Folios 1-2: On the evening of 17 March 1824, 113 female convicts were received from...

ADM 101/2/2/1

1824

Folios 1-2: On the evening of 17 March 1824, 113 female convicts were received from the depot at Cork, along with 15 free women and 45 children, some of the prisoners pregnant and others with children in arms. Until 6 April 1824, about 15 children suffered the measles. The prison kept clean and well ventilated by charcoal fires in different parts of the prison. Every day the prisoners, free women and children are on deck until 6 in the evening.

Folio 2: 7 April 1824, nearly all the prisoners and free settlers sea sick.

Folio 2: 8 April 1824, all still sea sick, many unable to go on deck. Seven children admitted to the hospital with measles.

Folio 2: 9 April 1824, weather cold, heavy sea, unable to get many on deck, others suffering sea sickness. Measles cases doing well.

Folio 2: 10 April 1824, blowing fresh, convicts and free women sea sick. Many of the prisoners affected with hysteria.

Folio 2: Mary McCarthy; disease or hurt, rigors and shivering, pulse quick and small, thick, immoderate, constant vomiting. Put on sick list, 10 April 1824, admitted to the hospital, 11 April 1824. Continues on sick list until landed at Port Jackson.

Folio 2: Mary Brian; disease or hurt, hysteria. Put on sick list, 11 April 1824, and admitted to the hospital. Discharged, 4 May 1824 [folio 11].

Folio 2: 11 April 1824, measles cases doing well, unable to have prayers because of blowing and heavy seas.

Folio 3: 12 April 1824, measles cases doing well. Brian unable to retain anything taken t the stomach.

Folio 3: 13 April 1824, the two hospital cases the same as previously and all the children with measles as well as can be expected. Issued bibles, testaments and religious tracts.

Folio 3: 14 April 1824, all the measles cases nearly well. Most of the prisoners sea sick.

Folio 4: 15 April 1824, all measles cases, except one nearly well. Blowing a gale and nearly all suffering, prison could only be partially cleaned.

Folio 4: [Mary] Rian; disease or hurt, sea sickness accompanied with hysteria. Put on sick list, 15 April 1824. No date of discharge recorded, last entry, 2 May [folio 11].

Folio 4: 16 April 1824, [Mary] [Mary] Rian suffering diarrhoea and colliquative sweats. Blowing fresh and a heavy sea running, prisoners, free women and children nearly continually retching. From time to time many of the prisoners have had to be handcuffed for fighting and abusive language, some of the free women are nearly as bad, and the Surgeon has 'adopted the same plan to them'. Costello, a free woman, is punished for taking fire between decks, abusive language and defiance of orders. One of the prisoners handcuffed.

Folio 5: 17 April 1824, prisoners, free women and children all on deck.

Folio 5: 18 April 1824, McCarthy very debilitated. Brian, depression of spirits, syncope very frequent. [Mary] Rian, particular lowness of spirits, frequent fainting. During the past week upwards of thirty patients affected with hysteria, upwards of five cases of pneumonia. Those who have suffered sea sickness are in a weak state, wine, lemon juice and sugar have been issued for some time past alternately.

Folio 6: 19 April, all measles cases nearly well. Handcuffed Mary Ready for abusive and most indecorous language. Punishment among the prisoners has not been frequent but the continual quarrels among the free women has led the Surgeon to adopt the same punishment for them. The prisoners are employed in knitting and sewing, the children in schooling.

Folio 6: McQuire, aged 80; disease or hurt, depression of spirits, syncope and weakness from sea sickness, shivering and colliquative sweats. Put on sick list, 19 April. Reported as 'apparently sinking fast' on 20 April 1824, the last mention of her in the journal is on 25 April 1824, 'continuing much the same' [folio 8].

Folio 6: 20 April 1824, McCarthy very debilitated, frequent syncope, loss of appetite. McQuire apparently sinking fast.

Folio 7: 21 April 1824, McCarthy violent spasms of the abdomen and at times delirious, colliquative sweats and very debilitated. Brian vomiting as before. McQuire much the same, scarcely any hope for a favourable change. Several free settlers and prisoners complaining of headaches and a general increase action of the system.

Folio 7: [J] Ready; disease or hurt, two ribs fractured by a fall on the main hatchway ladder. Put on sick list, 21 April 1824. Last mention in the journal is on 3 May 1824, 'as well as can be expected' [folio 11].

Folio 7: 21 April 1824, the oldest and worst characters among the free settlers objected to the general rules and regulations, to show an example Costello was handcuffed and further orders issued that the free settlers should be locked up with the prisoners. When the free women came on board the Surgeon made it clear they should be treated the same as the convicts if they broke the rules.

Folio 7: 22 April 1824, patients all as before, Ready as well as can be expected.

Folio 8: 23 April 1824, [Mary] Rian very debilitated, others as before. Prisoners on deck, prison cleaned and ventilated.

Folio 8: 24 April 1824, prisoners in general behaved tolerable well and the punishment that has been inflicted has not been often nor severe.

Folio 8: 25 April 1824, [Mary] Rian considerably better. Divine service, beds as usual on deck.

Folio 8: 26 April 1824, all patients improving. All on board as well as can be expected.

Folio 9: 27 April 1824, all patients improving. The children are daily at school and the women employed in knitting stockings. All the prisoners kept on deck all day, handcuffing the only form of punishment used and has produced the desired effect.

Folio 9: 28 April 1828, McCarthy frequent vomiting and great determination of the blood to the head. Handcuffed a prisoner for cursing and throwing a bottle at another prisoner, also handcuffed Mary Logan, a free girl, for abusive language.

Folio 9: 29 April 1824, all much the same.

Folio 10: 30 April 1828, McCarthy's sickness continues almost without any intermission and an exceeding apprehension of this girl. In consequence of the heat several complaints of headaches and a general increased action of the vascular system, One gown issued to each of the prisoners.

Folio 10: Account of the number and contents of cask of provisions etc. opened since the 8th April 1824.Table detailing date opened, number of cask and the number of pieces contained for beef, pork, flour, suet, raisins, pease, oatmeal, sugar and tea. The table covers the 8 April to 16 August 1824.

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