Folio 68: 20 September 1819, Jonathan Dean, Bernard Rowe and Terence McManus continue...

ADM 101/19/1/10

1819

Folio 68: 20 September 1819, Jonathan Dean, Bernard Rowe and Terence McManus continue to improve, slept well. Michael Dineen and James Drum, slight purging still. Edmond Doyle and Peter Levins improve in strength. Dennis Barry complains of pain in his chest and dyspnea. 6 pm, the sick appear generally better, Sydney Cove lighthouse in sight about seven miles distant.

Folio 68: 21 September 1819, the pilot came on board in the night, because of contrary winds the ship was anchored inside the entrance of the harbour. Edward McFaden rested well, belly easy and free, appetite improving. Patrick Gogarty, Michael Dineen and James Drum have still slight diarrhoea. Edmond Doyle improves, has no complaint but slight debility. At 4 pm got into the harbour with the sea breeze and came to the moorings.

Folio 68: 22 September 1819, in Sydney Cove. Daniel Byrne complains of severe headache, cough and pains about his shoulders, b[owels] regular, p[ulse] quick, skin hot.

Folio 69: 22 September 1819, Edmond Doyle improves, Patrick McMahon, the old man, remains in good spirits, though very feeble and frequent cough in the night. Hinds improves in every respect, b[owels] regular, appetite good. James Drum and Michael Dineen have had a little griping with purging, Patrick Gogarty has had less purging, no griping. Bernard Rowe and Jonathan Dean, very little complaint but debility, appetite improved. Peter Levins and Edward McFaden, no complaint but slight debility, Edward Doyle also improves.

Folio 69: 23 September 1819, the harbour allowance of rations were issued out to the prisoners today in the accustomed proportions. James Drum, slight diarrhoea, no griping, appetite improving. Michael Dineen, slight griping with rather frequent stools. Daniel Byrne slept pretty well, slight headache, cough and pains in his shoulders.

Folio 69: 24 September 1819, the catarrhal affections still very prevalent since the ships arrival here, though the decks have been kept dry, clean and free from any unpleasant smell, the bowel complaints are generally improving. Those who were convalescent, mostly labouring under slight debility, are generally improving.

Folio 70: 24 September 1819, at 10 am Mr Secretary Campbell came on board to muster the prisoners, expressed his approval of their treatment based on their answers to his question.

Folio 70: 25 September 1819, pectoral complaints gradually improving, bowel complaints also, James Drum quite free from it, appetite good. Michael Dineen and Patrick Gogarty have slight diarrhoea still, no griping. Patrick McMahon, the old man, rather constipated. Mark Rafferty and Jonathan O’Hara complain with headache, b[owels] bound with slight pyrexia. John Brennan to have the same [treatment]. Henry Flanagan, found at 10 am in a state of delirium, quick full pulse, skin hot, his comrades said he had severe headache, pain in his chest with dyspnea. Inflammatory complaints seem to have originated in the men exposing themselves to the sun without wearing their caps, contrary to the Surgeon’s warnings.

Folio 70: 26 September 1819, the pectoral complaints are improving gradually. Henry Flanagan, rested fairly well, still slight pyrexia, headache and pain in his chest. The slight bowel complaints are much better. Edmond Kelly, constipated. Andrew Maginnis complains with slight headache, b[owels] bound. Fresh beef and vegetables could not be procured today, the sea allowance of salt beef, flour, was issued as usual.

Folio 71: 27 September 1819, pectoral complaints gradually abating, the bowel complaints are all fairly well. Henry Flanagan, free from pyrexia, no complaint but debility. Fresh beef received and boiled for issue to the disembarking prisoners the next morning. The remainder of the clothes for the prisoners on arrival issued by the Commissary.

Folio 71: 28 September 1819, prisoners landed at daylight. Pectoral complaints have been numerous since arrival probably because of the heavy dews. Only one prisoner sent to the hospital, John Sweeny, an old man who had paralysis of the right side when he was received on board. Remarks that during the voyage nothing of material consequence occurred. During July there had been reports of a conspiracy to take the ship but precautions were taken and nothing came of it, there was no need for corporal punishment. At the start of the voyage orders were drawn up and read to the prisoners from time to time relating to good order and cleanliness. Also remarks on the importance of strict observance of religious duties in the ‘reformation of depraved minds’. Signed as being read and approved, [Governor] L Macquarie, 18 November 1819.

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