Folio 1: 10 June 1824. John Farrell, seaman, is the only man seriously ill, has been...

Folio 1: 10 June 1824. John Farrell, seaman, is the only man seriously ill, has been suffering some time from an abscess on the axilla. ‘Nearly well, muscular rigidity is the only complaint’, 20 June 1824 [folio 3]. James Beautiman, Seaman, has been affected by slight gonorrhoea for ten days. Discharged, 22 June 1824 [folio 3]. At 11am left Deptford and towed by the Lord Liverpool steam packet down to Greenhith.

Folio 1: 11 June 1824. Professor Barlow and other gentlemen corrected the local attraction of the compasses. Folio 1: 12 June 1824. At 1pm made sail for the Nore and arrived in the evening.

Folio 2: 13 June 1824. John Farrell’s ulcer opened. Sailed from the Nore to Sheerness.

Folio 2: 14 June 1824. Farrell and Beautiman receiving treatment, Beautiman’s ankle affected by erysipelatous inflammation. The ship waiting at Sheerness for the ship’s company to be paid their advance.

Folio 2: 15 June 1824. Charles Dunn; disease or hurt, three superficial ulcers on the neck of the glans penis, covered by a thin slough and attended by inflammation. Discharged, 24 June 1824 [folio 3]. Farrell and Beautiman receiving treatment. Some joiners from the dockyard at Sheerness have been working on the dispensary.

Folio 2: 16 June 1824. Farrell doing well, treatment of Beautiman and Dunn. The crew received their advances and settled accounts, sailed from Sheerness in the afternoon to the Swin Channel. Cheered by the crew of the HMS Brisk.

Folio 2: 17 June 1824. All doing well. Detained by contrary wind.

Folio 2: 18 June 1824. Treatment for Farrell, Dunn doing better. Sailed at 4:30am, anchored at noon in the King’s Channel, tide and wind unfavourable. Sailed in the evening.

Folio 2: 19 June 1824. Treatment for Dunn. Anchored in Yarmouth Roads at 7:30am and sent the River Pilot ashore. At 10 a North Sea pilot came aboard and resumed sailing.

Folio 3: 20 June 1824. Treatment of Farrell, Beautiman and Dunn. Off Scarborough, several loons and a puffin shot.

Folio 3: 21 June 1824. John Patten, aged 31, Seaman; disease or hurt, severe obtuse pains in the shoulders, elbows and knees and great prostration of strength after strenuous exercise. Discharged, 25 July 1824 [folio 8]. Dunn’s sore healing fast. Off the coast of Yorkshire, having made little progress.

Folio 3: 22 June 1824. Beautiman returned to duty, treatment of Patten. Progress very slow due to contrary wind. Folio 3: 23 June 1824. Matthew Headly, Seaman; disease or hurt, inflamed penis, due to gonorrhoea. Discharged, 2 July 1824 [folio 5]. Treatment of Patten. Some loons shot and some dogfish procured from a fishing vessel. On opening them, the females were found to be carrying young, some of which were kept alive until the following day and then preserved in spirits.

Folio 3: 24 June 1824. Dunn returned to duty, treatment of Patten.

Folio 3: 25 June 1824. James Chamberlayne; disease or hurt, inflamed and enlarged right testicle, he had had gonorrhoea recently. Discharged into the Snap for a passage home, 4 August 1824 [folio 9]. Patten better, pulse 118.

Folio 4: 26 June 1824. Treatment of Patten and Chamberlayne. Delayed off Shields and Sunderland by calms and contrary winds, visited by Lord and Lady Decies and family. An invitation to dine received from a Mr Cresswell Baker.

Folio 4: 27 June 1824. Treatment of Patten and Chamberlayne. Off the coast of Scotland, shooting sea fowls as specimens has relieved the tedium of the journey.

Folio 4: 28 June 1824. Treatment of Patten and Chamberlayne.

Folio 4: 29 June 1824. Treatment of Patten and Chamberlayne. The Snap sent ahead to Stromness to procure supplies. The Griper nearly run ashore in thick fog approaching Pentland Firth.

Folios 4 – 5: 30 June 1824. Patten’s pulse 120. Sailed at noon the previous day but did not arrive in Stromness until midnight because of rapid currents. The Surgeon, Captain Lyons and Lieutenant Harding collect specimens of dotterel, sandpiper, land rail, lapwing and a gull. Also visited a stone circle.

Folio 5: 1 July 1824. Treatment of Patten and Chamberlayne.

Folio 5: 2 July 1824. Patten’s pulse 106, Chamberlayne improving, Headly returned to duty. Lieutenant Harding, Mr Kendall and the Surgeon, with the junior mess [...] Hamilton of Hoy travelled to Hoy to collect specimens of sea birds. Dense fog prevented them from collecting many; puffins, loons, [hooded] crows, a tern, gulls, starlings, green plovers and a couple of dovekies [little auks] were shot.

Folio 5: 3 July 1824. Patten’s pulse 110. Left the Orkneys at 2:30am.

Folio 5: 4 July 1824. Patten’s pulse 116, pains gone except in left elbow.

Folio 5: 5 July 1824. Farrell returned to duty, Patten’s pulse 100, Chamberlayne’s testicle reduced to normal size. Several loons and mallemucks flying about, some finners [fin whales] spouting a few miles to southwards.