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Extracts from the log of HMS Pantaloon for the period 28 July 1845 - 11 May 1846
Sources: ADM 53/2901, 13 July 1845 - 4 January 1846; ADM 53/2902, 4 January 1846 - 29 June 1846.Ascension - Accra - Lagos - Princes Island - Badagery [Badagari] - Popoe [Popo] - Quitta [Ouidah] - Princes Island - Lagos - Princes Island - Popoe - Quitta - Prinses Island - Ascension
A period cruising on the Bights of Benin and Biafra division on the West African station; operating from Ascension, and visiting Clarence Cove (on the island of Fernando Po, the modern Bioko Island) or West Bay (on Princes Island, the modern Príncipe, north of São Tomé) to wood and water.
Here is a complete list of officers serving during the commission of 7 September 1844 - 17 February 1848 (from the ship's muster book). William Loney replaced William Robertson as the solitary Surgeon (initially "acting") on board.
| 1845 | ||
| 28 Jul | Mon | Running for the anchorage [Ascension] |
| 30 Jul | Wed | Joined acting Surgeon Dr Wm Loney |
| 2 Aug | Sat | Weighed and made sail |
| 8 Aug | Fri | 0.56 °N 8.20 °W |
| 13 Aug | Wed | At single anchor at Accra. Weighed. |
| 17 Aug | Sun | 6.11 °N 1.58 °E |
| 27 Aug | Wed | Cape St Pauls NNW 18 miles |
| 29 Aug | Fri | 2.39 °N 4.51 °W |
| 6 Sep | Sat | At single anchor off Lagos |
| 12 Sep | Fri | At anchor, Lagos |
| 14 Sep | Sun | Made sail |
| 19 Sep | Fri | 5.56 °N 3.29 °E |
| 26 Sep | Fri | 5.17 °N 4.1 °E |
| 10 Oct | Fri | 6.16 °N 3.40 °E |
| 17 Oct | Fri | 5.45 °N 3.43 °E |
| 23 Oct | Thu | 2.47 °N 7.51 °E |
| 25 Oct | Sat | At single anchor in Georges Bay [on the island of Fernando Po, modern Bioko Island], Cape Badgley E 7 miles |
| 28 Oct | Tue | Standing out of Georges Bay. At single anchor, South Clarence Cove |
| 29 Oct | Wed | Preparing for sea |
| 3 Nov | Mon | 4.2 °S 6.30 °E |
| 9 Nov | Sun | Lagos |
| 14 Nov | Fri | 6.1 °N 3.15 °E |
| 21 Nov | Fri | 5.40 °S 3.42 °E |
| 26 Nov | Wed | Running in for Badagery |
| 27 Nov | Thu | Made all plain sail |
| 28 Nov | Fri | 5.25 °N 3.15 °E |
| 2 Dec | Tue | At single anchor at Popoe |
| 4 Dec | Thu | Weighed and made sail. 5.50 °N 1.13 °E |
| 9 Dec | Tue | a.m. 6: Made all plain sail 6.30: Obd a schooner S.E. Made all sail in chase and fired 6 guns 7.30: Chase hove to 8: Shortened sail and borded the Brazilian schooner Magico. Made a prize of ditto. 10: Obsd H.M. steam vessel Penelope 10.45: Communicated with ditto 11.30: Penelope parted company p.m. 4.30: Hove to. Empd transporting prisoners into merchant vessels off Popoe 5: Prize anchored. Boats returned. Up ditto and made sail [Crew awarded proceeds of hull &c and tonnage bounty for "Magico" by prize court on 22 July 1847] |
| 11 Dec | Thu | Single anchor, Quitta |
| 12 Dec | Fri | Running for Popoe |
| 19 Dec | Fri | Hove to off Popoe |
| 20 Dec | Sat | Made sail |
| 27 Dec | Sat | 6.0 °N 2.20 °E |
| 1846 | ||
| 1 Jan | Thu | Single anchor, Quitta |
| 7 Jan | Wed | 5.51 °N 3.43 °E |
| 9 Jan | Fri | 3.28 °N 5.17 °E |
| 10 Jan | Sat | Working in for West Bay, Princes island |
| 13 Jan | Tue | 6: Completed wood and water. 8: Weighed and made sail |
| 16 Jan | Fri | 3.40 °N 4.43 °E |
| 20 Jan | Tue | Single anchor off Lagos |
| 31 Jan | Sat | 5.15: Mustered at quarters. Exercised fire bell. 5.45: Weighed |
| 2 Feb | Mon | Single anchor off Lagos |
| 6 Feb | Fri | Weighed |
| 10 Feb | Tue | Standing in for West Bay |
| 13 Feb | Fri | Standing out from West Bay |
| 20 Feb | Fri | 5.35 °N 1.44 °E |
| 27 Feb | Fri | 6.9 °N 1.28 °E p.m. 4: Little Popoe NbyE 4 miles 6: Came to with S.B. in 8 ftm. Veered to 35 ftm. Furled sails |
| 28 Feb | Sat | a.m. 9.30 Sent an officer to overhaul the Brazilian schooner Bella Clara, having received information that she intended shipping slaves. On examining her more minutely a quantity of matting was found and several boat loads of fire wood had been received since the last visit. Several leagers in the hold were nearly empty, the aquadente having been pumped off to make room for water. And on weighing the farina, nearly 1000 lbs were found on board. Under these suspicious circumstances, the said schooner was seized [Crew awarded tonnage bounty for "Bella Clara" by prize court on 31 October 1847] p.m. 3: Sent boat for prisoners, and prize weighed but could not work up 6: Obsd prize weigh 3 miles to leeward. Weighed and dropped down to her. Came to with S.B. in 8 ftm. Slaughtered a bullock weighing 93 lbs, hide thrown overboard as useless |
| 1 Mar | Sun | 6 a.m.: Weighed and made all plain sail. Took prize in tow noon: Tacked and hove to. Landed prisoners |
| 2 Mar | Mon | At single anchor off Popoe Empld scraping Bella Clara's bottom and as necessary |
| 6 Mar | Fri | Working to windward |
| 13 Mar | Fri | 5.56 °N 1.17 °E |
| 15 Mar | Sun | Single anchor off Popoe |
| 23 Mar | Sun | Weighed and made sail |
| 27 Mar | Fri | 5.19 °N 0.50 °E |
| 4 Apr | Sat | Single anchor off Quitta |
| 6 Apr | Mon | Weighed |
| 17 Apr | Fri | 2.11 °N 6.5 °E |
| 18 Apr | Sat | Anchored, West Bay |
| 22 Apr | Wed | Weighed |
| 24 Apr | Fri | 0.14 °N 4.30 °E |
| 29 Apr | Wed | 1.25 °S 1.32 °W |
| 1 May | Fri | 2.52 °S 4.48 °W |
| 4 May | Mon | Single anchor, Ascension |
| 11 May | Mon | Invalided R[ichard C]. Kevern Lt and Wm Loney, Surgeon |
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