Ontario (Sloop of war) logbook, 1816-1817.

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Ontario (Sloop of war) logbook, 1816-1817.

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The logbook or naval cruising journal of the sloop of war Ontario details a patrol in the Mediterranean, with numerous stops at the shipping ports of Mahon, Barcelona, Cadiz and Malaga, Spain; Tripoli; the Gulf of Tunis; the Bay of Gibraltar; the Bay of Naples; and Palermo, returning to New York via Hampton Roads, Va., and Annapolis, from July 1816 to April 1817. The commander was John Downes; the logbook keeper was Jesse Smith. The logbook includes details of accidents to sailors on board, including their wounds and injuries; a burial at sea; several deaths, including a suicide; the naval desertion of sailors; one instance of the stranding of a ship (running aground); pilots and pilotage; and the rescue work to retrieve a sailor who fell overboard. The logbook illustration is a diagram of the order of the squadron.

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Peabody Essex Museum

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Peabody Essex Museum

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Smith, Jesse J., 1974-

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Downes, John, 1784-1854

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Downes served aboard the Essex. He was under Decatur in the Algerian War. He commanded the Macedonia in the Pacific and the Java in the Mediterranean. From the description of Letter, March 31, 1848. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 46357727 Downes served aboard the Essex. He was under Decatur in the Algerian War. He commanded the Macedonian in the Pacific and the Java in the Mediterranean. From the description of Letter, [n.d.] (Naval War College). WorldC...