► William Loney R.N. ► Documents ► Ships' logs Express ◄► Eurydice
Extracts from the log of HMS Buzzard for the period 15 January 1853 - 10 December 1855
Sources: ADM 53/5107, 30 November 1852 - 4 March 1853; ADM 53/5108, 5 March 1853 - 4 June 1853; ADM 53/5109, 5 June 1853 - 21 September 1853; ADM 53/5110, 22 September 1853 - 31 December 1853; ADM 53/5111, 1 January 1854 - 12 April 1854; ADM 53/5112, 13 April 1854 - 30 July 1854; ADM 53/5113, 31 July 1854 - 16 November 1854; ADM 53/5114, 17 November 1854 - 20 March 1855; ADM 53/5115, 21 March 1855 - 31 July 1855; ADM 53/5116, 1 August 1855 - 20 November 1855; ADM 53/5117, 21 November 1855 - 23 March 1856.Port Royal (Jamaica) - Havana (Cuba) - Port Royal - Georgetown (Grand Cayman) - Belize - Port Royal - Guantanamo - Porto Bello (Panama) - Port Royal - Port au Prince (Hiati) - Port Royal - Bermuda - Halifax - St Johns - Sydney (Nova Scotia) - Harbour Breton - Forteau Bay (Labrador) - St Johns - Belle Isle - Forteau Bay - Halifax - Bermuda - Port au Prince - San Domingo (Dominican Republic) - Guantanamo - Port Royal - Sacrificos - Sisal (Yucatan) - Havana - Port Royal - Cartagena (Columbia) - Bluefields (Mosquito) - Greytown (Mosquito) - Port Royal - Courtown Cays - Port Royal - Belize - Greytown - Port Royal - Bermuda
The wooden paddle sloop HMS Buzzard was launched in 1849 but commissioned for the first time by Commander William Hugh Dobbie on 7 May 1852, for the North America and West Indies station. Eight months later Edward Loney joined her at Port Royal, replacing Assistant Surgeon William E. Hambley, who was transferred to the receiving ship there: Imaum. Buzzard lay seldom long at anchor. She was initiallly occupied in the Caribbean Sea, often anchoring for short periods and then moving on a small distance (perhaps surveying, for example round the Cay Sal Bank, or on anti-slavery duty). She spent the summer of 1854 on the coast of Nova Scotia and Newfoundland for fishery protection, and then returned to the Caribbean, when - after about a year - Edward Loney was lent to HMS Eurydice for four months, returning just in time to be transferred to a shore appointment at Bermuda.
Here is a complete list of officers serving during the commission of 5 May 1852 - 15 July 1856 (from the ship's muster book). John P. Burke, the initial Surgeon was invalided at Jamaica in September 1854, and was only replaced a year later by Walter Laurence, who joined at Halifax when the ship was returning from its spell of fishery protection duty. In the intervening period Edward Loney apparently had medical charge.
| 1853 | ||
| 15 Jan | Sat | At the moorings, Port Royal [Jamaica] |
| 16 Jan | Sun | Joined Mr E. Loney (Asst Surgeon). Discharged Mr W Hambley to HMS Imaum Cast off from buoy |
| 24 Jan | Mon | At single anchor in Havana |
| 1 Feb | Tue | Weighed |
| 11 Feb | Fri | At single anchor in Cumberland Harbour, Guantanamo [Cuba] |
| 12 Feb | Sat | Weighed |
| 24 Feb | Thu | At single anchor in Havana |
| 5 Mar | Sat | Weighed |
| 6 Mar | Sun | 23.13 °N 80.12 °W |
| 7 Mar | Mon | As single anchor, Cay Sal [Salt Cay, between Cuba and Florida] |
| 8 Mar | Tue | Weighed |
| 12 Mar | Sat | El Medano [?] anchorage |
| 14 Mar | Mon | Weighed |
| 16 Mar | Wed | At anchor under the Anguillas [cay east of Cay Sal] |
| 18 Mar | Fri | Weighed |
| 19 Mar | Sat | As single anchor at the Boca de Vaguada[?]. 23.34 °N, Cay Sal NNW 7 miles Weighing and anchoring until... |
| 1 Apr | Fri | At single anchor in Havana harbour |
| 21 Apr | Thu | Weighed Weighing and anchoring until... |
| 11 Jun | Sat | At single anchor in Havana harbour |
| 13 Jun | Mon | 4.40 p.m. Weighed and proceeded out of Havana harbour (under steam) S. Gilliard (AB) fell overboard, stopped, let go life buoy, lowered cutter and picked him up 4.50 Up cutter and proceeded |
| 17 Jun | Fri | 20.45 °N 81.49 °W |
| 21 Jun | Tue | In Port Royal harbour |
| 1 Jul | Fri | Slipped from the buoy and proceeded (under steam) out of Port Royal |
| 4 Jul | Mon | At single anchor off Georgetown, Grand Cayman |
| 7 Jul | Thu | Weighed |
| 10 Jul | Sun | Mr [Samuel R.] Stephens (2nd class Asst Engineer) having been reported to Mr [William B.] Minhinnick, Chief Engineer, for neglect of duty in allowing 4 fires to go out about 4 a.m. was reprimanded on the quarter deck by the Commander |
| 12 Jul | Tue | At single anchor off White Isle |
| 14 Jul | Thu | Weighed and proceeded under steam 21.32 °N 81.9 °W |
| 17 Jul | Sun | At single anchor off White Isle |
| 19 Jul | Tue | Weighed |
| 25 Jul | Mon | 21.18 °N 82.17 °W |
| 30 Jul | Sat | At single anchor off Belize |
| 4 Aug | Thu | Embarked His Excellency Mr Woodhouse, Superintendent, and suite consisting of lady, secretary and two servants [The first English settlement in Belize was established in 1665. Philip Edmond Wodehouse (b. 1811 - d. 1887) was superintendent between 1851 and 1854 (subordinated to the governor of Jamaica). In 1862 Belize became the crown colony of British Honduras; in 1973 the name reverted to Belize; in 1981 it became independent] Weighed and proceeded under steam |
| 5 Aug | Fri | At anchor in Coxen Hole [on the island of Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras (modern map ), between 17 July 1852 and July 1860 these islands formed the British Colony of the Bay Islands; in 1860 they became part of Honduras]. His Excellency Mr Woodhouse and suite left the ship |
| 11 Aug | Thu | a.m. 4 Lit fires 6.30 Unmoored ship 7.30 His Excellency Mr Woodhouse and suite embarked. Manned yards p.m. Stearing up for Halfmoon Bay |
| 12 Aug | Fri | Weighed and made sail |
| 14 Aug | Sun | At single anchor off Belize |
| 16 Aug | Tue | Weighed |
| 21 Aug | Sun | At the buoy, Port Royal |
| 6 Sep | Tue | Moored alongside the wharf. Commenced coaling |
| 14 Sep | Wed | Slipped from the buoy and proceeded out of Port Royal |
| 17 Sep | Sat | At single anchor Cumberland harbour |
| 19 Sep | Mon | Stood out of bay |
| 20 Sep | Tue | The Commander directed Lieut [Richmond] Moore's leave to be stopped from the ship's arrival at Port Royal for repeatedly flatly contradicting him and conducting himself improperly on his station on the ship leaving Guantanamo harbour on the 19th |
| 21 Sep | Wed | At single anchor Cumberland harbour |
| 23 Sep | Fri | Steam up. Weighed and proceeded out of Cumberland harbour, Mr [Henry H.] Bradley, 2nd Master took charge as pilot |
| 29 Sep | Thu | Moored in Port Royal |
| 1 Oct | Sat | 10.30 a.m. Commander Shell [?] read his commission on taking charge as commander of this ship. Sent Commander W.H. Dobbie to the hospital Weighed |
| 3 Oct | Mon | 5 p.m. The Chief Engineer [William B. Minhinnick] being in the sick list, the Commr found it necessary to draft Mr [George] Griffiths, 2nd Engineer to do duty but not to interfere with his being under an arrest |
| 6 Oct | Thu | Steering for Porto Bello [Panama] 6.20 p.m. Stopped and came to |
| 7 Oct | Fri | 10.10 a.m. Weighed and proceeded out of Porto Bello harbour 1.40 p.m. Came to in Navy Bay [modern Limon Bay, Panama] with B.B. in 5½ fthm veered to 30 fthm |
| 8 Oct | Sat | Received Jake Tegular distressed British subject for passage to Jamaica Weighed and proceded out of Navy Bay |
| 12 Oct | Wed | Port Royal, Discharged the distressed British subject |
| 14 Oct | Fri | Officers employed surveying stores on Mr Ed N Harrison's joining as Paymaster |
| 15 Oct | Sat | Commander Dobbie resumed his command |
| 16 Oct | Sun | Mr E. Harrison, Paymaster, read his commission |
| 18 Oct | Tue | Weighed |
| 20 Oct | Thu | At single anchor in Montego Bay [Jamaica] Weighing and anchoring until ... |
| 23 Oct | Sat | Port Royal moorings |
| 9 Nov | Wed | Weighed |
| 18 Nov | Fri | At single anchor at Havana |
| 19 Nov | Sat | Weighed Weighing and anchoring until ... |
| 22 Dec | Thu | At single anchor Port au Prince [Haiti] |
| 26 Dec | Mon | Weighed |
| 28 Dec | Wed | At single anchor Port Royal |
| 1854 | ||
| 17 Jan | Tue | Weighed |
| 19 Jan | Thu | 19.35 °N 76.20 °W |
| 21 Jan | Sat | 19.48 °N 76.18 °W |
| 22 Jan | Sun | St Jago de Cuba |
| 23 Jan | Mon | Weighed |
| 24 Jan | Tue | 19.44 °N 77.22 °W |
| 26 Jan | Thu | At single anchor Cape Cruz [south west Cuba] |
| 28 Jan | Sat | Weighed |
| 30 Jan | Mon | 19.46 °N 77.6 °W |
| 1 Feb | Wed | Cumberland harbour |
| 2 Feb | Thu | 2.30 p.m. Obsd a sail running to the west[war]d 2.40 Lit fires under foremost boilers 4.10 Up boats. Weighed and proceeded out of harbour under steam. Made all plain sail and top and topg[allan]t stud[ing] sails in chase 7.20 Stopped and boarded the Bremen barque "Beethoven" from New York to Manzanilo |
| 3 Feb | Fri | Cumberland harbour |
| 5 Feb | Sun | Weighed |
| 7 Feb | Tue | At single anchor under Cape de Cruz |
| 8 Feb | Web | Weighed At single anchor under Cape de Cruz |
| 10 Feb | Fri | Weighed |
| 11 Feb | Sat | Weighed |
| 12 Feb | Sun | At single anchor St Jago de Cuba |
| 13 Feb | Mon | Weighed |
| 14 Feb | Tue | Cumberland harbour |
| 15 Feb | Wed | Weighed |
| 17 Feb | Fri | Port au Prince |
| 20 Feb | Mon | Weighed |
| 22 Feb | Wed | Port Royal |
| 2 Mar | Thu | Weighed |
| 4 Mar | Sat | At single anchor St Jago de Cuba |
| 5 Mar | Sun | Weighed |
| 7 Mar | Tue | 19.57 °N 77.78 °W |
| 9 Mar | Thu | 21.24 °N 39.50 °W |
| 10 Mar | Fri | Trinidad [S. coast of Cuba] |
| 11 Mar | Sat | Weighed |
| 14 Mar | Tue | 20.53 °N 80.00 °W |
| 16 Mar | Thu | At anchor Xagua [modern Jagua, at the mouth of Cienfuegos Bay, Cuba] |
| 18 Mar | Sat | Weighed |
| 21 Mar | Tue | 21.12 °N 82.36 °W |
| 24 Mar | Fri | 23.08 °N 82.53 °W |
| 25 Mar | Sat | Havana |
| 26 Mar | Sun | Weighed |
| 29 Mar | Wed | 29.15 °N 79.06 °W |
| 1 Apr | Sat | 32.24 °N 72.08 °W |
| 3 Apr | Mon | 31.58 °N 67.06 °W |
| 5 Apr | Wed | Bermuda, in the Camber |
| 25 Apr | Tue | Pilot came on board and proceeded under steam [out of Bermuda] |
| 28 Apr | Fri | 39.28 °N 64.47 °W |
| 30 Apr | Sun | 44.26 °N 63.21 °W |
| 2 May | Tue | Steaming into Halifax Found here HMS Vestal bearing the flag of Rear-Adm[ira]l Fanshawe, and Columbia, surveying steamer |
| 12 May | Fri | Heading out of Halifax |
| 13 May | Sat | 44.40 °N 61.12°W |
| 14 May | Sun | 46.41 °N 55.05 °W |
| 17 May | Wed | St Johns, Newfoundland |
| 20 May | Sat | Weighed |
| 22 May | Mon | Cape Mutton, north 3 or 4 miles [Cape Mutton, between Mutton Bay and Biscay Bay, two indentations of Trepassey Bay] 3.10 p.m. Came to with stream anchor in 16 fthm due to a thick fog |
| 23 May | Tue | a.m. 7.50 Sent 2nd cutter away p.m. Boats returned. Obsd breakers and a high coast from stbd bow to right astern 1.30 Weighed and proceeded along the coast. Cutter in shore 2.30 Stopped and spoke a fishing boat. Up cutter and and proceeded into Trepassée harbour [Trapassey, west of Cape Race, Nova Scotia] |
| 24 May | Wed | Hoisted masthead flags in honour of her Majesty the Queen's birthday [Queen Victoria born on 24 May 1819] |
| 27 May | Sat | Weighed St Mary's Bay [west of Trepassey] |
| 29 May | Mon | 4.35 a.m. Weighed and proceeded out of the bay. left 39 fishing boats at anchor Altered course as requisite steaming into Placentia 3.26 p.m. Stopped and came to with S.B. in 4 fthm, veered to 24 fthm [at Placentia Bay, large bay west of St Mary's Bay] |
| 30 May | Tue | Placentia [large bay west of St Mary's Bay] |
| 31 May | Wed | Stopped and came to S.B. in 10 fthm, veered to 32 fathm in Ship Cove, Great Burin, shore distant 100 yards 11 fishing boats seen, all English [Burin, on the west side of Placentia Bay] |
| 1 Jun | Thu | 11.45 a.m. Weighed and proceeded out of harbour under steam 2.55 p.m. Stopped and came to in 9¾ frhm veered to 30 fthm in Great St Laurence Bay [west of Burin in Placentia Bay] |
| 2 Jun | Fri | 9.20 a.m. Steam up. Weighed and proceeded out of Great St Laurence 1.40 p.m. Came to B.B. 5¾ fthm veered to 30 fthm in Lameline roads [Lamelin, west of St Laurence Bay] |
| 4 Jun | Sun | 162 fishing boats at anchor |
| 5 Jun | Mon | Sent the pinnace and dingy with 14 days provisions in charge of Lieut Moore to cruize for the protection of the fisheries Weighed |
| 6 Jun | Tue | 47.24 °N 59.04 °W |
| 7 Jun | Wed | St Georges Harbour [south west coast of Newfoundland] Weighed and proceeded out of St Georges Bay |
| 8 Jun | Thu | Stopped and came to S.B. in 4¾ fthm veered to 24 fthm in Sydney Harbour [Cape Breton Island, northern Nova Scotia] |
| 10 Jun | Sat | Weighed and proceeded out of Sydney |
| 11 Jun | Sun | 5.35 a.m. Heard a horn blowing and observed a ship on stbd bow running to the westd. Stopped the engines. Put the helm starboard and reversed engines. Struck a ship (believed to be the New Brunswick) before the main mast, carrying away our bowsprit and head knee. Stopped engines. Stranger proceeded on her course, apparently immaterially damaged. Lowered boats to pick up pieces of wreck. Got inboard bowsprit and jib booms 46.37 °N 58.25 °W |
| 12 Jun | Mon | Came to in Lameline |
| 13 Jun | Tue | 46.38 °N 56.46 °W |
| 14 Jun | Wed | Stopped and came to S.B. in 13 fthm veered to 18 fthm [at St Pierre's, St Pierre & Miquelon Islands; French colony since 1816] Artificers employed repairing head knee and fitting the new bowsprit |
| 17 Jun | Sat | Weighed |
| 18 Jun | Sun | At Harbour Breton [south coast of Newfoundland, north of St Pierre] |
| 29 Jun | Thu | Weighed and proceeded out of Harbour Breton Came to S.B. in St Pierre's road |
| 30 Jun | Fri | Found the pinnace had been here for the purpose of placing John M'Laughlin AB in hospital for treatment Weighed and proceeded out of St Pierre's At anothor in Lamelin |
| 1 Jul | Sat | Paymaster received orders to pay for the hire of a house for the use of pinnace's crew while protecting fisheries amounting to £4.0.0 Weighed |
| 2 Jul | Sun | At Sydney, Cape Breton [Island, northern Nova Scotia] |
| 4 Jul | Tue | Steam up. Weighed and proceeded out of Sydney |
| 5 Jul | Wed | 48.58 °N 59.26 °W |
| 7 Jul | Fri | Blank Harbour, Forteau Bay [Labrador] |
| 8 Jul | Sat | a.m. 4.30 Weighed 11 Passed an ice berg and a great quantity of drift ice on stb beam 12 Passed 24 ice bergs 2 p.m. Altering course as requisite stearing for Chateau harbour 3 Stopped and came to with sheet anchor in 13 fthm in Temple Bay and veered to 20 fthm Carpenters repairing figure head |
| 10 Jul | Mon | Weighed and proceeded out of Chateau Bay [Labrador] |
| 11 Jul | Tue | 12.30 p.m. Sent cutter with Lieut Moore and 11 men to cruize for protection of fisheries with 14 days provisions 4 20 ice bergs in the water 6.20 Stopped and came to in Temple Bay (Chateau) |
| 14 Jul | Fri | Weighed |
| 15 Jul | Sat | Forteau Bay [Labrador] |
| 18 Jul | Tue | Weighed At single anchor off Blanco Sablon [Labrador, west of Forteau] |
| 19 Jul | Wed | Weighed |
| 21 Jul | Fri | North end of Belle Isle west 7 miles |
| 22 Jul | Sat | 51.18 °N 54.37 °W |
| 23 Jul | Sun | 48.58 °N 52.53 °W |
| 24 Jul | Mon | At St Johns |
| 27 Jul | Thu | Weighed |
| 29 Jul | Sat | 50.14 °N 53.35 °W |
| 30 Jul | Sun | Running along the SW side of Belle Isle. Sent cutter to Lark Harbour [Belle Isle] to warn off some French boats there. Two french boats came alongside, ordered these off the coast. Up cutter and proceeded. Fired a gun as a signal to the French boats to leave Black Joke Cove [Belle Isle]. Out port paddle boat. Sent boats to clear all French fishing boats out of the harbour. Leut Moore and party with the 1st cutter left the ship for the protection of the fisheries. Obsd the French fishing boats take refuge in Lark harbour [US "Sailing Directions for Newfoundland", 1942: "Belle Isle, about 9 1/3 miles long in a general northeasterly and southwesterly direction, lies with its southern extremity about 14 1/4 miles northward of Cape Bauld. The island lies in the middle of the northeastern approach to the Strait of Belle Isle, and is 660 feet high near its middle part. It rises to a range of granite hills, alternating with clay and slate formation, but is bare of trees. Many fishermen live on the island. The shores are everywhere steep except at the northern end, where two low points converge to form Black Joke Cove, an narrow inlet within an islet connected with the mainland at low water. Black Joke Cove... affords shelter to about two small vessels with local knowledge moored head and stern, but in heavy easterly gales the sea breaking across the reef renders the cove unsafe... Lark Island, 200 feet high, lies close off the middle of the northwestern side of Belle Isle. Lark Harbour, sheltered by Lark Island, is only 400 yards wide. This harbour is very deep, but the holding ground is indifferent. Although it is exposed to northeasterly winds, it has two entrances and can be easily quitted."] |
| 31 Jul | Mon | a.m. 4.15 Fired a gun as a signal for the French boats to leave Lark Harbour 21 fishing boats and icebergs in sight 8.30 Stopped. Sent the 2nd cutter inside Lark Harbour to ascertain that all the boats had left 9.20 2nd cutter returned. Up do |
| 1 Aug | Tue | a.m. 4.10 Weighed and proceeded into Black Bay [Belle Isle] Obsd 23 schooners. 4 brigs and 94 fishing boats. The 4 brigs showed French colours. Sent cutter to order all French boats alongside 5 Stopped and let go the kedge [anchor]. Found ship drifting. Let go BB [Best Bower]. Weighed the kedge. Fired several muskets to bring the French boats alongside 7 Sent a boat to order the French vessels to quit the port immediately 9.10 A French boat passed the ship laden with fish. Sent boats and brought her alongside. Threw the catch overboard. Shifted berth. Sent pinnace to windward in search of French boats 11.40 Pinnace returned with 9 boats. Threw the fish overboard and sent the boats away with a caution Schooners 23, about 10 French Brigs 4, all French Fishing boats 94, 60 French, the others English |
| 2 Aug | Wed | Weighed and proceeded out of Black Bay Carpenters making figurehead Came to in Forteau Bay [Labrador] |
| 7 Aug | Mon | Weighed Passed 12 vessels, and 66 fishing boats, all English |
| 8 Aug | Tue | In Temple Bay, Chateau [Bay, Labrador] |
| 9 Aug | Wed | Standing out of Temple Bay |
| 10 Aug | Thu | Forteau Bay, Labrador |
| 22 Aug | Tue | Weighed and proceeded out to Forteau Bay under steam |
| 23 Aug | Wed | At single anchor in Temple Bay, Chateau [Bay, Labrador] |
| 24 Aug | Thu | Weighed and proceeded out of Temple Bay, Chateau |
| 26 Aug | Sat | 48.59 °N 52.12 °W |
| 27 Aug | Sun | At single anchor St Johns, Newfoundland, harbour |
| 28 Aug | Mon | Weighed and proceeded out of St Johns |
| 30 Aug | Wed | 46.24 °N 57.23°W |
| 31 Aug | Thu | Sydney [Cape Breton Island, northern Nova Scotia] |
| 1 Sep | Fri | 5 p.m. Completed coaling & hauled off the jetty. Up boats and proceeded to sea under two boilers |
| 3 Sep | Sun | Halifax |
| 16 Sep | Sat | Weighed |
| 19 Sep | Tue | 36.47 °N 63.16 °W |
| 22 Sep | Fri | Bermuda |
| 24 Sep | Sun | Weighed |
| 30 Sep | Sat | Turks Island |
| 1 Oct | Sun | Weighed |
| 14 Oct | Sat | Port au Prince |
| 20 Oct | Fri | Weighed |
| 21 Oct | Sat | Jacmel [Hiati] |
| 23 Oct | Mon | Weighed |
| 24 Oct | Tue | 18.02 °N 70.45 °W |
| 29 Oct | Sat | San Domingo [Dominican Republic] |
| 31 Oct | Tue | Weighed |
| 1 Nov | Wed | 17.47 °N 72.07 °W; Jacmel N47W 35 miles |
| 2 Nov | Thu | Jacmel |
| 4 Nov | Sat | Weighed |
| 9 Nov | Thu | 19.26 °N 75.38 °W |
| 10 Nov | Fri | Cumberland Harbour |
| 14 Nov | Tue | Weighed |
| 16 Nov | Thu | Cumberland Harbour |
| 17 Nov | Fri | Weighed |
| 19 Nov | Sun | St Jago de Cuba Weighed |
| 27 Nov | Mon | 20.19 °N 73.47 °W; Cape Nicola Mole S34E 37 miles |
| 28 Nov | Tue | Cape Nicola Mole [north west Haiti] |
| 30 Nov | Thu | Weighed |
| 1 Dec | Fri | 4 p.m. Stopped and came to BB in 7 fthm, veered to 30 fthm. Fishermans Pt SSW 500 yds 10.15 Departed this life Mr E.N. Harrison, Paymaster |
| 2 Dec | Sat | a.m. Employed setting up fore rigging, restaying foremasts. Sent a party to dig a grave on Cayo del Hospital for the remains of the late Mr Harrison, Paymaster. Commenced a survey on Paymasters stores 2 p.m. Out port paddle boat. Lost overboard in turning out do. iron crutch, one in no. Manned the boats and sent them to bury the body of the late Paymaster (with the usual honours) on Cayo del Hospital 5 Boats returned. Upboats, in paddle boats ["The History of Guantanamo Bay" by M.E. Murphy, 1953, states "Except for some fishermen and a few Pilots living on Fisherman's Point, and a few cattle farmers on the adjacent grazing lands, the area was devoid of people... In 1854 a British warship, HBMS Buzzard, entered Guantanamo Bay with 10 or 12 yellow fever victims aboard. The skipper anchored near the principal islet or cay. He put his patients ashore for isolation and treatment. All the the victims of the fever recovered except one. E.N. Harrison, Paymaster, R.N., died on 1 December 1854, according to records on file locally, and was buried on the cay's south end. The cay has since been known as Hospital Cay. Whether the name dates back to Admiral Vernon, over a hundred years previous, is a matter of some interest but little importance". Buzzard's log does not refer to the other yellow fever victims being put ashore] |
| 6 Dec | Wed | Cumberland Harbour |
| 11 Dec | Mon | Weighed |
| 13 Dec | Wed | Port Royal |
| 1855 | ||
| 14 Jan | Sun | Weighed |
| 24 Jan | Wed | 20.16 °N 95.29 °W |
| 25 Jan | Thu | At Sacraficios [near Vera Cruz, Mexico] |
| 13 Feb | Tue | Weighed |
| 15 Feb | Thu | 21.10 °N 90.30 °W |
| 17 Feb | Sat | At Sisal Yucatan [northwest coast of Yucatan peninsula] |
| 21 Feb | Wed | Havana |
| 26 Feb | Mon | Weighed |
| 4 Mar | Sun | Havana |
| 11 Mar | Sun | Weighed |
| 18 Mar | Sun | At Sacraficios |
| 8 Apr | Sun | Unmoored |
| 9 Apr | Mon | 3.15 a.m. Lit fires 5.15 a.m. Weighed and proceeded under steam to the north 19.46 °N 96.10 °W |
| 10 Apr | Tue | At Tampico |
| 11 Apr | Wed | Weighed |
| 15 Apr | Sun | 21.42 °N 89.00 °W At anchor on Campéché Bank [west coast of Yucatan peninsula, Mexico] |
| 16 Apr | Mon | At anchor off Lagastos Weighed |
| 17 Apr | Tue | At single anchor off Sisal [north west coast of Yucatan peninsula] |
| 19 Apr | Thu | 8 a.m. The vice-consul came on board 10.30 a.m. The vice-consul left the ship in the cutter |
| 23 Apr | Mon | At Havana |
| 26 Apr | Thu | The Commander directed ships co[mpany] to be placed on 2/3 bread and to issue 1/3 flour to those requiring it |
| 28 Apr | Sat | Proceeded out of Havana under steam |
| 4 May | Fri | At Port Royal |
| 11 May | Fri | Commodore Henderson came on board and mustered the ships co[mpany] |
| 20 May | Sun | Slipped the buoy and proceeded under steam out of Port Royal harbour |
| 22 May | Tue | 14.42 °N 76.34 °W |
| 24 May | Thu | 10.32 °N 75.55 °W At anchor at Cartagena [Columbia] |
| 26 May | Sat | Weighed and proceeded in charge of a pilot out of Cartagena |
| 27 May | Sun | At anchor Santa Martha [Columbia] |
| 28 May | Mon | Weighed |
| 2 Jun | Sat | 12.11 °N 77.51 °W |
| 5 Jun | Tue | At single anchor at Blewfields [Bluefields, Mosquito] |
| 6 Jun | Wed | Weighed and proceeded |
| 7 Jun | Thu | Stopped and came to BB [Best Bower] in Greytown [Mosquito] |
| 17 Jun | Sun | 6 a.m. Weighed in co[mpany] with the R.M. [Royal Mail] steamer "Teviot". proceeded out of Greytown harbour 6.15 Stopped. Pilot left the ship 6.15 p.m. Came to off Blewfelds |
| 18 Jun | Mon | 2 p.m. Weighed and proceeded 4 Stopped the engines, the coals being so bad it was not possible to keep steam |
| 19 Jun | Tue | At single anchor Corn Islands |
| 26 Jun | Tue | Weighed Came to off Blewfields |
| 28 Jun | Thu | 9 a.m. Commander came on board with the Consul. Hove short. Loosed sails 10.15 Weighed and made all plain sail to topgallants |
| 29 Jun | Fri | Stopped and came to at Greytown |
| 22 Jul | Fri | 5.40 a.m. Weighed and proceeded out of Greytown harbour 6 p.m. At single anchor off Blewfields. Captain and Consul left ship |
| 25 Jul | Mon | 7.30 a.m. The gig came on board with the Comm[ande]r and Mr Green (Consul) 8 Weighed under steam 3.30 p.m. Stopped and came to [Greytown] |
| 4 Aug | Sat | Weighed and steamed out of Greytown harbour At single anchor Blewfields. Discharged Mr Green (Consul). Sent the gig to Blewfields with him |
| 5 Aug | Sun | 4.50 a.m. Weighed 4.40 p.m. Stopped and came to with B.B. in 4 ftms veered to 36 fthm at Great Corn island |
| 9 Aug | Thu | Weighed |
| 10 Aug | Fri | At anchor Greytown |
| 16 Aug | Thu | 11.30 a.m. Obsd a boat enter the harbour which proved to be the pinnace of HMS Wolverine to report the wreck of that that ship on the Courtown Cays Weighed |
| 17 Aug | Fri | 12.12 °N 82.00 °W, Albuqueque Cays N45E 14 mi |
| 20 Aug | Mon | 14.25 °N 78.45 °W |
| 22 Aug | Wed | Port Royal |
| 25 Aug | Sat | Discharged Mr E Loney Asst Surgeon to HMS Eurydice 4.40 p.m. Slipped the buoy and proceeded out of Port Royal |
| 27 Aug | Mon | 13.50 °N 79.30 °W |
| 28 Aug | Tue | At Courtown Cays 3 p.m. Sent paddle boats to bring off guns and stores from the wreck |
| 29 Aug | Wed | 5 a.m. Boats left the ship for the wreck. Employed bringing on board guns, cables, anchors, spare stock tillers, brass breachings, gun tackles |
| 30 Aug | Thu | Sent paddle boats to the island. Employed in bringing off rope and copper and gunners, boatswains and carpenters stores |
| 1 Sep | Sat | Received on board the sick and marines of the Wolverine |
| 2 Sep | Sun | 5 a.m. Sent boats to embark the crew of HMS Wolverine landed for the purpose of breaking up the wreck Weighed |
| 6 Sep | Thu | At Port Royal Employed landing on shore stores belonging to the Wolverine. Discharges officers and crew of do to HMS Imaum |
| 8 Sep | Sat | Landing dockyard stores saved from the wreck of the Wolverine |
| 9 Sep | Sun | Hoisted out the guns |
| 11 Sep | Tue | Hauled alongside the coal quay and commenced coaling |
| 13 Sep | Thu | Slipped from the buoy and proceeded out of harbour by the south channel |
| 16 Sep | Sun | Stopped and came to in 7 fthm on the northern bank of Courttown Cays |
| 17 Sep | Mon | 5 a.m. Out paddle boats 6.30 Sent do with a bank to the wreck 6 p.m. Boats returned from the wreck Employed on wreck until... |
| 25 Sep | Tue | Sent boats to the wreck. received on board the officers and party who had been employed saving stores etc from the wreck, boats and all that could be saved from the wreck of HMS Wolverine 5 p.m. Weighed |
| 28 Sep | Fri | Stopped and secured to the buoy in Port Royal. Found here HMS Termagant and Imaum |
| 5 Oct | Fri | 6 p.m. Arrived the R.M.S. M.S. [Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, Mail service?] La Plata 9 Fired a Royal Salute of 21 guns to commorate a victory gained by the allied forces over the fortress of Sevastopol [on 10 September 1855] |
| 13 Oct | Sat | Slipped the buoy and proceeded out of harbour by the south channel |
| 18 Oct | Thu | At anchor, Belize |
| 25 Oct | Thu | Weighed and proceeded out of Belize under steam |
| 26 Oct | Fri | Stopped and anchored in Coxen Hole |
| 27 Oct | Sat | 6 a.m. Weighed and proceeded out of Coxen Hole under steam 2.15 p.m. Stopped and same to S.B. at Bonacea |
| 28 Oct | Sun | Weighed and proceeded under steam out of Bonacea |
| 30 Oct | Tue | 14.20 °N 83.07 °W |
| 1 Nov | Thu | 10.30 a.m. Greytown 2.15 p.m. Weighed and steamed out of Greytown |
| 5 Nov | Mon | 17.37 °N 76.57 °W |
| 6 Nov | Tue | At Port Royal |
| 7 Nov | Wed | Slipped the Buoy |
| 10 Nov | Sat | 21.08 °N 72.42 °W |
| 14 Nov | Wed | 24.54 °N 69.54 °W |
| 18 Nov | Sun | 29.2 °N 70.9 °W |
| 21 Nov | Wed | 7 a.m. Stopped. Pilot came on board. Proceded 10.30 stopped and anchored off the Camber, Bermuda in 7 fthm veered to 35 fthm. Found here HMS Boscawen and HMS Argus and Rosamund |
| 1 Dec | Sat | 3.30 p.m. Weighed and proceeded for the Narrows 5.30 Came to in Passage anchorage |
| 2 Dec | Sun | 6.30 p.m. Daylight. Weighed and proceeded through the Narrows 7 Obsd a steamer at anchor in Five Fathom Hole 7.30 Stopped and took R[oyal] Mail steamer "Curson" in tow and proceeded through the passage to Ireland Island 10 Came to with B.B. [in Grassy Bay] |
| 3 Dec | Mon | 11 a.m. Weighed and commenced warping into the Camber 1 p.m. Secured ship alongside wharf in Camber |
| 5 Dec | Wed | Arrived HMS Eurydice [to which ship Edward Loney had been transferred on 25 August] |
| 12 Dec | Wed | Discharged Mr Edward Loney, Asst Surgeon to the Royal Naval Hospital |
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