezes: Cape Howe distant 4 miles
”Saturday, 20th October PM Past Green Cape--at 5 caot under way and stood out of Bay At noon off the Isles
”Sunday, 21st October PM At 6 Cape Howe 5 leagues At 3/4 past 10 AM
perceived a heavy gale coales with thunder and lightning and rain: hove to under balance: reefed ales with a heavy sea from south-west--at half-past 8 shi+pped a very heavy sea on the starboard quarter, stove in the bulwark on the quarter gangway At 3 AM shi+pped another heavy sea which washed overboard the boat, a chest of carpenter's tools, one fore-top-sail, one top-uns, one cask of rice, 3 chests belonging to passengers and several things belonging to Mr Piper and 4 sows, the property of Government, and washed overboard the binnacle, 2 compasses and lamps At half-past 3 carried away main sheet and broke the tiller, downable to keep the sea found the larboard side of the waist covering board split and leaking a good deal
At 8 heavy gales with squalls and a heavy sea: found the breakers in the hold had raised the water casks and everything in the shi+p was moved One cask of rice in the spirit room above, and rice totally lost
”Tuesday, 23rd October PM Strong gales with a heavy sea At 2 PM
close reefed top-sailcarpenter and people e leakat noon hoisted up fore keel and found it broken off
”Wednesday, 24th October At 8 AM bore up for Twofold Bay
”Thursday, 25th October Opened the Bay, hauled our wind and set main-sail to work up into the Bay At half-past 6 came to in 5 fathoms on the South shore with so on shore: at 9 sent casks on shore for water: sent carpenter to cut spars from Ruff trees: at 10 raft returned ater and at half-past set off again and in going ashore Charles Abercrombie fell overboard and was drowned
”Friday, 26th October Fresh breezes: carpenter e Ruff trees