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 From the entry for May 1, 1814.
 
 Journal of Joseph Valpey, Jr. 
 of Salem 
 
 i 
 
 November, 1813 April, 1815 
 
 With other papers relating- to his experience in 
 Dartmoor Prison. 
 
 MICHIGAN SOCIETY 
 
 OF 
 COLONIAL WARS 
 
 1922
 
 Three hundred copies printed, of which this is No. .. .1.5.1*).... 
 
 PREPARED FOR PUBLICATION 
 BY THE 
 
 BURTON HISTORICAL COLLECTION 
 DETROIT PUBLIC LIBRARY
 
 Introduction 
 
 TO ONE whose ancestry goes back to those who went 
 "down to the sea in ships," there is always a lure and a 
 fascination about the sea and the old seaport towns, especially 
 if the town be in old New England. Consequently those were 
 interesting days spent last summer in the Essex Institute and 
 Peabody Museum, Salem, searching through old ships' logs, 
 time-worn newspapers, contemporaneous journals, books of 
 shipping news and nautical history, to find material to supple- 
 ment and form a background for this diary of a seafaring 
 relative, one Joseph Valpey. The manuscript was given sev- 
 eral years ago to the writer's father, Lewis Nelson Valpey, by 
 his aunt, Mrs. Mehitable Valpey Atwill, of Arlington, Massa- 
 chusetts, and after his death was purchased by Mr. C. M. 
 Burton. L. N. Valpey's father, Joseph Hodges Valpey, once 
 of Lynn, but for the last thirty years of his life a resident of 
 Detroit, Michigan, was a namesake and nephew of the diarist. 
 
 In the voluminous diary of William Bentley, pastor of the 
 East Church, Salem, are to be found references to the Valpey 
 family, with frequent allusions to their seemingly constant anxiety 
 for fathers and sons at sea, for whom prayer was freqeuently 
 requested of the church. 
 
 On June 24, 1792, there was an entry in the register of the 
 East Church of the baptism of Joseph Valpey, Jr., aged three days, 
 son of Joseph and Mehitable Murray Valpey. A note in the diary 
 of the same Pastor Bentley, who apparently recorded the minutest 
 details in the lives of his parishioners, mentions the fact that the 
 father was at sea at the time of this child's birth. Slight wonder 
 that he, too, followed the seas. 
 
 Joseph Valpey, Sr., is mentioned by Bowdoin B. Crownin- 
 shield in his article, An account of the private armed ship "Amer-
 
 tea" of Salem, published in Volume 37 of the Historical Collections 
 of the Essex Institute. The entry reads as follows: 
 
 "'Nov. 24 at 7:30 A. M. saw a sail bearing S. W. by S. 
 steering to the E. S. E. Made all necessary sail in chase. 
 
 'At 9 A. M. brought her to and boarded her: she proved 
 to be the British ship Hope from St. Thomas for Glasgow, 45 
 days out, Gilbert demons master: Full Cargo: Sugar and 
 Rum. He informed us that he had left the fleet 4 days before, 
 consisting of thirty-two sail of merchantmen under the con- 
 voy of the Ring Dove, Sloop of war.' This was the sort of 
 dove-cote in which such a hawk as the America produced the 
 wildest terror. 'Put on board Joseph Valpey, prize master and 
 twelve men: took several sm?ll articles and the prisoners from 
 her and ordered her to America. Lat. 46 35'.' 
 
 The 'small articles' referred to usually included quadrant, 
 spyglass, and samples of cargo and sometimes small arms and 
 specie, but never the personal property of the prisoners." 
 
 Acknowledgment is gratefully made to Miss Jennie Valpey 
 and Mr. Fred Valpey of Lynn and Mrs. Annie Manwell of 
 Arlington, Massachusetts, for information regarding family 
 history and the loan of letters written by Joseph Valpey, Jr., 
 and other historical data. Two of the letters are printed here ; 
 the others were written home during his earlier voyages to 
 Smyrna, Malta, and other eastern Mediterranean ports. They 
 are all addressed to his parents and reveal a touching family 
 affection and the longings of a homesick boy for home and 
 loved ones. In one letter reference is made to the ravages of 
 Napoleon Bonaparte's ships on the Mediterranean, and to the 
 hazards of the deep in those troublous times. 
 
 Joseph Valpey, Sr., was part owner of the privateer 
 schooner "Herald" of New York, commanded by Capt. John 
 Miller, which may have been one reason that his son, Joseph, 
 shipped on that particular vessel after several other voyages 
 on various merchant ships. It appears from one of the old 
 letters which are herewith printed, that he reached his decision
 
 to board a privateer only after considerable hesitation and 
 mental struggle, but having once made up his mind, he was 
 eager to be off. 
 
 The story of his sea experiences and of his life as a British 
 prisoner of war are so vividly told by him in the following 
 pages, that more need not be said by way of preface. The 
 diary, however, leaves the r,eader wondering as to what came 
 next. Old family records tell us that he died at sea, on his 
 way home, on March 24, 1816, and was buried in Havana, 
 Cuba. His diary came home to his sorrowing family in his 
 sea chest with his other belongings. With all that it tells of 
 his adventures and trying experiences on land and sea experi- 
 ences shared by many another homesick lad of those days it 
 is no wonder that the worn little volume was treasured by his 
 family and handed down for coming generations to read. 
 Detroit, April, 1922. E. G. V.
 
 The Travels and Sufferings of Joseph Valpey 
 Jun% of Salem 
 
 IT was on November ** 2 1813 i ship'd on Board of the Letter 
 of Marque Schooner Monkey of Boston, John H Glov[er] 
 Master Bound to Charleston S C and from thence ... * We 
 lay at Boston until the twenty fifth waiting [for] Freight and on 
 the twenty sixth we dropped down to th[e] Castle and took in 
 our Long Boat and got all Ready for Sea on the twenty seventh 
 we weighed our anchor and proce[eded] out to sea with a pleas- 
 ant Breeze from W N W but it ch[anged? We] put back 
 for Marblehead where we Arived about four [in] the Afternoon 
 it being on fry day we cleared up the d[eck. T]hought on 
 ho [me] Saturday, it being very Cold [and the Win]d being to 
 [the eas]tward and know[ing] that [we couldn't proceed] to sea 
 we asked permission from our Captain [to go home] to which he 
 refused to do replying that up [on a] favourable wind we should 
 start in the afternoon. [Having received] his answer we made 
 ourselves contented that night and [the] next morning it being 
 pleasant we made ourselves [contente]d until after dinner when 
 John Williams S Abbot [Wi]llis and myself took our Bags and 
 Beding up on [deck] with the intention to leave the Monkey our 
 Captain [per]ceiving this he enquiring what we was going to do, 
 we Answered him that we was going to leave the schooner if [we 
 c]ould not have the Liberty to visit home then he gave [con] sent 
 
 *The Journal of Joseph Valpey, Jr., came to the Burton Historical Collection 
 unbound, a compact little book, which might easily have been slipped into the pocket 
 of a greatcoat. Several of its leaves were quite badly torn, as will be seen from the 
 frequent breaks in the narrative on this and following pages. The substance of the 
 Journal was printed in the Boston Herald of March 9, 1902. This article has been 
 mounted by a member of the family, in a booklet, on the first page of which, the 
 same loving hand has copied the first page of the Journal, evidently before that page 
 was so badly torn. By this means, several missing words have been supplied. To 
 avoid the frequent repetition of the explanatory word "torn," omissions have been 
 indicated by dots.
 
 that all that did belong to salem might go [but at t]he same time 
 he wished that we would return early [next mor]ning to which we 
 Consented] and then there being eight that did belong to salem 
 we sat out for Salem it being about three p. m. where we Arived 
 Just before Dark, and early the next morning we returned back 
 and cleared ship for getting under way but the wind hauling 
 Round to the eastward we let all stand on Tuesday Morning 
 there being a pleasant Breeze from the Westward we weighed 
 our Anchor and proceeded for Cape Ann as that being a harbour 
 that we could loofk] into the bay we came to anchor about noon 
 where We lay until fryday when about four in the morning the 
 Breeze springing up from the N W our Captain Went on shore 
 upon a large hill that stood Near the Sea side and seeing that 
 the bay was clear of cruisers he returned on Board and gave 
 the Joyful News for getting under way we weighed our Anchor 
 and proceeded out with a pleasant Breeze at eight we sat the 
 Squarsail and top gallant sail at half past one P M the Man at 
 Masthead discovered a sail standing in the bay but we soon per- 
 ceived her to be a British all hands was quickly called for to take 
 in the Squarsail and top gallant sail as the wind by this time had 
 hauled round to the N E and began for to snow and blowing 
 very heavy and in taking in the Squarsail it split from head to 
 clue but we soon had our little ship on the wind to the southward 
 & eastward And our enemy in clost persuit of us with all Canvas 
 crowded at four in the afternoon the Breeze Freshning we took 
 one reef in the Mainsail at half past five we Carry ed away our 
 Main Boom which was the occasion of Breaking our second Mates 
 Leg and Wounded J Williams [an]d myself slightly but not mind- 
 ing our Slighty wounds we turned too and hauled in the Mainsail 
 which was a towing alongside at six our fore gaft went which 
 obliedged Us for to lower down the fore sail and we had but 
 Just time enough for to stow away the foresail when the fore 
 yard went into three peices which caused us for to furl the top- 
 sail and our Jibbs being all the sail that we could set put our 
 helm alea thinkifng] that we could not Escape our enemy but at 
 half past Seven as the Lord would have it our enemy passed us 
 Within gun shot with all sail set but it snowing so thick and it 
 being very dark they did not perceifve] Us, the next Morning it 
 being our Watch on deck after taking a stiff dram we proceeded 
 for to clear away the fore yard which was left hanging all Night 
 but it being very cold and snowing it was som[e] time before 
 we cleared the wreck at eight the next Morning having got all
 
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 snug and the decks cleared up we Turned too for to fish the 
 Main boom and fore gaft Which we compleated in three days 
 and then taking Our squarsail boom for a fore yard we soon had 
 our Little ship in ample order again but not for Carrying sail 
 Nothing worth our Notice occurd Until the twenty- fourth Ins 1 
 when at day light the Man at Mast head discovered a sail on 
 our Lea Bow but could not make her out at Nine she comi[n]g 
 Up with us we perceived her to be an armed schooner Standing 
 for us we then tacked ship and stood from her and the Breeze 
 freshning and she coming up with Us very fast when at ^ past 
 two in the afternoon we had the pleasure for to see his fore gaft 
 carryed away which caused him for to give up the Chase & Re- 
 lieve us from the hands of our enemy as we Supposed him to be, 
 Nothing More until the twenty Ninth when to our great Joy we 
 discovered Land it being about three in the afternoon we stood 
 in for the Light house until six then seing no pilot Coming off 
 we shortned sail and stood off and on Until daylight the next 
 Morning when we Made All the sail that our crazy ship would 
 carry & stood in for the Buoy's it being now on the Thirtyeth 
 at ten in the Morning we received A pilot on board and at one in 
 the afternoon we came to anchor in the stream and at six we 
 hauled in along side of the wharf and safe Moord our little 
 barque after a long and tegeous passag[e] The next Morning we 
 began for to discharge our Cargo which consisted of Fruit pota- 
 toes hay hardware Glass &c with which we Cleared our little 
 Barque of the next day when the Embargo was put on all Ships 
 and vessels then laying within the ports of the United States 
 which caused us for to lay idle until we could receive orders 
 from home which was not until the fifteenth of February 1814 
 When our captain received orders from home to dismantle our 
 Schooner and discharge all Hands in striping our Masts we dis- 
 covered that both of them was Sprung very badly on Monday 
 the seventeenth at Nine in the Morning we all went up to the agents 
 store and was paid off at the rate of twenty dollars per Month 
 and then we repaird on Board and took Breakfast and at eleaven 
 Myself with six of My Shipmates went up to the Rendervous 
 and entered on Board of the privateer schooner Herald of New 
 York John Miller Commander Bound on a cruise of four Months* 
 and then i went down again and saw John Williams S Abbot 
 and B Willis Embark on Board of a Small packet for Wilminton 
 N C and From thence to proceed home since i have been Im- 
 
 *See letter, page 29.
 
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 form[e]d that on there arival at Wilmington they purchased an 
 old horse and Cart and arived safe at New York when there 
 Horse died and then they Sold there cart and traveld for salem 
 which they Compleated in fifty days on the Nineteenth Not 
 wishing for to stay on shore any longer and eager to Get to sea 
 again and try My luck i went on Board And Joined the ship's 
 crew on Sunday Morning it being on the twenty first at ten in the 
 forenoon we weighed our Anchor and firing a salute of seven- 
 teen guns and then proceeded down for Rebellion roads and there 
 wait for a Wind where we lay until the twenty sixth in the 
 Morning when our Captain and pilot came on Board and 
 Gave orders for getting under way all Hands being amediately 
 Called and with Joy and gladness in every heart we was soon 
 Under way with the saucy Jack Privateer in company at 
 three in the afternoon it came up squally we carryed away 
 our fore Yard in the slings which caused us to put Back for 
 Charleston at sundown it clearing off the Man at Mast head 
 discovered a sail standing for the Land supposing her for to 
 be the Dotterel a British Brig of War then on that station 
 all hands was called to Quarters where We Stayed until day- 
 light the next Morning as the night and rainy and we did not 
 wish to be surpris[e]d by our Enemy We lay clost in under 
 the Bar all night and the next Morning we began for to fire 
 signal guns of distress for a Pilot at eleven A M we dispatched 
 our second Lieutenant with six Men for to go on Board of the 
 United States Schooner Nonsuch for a pilot but she returned 
 and could not procure one we clost Reeft our Lower sails and 
 kept in clost to the bar with a Continual firing of signal guns 
 until dark at seven [in the] Morning we received a pilot on 
 Board which con [ducted us] into Rebellion roads our Captain 
 went directly up ... and had a nother Yard Made which 
 was finish [ed that] Day and towed along side then we swayed 
 it ... Rig'd it and sent it aloft and in a few ... all 
 ready for sea again on the first day of [March] being a pleas- 
 ant Breeze from the westward we weighed our anchor and 
 proceeded to sea having on Board one Hundred and twenty 
 Brisk young Men for to try our Luck and fortune on Board 
 of the Herald of Eleven Carriage gun's at four in the after- 
 noon the Man at Masthead discovered a sail all hands was 
 called to Make sail in chase we soon came up with her she 
 proved for to be a Spanish Brig from Havannah [bound] to 
 Philidelphia the next day we Boarded an ... schooner bound
 
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 to Boston Nothing More . . . [until] the thirtyeth of 
 
 March when the Man at [mast head] Discovered land it 
 proved to be the . . . [Ma]deira we ran down a long shore 
 under easy . . . next Morning we discovered a sail in shore 
 . . . chase and soon came up with her she proved for to be an 
 Portuguese brig from Madeira Bound to London after taking 
 out two Casks of wine one Cable and some Letters and Bills 
 of Exchange to the amount of three thousand dollars and 
 getting the Imformation of an English Letter of Marque in 
 Madeira Bound to London the first wind we permited them to 
 proceed here we cruised for several day's but seeing no Letter 
 of Marque we bore up for Cadis Nothing Material Occurd 
 until the eighteenth of April when the Man at Mast head dis- 
 covered a sail all hands was called for to Make sail in chase 
 we soon came up with her she proved for to be the English 
 Merchant Brig Signet with a cargo of wine and barley after 
 taking our prisoners out we put a prize master and Crew on 
 Board and ordered her for the United States on the twentyeth 
 sail O again was the Cry of the Man at the Mast head all 
 hands was called for to Make sail in chase after coming up 
 with her she proved to be the English Merchant Brig Harriot 
 in Ballast after taking out the Prisoners, Sails and provisions 
 &c we burnt her there it appears that the Lord does favour us 
 we steering away to the Eastward under easy sail until the 
 twenty third we discovered a Brig Endeavoring to shun us if 
 possible but we soon in a Cloud of Sail overhauled her She 
 proved for to be the English Merchant Brig Place in Ballast 
 after taking out the Prisoners, sails provisions and four twelve 
 Pound Cannonades we burnt her that Evening We Boarded 
 an Portuguese brig and put all of our Prisoners on Board and 
 ordered her to Lisbon by the prisoners request early in the 
 Morning on the twenty Eighth the Man at Mast head discov- 
 ered a sail on Boarding her we found her to be the same Brig 
 that we ordered for the United States on the Eighteenth Ins. 
 the prize master in hope's of Making his fortune put back for 
 Cadis but he was received on Board of the Privateer again 
 and put in Confinement and one of our foremast Men was 
 put on Board and ordered for the States then we bore up to 
 the Northward and eastward and on the first day of May at 
 daylight we discovered a large Ship and a brig it being Mod- 
 erate all Hands was amediately Called for to out sweep's we
 
 Swept to windward of them and then Observing that they 
 wished for to keep clear from us we in Sweeps and then went 
 to breakfast after Breakfast all Hands was called to Quarters 
 and sweeps again and hoisting our Coleurs and then all Hands 
 with cheerful hearts turned too and by this time the Brig had 
 displayed the Proud British flag and began for to play upon 
 us with her Stearn Chaser's but we took no notice of her 
 Shot but kept sweeping until the wind dying away and a 
 Smooth sea And we did not think it prudent for to sweep along 
 side not knowing what she was - - we took in our sweeps 
 and Cleared away for Action there Shot still flying over us 
 with British Glory we Spliced the Main Brace and then turned 
 too with Coolness we had gave her but three broadsides when 
 she gave us an Unlucky shot between wind and Water which 
 Obliedged us for to haul off as there was six feet of Water in 
 our hole and our Powder a Considerably damaged all hands 
 then turned too our pumps and we stopt the Leak in a few 
 Minuets our eneme was by this in a Crowd of sail Endeavour- 
 ing to get clear of us but our Leak being stopt and we all 
 Taking a Stiff Dram we went to our sweeps and sweept 
 towards a Portuguese Brig who stood a Silent Spectator to our 
 Unpleasant play we Boarded her and took out Several Boxes 
 of Oranges and learnt by her that the Enemy was a Brig of 
 war Mounting fourteen Guns and Ninty Men we took in our 
 Boat and stowed her and then Opening the boxes we ate up 
 all the Oranges and then went to our sweeps again like hardy 
 tars and with a light breeze of wind we had the pleasure of 
 Being along of him by dark when we began our play again 
 and Continued it until ten at Night when it being very dark and 
 we could not See her but when she discharged her guns we 
 thought it best for to Leave of our play until daylight but 
 not forgetting to give her our Long two and thirty every half 
 hour until half past one in the Morning when it being our 
 Second Lieutenant's watch on deck and he not having a good 
 Lookout kept she Escaped Us the next Morning there being 
 several sail in sight We gave Chase to the one who was Most 
 suspected But she proved to be an Neutral then we Turned 
 too for to Mend our sails and Riging and the Carpenters in Re- 
 pairing the shot holes and as kind heavens would have it we 
 
 had no Employment for the doctor Nothing More 
 
 worth our Notice Until the eighteenth when the Man at the
 
 Mast head discried a sail all hands was called to Make Sail in 
 Chase at eleven in the forenoon we Came Up with her she 
 proved to be an Irish Schooner With a Cargo of Provisions 
 Bound to Lisbon after Taking out our prisoners we put a 
 prize Master and Crew on Board and ordered her for the 
 United States the next day we boarded a neutral vessel and 
 put our prisoners on Board and wished them good Luck on 
 the ninth at one P M the Man at the mast gave Us the Joyful 
 cry of sail O but as the wind was Light We Made but little 
 progress in coming up to her at five in the afternoon we dis- 
 patched our Boat with the first Lieutenant and fourteen Men 
 well arm'd for to see what She Might be at half past Nine the 
 Boat Returned and gave us the Joyful Tidings that she was 
 a Brig under Sweedish Colours with a British Cargo of dry 
 goods and Jewlery from London Bound to Lisbon we lay by 
 her until the Next Morning then taking out our Prisoner's 
 we put a prize Master and Crew on Board of her and ordered 
 them for the United States on the Eleventh we Boarded an 
 Portuguese Brig and transported our prisoners of her nothing 
 More worth our Notice until the eighteenth when at two P M 
 as we was standing on the wind to the Southward and East- 
 ward with a stiff Breeze we discovered a Brig Coming down 
 upon us with Studding sails below & Aloft we called all 
 hands to Quarters and we hoisted English Colours for to see 
 what she was But she soon had the english flag displayed at 
 her Main peak and began for to Make signals to Which Made 
 us suspect that she was a Brig of War But that did not Daunt 
 us for in a few Minuets we Was along side of him with our 
 English Colours still display'd at our Main Gaft as soon as 
 we was within hail of him we gave him a Broadside and 
 hoisted our Yankey flag at the Main topmast head when he 
 Returned us his Complyments by Giving us his Broad side 
 which did us no material Injury but on our giving him two 
 more Doses of our Yankey Pills he Was Obliedged for to 
 strike his Colours we Dispatched our Boat amediately on 
 Board of her which soon Returned Back and imformed us 
 that she was his British Majesty Packet Little Catharine from 
 falmouth Bound to the Brazils with dispatches but that they 
 had Drowned there Mail and that she was a considerably cut 
 in the Riging and hull and had one Man killed in the action 
 we then Boated our Prisoners with there dunage on Board
 
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 of us, the Little Catharine Mounted ten carriage guns and 
 thirty six Men she was a Beautiful New and Copper Bottom'd 
 Brig and a very fast sailer by the New's paper's that we found 
 in the prize it appears that the Brig that we fought on the 
 first of May was the Sir Frances Freeland a British Packet 
 Mounting fourteen gun's and had on Board at the Commence- 
 ment of the action Ninty six Men but by our good and well 
 directed shot we killed seventeen and wounded twenty five 
 and set her on fire three Several times which they Extin- 
 guished but she Having on Board two hundred and twenty 
 Thousand of Dollars in specia it made them fight much harder 
 then they would have done providing they had been in Ballast 
 she was towed into falmouth by a Frigate four day's after the 
 action where there Captain had a Sword presented to him 
 valued at one hundred Guineas for fighting so Boldly and the 
 
 Brig Was hauled up Unfit for any More Service after 
 
 Receiving our prisoner on Board we put a Prize Master and 
 Crew on Board and ordered her for to Lay by us until it 
 Moderated so that we could Get out Provissions and Repair 
 her Rigging at day Light the next Morning the Man at the 
 Masthead Discovered a sail we gave chase to her with our 
 prize in Company on coming up with her she proved for to 
 be an Portuguese Brig we soon transported our prisoners' on 
 Board of her and ordered her to Lisbon by the Prisoners 
 request, the sea runing So high we could do nothing with our 
 
 prize the Next Morning it Moderating we took two 
 
 Brass nine pounder's and thirty Bushels of potatoes and then 
 ordered her for the first port in the United States Nothing 
 More occurd until the Ninth of June when the Man at Mast- 
 head Gave us the Joyful Tiding that there was a Strang sail 
 in sight all Hands was called for to Make sail in Chase and 
 we having a Stiff Breeze we was a long side of her in a short 
 time she proved for to be an Schooner Under Russian Colours 
 with a Cargo of Dry Goods and Brandy it being English Prop- 
 erty we took our prisoners out and put a Prize Master and 
 Crew on Board and ordered her for the first Port in the United 
 States after taking out two Casks of Brandy the Man at Mast- 
 head discovered Another sail we amediately ordered the Prize 
 for to Make the best of her way in the Meantime we Called 
 all Hands for to Make sail in Chase and then Taking a Stiff 
 horn of Brandy both fore and aft We went to our Quarters 
 for to see who this Large ship Might be it being dark we ran
 
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 up Alongside without knowing what she was and gave her a 
 Broadside and finding she did not Return It We gave her two 
 More Doses and then Dispatch'd our Boat on Board of her 
 which soon Returned Back again and Imformed us that she was 
 an Portuguese Ship in Ballast from Madeira Bound to Lisbon 
 After a strict overhauling we permitted her to precede While 
 we enjoyed another Drop of Brandy the Fruits of our Labour 
 Nothing more Worth noticing Until the seventeenth of June 
 when at daylight We discovered a Large schooner to Wind- 
 ward of Us standing on the Wind as soon as they perceived 
 us they Bore up we amediately called All hands to Quarters 
 Expecting for to have a Dust with her she coming down upon 
 us with all Sail set and a Beautiful Breeze and we perceived 
 that he had the British flag displayd we Shortned Sail for to 
 receive him as soon as he was within Gun shot we let him 
 have a Broad side which cut away his topsail Halyards then 
 he rounded too and we gave him two More Broadsides when 
 he Doused his mainsail as he had his Colours Sewed on the 
 Leach of his mainsail expecting for to frighten us but he 
 found his Mistake we Amediately dispatched our Boat on 
 Board of her which soon Returned back and Imformed us 
 that she was the English Merchant schooner John from Bar- 
 badoes Bound to Lisbon in Ballast and there Captain drinking 
 too freely that Morning he thought himself on Board of A 
 Frigate and he said to his Crew that he could take a Yanky 
 Privateer without firing a gun but alas how soon the Case 
 was altered for Myself with three More Went into his Cabin 
 and draged him from his Cot and Tumbled him into the Boat 
 without either hat Coat or Shoes on and Transported him on 
 Board of the Privateer with the Remainder of his Crew then 
 We onbent his Sails and sent them on Board of us then we 
 set fire to her and Left her to the Mercy of the Waves and 
 Flames our privateer by this time getting foul we thought it 
 Most prudent for to Make the best of our way home on the 
 twenty fifth we touched at Santa Crista for Water And Fresh 
 provisions after receiving forty Hogsheads of Water sixty 
 Bushels of potatoes six sheep and three Bullocks we took our 
 departure on the Thirtyeth we Boarded a Portuguese ship 
 from Lisbon Bound to the Brazils with provisions we took out 
 thirty Barrels of Bread and one Barrel of hams we paid for 
 them in the Bill of Exchange that we took out of the Portu- 
 guese Brig but he Might as Well have had the Leaf of an
 
 old Almanack as the Bill of Exchange, for there payment was 
 
 stopt but as he thought himself well paid we had no 
 
 Occasion to think hard nothing more until the fourth of July 
 in the Morning it being Moderate and very foggy we took 
 in all sail for to Celebrate the day at Eleven in the forenoon 
 all Hands was called for to Splice the Main Brace at Noon 
 we fired a salute of seventeen guns and then we went to drink- 
 ing the Remainder of the Day Nothing More occurd until the 
 first of August when the Man at Masthead discovered a Sail all 
 Hands was then called aft for to see if they was Willing for to 
 go in chase but we being eager for to Improve our Oppertunity 
 not knowing how Soon that we might have our Liberty taken 
 from Us we Replied that we would see her by all means in a 
 few Minuets we was in a Cloud of Sail but as the Wind was 
 light we did not Reach her that Night, at daylight the next 
 Morning she being About three miles dist 1 - from us we Man'd 
 out our Boat with our First Lieutenant Myself and ten Men well 
 arm'd for to see what she was on Boarding her she proved for to 
 be an English Brig from Halifax Bound to the west India with 
 A Cargo of Fish and Lumber after taking out the prisoners we 
 put a prize Master and Crew and ordered her for the first port 
 in the United States Nothing more worth our Noticeing here 
 Until the ninth ins* when the Man at the Mast head discovered 
 a sail all hands was Called for to Make sail in Chase at two in 
 the Afternoon we got near enough for to see that she was a 
 schooner at three the Wind freshening we Carryed away our 
 fore gaft but we soon had it repaird and Renewed the Chase at 
 four we gave him a Gun and hoisted English Colours but they 
 refusing to show there Colours We ran up alongside of him and 
 gave him three Broadsides for not showing his Colours we Dis- 
 patched our Boat on Board of him and Conveyed there Captain 
 on Board of us, on Enquiring the Reason of his not showing his 
 Colours he replyd that he had two sets of Colours and he did Not 
 know which one for to hoist he said That he was from Anaplis 
 Nova Scotia bound to the West India with a Cargo of fish and 
 Lumber after taking out the prisoners we put A prize Master 
 and Crew on Board and ordered her for the first port in the 
 United States We then kept on our Course in great hopes of 
 getting on shore to our Native Land but alas our hopes was at 
 an end for on the fifteenth of August at day light in the Morn- 
 ing we discovered two Frigate's within three gun shots of Us 
 we soon had all hands Up and crowded all sail but our enemy 
 was in a Cloud of sail in a few Minuets and soon Comme[n]ced
 
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 firing with there Bow Chasers upon us but to no purpose until 
 one of them out sailing the other came up with us so that her 
 Shot Reached us then we began for to play upon her with our 
 stern Chasers until she came with in Musquet Shot then seing 
 that we could not get Clear our Captain thus addrest us Men 
 younow See that we cannot get Clear of our enemy I hope that 
 you will stick to your Quarters and if they give us but One gun 
 after our Colours is doust we will run them Up again and fight 
 until we sink a long side of them then giving our Noble Com- 
 mander three Huzza's we ceased firing and doused our Colours 
 to our great Mortification then we went below for to pack up 
 our Dunage but we was soon Hurryed into the boats for the 
 Enemy to take Command of the Herald of Seventeen Carriage 
 guns we was carryed on Board of the Armied Frigate fifty four 
 in Number of us and then one half was transported on Board of 
 the Endymon Frigate they Man'd the privateer and ordered her 
 for Halifax then the Frigates Stood in for Marthas Vinyard on 
 the next day they Captured the Invincible Napoleon after a 
 Cruise of sixty day's from Charleston Bound into New York 
 but those fatal Devils (the English) put an end to there as well 
 as our Carier that Evening they fell in with the Majestic razea 
 Bound to the Chesapeak who ordered the two Frigates to Hali- 
 fax where we arrived on the twenty second and on the twenty 
 fourth we was Conveyed to prison on Melville Island* there i 
 found Mr. Samuel Cook our first Mate When we left Boston in 
 the Monkey W Edwards and several other Salem Men here i 
 was Imformed of My Brother Samuels Death, and that all the 
 Young people in salem was Married or Expected to be on the 
 seventeeth of September Josiah Gwinn and William Gray re- 
 ceived Letters from Salem There was one also came for Samuel 
 Lambert but as he was put out in the first prize I took his Letter 
 under my Care and thought that the Lord has not forgot Me if 
 My Friends has for he has put a Letter into My hand's altho' it 
 was not Sent to Me i took full as much pleasure in readin[g] it 
 and if i should fall in with him it would Be a great satisfaction 
 for him to hear from home on the twenty first of September the 
 Crew of the Ida of Boston was Marched here, I Learnt by M r 
 Enos Knowlton of Salem that My Parents Brothers and Sister 
 was in good Health when he Left home that was on the third of 
 June and that My Brother George lived in Lynn this was the first 
 time that i have heard From My Parents since i Left home it 
 Being now Nine Months he also Imformed Me that those Let- 
 
 *See letter, page 89.
 
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 ters that i sent on From Charleston S C all went safe home 
 here prisoners was coming in dayly while a Great Number paid 
 the debt of Nature and went to there Long home we Made this 
 our home Until the twenty seventh when two hundred and Fifty 
 of us was transported on Board of the Akbar Frigate for Eng- 
 land here we was confm'd in her hole where we could have no 
 Light nor Enjoy the Wholesome air but in darkness we Was 
 Obliedged to Lay both' Day and Night for We had not Highth 
 enough for to set on our Back Sides but to eat Drink and sleep 
 we Must Lay too it i had been in this Situation but a few day's 
 with my Fellow Prisoners when I was taken down Sick with a 
 Slow Fever and in the Course of one week there was fifty Seven 
 taken down with the same Deseas and every day there was More 
 or Less paid the debt of Nature no Tender Mother for to Nurse 
 them no Friends nor Relation to Mourn for them and no ac- 
 quaintance for to Shed Tears When my Messmates would come 
 and tell Me that a Nother was Just Launched to there Watery 
 Tomb I did certainly Expect for to be the next But it pleased 
 the Lord that I should Recover My Health again on the twenty 
 seventh we Discovered the Land and on the twenty ninth We 
 arived at Plymouth Eng d - as soon as we came to Anchor i had 
 the Privalige of Purchasing some Bread Butter and Milk and 
 Fruit Which finly Reviv'd Me on the thirty first of October we 
 was Landed in plymouth and Marched to dartmoor it being 
 about sixteen Miles in the Country and the Roads Exceeding bad 
 and the Most was Without shoes or stockings and the Soldiers 
 pricking us up with there Bayonets thus we poor half Starv'd 
 prisoners was Marched in the Rain from seven in the Morning 
 until half past Eight in the Evening without having one Morsel 
 to eat and cast into a dark Cold and Wet Prison without having 
 where with all to eat or rest our weary Limbs upon thus we Was 
 Locked up for to spend a Cold and disagreable Night in the 
 Morning there Clerk Entered With a Band of soldiers for to 
 take the highth's Complection's and where we was born and then 
 turned us Into the Yard for to Receive hammocks beds and 
 Blankets that was as full of Lice as the Devil is of Wickedness 
 but howasever those did not frighten us after taking Breakfast 
 I took a Walk round the Prison's and here i found our First 
 prizes Crew that had been here three Months and I gave Samuel 
 Lambert his Letter I also found here Confind in these prisons 
 Four thousands and five Hundred American's for to Lement 
 there dismal Situation and amongst them there was five hundred 
 Salem Men this Was the first time that ever i found all Salem
 
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 together after dinner i thought on getting in to some prison for 
 to hang up my Hammoc after walking round some time i took 
 up my Lodgings in Number seven prison for to pass A Cold and 
 tegeous Winter Now i will give the discriptions of those pris- 
 on's as Near as i can firstly there is seven prison's that stands 
 in a Circular form, each of them large enough for to Contain 
 eighteen hundred Men, Number four or the Middle prison is for 
 the Blacks in which there is Schools kept of all Descriptions 
 such as Dancing Fencing Boxing and Music schools Secondly 
 on the top of a Mountain where the Clouds ranges the ground 
 these prison's are pitcht where it Must be on a very Clear day 
 that we can see from one prison to the other, the First Month 
 that I had the pleasure of being in these palaces we never had 
 sight of the sun but three different times and nothing but a con- 
 tinual rain from the first of November to the first of January 
 Thirdly these prison's is an Excilent school for all those that 
 had Led an Irregular Life for all those that has been given to 
 Drunkardness here before, they have time dayly for to Realise 
 there past Conduct and to see the fruits of hard drinking for it 
 Brings on all kinds of Bad Vices such as Idleness Lazyness 
 Thieving and at Last the[y] Commit a Murder which puts an end 
 to there Lives. Fourthly to those that never knew the Value 
 of Money will Learn by Living here how to be Saving and frugal 
 for the time to Come, here they can see that some that has been 
 saving and has had Money when they came into these prisons 
 can with there scanty allowance and a Little Money Live very 
 Comfortable, while those that had Money when they had there 
 Liberty would stay on Shore Until every Cent was gone and then 
 would be Obliedged for to put to sea again without a penny for 
 to help them selves and then they would get Captured by there 
 enemy and sent to this place and the first thing that they would 
 do would be for to sell off what few Clothes they had and then 
 they would be 'tempted by the help of the Devil for to steal from 
 there Mess Mates and Fellow prisoner's and then there backs 
 would be Brought to disgrace and there eyes open'd, then they 
 would see wherein they had been wrong, thus we May see that 
 a prison although it is a place of Confinment it is the best School 
 that ever Man or Boy went into, if they will but give heade to 
 what they hear and see Fifthly a person in these prisons should 
 take great Care of his health for in taking cold's it Creates a 
 bad Cough and hoarsness and then if he goes into the Hospital 
 he at first is put into a Cold Bath and then he is Bled as long as 
 he has a drop of Blood in his Veins, I knew a Man that went into
 
 the hospital with a Bad cold and he at the first Bleeding had 
 two hundred and forty ounces of Blood taken from him, the 
 doctors here Makes a practice of Bleeding a person as long as 
 he has Breath to draw 
 
 Now i shall go on with My dayly Observations 
 
 November the first i spent the day in Company with My 
 acquaintanc and seeing the Fashons, On the second i finding 
 Myself Very unwell i kept My house and was Visited by 
 Joseph Pitman of Salem 
 
 On the third i remained in Much the same state of Health 
 i was visited by several of My Acquaintanc who advised me 
 for to see the Doctor On the fourth i perceiving My Cold 
 Increasing I went into the Hospital for Advice from the Doc- 
 tor he gave Me a dose of Phisic with Which i am in hope's 
 for to get Relief 
 
 On the fifth i found but Little Relief From my Phisic in 
 the fore part of the day I took a Walk out for to see My 
 Acquaintance in the after Noon it being wet i kept My house 
 
 On the sixth i was visited by several Salem Men where i 
 passed the day very Comfortably 
 
 On the seventh i perceived My health Much recovered i 
 made a visit into N one prison 
 
 On the eighth it being wet and Disagreable Weather i 
 kept house and passed the [time] In Company with M r Israel 
 Phippen and William Ashton of Salem Mass 
 
 On the Ninth I Made a tour over to Number one and three 
 prison's and returned again At noon and kept house the 
 remainder of the day 
 
 On the tenth we had two hundred Fellow Prisoners arrive 
 here from Chatham in which was the following Salem men 
 R Wiggins W Abbott and John Beckford and John Fisher 
 
 On the Eleventh i was visited by Joseph Pitman and William 
 Garret and the Evening i passed in Company with J Phippen 
 
 On the twelfth i made a tour over to Number three prison 
 in Company With P W Pinder and E Perkins 
 
 On the Thirteenth i kept House during the day and the 
 Evening was passed in Company with Mr Felt and Daniel 
 Very 
 
 On the fourteenth i passed the Day in Writing and the 
 Evening in Company With Josiah Gwinn and Joseph Millet 
 
 On the fifteenth I Made a tour over to Number one and 
 three prisons in Company with Samuel Lambert
 
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 On the sixteenth I was Visited by John Ingersol of Salem 
 
 on the Seventeeth I passed the day and evening at home in 
 company with E A Porter 
 
 On the Eighteenth i Made a tour over to Number one 
 prison with Josiah Gwinn in Company and in the evening i 
 was Visited by M r William Ashton and W Richardson 
 
 On the Ninteenth I passed the day in Company with Josiah 
 Orne and J Snow , 
 
 On the Twentyeth I Made a tour Into Number four Prison 
 for to see two Black Men Flog'd for Stealing from there Fellow 
 Prisoners I passed the evening with John Phippen 
 
 On the twenty first I Made a tour through Number Five prison 
 for the first time and in the Evening i was favoured with the 
 Company of Mrss Israel and John Phippen and Samuel Shepherd 
 
 On the twenty second i Made a visit through Number one 
 and three prison's in Company With Mrss Samuel and Charles 
 Green of Salem 
 
 On the twenty third i kept house and had Several of My 
 Acquaintanc to Visit Me 
 
 On the twenty fourth I passed the Day in Writing and the 
 evening was spent in Company with E A Porter Samuel Archer 
 And William Richardson of Salem 
 
 On the twenty fifth I passed the fore part Of the day in Com- 
 pany with Joseph Pitman in the afternoon we had a small draft 
 of Eleven Men Arrive here from Plymouth, No Salem Men 
 
 On the twenty sixth I passed the fore part of the day in 
 Number four prison in Company With Nathaniel Silsby and 
 Edward Gale 
 
 On the twenty seventh i Made a Visit Into Number five prison 
 in Company with Messrs Wigging and Upton and Nehemiah 
 Butman 
 
 On the twenty eighth I wore away the fore part of the day 
 in writing and in the afternoon amongst My Friends in talking 
 About the Salem Girls &c. 
 
 On the twenty Ninth in the Morning I Made a Tour through 
 All the prisons and in the Afternoon and Evening in Company 
 with J Gwinn 
 
 On the thirtyeth I Received a Visit from Samuel Lambert 
 and Joseph Pitman and in the Evening I was in Company with 
 S Archer 
 
 December the first I kept My house and Wrote during the 
 day and the Evening In Company with M p Felt of Salem
 
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 On the Second I took Breakfast With Messrs Niel and 
 Strout and the Remainder of the day in Re-ading 
 
 On the third I kept My house and was Visited by M r 
 Upton and the Evening was spent in Company with Samuel 
 Shepherd 
 
 On the fourth I went into Number four Prison for to see 
 the Fashons and pass the time 
 
 On the Fifth I was at the Trial of our Cook's during the 
 day and late in the Evening the Jury Brought in there Verdict 
 Guilty of Robbing there Fellow Prisoner's of there Small 
 Allowance and Skimming the fat from of the Soup they was 
 Sentenced for to Receive Eighteen Lashes each on there 
 Naked back As an Example for others 
 
 On the Sixth I paid a Visit to P W Pinder and Elijah 
 Perkins of Salem 
 
 On the Seventh I kept My house and Was favoured with 
 the Company of Daniel Very and the Evening in Company 
 with John Phippen 
 
 On the Eighth I Made a Visit into Number five prison 
 and past a few hour's in Company with John Beckford of Salem 
 
 On the Ninth I went to see two Young Boy's Floged for 
 Stealing a Pound Note From there Mess Mates they Received 
 two Dozen each on there Naked Backs Not for Stealing, but 
 for being Cought 
 
 On the tenth I Made a tour through Number four prison 
 for to pass a dull and Tegeous hour and the Evening in Com- 
 pany with Samuel Shepherd and William Felt 
 
 On the Eleventh I Made a Visit over to Number one and 
 three prisons in Company with Josiah Orne and James Snow 
 
 On the Twelfth I went into Number five prison for to see 
 John Taylor Jun r the Son of Captain John Taylor of New 
 York Who had hung himself During the Night 
 
 May the Lord be with him and the Devil Miss him 
 
 On the thirteenth I kept My house and Was Visited by 
 James Harrison and E Gale 
 
 On the fourteenth I Made a Tour through all the prisons' 
 for to pass a way the Tegeous time which goes heavily here 
 In Confinement the Evening with W Ashton 
 
 On the fifteenth I Made a Visit to Joseph Pitman and John 
 Chadwick 
 
 On the sixteenth I Made a Visit over to Number four for 
 to see the Fashons
 
 On the Seventeeth I kept My House and Received Com- 
 pany as they Came 
 
 On the Eighteenth I Made a tour through Number one 
 three prisons' in Company with M r Robertson and Josiah 
 Orne of Salem 
 
 On the Nineteeth I made a Tower through Number five 
 Prison for to see My Acquaintanc 
 
 On the twentyeth I kept My house and spent the day in 
 writing and the Evening in tompany with John Phippen 
 
 On the twenty first I Made a Tour through Number four 
 for to see the fashons and to hear the New's of the day of 
 which we have a plenty of about this time 
 
 On the twenty second I Made a Visit Into Number five 
 prison in Company with John Beckford and Richard wiggins 
 of Salem 
 
 On the twenty third I kept My house after taking My 
 Morning walk and Was visited by M r Isreal Phippen of Salem 
 
 On the twenty fourth I past the Day in Company with 
 Joseph Pitman in talking about the pleasure's of Salem 
 
 On the twenty fifth i past the day in writing and the 
 Evening with M r Eulin of Salem 
 
 On the twenty sixth I Made a Tour through Number one 
 three and five prisons for to See my Acquaintanc and hear the 
 News 
 
 On the twenty seventh I was visited by M r Samuel Green 
 and John Millet 
 
 On the twenty eighth we had a Draft of four hundred and 
 fifty arrive here from Halifax and the Cape of Good hope 
 amongst them was the Crew of the General Putman Privateer 
 of Salem Chiefly Salem men 
 
 On the twenty Ninth i was in Company with William 
 Boden of Salem 
 
 On the thirtyeth I kept My house and Received Company 
 as it came both 6 good and bad 
 
 On the thirty first I made a Visit Over to Number one and 
 was Imformed that the Preliminaries of Peace was signd on 
 the twenty fourth Ins t between the United States and Great 
 Briton which was a Joyful News 
 
 January the first 1815 we had the American flag display'd 
 on each of the prison's and then with three hearty Huzzas 
 We Congratulated each other and then we passt the day in 
 talking of home
 
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 On the Second I kept My house and pass'd the day in 
 writing &c &c &c 
 
 On the third I was at the trial of William Shute for Stealing 
 a Watch from One of his messmates the Jury after being Out 
 for one hour Brought in there Virdict that the Prisoner was 
 Guilty and Sentancet him to Receive thirty six Lashes on his 
 Naked Back for to teach him better the Next time 
 
 On the fourth I Made a Visit to Mr Samuel Shepherd and 
 William Ashton and the Evening in Company with S Archer 
 
 On the fifth I being a little Lame I kept My house and was 
 Visited by a Number Of My acquaintance two Numerous to 
 Mention. 
 
 On the Sixth I was Visited by Joseph Pitman and P W Pinder 
 who Imformed Me that My old Ship mate Daniel Appleton had 
 departed this Life by the Small Pox 
 
 On the seventh I Yet Remaining Lame I kept my house in 
 the Afternoon We had a Small draft of thirty Men came Up 
 from Plymouth Chiefly Salem Men the Next that Comes will be 
 Blind George the Cryer 
 
 On the eighth I finding Myself Very Unwell I kept My Bed 
 and Received no Company 
 
 On the Ninth I Remained in Much the Same State of Illness 
 
 On the tenth I perceiving My Self A Little better I took My 
 regular walk round the prisons in Company with E A Porter 
 
 On the Eleventh I kept My house and was in Company with 
 Joshua Strout 
 
 On the twelfth in the afternoon One of the Missionary Min- 
 isters Came into N four Prison for to preach to the Prisoners 
 
 On the thirteenth the Court Sat on A Young Man for Steal- 
 ing a Great Coat he Was Sentanced to Receive four Dozen of 
 Lashes on his Naked Back but after Receiving twenjty Six he 
 fainted away which Caused him for to be Released for another 
 Oppertunity 
 
 On the fourteenth I Made a Tour through Number one three 
 and five prison's for to See My Acquaintance 
 
 On the fifteenth this Morning I Was Imformed that M r 
 Daniel Archer of Salem had departed this Life in the hospital 
 
 On the Sixteenth I kept house and Was Visited by J Orene J 
 Strout J Snow and Several others too Numerous to Mention 
 
 On the seventeenth in the Morning I Made a Visit to N* 
 four prison and the afternoon I went over to Number one prison 
 for to see a fellow prisoner have two Large Letters put into his 
 Cheeks for being a Traitor to his Country and damning the flag
 
 On the Eighteenth after taking My Morning walk i was YJS- 
 ited by J Orne also a small draft arrived here from Plymouth 
 
 On the Ninteeth In the fore part of the day I kept house 
 and in the Afternoon I Made a Visit into N four 
 
 On the twentyeth I passed the day in Writing and the Even- 
 ing in Company with D Very 
 
 On the twenty first we had our Market Stopt on Account of 
 three Men of this prison taking down the Window Shetters of N 
 Six prison and Making table's of them 
 
 On the twenty second the Prisoner's of N one three four & 
 five Prison's Sent a Letter into our, or N seven Prison, to Im- 
 form Us that if we did Not deliver up those three Men to Capt 
 Shortland that they would Come and take him by force but with- 
 out waiting for an answer at two in the afternoon there was six- 
 teen hundred Men assembled and Came into this prison and took 
 the Men by force and delivered them up to Capt Shorland and 
 the Cashot brought them Up 
 
 On the twenty third we had our Market open'd and in the 
 Afternoon I Made a Tour through N one three & four prisons 
 In Company with Josiah Gwinn of Salem and Several More of 
 My Acquaintanc 
 
 On the twenty fourth I kept My house and was Visited by 
 Joseph Pitman 
 
 On the twenty fifth I Made a Visit to Josiah Orne and James 
 Snow 
 
 On the twenty Sixth in My Morning Walk I was Imformed 
 of the Death of M r Daniel Very of Salem who Departed this 
 Life Last Evening in the Hospital, In the Afternoon I received 
 My Monthly Pay of Six Shillings and Eight pence 
 
 On the twenty Seventh I kept My house and was Visited by 
 Joseph Millet 
 
 On the twenty Eighth I past the day in Company with Josiah 
 Gwinn & William Ashton 
 
 On the twenty Ninth it being on Sunday i went into N* 
 four Prison for to hear the Black Preacher and to My Great 
 Surprise I saw Joseph Pitman on his Humble knee's Offering up 
 his prayers to his Almighty God 
 
 On the thirtyeth in the Afternoon I was Visited by P W 
 Pinder who Imformed Me that James Snow and Joseph Pitman 
 had been taken into the Black Society Likwise they had moved 
 there Bags & hammocks into the Black Prison 
 
 On the Thirtyeth first this Morning Josiah Gwinn went into 
 the Hospital with the Small Pox and I am fearful that he Will
 
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 End his days in this place as the Small pox Rages Very Rapid, 
 I was Imformed that Seven poor Souls Departed this Life Last 
 Night 
 
 February the First I kept house and Was Visited by Josiah 
 Orne and William Gray but Could hear Nothing from My Old 
 Friend 
 
 On the Second I Made a Tour through N one three and 
 four Prison's in Company with M r Gray in the Afternoon the 
 Doctors from the Hospital Made a Visit through all the 
 prison's and desird all those that Never had the Small Pox 
 for to be Noculated for to prevent this Infectious Disorder 
 from Raging farther In the Afternoon I went into N four 
 Prison for to hear the Word of God Preached by a White 
 Minister from Plymouth 
 
 On the third Early in the Morning A Jury of Doctors came 
 for to Examine the prison's and Found the air for to be Nine 
 Degrees warmer on the Middle Deck than out of Doors and 
 fifteen on the Upper Deck 
 
 On the fourth this Morning I Received A Letter from the 
 doctors assistant to Imform Me that My Old Friend Josiah 
 
 Gwinn was very Low and dangerously Sick late in the 
 
 Afternoon we had the prize Crew of the Privateer Brutus 
 Arive here one More Salem Man- by the Name of Swaysey 
 
 on the fifth in the Morning I Visited Josiah Orne and in 
 the Afternoon I went to Meeting in Number four Prison In 
 Company with Samuel Archer and James Harrison of Salem 
 
 On the Sixth I took a tour through N four Prison in 
 Company with P W Pinder 
 
 On the Seventh In My Morning Walk I was Imformed 
 that M r Robert Adams of our Privateer had departed this 
 Life last Evening in the hospital -- but nothing from J Gwin 
 
 On the Eighth this Morning E A Porter went into the 
 hospital from our Mess in the Afternoon I Received a Visit 
 from Capt Josiah Orne of Salem 
 
 on the Ninth in the fore part of the day I past in Reading 
 in the afternoon to Meeting 
 
 On the tenth I past the day in Writing and the Evening in 
 Company with M r John Phippen and W Ashton 
 
 On the Eleventh I passed the fore part of the day in Com- 
 pany with W m Gray in the afternoon I Received a Letter from 
 M r Edward A Porter who Inform's me that Josiah Gwinn is 
 very dangerously Sick
 
 On the twelfth early this Morning I Received a letter from 
 M r W m Young he Imforms me that Josiah Gwinn is past all 
 hope's of Recovery Likwise desirded that if I wished for to 
 have him Laid out decent for to have a Shirt and handkerchief 
 
 sent in I Imediately sent him a White Shirt and hand- 
 
 kerch[ief] 
 
 On the thirteenth I passed the fore part of the day in Com- 
 pany with M r I phippen And M r price in the Afternoon with 
 J Pitman and James Snow of Salem 
 
 On the fourteenth we had our Market stopt for Refusing to 
 Deliver up the prize Master of the Vivid he for Attempting for 
 to Blow his Vessel up at Sea has been In Solitary Confinment 
 for ten Months and Last Sunday he Made his Escape from the 
 Cashot And came into our prison this Morning Capt n Shortland 
 sent in a Letter to Imform us that If we did not give him up 
 that he would stop the Market and all Intercourse with the other 
 
 prison's to which we Refused to Comply With in the fore 
 
 part of the day when the Lamp lighters came in for to trim there 
 Lamps we Seized them and took there Oil from them and hove 
 their Ladders over the Wall soon after the Man that takes the 
 filth out of the Prison Yards Came in with his Cart and two 
 horses we Imediately Seized him and turned the horses out again 
 and then Sent a letter to Capt n Shortland to Inform him that 
 there Should not be one Man go out Side of the Prison Walls 
 to work for him Early in the Afternoon he sent two hundred 
 Soldiers for to turn us into the prisons they Were drawn up in 
 a Line with Loaded Musquets and done there best for to get us 
 in but all In vain they then Received a Reinforcment of four 
 hundred More and drove us round the Prison's three or four 
 times and then we told them that if they would take the Soldiers 
 up to the gate and for to order arms and then we would go in 
 peacably to which they Consent'd and after they had drawn there 
 Soldiers away from the Prison doors, we had a Reinforcment 
 of one thousand Men from our prison and then we told them 
 that we would not go in until Night they then Ordered there 
 Soldiers home and we Gave them three hearty cheers and kept 
 the Liberty of the Yard until Sundown to the Great Mortification 
 of the British officers & Soldier's 
 
 On the fifteenth I past in writing but could hear Nothing 
 from My Friend M r Gwinn 
 
 On the sixteenth I past the day in Company with W m Gray 
 at noon I received a Letter from M r W m Young he Inf orm's me 
 that my friend M r Gwinn is little better
 
 On the seventeenth in the afternoon I went for to see two of 
 My Fellow Prisoners flog'd for Stealing they Received one dozen 
 each on there Naked Back 
 
 On the Eighteenth I past my Morning walk in Company with 
 W Gray in the afternoon I was Imformed that My Friend M r 
 Gwinn has not seen out of his Eyes this fifteen days past 
 
 On the Ninteenth I made a Visit into N five Prison in Com- 
 pany with P W Finder in the afternoon we had a draft of Eighty 
 Men arrive here 
 
 On the twentyeth in the Morning we had Reported in the 
 Ncw's papers that the U S Frigate President was Captured In 
 the afternoon I Received a Letter from M r Young he Imform's 
 me that My friend M r Gwinn remains much the same only he 
 has Lost his left Eye, in the Evening i past in writing 
 
 On the twenty first I past the fore part of the day in Writing 
 in the afternoon I made a tour through N one three four and 
 five Prisons 
 
 on the twenty second at day light this Morning We had the 
 American Flag display'd on Each of the Prisons in Memory of 
 the Immortal Washington it being his birth day at noon i re- 
 ceived the sad tidings of the Death of my Friend Josiah Gwinn 
 Aged twenty two he died this Morning at Nine O clock after a 
 Shocking and Painful Sickness of twenty three days 
 
 On the twenty third I past the fore part of the day in Com- 
 pany with Joseph Pitman and the afternoon in Company with 
 John Phippen H Upton and M r Eulin of Salem in the Evening 
 the Jury was Called together for to try a Man for Stealing he 
 was found Guilty and Sentanced him to receive one hundred of 
 fifty Lashes on his Naked Back 
 
 On the twenty fourth I past the fore part of the day in Read- 
 ing in the afternoon I was Visited by Josiah Orne and John Phip- 
 pen of Salem 
 
 On the twenty fifth in the Morning I Made a Tour through 
 N one three & four Prison's in Company with W m Gray in the 
 afternoon George Mansfield of Salem went into the hospital with 
 the Small pox 
 
 On the twenty Sixth it being on Sunday I went to Meeting in 
 N four Prison in the Evening I past in Reading Time goes 
 Tegeous. 
 
 On the twenty Seventh I past the fore part of the day in 
 Company with Joseph Millet and W m Ashton
 
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 On the twenty Eighth in the fore part of the day i past in 
 Company with P W Finder and the afternoon in writing so ends 
 February 
 
 March th[e] 1 I past in Meditating on the Deaths of so many 
 of My Fellow Prisoners 
 
 on the Second at Noon Edward A Porter Came out of the 
 hospital in the afternoon I went for to hear the Rev M r Jones 
 Preach in N four Yard he is, a White Preacher from Plymouth 
 he Makes us a Visit Every thursday 
 
 On the third I received My Monthly pay of six Shillings and 
 eight pence in the afternoon we had one Hundred and fifty fel- 
 low prisoners added to our Number There is at this present 
 time Upwards of six Thousand Men here 
 
 On the fourth I past the day in writing 
 
 On the fifth in the forenoon I went to Meeting in the after- 
 noon John Mack of Salem Made Me a visit and requested that 
 i would let him have a suit of his Cousin's Clothes and I seeing 
 that he was Quite destitute of Clothing I Let him have one 
 Jacket & Trousers one Shirt and one pair of Stockings for which 
 he promises Me that he will Satisfy his Uncle Gwinn on his Ari- 
 val in Salem. 
 
 On the Sixth I was visited by Josiah Orne in the afternoon i 
 Made a tour through N one three four and five prison's in Com- 
 pany with W m Gray 
 
 On the Seventh I past the day in writing in the afternoon we 
 had a draft of fifty American prisoners Arrive hear part of the 
 U S Brig Syren Crew 
 
 On the Eighth I past the day in writing in the afternoon I 
 received a Short visit from P W Pinder 
 
 On the Ninth I was Visited by Josiah Orne In the Afternoon 
 I made a Tour through N four Prison in Company with E A 
 Porter and several other Salem men 
 
 On the Tenth I past the day in writing and the Evening in 
 Company with W m Ashton and S Sheppard 
 
 On the Eleventh in the fore noon i was Visited by Josiah 
 Orne in the afternoon i was visited by John Phippen we had the 
 Accounts in to day's Paper of the defeat of the British army at 
 New Orleans 
 
 On the twelfth I past the day i Cannot tell My Readers how 
 for the time goes much more Tegeous now then it did before 
 we had the New's of Peace it is sixty Nine days since the favour- 
 ite Sloop of war sailed for America with the dispatches and no 
 New's yet
 
 [ 24 ] 
 
 On the thirteenth, altogether or Charity My Readers I pre- 
 sume that some of you who never has been in Confinment may 
 suppose that a prisoner of War cannot assist a person in dis- 
 tress and that has there Sweet Liberty, but i will tell you to the 
 Contrary for Last week one of the Assistance by the Name of 
 Paul he had the Care of a Man that was derange'd in the hos- 
 pital and Last Wednesday he called M r Paul to his bed side 
 for to speak with him and awhilst they was a talking this 
 devils Bird Stabbed M r Paul in the heart and a Nother young 
 man Came to his assistance was served the same but M r Paul 
 died amediately and has Left a wife and several small Children 
 to bemoan his sad fait and to day it was proposed that we 
 his remaining fellow priseners should on Next tuesday give 
 the widow Paul the Money that should be laid out for our fish 
 and potatoes which will amount to three hundred Dollars and 
 for us to fast on that day 
 
 M r Paul was an American Born but Married in England 
 and his Wife had followed him to A small Town hard by that 
 she Might assist her husband to the Necessity of Life 
 
 On the thirteenth in the fore Noon I was Visited by Josiah 
 Orne and M r Robertson in the afternoon I made a Visit to 
 P W Pinder and Joseph Pitman 
 
 On the fourteenth in the fore part of the day i past in reading 
 in the afternoon i made a Visit to I Phippen it was reported this 
 afternoon that the Favourite sloop of war had Arived but I put 
 no confidence in it as we have had such Reports frequently for 
 this some time past but I hope that the time will soon come when 
 I shall see us poor Lousy set going out of these Iron Gates and 
 to Return to our Native home and once more Embrace our 
 Blessed Liberty 
 
 On the fifteenth in the fore part of the day i past in reading 
 in the afternoon i was visited by Joseph Pitman who requested 
 that I would lend him a Little Money until he got home I let 
 him have four Dollars in the afternoon we had the accounts 
 of the Favourite sloop of war arriving with dispatches from 
 America the Contents is not yet made known 
 
 On the sixteenth we had the American Flag display'd at 
 sun rise it was on this Blessed morning that we had the news 
 of peace for a Certainty and in the evening we had the prison's 
 Illuminated for the Glorious News that we have Received 
 
 On the seventeenth i was as ill Natured as the devil all day 
 with the worst of pain Called the tooth Ache but wrongly 
 Named
 
 On the Eighteenth in the fore part of day i was visited by 
 Sam 1 Green in the afternoon i made a visit into N three prison 
 to P W Finder in Company with Joseph Pitman this morning 
 we dispatched a Letter of to London to M r Beasly the Agent 
 for American Prisoners for to Inform him that it was Peace 
 between the United States & Great Briton 
 
 On the Ninteenth in the fore noon i was Visited by M r 
 Samuel Cook who Requested that I would let him have one 
 Guinea until his arrival at home to which I Generously Did 
 knowing that he was in want of it in the Evening we went to 
 bed soon as I was up until daylight this Morning in Company 
 with Isreal phippen on Buisinize of Importance 
 
 On the twentyeth I was taken very ill and was Obliedged 
 for to take to my bed, at Noon M r I Phippen prepar'd a pot of 
 strong wormwood Tea and Insisted of my taking it and in the 
 Evening prepared Me the Second dose this afternoon there was 
 forty Men Called out for to go to France for to Join some 
 American ships 
 
 On the twenty first i turned out inflicted with the tooth 
 ache i went into the Receiving house with the Intent to have 
 it taken out, but not liking the looks of the doctors mate i 
 turned short round and came out and went into N one prison 
 and had three of my Jaw teeth taken out by a fellow prisoner 
 this Evening i find myself very weak having had no appetite 
 this weak past but i am in hopes to wear it of 
 
 On the twenty second in the fore part of the day i was 
 Visited by Samuel Cook and W m Ashton at noon Edward A 
 Porter Received a Letter from his Affectionate Mother in 
 Salem dated Dec r 14 th Last Evening W m Story a ship mate 
 of Mine endeavoured for to make his Escape but was caught 
 and Confind in the Cashot 
 
 On the twenty third i past in writing and was visited by 
 several of my Friends but could not Receive them I find my 
 Health restord again 
 
 On the twenty fourth in the fore part of the day i was 
 visited by Samuel Shepherd and Isreal Phippen 
 
 What must be the anxious feelings of our tender parents 
 
 twenty fifth we have the accounts in to day's paper of 
 Bonaparte's arriving into parris and King Lewis had made 
 his Escape at Noon we had the Effigy of M r Beasly hung 
 and then Burnt for his kind attention to the American prison- 
 ers of war
 
 on the twenty sixth i past the fore part of the day in Com- 
 pany with W m Gray and the Evening in Company with S Cook 
 and* I phippen On Anxiety of Mind Last Sunday Evening I 
 did Certainly expect for to be out of these prisons before now 
 but i am disappointed my hopes is all but Exhausted My 
 patience is all gone but alas if we are anxious Thoughts of our 
 parents Friends and Relations 
 
 On the twenty Seventh in the fore part of the day i past 
 in Reading in the afternoon in Company With George Felt 
 and John Ingersoll of Salem 
 
 On the twenty Eighth i past the fore part of the day in 
 company with W m Gray in the afternoon I was Visited by 
 Josiah Orne and Samuel Cook 
 
 On the twenty Ninth i past the day in Reading and the 
 Evening in Company with S Cook S Shepperd and Mr Eulin 
 and I phippen 
 
 On the thirtyeth I made a Tour through N one and three 
 prison's and the Evening i past in Company with Israel 
 phippen and C Gotier 
 
 On the thirty first i Received A Visit from J Orne and W m 
 Gray and past the Evening with W m Ashton 
 
 April the first presented it self with uncommon pleasant 
 weather in the fore noon i Received a Visit from M r Henry 
 Allen who requested that I would let him have a few pounds as 
 all the Officers of the privateer that he was Captured in was to be 
 Detained and he wished for to make his Escape if possible But i 
 could not make it Convenient at pressent as i having purchased 
 several prize Tickets in the private Armed Schoone Herald of 
 New York but i felt very Sorry that i could not assist him in the 
 Evening i past in Company with Samuel Cook and S Shepherd 
 
 On the second i past the day in reading & the evening in 
 company with Edward A Porter 
 
 On the third i received a Visit from Mr Josiah Orne and 
 Peter Washington Finder 
 
 On the fourth this Morning there was twelve hundred 
 Letters arived here from America Chiefly from Marblehead 
 and Salem but none for Myself but i hope that it May please 
 the almighty God for to spare me that i may once more see 
 My parents and know the reason for there Slighting me so 
 much as they have done since I left Salem 
 
 On the fifth i past the fore part of the day in Writing in 
 the afternoon in Company with W m Gray
 
 [27 ] 
 
 On the sixth day of April as the prisoner of N five and 
 seven Prisons made a Small hole in the wall near the Barracks 
 when Capt n Shortland gave Orders for the Soldiers to fire in 
 upon the Unarmed Prisoners and a Dreadful Massacree took 
 place in the first place he sent the Turnkeys for to Lock three of 
 the doors out of four so that Escape to the prison's was Impossi- 
 ble and after we had got Mostly in at the Remaining door and 
 those that was at the lower ends of the yard and knew nothing 
 of the Disturbance was mostly killed or wounded in N one and 
 three where there was no offence given and without any provi- 
 cation they fired and then Charged Bayonet Many were killed 
 and wounded in this yard and to Compleat the scene of slaughter 
 and death a Simeler Scein took place in N 4 Yard it appears 
 that the Blacks were near the gates of there Yard Gamboling and 
 not Mistrusting any harm when a dreadful fire from the top of 
 the wall killed several and wounded many the Soldiers kept a 
 Cross fire upon the only Remaining door that we had open so 
 that it was Impossible for any to Escape i have not yet Received 
 the true list of the killed and wounded 
 
 On the seventh as soon as it was daylight i went round for 
 to view the yards i found a Consider Blood in our yard and in 
 N four but not so much in N one at 10 in the four noon i Re- 
 ceived the List of the Killed and wounded, but thanks be to God 
 there was but seven Killed and fifty wounded and the Most of 
 them has lost there Legs or there arms and several Mortally 
 wounded I Cannot but help Remarking the fait of one Young 
 Man after he was wounded and Making the Best of his way 
 for the prison five of the British Soldiers came up with him and 
 and put there Musquets to his head and Blow'd his Brains out 
 a gainst the wall 
 
 on the Eighth i was visited by J Orne who imforms me that 
 there is a Number of Prisoners Missing supposed to have been 
 Massacred on the 6 Ins and Buryed by the Soldiers 
 
 on the Ninth i was Visited by J Orne and G Felt in the 
 evening i past in Company with I Phippen and S Cook 
 
 on the Tenth in the fore noon i was Visited by S Cook and 
 W m Ashton 
 
 On the Eleventh i past the day in Writing but no Glad Tid- 
 ings do we hear yet no prospect of ever seeing our native home 
 again 
 
 on the twelfth i past the fore part of the day in Company 
 with W m Abbot and Henry Upton and the Latter part in Medi- 
 tating
 
 [ 28 ] 
 
 On the thirteenth i past the day in writing 
 
 On the Fourteenth i past the day in Reading 
 
 On the fifteenth i past in Company with William Gray and 
 the Sixteenth it Being Sunday I past the day in Meditating on 
 our unhappy Situation 
 
 On the Seventeeth in the fore noon I was Visited by Josiah 
 Orne and the afternoon by M r Samuel Green and J Pickman of 
 Salem 
 
 On the Eighteenth I past in Reading 
 
 On the Nineteeth O happy day hath though at length arrived 
 our hearts Leap for Joy at the Glad tidings that we do hear 
 My Gentle Readers i will not keep you in Suspence any Longer 
 for the News that we are Rejoiced at is that we had a Draft of 
 two hundred and fifty Men taken from us for to Join a Cartel 
 and proceed to there Native home and the Blessed Land of Lib- 
 erty and once more Enjoy the Company of there tender wives 
 and Children Parents and Relations but for our Sweet Hearts 
 we can put no dependence in them any Longer than we are with 
 them for there hearts is fickel and there Minds Changes as the 
 wind. 
 
 On the twentyeth i past the fore part of the day in Company 
 with E A Porter 
 
 On the twenty first I past the day in writeing and Received 
 Several Visits from My Acquaintanc too Numeras to Mention 
 
 On the twenty second i past the day in Sorrow and vexation 
 and Cursing those that is the Cause of our Confinment at this 
 time 
 
 On the twenty third i past in Reading Religious Books (at 
 intervals) 
 
 on the twenty fourth we had a draft of four hundred and 
 fifty men called out for to Join a Cartel but my Patience is so 
 much Exhausted and My health in a declining fast that i shall 
 Endeavour for to purchase a Turn in the next Draft that goes 
 from here 
 
 On the twenty fifth after a Night of Sorrow and Vexation 
 and never Closing my Eyes i Got up and took my Breakfast and 
 then went and purchased a turn in the next Draft which is to be 
 called out in the Morning
 
 [ 29 ] 
 
 Letters loaned by Valpey family 
 
 Affectionate Parents 1814 
 
 Charleston S C Feb y 16 
 
 Dear parents I am very Sorry to Imform you that I am 
 Oblidged for to Go on Board of a Privateer I was Dischardged 
 on Monday the 14 Ins 1 and Yesterday I Entered on Board of 
 the Schooner Herald of New York of twelve Guns and one 
 Hundred and forty Men Joseph Miller Commander Bound on 
 the Coast of England for a fore Months Cruise I have all My 
 Wafges] Exchanged into Gold and put Safe around My Neck 
 and if I Should Lose My Head My Money goes with it 
 
 williams abbot and Willis Left this port Last Evening 
 
 for the Northward Expecting for to Reach Boston and with 
 Me there is Gwinn Lambert and Gray and Bertram of Salem 
 I have a Good Station on Board and I Shall Go on Board 
 this Evening and Sail the first Wind So Give My Love to 
 Brothers and Sisters and Enquiring Frinds 
 
 Yours &c 
 
 Joseph Valpey Jr. 
 
 Halifax Prison August ** 27 
 
 1814 
 Melvill Island 
 
 Affectionate Parents 
 
 I Embrace this Oppertunity by writing a few Lines to 
 imform you of My safe Arival we was Captured on the 15 th 
 by the Frigates Armied & Endymion after being at Sea Six 
 Months from Charleston during the Cruise we Captured ten 
 Sail seven we man'd out and three we Burnt I have been 
 Imformed that there is two Arrived Safe into America but I 
 shall Make My Self Contented until I have the Pleasure of 
 Seeing You and Family Last Monday there was a Number of 
 Hundred American Prisoners Sent to England there is Now 
 five Hundred and fifty Prisoners here and I have not the
 
 [ 30 ] 
 
 Least thoughts of being at Home until the Next Fall our 
 
 Provisions here is as Good as a Prisoner Can Expect 
 
 I have Heard of the Death of My Brother Samuel* by William 
 Edwards of Salem but I Cannot Hear from you nor have Not 
 since I Left you I have been Imformed Williams and Abbot 
 did Get Safe home so Remember my Respects to my Brother 
 
 and Sister and all Enquiring Friends 
 
 So I Remain yours &c More 
 
 Joseph Valpey Jr. 
 P S Be sure and Write if you have an Oppertunity 
 
 'Samuel Valpey served on the frigate, Constitution. On her return from the 
 victorious summer voyage of 1813, he was drafted for service on the Great Lake* 
 where bt died.
 
 [ 31 ] 
 
 FROM DEATH 8 AREST NO AGE IS FREE* 
 [DRAWING] 
 
 Sacred 
 to 
 
 THE 
 
 memory 
 of 
 
 WILLIAM PHIPPEN 
 
 He sailed from Salem March 13 th and whas Drowned the 18 th 
 A. D. 1823. from on board of the Schooner Union, James Harvey 
 Master, Bound to the West Indias. 
 
 Done by George Valpey Sunday May 3 d 1824.' 
 
 Sacred 
 
 to the Memory of 
 
 Josiah Gwinn who Died at 
 
 Dartmoor Prison England 
 
 on the 22 of Feb r 1815 A E 22 
 
 [DRAWING]! 
 
 SACRED 
 to the Memory of 
 
 Daniel Very who died at Dartmoor Prison England 
 on the 24 of January 1815 
 
 also 
 
 M r Daniel Archer who died at 
 
 Dartmoor Prison England on the 14 
 
 of January 1815 
 
 'Pasted on the first recto following the Journal. The drawing is of a funtral 
 urn bearing the initials, W. P., beside which is a weeping female figure. George 
 Valpey was a brother of Joseph Valpey, Jr 
 
 f A crude water color sketch of a hill at the foot of which is a grave with skull 
 and cross-bones.
 
 of Dartmore Prison 
 
 of dartmore prison I'll tel all I can 
 Describe the condition of ten thousand men 
 there manner of pastime and how they all are 
 discribe these fine Buildings and how we all fare 
 
 2 
 
 on top of a mountain those prisons does stand 
 A place pich* on purpose for tormenting man 
 Where Frenchmen and yankey's together must stay 
 Until the war's o'er or else run away 
 
 our manner of Living depend's very bad 
 
 Not Grub half enough every Countanance sad 
 
 Nor clothing sufficient to cover our skin 
 
 And no more Indulgence we get from the King 
 
 Our manner of pastime its hard to Explain 
 But Keeno and dice is our principal game 
 While some set at drinking together they sing 
 Bad luck to the prison short life to the King 
 
 Now place all together of what I relate 
 And had I not Reason's for to god dam'n my fate 
 But I bear it with patience and cheerfully sing 
 Long life to our President and a curse on the King
 
 [ 33 ] 
 The Fruits of Gambling's 
 
 Come fellow prisoner's one and all 
 To reason lend an ear 
 To keep up Gambling as you do 
 Your ruin'd men its Clear 
 
 For reason first should Beasly* hear 
 How we this money use'd 
 He d say the prisoner's was to Blame 
 they that the states abusd < 
 
 3 
 
 The money that's sent was for intent 
 To help us in this place 
 Instead of which you all must see 
 It clothes you in disgrace 
 
 *the Agent for Prisoner's 
 
 For should you ask for any more 
 as each man ought to do 
 Then would your Injured Country say 
 No money more for you 
 
 For reason why when i advance 
 To you this trifling sum 
 You keep up gambling Night and day 
 Which hurts you every one 
 
 6 
 
 Yet a few it help's a little while 
 But mark his Latter end 
 His Bank get's broke, his dunnage sold 
 This Man's without a Friend
 
 [ 34 ] 
 
 7 
 
 Then stealing next is there intent 
 Which often time's you see 
 Then be seized up like any dog 
 And flogged he must be 
 
 8 
 
 This story's told when he gets home 
 Unto his Friend's or wife 
 This man's dispised by them he Loved 
 Therefore he cannot value Life 
 
 9 
 
 To now avoid those Ill's i'v stated 
 From Gambling now refrain 
 Then you'll be helped and Respected 
 Should you ever get home again 
 
 The author on Viewing his fellow prisoners hunting 
 for Lice and Fleas Composed the following 
 
 1 
 
 In Yallow dress from head to foot 
 Just like a swarm of Bee's 
 From Morn to Night you'll see a sight 
 of Hunting lice and flea's 
 
 2 
 
 They skip and crawl most ravingly 
 And pass from man to man 
 If they could speak you'd hear them say 
 Now catch me if you can 
 
 3 
 
 The other Morn as I walked out 
 To take the pleasant Air 
 I saw a Louse whose Magnitude 
 With Horror he made me stare 
 
 4 
 
 Old Trafalgar he pind him fast 
 And killed him for the Crime 
 Saying Yesterday was your's my Louse 
 But now the day is Mine
 
 [35 ] 
 
 Suicide 
 
 Last Evening John Taylor the son of Capt John Taylor of 
 New York hung himself in Number five prison * 
 
 A Song 
 
 From court to clown from beau* to Clown 
 I dare say each one know's it 
 Our Grub's too small for one and all 
 And our Yankey face's show it. 
 
 Chorus 
 
 Yankey dudle dudle due 
 Yankey dodle dandy, 
 We r place'd upon a swindging mount 
 And to the Moon Quite Handy 
 
 2 
 
 We r plac d upon a Mountain top 
 Next Neighbours to the Moon sir 
 We Yankey tars next to the Stars 
 Expect to get there soon sir 
 
 3 
 
 Then we d Learn luner's perfect head 
 And assertain the true distance 
 Should British tar's come to the stars 
 We'll give them no Assistance 
 
 4 
 
 Should we be ordered down again 
 And to a Cartel going 
 Then folk's would stare i do declair 
 And say the Lad's look's knowing 
 
 5 
 
 Then we shall tell them that we do 
 Because we have lived high sir 
 Had you been there I do declare 
 A chance but you would have died 
 
 *Cf. The Prisoners' memoirs, by Charles Andrews, 1S62 ed. (pp. 73-78).
 
 [ 36 ] 
 
 6 
 
 For cold and hungry Naked too 
 Each tar was all but Dying 
 'till Ruben Beasly 'tother day 
 He thought he d stop our Crying 
 
 7 
 
 But if our Congress hear's the fact 
 Of our great mighty Income 
 Then they will stare all with dispair 
 And say it was a too small sum 
 
 8 
 
 Then they'll curse Beasly in a Clinch 
 And call him a dam'n Villen 
 I'd do so too and so ought you 
 For it ought to have been one Shilling 
 
 9 
 
 However lads we'll see it out 
 Three Coppers come's quite handy O 
 They'll get a pint of Beer my Boy's 
 For Yankey dudle dandy O 
 
 Where smiling peace and plenty dwell 
 And health with Jocund glee 
 No Conjuror one would think could tell 
 Why war's and strife could be 
 
 Valpey 
 
 A Song 
 
 A dew to the shore's of Columbia 
 
 Though distant I still you adore 
 
 My prospect at present looks gloomy 
 And I fear i shall see you no more
 
 [ 37 ] 
 
 2 
 
 My fortitude its all but Exhausted 
 I sigh and Lement but's in vain 
 My Country i fear has forgot me 
 And i doubt if I see you again 
 
 3 
 
 Twelve Month's now IV Languish'd in prison 
 Each moment seem'd a twelve month for me 
 Columbia awake from your Slumber's 
 We prisoner's are awaiting for thee 
 
 4 
 
 Expecting each day some glad tiding 
 But nothing alas do we hear 
 To languish and die in this prison 
 Is my doom from above i much fear 
 
 5 
 
 Fond hope's keep's me still in Existence 
 But misery makes me dispair 
 Oh Heaven's pray issue an order 
 And say to the states now tell us prepare 
 
 6 
 
 Oh Bless 1 be that day should it happen 
 My soul in what raptures would be 
 I'd fly with the wing's of Impatience 
 Till Columbia i landed on thee. 
 
 [Here is copied "An Oration delivered on the Fourth of July 1814 on 
 Board of the Nassau prison ship by an American Prisoner of War" 
 which has already been printed in A Journal of a young man of Massa- 
 chusetts by Benjamin Waterhouse, 2d ed., 1816 (pp. 121-123). It is fol- 
 lowed by a copy of a "Poem wrote by Thomas Sturtevant Jun r of the 
 25 Regim* of the United States Infantry during his imprisonment at 
 Melville's [Island] Nova Scotia in 1813." This has been printed in The 
 Diary of Benjamin F. Palmer, privateersman, published by the Acorn 
 Club, 1914 (pp. 227-239).]
 
 [ 38 ] 
 
 New Year Song 
 Dartmore Prison January th 1 1815 
 
 The new year commences and nature sweet smiling 
 
 Salutes the blith nymph and the braw rustic swain 
 
 With prospects of pleasure the moments beguiling 
 
 And still the bound prisoner must unnoticed Remain 
 
 While round the rich Table the wine bumper's flowing 
 
 Enliven's each guest with new graces adorning 
 
 While hope cheer's the bosom with raptures all glowing 
 
 The war broken sailor and soldier must mourn 
 
 Behold the gay ball room adorn'd with mock Roses 
 
 Where Venus presiding bear's absolute sway 
 
 Where love her ten Thousand allurments diffuses 
 
 Where hosts of young cupids incessantly play 
 
 Where Notes of sweet music hail Cyntha arisen 
 
 And Hearts all Enchanted with tenderness burn 
 
 Shut out from enjoyments Lock'd up in a prison 
 
 The war Broken Sailor and Soldier must mourn 
 
 How fortune delusive her favour's disperses 
 
 How vain our fond hope's of her Bounty Appear's 
 
 While Thousand's enjoy her new sorrow Commence's 
 
 And naked and needy we hail the new Year 
 
 O soon may sweet peace her mild lucid Blessing 
 
 O soon may the morn of Freedom return 
 
 Hail Freedom and peace Joy's alone worth possessing 
 
 O Come and the Prisoner no longer shall mourn 
 
 Love 
 
 Dearest Eliza what is Love? a dream 
 
 A passion often unrequested 
 
 An idle poets lilting theme 
 
 A thing with which we are delighted
 
 [ 39 ] 
 
 A Song 
 
 Compos'd by Thomas Sturtevant Jun r 
 Whilst a prisoner in Quebec August 1813* 
 
 1 th 
 
 Adieu dear land where first I drew 
 The sweets of Bliss surrounding 
 Where neither pain nor Grief I new 
 But alway's peace Abounding 
 With eager wish those Groves I Trace 
 And bar'd from there Returning 
 And sigh to meet that Lovely face 
 For which each hour I'm burning 
 
 gtb 
 
 Green be thy plain's Columbia dear 
 And Green thy Lofty Mountain's 
 Sweet roses every Valey cheer 
 Where glow's the purling Fountain's 
 While worn with Grief my heart endure [s] 
 Sharp pang's and wild Commotion 
 And till dispair each hope obscure [s] 
 As tempests cloud's the Ocean 
 
 3 th 
 
 Dear to my soul are those lov'd form 
 For which each hour I'm sighing 
 No healing balm my Bosom cheer's 
 Or save's my hope from dying 
 Dear Lydia still my heart is your's 
 Tho' distance doth devide us 
 On you dear girl while life endur's 
 I will doat tho' Ill's betide us 
 A prisoner poor cut of in fight 
 Confin'd from all enjoyment 
 Doom'd through each dismal day and night 
 And live without employment 
 On Board a ship Moor'd off Quebec 
 By Centinals Surrounded 
 My home My Bed the prison deck 
 My heart with anguish wounded 
 
 *Cf. The Diary of Benjamin F. Palmer, private ersman, 1914 (pp. 267-868, M),
 
 [ 40 ] 
 
 5 th 
 
 But soon I hope for sweet release 
 
 In realm's of splendid Glory 
 
 In scene's of Love in Bowers of peace 
 
 Where glow's the blest aurora 
 
 There i shall meet my kindred friends 
 
 And gain Immortal Treasure 
 
 Where war Terrific never end's 
 
 In Interrupted pleasure 
 
 A Poem 
 
 Composed by Joseph Valpey Jun r during his 
 Imprisonment at Dartmoor in 1814 
 
 Come young people and now attend 
 
 To what i'm going to write 
 
 Its to your lives i'd have you amend 
 
 And not your Creator for to slight 
 
 And yet so long he has spared me 
 
 For to live in this vain world 
 
 And tossed up both too and fro 
 
 And through this life for to be hurld 
 
 Its i myself a prisoner Lay 
 
 Confin'd in a prison strong 
 
 From friends and Relation's far away 
 
 I was forced wither right or wrong 
 
 And it was there i lay bewailing 
 
 On my unhappy state 
 
 With many a bitter ailing 
 
 Yet no remedy could make 
 
 At dark when i to my bed did go 
 
 For to pass the tegeous Night 
 
 I would lay and think with bitter woe 
 
 How i did my Maker slight
 
 [ 41 ] 
 
 As I one Morn was walking 
 For to take the pleasant air 
 Two young men i heard a talking 
 It made me stop and for to stare 
 They were talking of a Lovly Bloom 
 Who in salem town did dwell 
 Who by cold Death was call'd to the Tomb 
 It appeard to shopk them as they it told 
 I stepped up unto them 
 For to ask who this might be 
 They told me it was the lovly Hannah 
 That good and lovly she 
 Ah is the lovly Maiden gone 
 So soon after i left My home 
 I left her in the bloom of Life 
 For to struggle through this world of strife 
 O happy Maid thrice happy be 
 How soon after we shall follow thee 
 We no not when nor how soon 
 We shall be called to the silent Tomb 
 Fathers Mothers Sisters too 
 Brothers and Relations has bade us adue 
 And there they must lay with Closed eyes 
 Until the Lord bids them arise 
 Now i hope by this you may warning take 
 And no more Sabbath day's to Break 
 That we may all in tune be found 
 Like David's harp of solemn sound 
 Now May the Lord some pity take 
 On us poor prisoner's in this state 
 And move us to the happy shore 
 And live in peace forever more 
 Now i think its time to end my song 
 .... light is out and darkness comes on 
 .... that soon some pleasure may find 
 .... the race of humane kind 
 Finis
 
 The Old Woman 
 
 Returning home the other night later than Usual I found an old 
 woman at a door where she Seemed Unable to gain admittance 
 Madam said I May I ask the reason of your Coming home so 
 Late I have been to take Care of a Sick person but as I have 
 Already been up two nights they are afraid. . .shall fall asleep 
 and sent me a way ... have let you sleep in the house where 
 you Was Employd I feared that I should . . . Troublesome, at 
 my age sir we are not . . . but in Cases of the Most Urgent Need 
 . . . Old Woman had Just Quitted . . . You here Yet Cried he, 
 your . . . You again, I beg you will return . . . Woman returned, 
 I saw that she. . .destitute of information She was highly. . . 
 That the sick person had sent for her again I went with her in 
 
 order to have a little more talk with . . . Women said she 
 
 to me are Men's Nurses . . . They are often praised but 
 
 never Sufficiently Valued When a Man See's a Woman what 
 
 ought he t... In her his Nurse his Guardian 
 
 his Mistress his Wife his Unceasing Friend 
 
 his Co tenderness but in Woman . . . but in old 
 
 Woman Young . . . stantly occupied in taking Care of ... 
 
 but as for Me when I am Employd . . .the sick I have an Eye 
 to Every thing . . . fear that the want of Sleep will weigh My 
 Eyelids down Make Me become pale or Even Indispos'd, A sick 
 
 person never Constrains him self with an old Woman 
 
 I felt that this woman knew Exceedingly well The Utility of her 
 age, still the door was Unopend ... I knocked but no Answer was 
 
 Made at th that the ... in distress the being that 
 
 gave him his first Life that afforded him his first food who 
 is the Creator and prompter of every pleasure he Enjoys during 
 his Life and who's tender attention can alleviate the dreadfull 
 
 pang's of approaching dissolution Young she is beautiful 
 
 old she is Good ... one greatf ul word overpay's her Old 
 Women are fitt for a Number of things that Young one's are 
 Incapable of performing Either from Ignorance or Because 
 they will not take the trouble I wish that Society knew better 
 how to Value and Re Good old Lady's
 
 [ 43 ] 
 
 American Tar* 
 
 Composd in dartmoor Prison England 
 
 1 th 
 
 You son's of Columbia that now ploughs the Ocean 
 Come listen a while and i'll sing you a Song 
 Concerning the Eagle the American Standard 
 And Composed by a Sailor in a prison so Strong 
 
 gtb 
 
 In dartmoor prison you son's of Commotion 
 [I f]ear we are all doomed to the horror's of war 
 [Bu]t our prowd Bird the Eagle is sweeping the Ocean 
 And claiming the rights of American tars 
 
 9 
 
 [Our] Eagle at home in the forest sat Amusing 
 With her eyes like the hawk she discovered afar 
 It was the British proud nation to drive from the Ocean 
 the Sons of Columbia the American tar 
 
 4 
 
 so when she took wing on the sea Coast a hovering 
 her Eyes full of vengence and Bright as the Stars 
 She said to her heroes Commanding her Navy 
 Go defind all the rights of American Tar's 
 
 5 
 
 On the salt briney ocean our Eagle is a hovering 
 Directed by Neptune Assisted by Mars 
 Our Brave Constitution with fix't Ressolution 
 Commenc'd all the rights of American tars 
 
 6 
 
 Our banners displayd on the ocean are flying 
 Decator and Hull wear the Stripes and the Stars 
 When the Battle of Champlain was won by M c Donald 
 then England acknowledged the American tars 
 
 7 
 
 our Peacock and wasp are attached to the Eagle 
 With Death in there Mouths breath Distress afar 
 While the Reindeer and avon are sent to old davy 
 Must acknowledg the valour of American tars 
 
 *Cf. The Dairy of Benjamin F. Palmer, private ersman, 1914 (pp. 109-870).
 
 [ 44 ] 
 
 8 
 
 but our seamen Empressed in a Prison they are [dying] 
 Saying beat foe's from our Coast drive your Enemies afar 
 You ave ever Established for the American tar 
 
 9 
 
 but our bull dog's are Loose and roaring like Thunder 
 Destruction and Vengence flies under those stars 
 So give up those Seamen that you have Impressed 
 And say you have Injured the American Tars 
 
 The Disconsolate Sailor 
 
 1 
 
 When my Money was all gone that i gaind in the wars 
 and the world 'gan to frown on my fate 
 What matter'd my Zeal or my honoured Scar's 
 when indifference stood at each Gate 
 
 2 
 
 the face that would smile when my purse was well lind 
 Shew'd a different Aspect to Me 
 and when that i could nought but Ingratitude find 
 I hi'd once again to the Sea 
 
 3 
 
 I thought it unwise to repine at My Lot 
 or to bear the Cold looks on the Shore 
 So I pack'd up the trifling remains I'd got 
 And a trifling alas was my Store 
 
 4 
 
 a handkerchief held all the treasures i had 
 Which over My Shoulder i threw 
 Away then I trudg'd with a heart rather sad 
 to Join some Jolly Ship's Crew 
 
 5 
 
 the Sea was less troubled by far then My Mind 
 for when the wide Main I Survey'd 
 I could not helping the world was unkind 
 And fortune a Slippery Jade
 
 [ 45 ] 
 
 6 
 
 And i vowed if once more i could take her in tow 
 I'd let the ungreatful one see 
 
 that the turbulent winds and the billows could show 
 More kindness than they did to ME 
 
 By Joseph Valpey Jun r During His Imprisonment 
 At Dartmoor, Devenshire, England March 4he 10 1815 
 
 1 
 
 I tel thee sweet Girl could I time retrieve 
 
 and could again begin to Love and Live 
 
 to you i would My earlyest off-rings give 
 
 I know my Eye's would Lead my heart to you 
 
 And I should all my oaths and vows renew 
 
 And to be plain I never would be true 
 
 2 
 
 For by our weak and weary truth i find 
 Love hates to center in a point assignd 
 But run's with Joy the Circle of the Mind 
 Then never let us chain what should be free 
 But for relief either sex agree 
 But women loves to Change and so do we 
 
 A Song by the Same 
 
 1 
 
 I've known what 'tis to face a foe 
 Where death has laid his hundred's Low 
 What 'tis fatigues to undergo 
 
 that might appall our Nature 
 Yet never was a truth more clear 
 that man's in danger Least in fear 
 Who's heart can shed a generous tear 
 
 to relieve a fellow prisoner
 
 [ 46 ] 
 
 2 
 
 I've seen stout hearts of whom one wave 
 has in a moment made a Grave 
 Who's lives not all the World Could save 
 
 then things affect our Nature 
 But not so much as when the heart 
 Some ray of Comfort to Impart 
 Swells up a generous tear to Start 
 
 to relieve a fellow prisoner 
 
 A Song 
 
 the Author when he was Expecting daly for to get 
 Released from his Imprisonment Compos'd the following 
 
 J Valpey Jr 
 
 The heavy hour is almost past 
 That part my Love and Me 
 My Longing eyes may hope at Last 
 There only hope to see 
 
 But how my Lydia will you meet 
 The man you've Lost so long 
 Will love in all your pulses beat 
 And tremble on your Tongue 
 
 Will you in Every Look declair 
 Your heart is still the same 
 And heal each Idle anxious care 
 Our fears in absence fraim 
 
 Thus Lydia thus i paint the scene 
 When shortly we shall meet 
 And try what yet remain's between 
 Of Loit'ring time to Cheat 
 
 But if the dream that sooths my mind 
 Shall false and Groundless prove 
 If I am doom'd at Length to find 
 You have forgot to Love
 
 [ 47 ] 
 
 AH i of Venus ask is this 
 No more to Let us Join 
 But grant me here the flattering Bliss 
 To live and think you no more mine 
 Finis 
 
 The Sharks of Dartmoor 
 
 Compos'd by a American prisoner of War in 
 Dartmoor Prison England March th 15 1815 
 
 Come all ye fellow prisoner's attend to what i say 
 the Presidents Ratification arrived Yesterday 
 Prepare yourselves for Marching to Prison bid adieu 
 To shortland and his Turnkey's and all his cursed crew 
 
 2 
 
 We'll bid adieu to dartmoor there Potatoes Coal and Turf 
 There barley Bread and Turnips and dam'n Doctors stuff 
 There codfish and herrin no more of that we'll use 
 But leave it behind for Doctors clerks Turnkey's & Jews 
 
 3 
 
 We have done with your Messing out' or will have very soon 
 The prison then you may inspect three time's in the forenoon 
 Your Marketing then you may stop your Porter and small Beer 
 And your Poison Rum and Viteral that has killed hundred's here 
 
 4 
 
 Grant us but one small favour then before that we do part 
 Do not discharge the Turnkey's but use them in your cart 
 The Doctors too you will also keep the prison's for to Clean 
 And have then all in readiness for Spaniards French or Dean's
 
 [48 ] 
 
 5 
 
 Your doctors you can well Employ as you shall Quickly find 
 In washing of the Lousy bed and beding left behind 
 The turnkey's Louse the Blankets' the hammocks next unsling 
 The clerks shall mark tham all a new' when turnkey's home do 
 bring 
 
 Ye cursed tribe of dartmoor attention pray now give 
 
 You know when Yankey Tar's are gone you Cannot cannot live 
 
 for Murder then you will commit and robberies also 
 
 Until like Convict's you are sent to Botany bay must go 
 
 7 
 
 Make no delay but send us of I tell you for your good 
 That we may once return again and Bring you back some food 
 Not you alone but many to keep' you from a Starvation 
 for Yankey's they have allway's fed your proud Infernal Nation 
 
 8 
 
 Our President has sent for us' so do not us detain 
 For fear that he should war declare & Your honour blast again 
 Do not Blockade the ports of France of Holland or of Spain 
 For fear the Wasp and Constitution should visit you again 
 
 9 
 
 I pray you'll give attention and strive to learn my song 
 as it will be of use to you when Yankey tars are gone 
 It will remind you of your Living the like you ne'er had before 
 Nor never will again till we return to Dartmoor 
 
 10 
 
 No never then shall we return' itts mark now what I say 
 Until Columbia flag no more shall triumph on the sea's 
 But until then free Trade' and Sailors righth shall wear 
 And our Gallant Independence the saucy flag shall Bear 
 
 11 
 
 I hope that you will attend on some appointed day 
 And pay respect to Yankey's before we go away 
 You know it your duty you cannot well deny 
 So mind and pull your hats off when Yankey's shall pass [by]
 
 [ 49 ] 
 
 Fare well you sharks of dartmoor the day at length arrives 
 Behold the Yankey's marching with tears all in your eyes 
 Adieu my loving Countrymen that behind the wall's do lay 
 But your scotch and Irish Doctors no more of us shall slay 
 
 13 
 
 The happy day will soon arive to sail for Freedoms shore 
 With six thousand hearty fellow's I think there is no more 
 The high Lands of Neversink they now appear in sight 
 The Narrow's next we pass' where we Anchor for all Night 
 
 14 
 
 Next morning we'll get under way and next our Yards do man 
 . . . Cheer those sons of Liberty before that we do land 
 [Th]en free Trade and Sailors then every Tongue shall cry 
 [Whjile at our foremast head the very flag shall wear 
 
 (Finis) 
 
 Sacred to the Memory of Josiah Gwinn 
 
 Go spotless honour and unsullied Truth 
 Go smilling Inocence and Blooming youth 
 Go Male sweetness Join'd in Manly sence 
 Go winning wit that never gave offence 
 Go soft humanity that Blest the poor 
 Go saint eye'd patience from afflicktions door 
 Go Modesty which never gave a frown 
 Go Virtue and receive thy heavenly Crown 
 Not from a stranger came this heart felt verse 
 Thy Friend inscribes thy Tomb Where tears 
 Bedewd thy hearse 
 
 by Joseph Valpey Ju r
 
 [ 50 ] 
 
 British Massacre* 
 
 the following is a list of the Men who were so Inhumanly Mur- 
 dered on the ever to be Remembered th 6 day of April 1815 
 
 KILLED 
 Prisons 
 N 1 John Mann 
 
 N 4 John Haywood 
 Thomas Jackson 
 
 N 5 John Washington 
 William Leverige 
 Joseph Johnson 
 George Cambell 
 
 WOUNDED 
 
 N 1 John Gray left arm amputated 
 John Ogleby in the left hip 
 Stephen Phillips Left thy and Belly 
 
 N 3 Edward Gardner in the wrist 
 
 James Bell in the wrist and thy 
 Phillip Ford in the side Brest and arm 
 James Trumbull left arm Amputated 
 Edward Whittlebank in the Back 
 William Blake several places in the Body 
 Caleb Codders two places in the leg 
 Thomas Smith left leg amputated 
 
 N 4 John Robberts in the Thigh 
 Peter Wilson in the hand 
 James Isreal in the thigh 
 Jacob Davis in the thigh 
 William Penn in the Belly 
 Robert Little left thigh amputated 
 Joseph Busah in the thigh 
 Robbert Willet left thigh amputated 
 
 *Cf. The Prisoners' memoirs, by Charles Andrews for "a correct list of killed and 
 wounded on the 6th of April, 1815 contains a true statement of their condition at 
 18 o'clock on the 8th day of the same month," 1852 ed. (pp. 100-108); also the offi- 
 cial report of the American agent, R. G. Beasley, in American state papers [Gale* 
 and Seaton ed.J Foreign relations, T. 4, 1834 (pp. 62-64).
 
 N 5 Thomas Finley in the thigh 
 William Appleby in the arm 
 John Leach in the thigh 
 Andrew Garrison Head and hand 
 John Giar left leg amputated 
 William Lane in the Eye 
 Pain Penny in the Shoulder 
 
 N 7 James Willis in the arm and two places in the Body 
 Henry Mountcalm in the Knee 
 Frederic Howard in the leg 
 Edward Lincoln in the thigh 
 Francis Mitchel in the arm 
 " Michal Cannors in the arm 
 
 a Number more was slightly wounded and Several Missing.
 
 A List of the Names of the American prisoners who Died in the 
 hospital dartmoor England* 
 
 Name 
 
 DM 
 
 Ve*Mb' Name* 
 
 Place of Residence 
 
 A 
 
 
 
 
 Adigo henry 
 
 Dec. 23, 1813 
 
 U. S. Brig. Argus 
 
 Howisburg 
 
 Alamanza Amos 
 
 Sep. 24, 1814 
 
 President 
 
 Carthagina 
 
 Adams Jno 
 
 Novr. 6, " 
 
 Grey hound 
 
 Washington N C 
 
 Allen Asy 
 
 14, " 
 
 Herald 
 
 New Bedford 
 
 Allen John 
 
 " 21, " 
 
 Herald 
 
 New York 
 
 Andrews Josiah 
 
 " 22 " 
 
 David Porter 
 
 Ipswich Mast 
 
 Adams John 
 
 Deer- th 3 " 
 
 do 
 
 Unknown 
 
 Anderson Alexan d 
 
 " 29 " 
 
 Criterion 
 
 New York 
 
 [torn] 
 
 Feb. thS 1815 
 
 Herald 
 
 Unknown 
 
 
 
 [Grand] Turk 
 
 Salem 
 
 
 
 
 Portsmouth 
 
 Appleton Daniel 
 
 Jan. 4 1815 
 
 Frolick 
 
 Ipswich Mats 
 
 Amos Peter 
 
 Feb. 18 " 
 
 Napolean 
 
 Vinyard 
 
 B 
 
 
 
 
 Barren Thomas 
 
 Nov. 3 1813 
 
 Argus 
 
 Virginia 
 
 Blanchard Nich- 
 
 May th5 " 
 
 Armied 
 
 Unknown 
 
 Bryant Louis 
 
 Novb. 3 1814 
 
 Hawk 
 
 North Caroline 
 
 Bray Ezikiah 
 
 " 20 " 
 
 Ida 
 
 Boston 
 
 Butman John 
 
 " 23 " 
 
 died suddenly in the prisen 
 
 Benn William 
 
 27 " 
 
 Indipendence 
 
 Virginia 
 
 Berry Peter 
 
 " 28 " 
 
 Chapine [?] 
 
 Baltimore 
 
 Burley Henry 
 
 Deer 2 " 
 
 Ampressive [:] 
 
 New York 
 
 Baldwinn Jno 
 
 5 " 
 
 Fox 
 
 Boston 
 
 Barrett Jason 
 
 8 " 
 
 Buisy 
 
 pensylvania 
 
 Barber henry 
 
 25 " 
 
 Grey Hound 
 
 Virginia 
 
 Booth James 
 
 29 " 
 
 Victory 
 
 New Hamphery 
 
 (torn) bb Benjamin 
 
 Jan 29 1815 
 
 
 
 New York 
 
 Blasdell Wm 
 
 Jan 10 " 
 
 Impressed 
 
 Portsmouth N h 
 
 Beak Wm 
 
 19 
 
 taken at fort Erie 
 
 do 
 
 Brady Wm 
 
 " 20 " 
 
 Harlequin 
 
 LeeNH 
 
 Berry George 
 
 Feb 14 " 
 
 Piker 
 
 Baltimore 
 
 Brown Charles 
 
 " 17 " 
 
 Paul Jones 
 
 unknown 
 
 Bayley Moses 
 
 17 " 
 
 Scorpion 
 
 Philadelphia 
 
 Butter John 
 
 " 23 " 
 
 Simerma 
 
 Delaware 
 
 Blew John 
 
 Jan 1 1813 
 
 Frolick 
 
 providence 
 
 Blazed Phillip 
 
 10 " 
 
 
 
 New hamps[hire] 
 
 C 
 
 
 
 
 Cornish Charles 
 
 " 10 1813 
 
 Chesapeak 
 
 Baltimore 
 
 Cole James 
 
 Apr 20 " 
 
 Unknown 
 
 Wiscasset 
 
 Cook Benj 
 
 6 " 
 
 Chesapeak 
 
 Baltimore 
 
 Collins Jno 
 
 Oct 7 
 
 Mamouth 
 
 unknown 
 
 Carney Jno 
 
 " 16 1813 
 
 Flash 
 
 Virginia 
 
 Chandler simon 
 
 " 25 " 
 
 Essex 
 
 Duxbury 
 
 Coleman Wm 
 
 Nov 5 1814 
 
 Hawk 
 
 N. Carolina 
 
 *Cf. The Prisoners' memoirs, by Charles Andrews for similar lists: "of the 
 prisoners who died at Dartmoor from April 1813 until the 18th February, 1815; 
 copied from the reports of the Doctor," (pp. 144-149) and "a correct list of names 
 of prisoners who died at Dartmoor prison, from February 18, 1815, until April 80, 
 1816," (pp. 140-161).
 
 Name 
 
 Date 
 
 Vsel', Nune 
 
 Place of Raidence 
 
 Dooper Thos. 
 
 Q 
 
 O 
 
 Flora 
 
 Rhode Island 
 
 lool John 
 
 26 
 
 Adeline 
 
 Baltimore 
 
 Coffee John 
 
 Dec 4 " 
 
 
 Long Island 
 
 
 rampeachy C 
 
 Jan 19 " 
 
 President 
 
 Carthagina 
 
 Dlark simon 
 
 " 24 " 
 
 Snap Dragon 
 
 New England 
 
 Clarke Wm 
 
 Jul 10 1813 
 
 Unknown 
 
 
 barter Wm 
 
 Oct 5 1814 
 
 Zephyr 
 
 New York 
 
 D 
 
 
 
 
 3alton Wm 
 
 May 10 " 
 
 Argus 
 
 Georgia 
 
 )onouer Wm 
 
 Nov 12 1813 
 
 Syren 
 
 Massachusetts 
 
 3enham Silus 
 
 Nov 14 1814 
 
 Ida 
 
 Boston 
 
 Daltram [?] Amo 
 
 18 " 
 
 Ida 
 
 New Bedford 
 
 Diamond Wm 
 
 Jan 23 1815 
 
 Mary 
 
 Rhode Island 
 
 Dagget Thomas 
 
 Mar 14 1814 
 
 Argus 
 
 Mass 
 
 E 
 
 
 
 
 idsad Wm 
 
 Jan 27 " 
 
 Hepsa 
 
 New Jersey 
 
 r TJ % i j 
 
 " (* 181? 
 
 M 4.1* 
 
 
 larens r.uwaru 
 F 
 
 O lolj 
 
 iNortn star 
 
 
 ? reely Henry 
 
 20 1814 
 
 Impressed 
 
 Pensylvania 
 
 nillford Ibsr 
 
 " 27 1814 
 
 Snap Dragon 
 
 N. Carolina 
 
 nirnal Wm 
 
 .. 23 " 
 
 Harper 
 
 Portsmouth 
 
 ? owler Jeshua 
 
 Dec 30 " 
 
 Impressed 
 
 Boston 
 
 G 
 
 
 
 
 Soselin Tho 
 
 Apr 29 " 
 
 Augustine 
 
 Martinique 
 
 jibson Wm 
 
 Oct 22 " 
 
 Rattle Snake 
 
 New York 
 
 JJardner Francis 
 
 Nov 4 
 
 Rambler 
 
 Rhode Islafnd] 
 
 3ailon Jno 
 
 Dec 3 
 
 America 
 
 N. Carolina 
 
 "Judman Franc 
 
 Febx 17 1815 
 
 Bunkerhill 
 
 Portsmouth 
 
 3winn Josiah 
 
 " 22 " 
 
 Herald 
 
 Salem 
 
 jreeves Thos 
 
 27 " 
 
 Portershan [?] 
 
 Boston 
 
 H 
 
 
 
 
 iughes Richa 
 
 5 1814 
 
 Amiable 
 
 New York 
 
 iarris simen 
 
 March 5 1814 
 
 Madalem [?] 
 
 New York 
 
 ienry Jason 
 
 July <>3 
 
 Argus killed fighting N York 
 
 ieart Jos 
 
 8 
 
 Courier 
 
 New York 
 
 ierman Isaac 
 
 Nov 9 
 
 Elbridge Gerry 
 
 Portland 
 
 -letrope Jas 
 
 4 
 
 Mary 
 
 Cambridge 
 
 T tT7_ 
 
 24 
 
 
 Prtrtcmnntft M FT 
 
 j.<irns w m 
 iyder Dempsey 
 
 Dec 24 
 
 Paul Jones 
 
 1 tjl ColIlUU Lll i> 1.1 
 
 N Carolina 
 
 -lendy Jacob 
 
 Feb 5 
 
 Impressed 
 
 Milford Cont 
 
 -lartford Elias 
 
 Jan 6 1815 
 
 Soldier 
 
 
 
 Madison silas 
 
 Dec 4 1814 
 
 Hawk 
 
 N. Carolina 
 
 Golden Francis 
 
 Feb 24 " 
 
 Rattle snake 
 
 Virginia 
 
 J 
 
 
 
 
 ones Thomas 
 
 Jun 6 1813 
 
 Impressed 
 
 
 
 oseph Peter 
 
 Feb 26 1815 
 
 President 
 
 Martinico 
 
 ackson Thomas 
 
 June 5 1813 
 
 Hybias 
 
 New York 
 
 bhnson Elisha 
 
 Nov 2 " 
 
 William 
 
 Charleston 
 
 oseph Emanuel 
 
 25 1814 
 
 Impressed 
 
 Oporto [?]
 
 Name 
 
 
 Date 
 
 
 VcMd'i Name 
 
 Place of Residence 
 
 Johnson Jno 
 
 Feb 
 
 1 
 
 1814 
 
 Criterion 
 
 New York 
 
 Jones John 
 
 u 
 
 8 
 
 1815 
 
 President 
 
 St Thomas 
 
 Jenkins Edward 
 
 " 
 
 21 
 
 " 
 
 Tom 
 
 Cambridge 
 
 Jones Jacob 
 
 " 
 
 23 
 
 " 
 
 Impressed 
 
 Maryland 
 
 Jaires Thomat 
 
 Jan 
 
 24 
 
 1814 
 
 Industry 
 
 Marblehead 
 
 Jenkins John 
 
 Feb 
 
 24 
 
 
 
 Hawke 
 
 Gay head 
 
 K 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 King Uriah 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 M 
 
 Dominica 
 
 Scituate mass 
 
 Knapp James 
 
 M 
 
 27 
 
 1815 
 
 President 
 
 
 
 L 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Lester Jason 
 
 Jan 
 
 1 
 
 1813 
 
 Mars 
 
 Baltimore 
 
 Lewis Jno 
 
 Aug 
 
 5 
 
 " 
 
 Yankey 
 
 Rhode Island 
 
 Larkin Lewis 
 
 Sep 
 
 30 
 
 <c 
 
 Rolla 
 
 Darham N H 
 
 Lovely Pr 
 
 Nov 
 
 1 
 
 1814 
 
 Hawk 
 
 Washington N C 
 
 Lovel Joseph 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 " 
 
 President 
 
 Martinico 
 
 Lamb Anthony 
 
 M 
 
 22 
 
 M 
 
 Grand Turk 
 
 Connecticut 
 
 Larkin Amos 
 Lufkey Jas 
 
 Jan 
 Feb 
 
 27 
 4 
 
 1814 
 
 Empressed 
 Enterprize 
 
 Beverly Mass 
 Marble head 
 
 Lee Richard 
 
 Dec 
 
 30 
 
 
 Alevant 
 
 Portland 
 
 Leopatch Jno 
 
 Feb 
 
 9 
 
 
 ann 
 
 Mass 
 
 M 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Moor henry 
 
 Jan 
 
 14 
 
 1814 
 
 Mermaid 
 
 New York 
 
 Montgomery Jno 
 
 Feb 
 
 24 
 
 1813 
 
 
 New York 
 
 
 Martin Daniel 
 
 Sep 
 
 22 
 
 " 
 
 Paul Jones 
 
 New Orleans 
 
 Medoza Charles 
 
 Oct 
 
 th27 
 
 1814 
 
 President 
 
 Cathergina 
 
 Merry Jno 
 
 Nov 
 
 18 
 
 
 
 Rattle snake 
 
 Baltimore 
 
 Mesler Richard 
 
 Nov 
 
 20 
 
 
 
 Snap Dragon 
 
 Unknown 
 
 Martial Saul 
 
 
 
 20 
 
 1814 
 
 Alexander 
 
 Mass 
 
 Mitchel Jno 
 
 Jan/ 
 
 12 
 
 1815 
 
 Charlotte 
 
 
 
 Mudge Joseph 
 
 Dec 
 
 30 
 
 1814 
 
 Unknown 
 
 
 Morrison Wm 
 
 " 
 
 14 
 
 " 
 
 Impressed 
 
 Baltimore 
 
 Martin Jno 
 
 M 
 
 17 
 
 CI 
 
 President 
 
 Cathergena 
 
 Menter Charles 
 
 Feb 
 
 27 
 
 u 
 
 Merchant 
 
 Portugal 
 
 Miller Edward 
 
 " 
 
 23 
 
 1815 
 
 Mamouth 
 
 New York 
 
 Marchens Jesse 
 
 ci 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 McDonough 
 
 Kenebunk 
 
 N 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Norton Edward 
 
 Nov 
 
 29 
 
 1814 
 
 Frolick 
 
 weymouth 
 
 XT i r\** *i 
 
 F*h 
 
 \A 
 
 
 
 
 
 iNcLSu iVa.nicl 
 
 p 
 
 r cu 
 
 1*1 
 
 
 
 
 Pierce Sami 
 
 Mar 
 
 12 
 
 
 Dart 
 
 Rhode Island 
 
 Pinkham Ephra 
 
 Sept 
 
 25 
 
 1814 
 
 Mamouth 
 
 Wiscassett 
 
 Potters Jno 
 
 Oct 
 
 5 
 
 i 
 
 Impressed 
 
 Philidelphia 
 
 Potters G I 
 
 M 
 
 7 
 
 ' 
 
 Enterprize 
 
 Salem 
 
 Perkins Jas 
 
 Nov 
 
 3 
 
 < 
 
 Syren 
 
 Pitsfield 
 
 Palmer Jno 
 
 
 
 17 
 
 < 
 
 Frolick 
 
 Portsmouth 
 
 Pollard George 
 
 
 
 23 
 
 1 
 
 Ida 
 
 Salem 
 
 Paroga Jos 
 
 " 
 
 24 
 
 1 
 
 Ida 
 
 Boston 
 
 Parker Wm 
 
 M 
 
 28 
 
 < 
 
 Independence 
 
 Virginia 
 
 Peters Aaron 
 
 Jan 
 
 30 
 
 c 
 
 Joel Barlow 
 
 Thomas town 
 
 Pr\rt/*r f^Varl*c 
 
 
 
 i 
 
 
 
 rortcr v^narics 
 Peterson Sam 1 
 
 Dec 
 
 9 
 
 < 
 
 Nonsuch 
 
 philidelphia
 
 56 ] 
 
 Name 
 
 R 
 
 Renew Benja 
 Rodgers Luke 
 Reed David 
 Robertson frank 
 Rice Thomas 
 Robertson Sam 1 
 
 Nov 
 
 
 Nov 
 Feb 
 
 16 " 
 12 " 
 
 14 1814 
 7 " 
 
 15 " 
 15 1815 
 
 Vend'a Nao> 
 
 Fox 
 
 Fairy 
 
 America 
 
 Chesapeak 
 
 Salvador 
 
 Place of Raidenc* 
 
 Guadaloupe 
 N Carolina 
 towns end 
 Spain 
 Suffolk 
 Boston 
 
 Saunders Wm 
 Shaw Wm 
 Saul frances 
 Sawyer Jed 
 Studdy Richa 
 Simpson Isaac 
 Stow Lewis 
 Smart Wm 
 Sew Jacob 
 Steel [?] John 
 Sheldon Henry 
 Scudding Sa. (?] 
 Strout Jno 
 Stow Jno 
 Sinamon Dan 
 Smith Nichol 
 Sutton Martin 
 Simmon Eben r 
 
 T 
 
 Terry Wm 
 Tobby Elijah 
 Thomas Uriah 
 Timmon M. : 
 Tomas John 
 Tuttle Francis 
 Tailor J B 
 Tophouse Sam 
 Thomas Henry 
 Tom kins K 
 
 V 
 
 Vaughn K 
 Very Daniel 
 Virgis James 
 
 W 
 
 Williams Tho 
 Williams Jas 
 Williams Jas 
 Whithan Jno 
 Wert George 
 
 Y 
 Young Wm 
 
 Jan 
 
 16 
 
 " 
 
 Oct 
 
 17 
 
 1814 
 
 " 
 
 20 
 
 " 
 
 " 
 
 25 
 
 " 
 
 Nov 
 
 3 
 
 H 
 
 Dec 
 
 20 
 
 " 
 
 " 
 
 21 
 
 " 
 
 u 
 
 5 
 
 II 
 
 it 
 
 7 
 
 it 
 
 " 
 
 15 
 
 1814 
 
 Jan 
 
 24 
 
 M 
 
 " 
 
 19 
 
 (( 
 
 M 
 
 20 
 
 " 
 
 Jan 
 
 5 
 
 1815 
 
 " 
 
 23 
 
 M 
 
 Dec 
 
 8 
 
 1814 
 
 Feb 
 
 22 
 
 1815 
 
 Jan 
 
 20 
 
 H 
 
 Feb 
 
 Mar 
 
 Jul 
 
 Feb 
 
 Oct 
 
 Nov 
 
 Dec 
 
 Feb 
 
 M 
 
 Nov 
 
 Aug 
 Jan 
 
 15 1813 
 
 9 1814 
 23 
 
 26 1813 
 
 25 1813 
 
 24 1814 
 2 " 
 
 13 1813 
 
 24 1815 
 
 13 1814 
 
 31 " 
 
 24 1815 
 8 " 
 
 March 20 1813 
 
 Oct 27 1814 
 
 1 1815 
 14 " 
 
 28 1815 
 
 21 " 
 
 Feb 
 Jan 
 
 Mars 
 
 Argus 
 
 Mercury 
 
 Impressed 
 
 Amelia 
 
 Invincible 
 
 Tickler 
 
 Gothland 
 
 Volunteer 
 
 William 
 
 Siro 
 
 Harlequin 
 
 E - 
 
 Enterprize 
 
 Herald 
 
 Lyon 
 
 Baltimore 
 
 Philidelphia 
 
 Wiscasset 
 
 Providence 
 
 Virginia 
 
 New York 
 
 New York 
 
 Virginia 
 
 New York 
 
 Ireland 
 
 Portland 
 Kenebunk 
 
 Salem 
 
 Richmond Va 
 New Bedford 
 
 Viper Unknown 
 
 Yankey New York 
 
 Paul Jones Connecticut 
 
 Tom New York 
 Lion 
 
 E Gerry N York 
 
 hung himself in No. 5 prison) N York 
 Soldier 
 
 Clarence Sloughton 
 Unknown 
 
 Frolic k 
 Growler 
 
 Maria 
 
 Impressed 
 Carolina 
 Harlequin 
 Harlequin 
 
 Levant 
 
 Long Island 
 
 Salem 
 
 Marblehead 
 
 Georgetown 
 Gay head 
 
 Portsmouth 
 Portsmouth 
 
 from the 1 of March 1815 to the first of April following died in the hospital with 
 the Small pox about seventy Americans prisoner of war whose Names is not here 
 Inserted
 
 The 
 Description of Dartmoor Prison Devonshire 
 
 and the 
 British Massacre on the sixth of April A.D. 1815 
 
 by a 
 Prisoner of War.
 
 [ 58 ] 
 
 DARTMOOR DEPOT is situated in the county of Devon- 
 shire* and lies about 15 miles N E of plymouth and 26 miles 
 W N W of exeter the capital town, its appearance and Situation is 
 most unpleasant and disagreeable imaginable, the country around 
 as far as the eye extends is one uneven barren and dreary waste, 
 not a tree Shrub or scarce a plant is seen for many miles around, 
 here and there appears a miserable thatched Cottage whose out- 
 ward appearance bespeaks the misery and poverty within, here 
 no cheering prospect greets the prisoners eye, bountiful nature 
 here denies all her sweets and seems to simpathize with the un- 
 happy Prisoner the loss of every joy that renders life worth 
 preserving, the climate here is rather unhealthy, the prisoners 
 here are almost allways afflicted with colds and severe pains dur- 
 ing 9 months in the year, owing most probably to its height, it 
 being upwards of 1700 feet above the surface of the sea, this 
 Depot consists of 7 Prisons each calculated to contain from 11 
 to 1,500 men who are under the care of an agent, appointed by 
 and under the controle of the transport board, here are stationed 
 as gaurds upwards of 2000 well disaplined malitia & 2 companies 
 of royal Artilary, the Prisons are all strong built of stone and are 
 surrounded with 2 circular walls, the outward wall measures one 
 mile in circumferance and on the inner wall is a milatary walk 
 for Centinels, within this wall distance about 20 feet are, Iron 
 pallisadees about 10 feet high, adjoining the outward wall are 
 gaurd houses placed N. E. and South there are 3 sepperate gards 
 which communicates with each other through the passage of 
 about 150 feet long & 20 broad gaurded on each side by Iron 
 bars, over which and fronting N 4 is a milatary walk for centi- 
 nals, oposite the passage is the market square in passing into 
 either yard you pass through 2 Iron gates so that all communica- 
 tion may be stopped at pleasure, which is often done to annoy 
 and vex the Prisoners, in the first yard there contains three pris- 
 ons N 1. 2. 3 N 1 & 3 are only occupied by the American 
 Prisoners, and N 2 stands empty, in the other yard N 5 & 7 
 also are occupied, and N 6 stands empty, and N 4 for the blacks, 
 the inside of the prisons presents a melancholy and disagreeable 
 aspect and one would imagine they were calculated for cattle 
 rather then the human species, North of no. 1 between the inner 
 wall and Iron railing, stands the condemned Prison, this is a 
 
 *This account of the Dartmoor massacre, copied by another hand at the close of 
 Joseph Valpey'a Journal, was evidently used by Edgar S. Maclay in his History of 
 American privateers, (1899 ed., p. 367). It has not been found printed in any of the 
 books on this subject which are available for consultation.
 
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 place of punishment for various offencies commited by individ- 
 uals, four persons having been condemned by the government to 
 suffer imprisonment during the war, for attempting to blow a 
 Prize up, this Prison is calculated to contain 60 persons who are 
 allowed a blanket & straw instead of their ordinary bedding, 
 their daily allowance is considerably reduced, a small apperture 
 near the roof admits the light fronting N 1 yard is a wall seperat- 
 ing it from the Hospital, and -fronting the other yard is another 
 wall seperating it from the inner barracks, the market which fronts 
 the passage leading from one prison to the other, is nearly square, 
 and will contain nearly 5000 persons, and is allowed to be opened 
 every day except Sundays at eleven oclock and closed at one, and 
 is productive of no small profits to the country people, at the uper 
 part of the square, are two stone houses, one for Kings and the 
 other for Prisoners stores, the other buildings attatched to this 
 depot are houses for turnkeys and clarks, one for the agent and 
 one for the Doctor; to enter either of the Prisons yards from 
 without, you must pass through 5 gates, fronting the outer gate 
 is a reservoir of water, which is brought the Distance of 6 miles 
 by means of a canal which supplies the differant yards with 
 water ; the Hospital is under the superintendance of a Physician 
 who has 2 assistant Doctors, George Magrath the present super- 
 intendant, is a gentleman of Eminance and skill in his profession, 
 and will ever be remembered by the American Prisoners, with 
 esteem and respect, the sick have uniformly received from him 
 every attention that delicacy and humanity could dictate, at this 
 time there are 5600 prisoners in this depot, nearly one half of 
 whom are men who have been imprest in his majesties service 
 prior to the war, many hardships have been suffered by the Pris- 
 oners more especially in the year 1813 which was exceeding cold 
 and severe, although excessively cold and many of the Prisoners 
 almost naked, no fire was allowed, nor cloathing served to pro- 
 tect their shivering limbs and half famished bodies from the 
 inclemency of the weather, it must be observed that the prisoners 
 at that time received no assistance from their Government and 
 many of them had been rob'd or plundered of their cloathing 
 whereby by the time winter commenced were little short of 
 nakedness in april following they received from their inex- 
 orable agent M r . Beasly a suit of cloathing and % l / 2 p r . Day, 
 which sum tho' small was a great relief, the prisoners on many 
 occasions have received very injurious and harsh treatment from 
 the Governor of the Depot, having allways endeavored to curtail
 
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 them of the smallest liberty or indulgence, the recent Massacre 
 which took place by his order ought forever to stamp the name 
 of Thomas George Shortland with cowardice, Barbarity Infamy 
 & disgrace, his name will never be mentioned by a single Amer- 
 ican Prisoner but with sentiments of detestation horror and 
 
 contempt 
 
 On the 6 th day of April 1815 as a small party of prisoners 
 were amusing themselves at a game of ball, some one of the num- 
 ber striking it with too much violence it went over the wall front- 
 ing the prison the Centinals on the opposite side of the same were 
 requested to heave the ball back, but refused, on which the party 
 threataned to brake through and regain the ball and immediatly 
 put their threats in execution, a hole was made in the wall suffi- 
 ciently large enough for a man to pass through, but no one at- 
 temped it, soon after the alarm bell rung and the milatary beat 
 to arms the prisoners surprised at the alarm run into the Passage 
 opposite the market, when appeared Captain Shortland at the 
 head of about 500 of the Malitia, the front rank of whom were 
 ordered to fire, and soon after the rear done the same, with con- 
 siderable execution and persued the Prisoners to the yards, the 
 Scenes of barbarity and horror which were witness'd on this 
 Day are indiscribable, 9 were killed and 38 were wounded, six of 
 whom lost their legs and arms, and many others severely 
 wounded; a man by name John Washington being wounded and 
 overtaken by the milatary begged for his life but those Ruffians 
 deaf to the voice of pity, deliberatly pointed their muskets within 
 six inches of his head and blew his brains out, a young lad aged 
 fourteen was run through the body by an officer of the milatary, 
 many other instances of the most savage barbarity took place 
 on this fatal day scarce a single person that was thus persecuted 
 
 knew the cause thereof: Captain Shortland endeavours 
 
 to justify his conduct by saying the prisoners were attempting 
 to break out so far from that being the case the prisoners were 
 in momentary expectation of being drafted on board Cartels, and 
 had the prison gates been thrown open, scarce a single person of 
 five thousand would have left the Prison; it is a notorious fact 
 that Capt. Shortland has long sought a plausible pretext to glut 
 his revenge and hatred against men whose principles and man- 
 ners are so incongruous with those of his countrymen in general 
 
 The 6 th of April will long be remembered with emotions of 
 horror and grief by every American Prisoner, with horror at the
 
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 savage furosity of the milatary headed by Capt. Shortland; with 
 grief at the untimely Death of their unprotected and defenceles 
 
 Brethren; w[h]ere ye britons on that day was your 
 
 boasted valour,,, was it displayed in your wanton attack 
 
 on a few defenceless men; w[h]ere was your vaunted generosity 
 and clemency was it in opening the Prison doors and discharging 
 Vollies of musketry at the prisoners within, where was the amity 
 
 and Friendship so lately pledged by your government: 
 
 was it shewn in wantonly murdering those brave and unfortunate 
 
 men who had been struggling for their rights: where 
 
 sleeps the sword of justice, that should revenge our wrongs: 
 
 behold the assasin beneath the protection of despot 
 
 Tyrants, securely tryumph and bid defiance to Justice ; Oh Shame 
 
 where is thy blush ; oh cowardice where is thy confusion 
 
 but know ye bloody butchers of our slaughtered countrymen that 
 millions of free born sons of liberty, shall ere long revenge their 
 murdered Brethren, Ere long shall the avenging Sword of justice 
 leap from its scabbard and bid defiance to tyranny and oppression 
 Farewell ye unfortunate friends who fell untimely victims of 
 barbarity, no more shall you be partakers of our joy, or the pleas- 
 ing companions of our social hours, no more shall the musick of 
 festivity or the welcome embrace of those you held most dear, 
 dilate your hearts with joy, or attune your souls to harmony and 
 love, farewell ye murdered brethren ; the innocent victims of in- 
 human assasins, Peace in vain extended her cheering olive, in 
 
 vain did justice Humanity or mercy plead in your behalf. 
 
 in vain did you beg for a moment to prepare yourselves for 
 eternity Ye tender and affectionate Parents who are now antici- 
 pating the happy return of your affectionate children how will 
 the cup of anticipated bliss be dashed to the ground when you 
 receive the fatal news of their untimely Deaths; no more shall 
 the musick of their voices sound delightful to your ears; no 
 more shall their affectionate regards reward the parential care 
 of their early youth; well may ye curse the distroyers of your 
 happiness, the butchers of your sons 
 
 Ye disconsalate and unprotected widows who with fond 
 Solicitude are awaiting to welcome and press to your affectionate 
 hearts the partners of your bosoms ; how will your hearts throb 
 with anguish and your bosoms fill with woe when the tale of 
 horror is repeated and their loss confirmed 
 
 Behold the Widows arms extended to embrace the dear 
 pledges of their mutual loves while they in lisping accents in
 
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 vain repeat the name of Father, ye helpless orphens babes, no 
 more shall ye receive the tender caresses of your affectionate 
 father, no more shall ye be dandled on the Knee or receive from 
 his glowing lips the kisses of Paternal affection, Ye sons of 
 Columbia the Blood of your slaughtered countrymen Cries to you 
 
 from the ground avenge our Deaths 
 
 remember the 6 th of April AD 1815
 
 Letters 
 
 from Joseph Valpey Jun r . to His Friends 
 in the Hospital 
 
 Dartmoor 
 
 March th l 1815
 
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 from J Valpey J r to Josiah G[winn] 
 
 February th 6 1815 
 Dear Friend 
 
 having Not heard from you Since you went into the Hospital 
 it makes me feel Very desirous to hear from you I would be 
 much Obliedged to you if you would Send me a few Lines And 
 Direct it to the N. 7 Prison Mess N. 129 
 
 Yours &c Joseph Valpey Jun. 
 
 from Josiah [Gwinn] 
 to Joseph Valpey J r 
 
 February th 7 1815 
 Dear Friend 
 
 I send you a few Lines to Imform you that I am as well as 
 can be Expected with the Small Pox I wish that you would take 
 care of my Clothes that [you] have in your Possesion So I Re- 
 main your Sincere Friend till Death &c 
 
 Josiah Gwinn 
 Hospital 
 
 Ward NO. 1 
 
 [fr]om Joseph Valpey Jr 
 to Edward A Porter 
 
 Feb* th !0 1815 
 Esteemed Friend 
 
 According to promise I Send you a few Line's and as not hav- 
 ing heard from you since you Left us I wish that you would 
 Enquire after Josiah Gwinn and write to me as soon as you can 
 make it Convinent and by so doing you Will Obliedge your's &c 
 
 Joseph Valpey Jun r
 
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 [from] Edward A Porter 
 [to Jo]seph Valpey Jun r 
 
 N 5 Ward Feb* th ll 1815 
 Dear Friend 
 
 I Improve the Present opportunity to Inform you that I have 
 made perticular Enq[uiry] , After Mr. Gwinn I am Imformed 
 that his Life is dispaired off I however hope that he may get over 
 it I am In hopes to be out in t[he] Course of a week Sir i wish 
 for a little Cash [if it?] were possible to procure it 
 
 yours E A Porter 
 
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 f
 
 Persons and Vessels Mentioned 
 
 Abbot, , 29, 30. 
 
 Abbot, S., 1, 3. 
 
 Abbot, William, 27. 
 
 Abbott, W., 14. 
 
 Adams, John, 52. 
 
 Adams, Robert, 20. , 
 
 Adeline, 52. 
 
 Adigo, Henry, 52. 
 
 Akbar (frigate), 12. 
 
 Alamanza, Amos, 52. 
 
 Alevant, 54. 
 
 Alexander, 54. 
 
 Allen, Asy, 52. 
 
 Allen, Henry, 26. 
 
 Allen, John, 52. 
 
 America (ship), vi, 53, 54. 
 
 Amiable, 53. 
 
 Amos, Peter, 52. 
 
 Anderson, Alexander, 52. 
 
 Andrews, Josiah, 52. 
 
 Ann, 54. 
 
 Appleby, William, 51. 
 
 Appleton, Daniel, 18, 52. 
 
 Archer, Daniel, 18, 31. 
 
 Archer, Samuel, 15, 18, 20. 
 
 Argus (brig), 52, 53, 55. 
 
 Armied, [Armede, Armide] (frigate), 
 
 11, 29, 52. 
 Ashton, William, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 
 
 22, 23, 25, 26, 27. 
 Atwill, Mehitable (Valpey), v. 
 Augustine, 53. 
 Avon (brig), 43. 
 
 Baldwinn, John, 52. 
 
 Barber, Henry, 52. 
 
 Barlow, Joel, see Joel Barlow. 
 
 Barrett, Jason, 52. 
 
 Barron, Thomas, 52. 
 
 B iyley, Moses, 52. 
 
 Beak, William, 52. 
 
 Beasley, Reuben G., 25, 33, 36, 60. 
 
 Beckford, John, 14, 16, 17. 
 
 Bell, James, 50. 
 
 Benn, William, 52. 
 
 Bentley, William, v. 
 
 Berry, George, 52. 
 
 Berry, Peter, 52. 
 
 Bertram, , 29. 
 
 Blake, William, 50. 
 
 Blanchard, Nich a , 52. 
 
 Blasdell, William, 52. 
 
 Blazed, Phillip, 52. 
 
 Blew, John, 52. 
 
 Blind George, the crier, 18. 
 
 Boden, William, 17. 
 
 Bonaparte, [Napoleon], vi, 25. 
 
 Booth, James, 52. 
 
 Brady, William, 52. 
 
 Bray, Ezikiah [1], 52. 
 
 Brown, Charles, 52. 
 
 Brutus, 20. 
 
 Bryant, Louis, 52. 
 
 Buisy, 52. 
 
 Bunker Hill, 53. 
 
 Burley, Henry, 52. 
 
 Burton, Clarence Monroe, v. 
 
 Busah, Joseph, 50. 
 
 Butman, John, 52. 
 
 Butman, Nehemiah, 15. 
 
 Butter, John, 52. 
 
 Cambell, George, 50. 
 
 Campeachy, C., 53. 
 
 Cannors, Michal, 51. 
 
 Carney, John, 52. 
 
 Carolina (schooner), 55. 
 
 Carter, William, S3. 
 
 Catharine, see Little Catharine. 
 
 Chadwick, John, 16. 
 
 Chandler, Simon, 52. 
 
 Chapine [?], 52. 
 
 Charlotte (brig), 54. 
 
 Chesapeake (frigate), 52, 55. 
 
 Clarence, 55. 
 
 Clark, Simon, 53. 
 
 Clarke, William, 53. 
 
 demons, Gilbert, vi. 
 
 Codders, Caleb, 50. 
 
 Coffee, John, 52. 
 
 Cole, James, 52. 
 
 Coleman, William, 52. 
 
 Collins, John, 52. 
 
 Constitution (frigate), 30, 43, 48. 
 
 Cook, Benjamin, 52. 
 
 Cook, Samuel, 11, 25, 26, 27. 
 
 Cool, John, 52. 
 
 Cooper, Thomas, 52.
 
 Cornish, Charles, 52. 
 Courier, 53. 
 Criterion, 52, 53. 
 Crowninshield, Bowdoin B., v. 
 
 Dagget, Thomas, 53. 
 
 Dalton, William, 53. 
 
 Daltram [?], Amo, 53. 
 
 Dart, 54. 
 
 David Porter, 52. 
 
 Davis, Jacob, 50. 
 
 Decator [Decatur, Stephen], 43. 
 
 Denham, Silus [ !], 53. 
 
 Diamond, William, 53. 
 
 Dominica {schooner), 54. 
 
 Donouer, William, 53. 
 
 Dotterel (brig), 4. 
 
 Earens, Edward, 53. 
 
 Edsad, William, 53. 
 
 Edwards, W., 11. 
 
 Elbridge Gerry, 53, 55. 
 
 Endymon [Endymion] (frigate), 11, 29. 
 
 Enterprise, 54, 55. 
 
 Essex {frigate), 52. 
 
 Eulin, , 17, 22, 26. 
 
 Fairy, 54. 
 
 Favourite (sloop), 23, 24. 
 
 Felt, , 14, 15. 
 
 Felt, George, 26, 27. 
 
 Felt, William, 16. 
 
 Finley, Thomas, 51. 
 
 Fisher, John, 14. 
 
 Flash, 52. 
 
 Flora, 52. 
 
 Ford, Phillip, 50. 
 
 Fowler, Jeshua, 53. 
 
 Fox, 52, 54. 
 
 Freeland, Frances, See Sir Frances 
 
 Freeland (packet). 
 Freely, Henry, 53. 
 Frolick [Frolic], 52, 54, 55. 
 Fullford, Ibsr, 53. 
 Furnal, William, 53. 
 
 Gailon, John, 53. 
 Gale, Edward, 15, 16. 
 Gardner, Edward, 50. 
 Gardner, Francis, 53. 
 Garret, William, 14. 
 Garrison, Andrew, 51. 
 General Putnam, 17. 
 
 George, see Blind George, the crier. 
 
 Gerry, Elbridge, see Elbridge Gerry. 
 
 Giar, John, 51. 
 
 Gibson, William, 53. 
 
 Glover, John H., 1. 
 
 Goselin, Thomas, 53. 
 
 Gothland, 55. 
 
 Gotier, C, 26. 
 
 Grand Turk, 52, 54. 
 
 Gray, John, 50. 
 
 Gray, William, 11, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26, 28, 
 
 29. 
 
 Green, Charles, 15. 
 Green, Samuel, 15, 17, 25, 28. 
 Greeves, Thomas, 53. 
 Greyhound, 52. 
 Growler, 55. 
 Gudman, Franc, 53. 
 
 Gwinn, , uncle of John Mack, 23. 
 
 Gwinn, Josiah, 11, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21, 22, 
 
 29, 31, 49, 53, 64, 65. 
 
 Hadison, Silas, 53. 
 
 Harlequin, 52, 55. 
 
 Harper, 53. 
 
 Harriot (brig), 5. 
 
 Harris, Simen [!], 53. 
 
 Harris, William, 53. 
 
 Harrison, James, 16, 20. 
 
 Hartford, Elias, 53. 
 
 Hawk (schooner), 52, 53, 54. 
 
 Haywood, John, 50. 
 
 Heart, Joseph, 53. 
 
 Hendy, Jacob, 53. 
 
 Henry, Jason, 53. 
 
 Hepsa, 53. 
 
 Herald (schooner), vi, 3, 4, 11, 26, 29. 
 
 52, 53, 55. 
 Herman, Isaac, 53. 
 Hetrope, James, 53. 
 Holden, Francis, 53. 
 Hope (ship), vi. 
 Howard, Frederic, 51. 
 Hughes, Richard, 53. 
 Hull, [Isaac], 43. 
 Hybias, 53. 
 Hyder, Dempsey, 53. 
 
 Ida (brig), 11, 52, 53, 54. 
 Independence, 52, 54. 
 Industry, 54. 
 Ingerspll, John, 15, 26. 
 Invincible, 55.
 
 Invincible Napoleon (corvette), 11, 52. 
 Isreal, James, SO. 
 
 Jackson, Thomas, 50, 53. 
 Jaires, Thomas, 54. 
 Jenkins, Edward, 53. 
 Jenkins, John, 54. 
 Joel Barlow, 54. 
 John (schooner), 9. 
 Johnson, Elisha, 53. 
 Johnson, John, 53. 
 Johnson, Joseph, 50. 
 
 Jones, , Rev., 23. 
 
 Jones, Jacob, 54. 
 
 Jones, John, 53. 
 
 Jones, Paul, see Paul Jones (schooner). 
 
 Jones, Thomas, 53. 
 
 Joseph, Emanuel, 53. 
 
 Joseph, Peter, 53. 
 
 King, Uriah, 54. 
 Knapp, James, 54. 
 Knowlton, Enos, 11. 
 
 Lamb, Anthony, 54. 
 
 Lambert, Samuel, 11, 12, 14, 15, 29. 
 
 Lane, William, 51. 
 
 Larkin, Amos, 54. 
 
 Larkin, Lewis, 54. 
 
 Leach, John, 51. 
 
 Lee, Richard, 54. 
 
 Leopatch, John, 54. 
 
 Lester, Jason, 54. 
 
 Levant, 55. 
 
 Leverige, William, 50. 
 
 Lewis, John, 54. 
 
 Lincoln, Edward, 51. 
 
 Lion (sloop), 55; see also Lyon. 
 
 Little, Robert, 50. 
 
 Little Catharine (packet), 7, 8. 
 
 Louis [XVIII], king of France, 25. 
 
 Lovel, Joseph, 54. 
 
 Lovely, Pr., 54. 
 
 Lufkey, James, 54. 
 
 Lyon, 55; see also Lion (sloop). 
 
 McDonald [Macdonough, Thomas], 43. 
 
 McDonough (brig), 54. 
 
 Mack, John, 23. 
 
 Madalem [?], 53. 
 
 Magrath, George, 59. 
 
 Majestic (razee), 11. 
 
 Mamouth [Mammoth], 52, 54. 
 
 Mann, John, 50. 
 Mansfield, George, 22. 
 Manwell, Annie (Atwill), vi. 
 Marchens, Jesse, 54. 
 Maria, 55. 
 Mars, 54, 55. 
 Martial, Saul, 54. 
 Martin, Daniel, 54. 
 Martin, John, 54. 
 Mary (transport?), 53. 
 Medoza, Charles, 54. 
 Menter, Charles, 54. 
 Merchant, 54. 
 Mercury, 55. 
 Mermaid, 54. 
 Merry, John, 54. 
 Mesler, Richard, 54. 
 Miller, Edward, 54. 
 Miller, John, vi, 3. 
 Miller, Joseph, 29. 
 Millet, John, 17. 
 Millet, Joseph, 14, 19, 22. 
 Mitchel, Francis, 51. 
 Mitchel, John, 54. 
 Monkey (schooner), 1, 11. 
 Montgomery, John, 54. 
 Moor, Henry, 54. 
 Morrison, William, 54. 
 Mountcalm, Henry, 51. 
 Mudge, Joseph, 54. 
 
 Napoleon, see Invincible Napoleon (cor- 
 vette). 
 Nash, Daniel, 54. 
 
 Niel, , 16. 
 
 Nonsuch (schooner), 4, 54. 
 North Star, 53. 
 Norton, Edward, 54. 
 
 Ogleby, John, 50. 
 Orene, J., 18. 
 
 Orne, Josiah, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 22, 23, 
 24, 26, 27, 28. 
 
 Palmer, John, 54. 
 Parker, William, 54. 
 Paroga, Joseph, 54. 
 
 Paul, , 24. 
 
 Paul Jones (schooner), 52, 53, 54, 55. 
 Peacock ( r s.loop), 43. 
 Penn, William, 50. 
 Penny, Pain, 51. 
 Perkins, E., 14.
 
 Perkins, James, 54. 
 
 Peters, Aaron, 54. 
 
 Peterson, Samuel, 54. 
 
 Phillips, Stephen, 50. 
 
 Phippen, Israel, 14, 15, 17, 21, 24, 25, 26, 
 
 27. 
 
 Phippen, John, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 22, 23. 
 Phippen, William, 31. 
 Pickman, J., 28. 
 Pierce, Samuel, 54. 
 Piker, 52. 
 Pinder, Peter Washington, 14, 16, 18, 19, 
 
 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26. 
 Pinkham, Ephra, 54. 
 Pitman, Joseph, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 
 
 22, 24, 25. 
 Place (brig), 5. 
 Pollard, George, 54. 
 Porter, Charles, 54. 
 Porter, David, see David Porter. 
 Porter, Edward A., 15, 18, 20, 23, 25, 26, 
 
 28, 64, 65. 
 Porter shan [?], 53. 
 Potters, G. I., 54. 
 Potters, John, 54. 
 President (frigate), 22, 52, 53, 54. 
 
 Price, , 21. 
 
 Putnam, see General Putnam. 
 
 Rambler, 53. 
 
 Rattlesnake (brig), 53, 54. 
 Reed, David, 54. 
 Reindeer, 43. 
 Renew, Benjamin, 54. 
 Rice, Thomas, 55. 
 Richardson, William, 15. 
 Ring Dove (sloop), vi. 
 Robberts, John, 50. 
 
 Robertson, , 17, 24. 
 
 Robertson, Frank, 55. 
 Robertson, Samuel, 55. 
 Rodgers, Luke, 54. 
 Rolla, 54. 
 
 Saul, Frances, 55. 
 Saunders, William, 55. 
 Sawyer, Jed, 55. 
 Scorpion, 52. 
 Scudding, Sa. [?], 55. 
 Sew, Jacob, 55. 
 Shaw, William, 55. 
 Sheldon, Henry, 55. 
 
 Shepherd, [Sheppard, Shepperd], Samuel, 
 
 15, 16, 18, 23, 25, 26. 
 Shortland, Thomas George, 19, 21, 27, 
 
 60, 61. 
 
 Shute, William, 18. 
 Signet (brig), 5. 
 Silsby, Nathaniel, 15. 
 Simerma, 52. 
 Simmon, Eben r , 55. 
 Simpson, Isaac, 55. 
 Sinamon, Dan, 55. 
 Sir Frances Freeland (packet), 8. 
 Siro (schooner), 55. 
 Smart, William, 55. 
 Smith, Nichol, 55. 
 Smith, Thomas, 50. 
 Snap Dragon (schooner), 53, 54. 
 Snow, James, 15, 16, 18, 19, 21. 
 Steel [?], John, 55. 
 Story, William, 25. 
 Stow, John, 55. 
 Stow, Lewis, 55. 
 
 Strout, , 16. 
 
 Strout, John, 55. 
 Strout, Joshua, 18. 
 Studdy, Richard, 55. 
 Sturtevant, Thomas, Jr., 37, 39. 
 Sutton, Martin, 55. 
 
 Swaysey, , 20. 
 
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 Taylor, John, Jr., 16, 35. 
 Terry, William, 55. 
 Thomas, Henry, 55. 
 Thomas, Uriah, 55. 
 Tickler, 55. 
 Timmon, M., 55. 
 Tobby, Elijah, 55. 
 Tom (schooner), 53, 55. 
 Tomas, John, 55. 
 Tomkins, K., 55. 
 Tophouse, Sam, 55. 
 Trumbull, James, 50. 
 Turk, see Grand Turk. 
 Turtle, Francis, 55. 
 
 Upton, Henry, 15, 16, 22, 27. 
 
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 Valpey, Fred, vi.
 
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 Valpey, George, 11, 31. 
 
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 Valpey, Joseph Hodges, v. 
 
 Valpey, Lewis Nelson, v. 
 
 Valpey, Mehitable (Murray), v. 
 
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 Vaughn, K., 55. 
 
 Very, Daniel, 14, 16, 19, 31, 55. 
 
 Victory {schooner), 52. 
 
 Viper, 55. 
 
 Virgis, James, 55. 
 
 Vivid, , prize master of, 21. 
 
 Volunteer, 55. 
 
 Washington, George, birthday celebrated, 
 
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 Washington, John, 50, 60. 
 Wasp (sloop), 43, 48. 
 
 Wert, George, 55. 
 Whithan, John, 55. 
 Whittlebank, Edward, 50. 
 
 Wigging, , 15. 
 
 Wiggins, Richard, 14, 17. 
 
 Willet, Robert, 50. 
 
 William, 53, 55. 
 
 Williams, James, 55. 
 
 Williams, James, of Gayhead, 55. 
 
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 Williams, Thomas, 55. 
 
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 Zephyr, 53.
 
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