
"Why the Wartime Rescue of the Survivors of a British" Topic
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Tango01  | 17 Jan 2025 4:05 p.m. PST |
… Shipwreck Ended in Betrayal "On the unseasonably hot Friday morning of December 4, 1812, the 193-ton brig Isabella prepared to depart from Port Jackson Harbor in the British convict colony of New South Wales, in what is now Australia. The vessel's ultimate destination was London, via Cape Horn. Among the 54 people on board were the brig's captain, George Higton; Scottish Lieutenant Richard Lundin; former convict Joseph Holt, his wife, Hester, and son, Joseph; convict transport ship captain Richard Brooks; former convicts Samuel Breakwell and Henry Browne Hayes; and passengers William Mattinson and Joanna-Ann Durie.
A few weeks into the journey, the Isabella nearly crashed into Campbell Island, south of New Zealand, due to Higton's incompetence. It then barely survived a tempestuous sail around Cape Horn. Now, the ship was heading for Rio de Janeiro, hoping to sail between the Falkland Islands and South America. But instead of captaining the brig and ensuring the safety of his crew and passengers, Higton got drunk and went below to visit Mary Bindell, a former convicted prostitute who welcomed him into her bed…"
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IronDuke596  | 18 Jan 2025 9:46 a.m. PST |
A most interesting article T. Thanks. |
Tango01  | 18 Jan 2025 2:32 p.m. PST |
A votre service mon ami… Armand |
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