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A Narrative: Narrative of the Shipwreck of the Ann Captain Irving

from Part Three - Journal of James Irving's Shipwreck and Enslavement, May 1789–October 1790

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Which was wrecked on the Coast of Barbary, on the 26th of May 1789, the Crew sold for Slaves; continued in that state untill January 1790, were detained at Mogodore, to August 1st arrived at Dartmouth, on the 26 of October 1790.

/1/ 1789 May 3rd at 4 A.M. weighed and sailed from Liverpool, with a moderate favourable brieze which ran us as far as Bardsey Isle, in St. George's Channel, when it fell calm, and soon after sprung up from the south west, blowing strong with thick rainey weather. In consequence of which, we ran for St. Studwal's Road, where we anchored on the 5th Instant. On the 7th sailed again with a light brieze at S.E. which failed again at noon: Bardsey Bearing N.N.E., where a Revenue Cutter Boarded us in the afternoon, the wind freshened again from the westward, varying to the N.West till the morning of the 8th, when the atmosphere became exceeding thick, and the wind settled at west a strong brieze. We continued plying down the Channel till the 10th when we made the land [deleted] at Padstow, in the Bristol Channel, the brieze dying away to a calm, but soon sprung up /2/ to the Eastward, which continued fresh and favourable till it carried us into Latitude 46° 30’ Longitude 9° 30’ west; when it again varied into S.W., and blew a hard gale. We close reeft our fore Sail, and Laid the Vessel to the Sea, which was yet exceeding high. Our vessel behaved exceeding well, and very agreably deceived us all. Every trifling shift of wind was carefully watched, in order to [deleted] wear and Lay her on the best tack for bowing the Sea.

The gale lasted 2 days, when it moderated gradually, and shifted to the westward, so that we could carry a little sail standing to the Southward. We were now blessed with fine weather, although the wind continued at N.W. On the 18th it varied into the N.W. pleasant weather. On the 19th in the morning saw the land between Carruna and Cape Finister, and at noon observed 2 or 3 miles to the Southward of it that the shore was distant 4 leagues.

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Slave Captain
The Career of James Irving in the Liverpool Slave Trade
, pp. 127 - 148
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
Print publication year: 2008

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