Cornwall_1798

British Southern Voyage

WRI	BV020900
Vessel	Cornwall
Master	Bligh / Thomas Blyth
Departure	1798
Return (days)	1801-01-08
Port (dock)	London
Destination	Pacific Ocean (Peru)
East/ West	West
Owner (Agent)	John Mangles & Thomas Blyth
Sources	SST1; SST2; SST3; SSWF; TAH
Reports	Arrived at Port Jackson 1 July 1798; reported at Tahiti 24 to 27 August 1798; reported 17 September 1799 at Port Jackson September 1798; reportedly called again at Tahiti en route to the west coast of South America where in early 1799 the Cornwall captured in company with the Kingston and Sally the Nostra Senora de Bethlehem [Nuestra Senora de Belen] bound from Callao to Guayaquil; reported by the Kingston at Table Bay from around Cape Horn 6 May 1800
Notes	Operated as a privateer and took a captured Spanish vessel into Port Jackson. From the Morning Post , Monday 05 January 1801 , the Ship Cornwall, Blyth, master, from the Southern Whale Fishery, had a severe engagement in the night of the 27th December about 25 leagues West of the Scilly with a large French ship privateer, of 20 guns; the Cornwall received many shots in her hull, had near eleven feet of water in her hold, and was quite water,logged when the privateer made off. The Annual Register or a View of the History Politics and Literature for 1803 suggests that the Cornwall ariived in London with a Tahitian named Mydowe. It also records that Spanish prize taken by the Cornwall on west coast of America in early 1799, the Nostra Senora de Bethlehem (renamed Hunter), picked up two other Tahitians, Oly and Dididee, who after sailing via Port Jackson landed in London.

British Southern Vessel (1)
British Southern Crew (2)

	Vessel	Rig	Built	Date Built	Tonnage Old (New)
	Cornwall	Ship	Plymouth	1794	407

	First	Last	Voyage	Depart	Birthplace	Age	Role	Last Served	Next Served	Seaman's Ticket
	Thomas	Blyth	Cornwall_1798	1798			Master
	Christian	Mydowe	Cornwall_1798	1798	Otaheite	13	Seaman

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