Category Archives: Privateers

Sept. 11th
These 24 hours commences with light breezes and pleasant weather, nothing in sight.

Middle part light breezes and moderate with rain.

Latter part moderate with rain. At 5 AM saw a large fleet, steering to the Northward, under convoy of two Frigates and several sloops of war.

From the Schooner Mammoth Logs, 1814. MS 3082, H. Furlong Baldwin Library, Maryland Historical Society.

Sept. 9th

The first part of these 24 hours commences with moderate Breezes and pleasant weather. At 1 PM boarded a Prussian Brig from Dantzig bound to Oporto. Cargo Staves.

Middle part light Breezes and moderate weather.

Latter Part same; watch Employed at sundry Jobs.

From the Schooner Mammoth Logs, 1814. MS 3082, H. Furlong Baldwin Library, Maryland Historical Society.

Sept. 8th
These 24 hours commences with light breezes and moderate Weather. Several sail in sight. At 7 PM spoke a Swedish Brig from Stockholm, bound to Alacant. Cargo Straw and hemp, at 9 AM spoke a Russian Galliot from St. Petersburg, bound to Maderia, cargo, wheat. A Brig in sight made all sail in chase. Longitude by Looner 9.57.30 [?]

From the Schooner Mammoth Logs, 1814. MS 3082, H. Furlong Baldwin Library, Maryland Historical Society.

Sept. 7th
The first part of these 24 hours commences light airs. At 2 PM out all reefs & swept up to the Nepel, mentioned in the preceding days work. One proved to be the Swedish Galiot Nelhelmir, Capt. Hognell, from Gollenborg bound to Malaga. Cargo [?] the other the Portuguese Brig St. Antony, Capt. Harnunas, from Amsterdam bound to Lisbon. [?]’d cargo, permitted to proceed after other sail in right. At 6 boarded them. They proved to be 2 Russian Brigs, from Dantzic bound to Malaga cargo staves- latter part moderate. Several sail in sight.

From the Schooner Mammoth Logs, 1814. MS 3082, H. Furlong Baldwin Library, Maryland Historical Society.

Sept. 5th
The first part of these 24 hours commences with fresh Breezes and moderate weather. Nothing in sight. At 8 PM thick weather. Tacked ship. At 2 Am tacked ship.

Middle part light Breezes and moderate weather.

Latter part same as before watch Employed in mending Sails, Rigging [unclear abbreviation]

From the Schooner Mammoth Logs, 1814. MS 3082, H. Furlong Baldwin Library, Maryland Historical Society.

September 3
These 24 hours commences with light Breezes and clear. At 4 PM spoke a Portuguese ship from Rio Janeiro bound to Lisbon 120 days out.

Middle part light Breezes and clear weather.

Latter part same. The watch Employed in repairing the rigging and sails fore & aft.

From the Schooner Mammoth Logs, 1814. MS 3082, H. Furlong Baldwin Library, Maryland Historical Society.

September 2
The first part of these 24 hours commences with light airs & clear weather. The watch employed at repairing sails, at 7 PM Jibbed away, head. as p. log…

Middle part light Breezes and moderate.

Latter part, the same as before. At 6 AM saw a sail on our weather Beam, made sail in chase & cleared ship for action.

From the Schooner Mammoth Logs, 1814. MS 3082, H. Furlong Baldwin Library, Maryland Historical Society.