Feb. 25. March 4. 66 11. 25, 1750. May 6. June 17. July 29. Sept 9. Oct. 21. Decbr. 2. Rachel Daughter of David Copland.-Mr. Dunbar. Sarah Daughter of Brimsmead Hunt; Ann Daughter of Benjamin Wadsworth son of Benjamin Wadsworth; Dorothy Daughter of John Daniel; John Son of Eben- Mary Daughter of Stephen Davenport; Esther Daugh- Mary Daughter of Phillip White; Lydia Daughter of Jan 13, 1750-51. Belcher Son of Nathanael Vose Jun'.-Mr. Dunbar. Nathanael Robbins ordained Pastor of the Church in Milton February ye 13th 1750-51. Here follows a Record of yo Baptisms Administered by Him. Feb. 17. Ruth Daughter of John Sherman. April 7. 66 21. Sarah Daughter of Ebenezer Bent. Jeremiah Son of Jeremiah Mcintosh. May 12. David Son of Joseph Crane. June 9. Joseph and Benjamin Chldn of David Sumner. Sept 15. 66 22. Oct. 27. Decbr 15. Elisabeth Daughter of Eb Sumner; Rufus Son of William Enoch Son of Enoch Horton. Dorothy Daughter of Benjamin Horton. William Son of Edward Vose. Amariah Son of William Sumner. Rachel Daughter of Joseph Clap. Jan. 12. Joshua Son of Samuel Tucker Jun'. Peter Son of Oxinbridge Thacher. Caleb Son of Seth Smith. Isaac Son of Ebenezer Night; Abigail Daughter of Samuel -seru. Susannah Daughter of James Tucker; Henry Son of Robert Samuel Son of Ebenezer French; Josiah Son of Nathan Daniel Son of Thomas Harris; Elizabeth Daughter of John William Sanford Son of Thomas Hutchinson; Rebekah Ezra Son of Ebenezer Sumner. Ann Daughter of Joseph Horton; Ann Daughter of Nath" Kuffee son of Floro A Negro blonging to Mr. Isaac Winslow. Isaac son of Isaac Winslow; Ebenezer son of John Adams. Daughter of William Wood House. 66 Janu. 14. 24. John son of John Coney. April ye 27. 6. 13. June ye 10. June ye 17. July y 29. August ye 12. Sept. y 21. 66 23. Oct. 21. 66 Nathaniel son of Ebz" Horton Jun'. Mary Daughter of Solomon Hersey. John son of John Glover; Stephen y son of Enoch Horton. Samuel Kinsley ye son of Elijah Glouer. John ye son of Benjamin Horton. John ye son of John Badcock Jun'. Nehemiah ye son of Joseph Clap. Submit Daughter of Mary Badcock; Rachel Daughter of 28. Jonathan son of William Sumner. Novber. 25. [ ] son of Stephen Davenport; Isaac son of Samuel Davenport. [ ] of John Triscott. December 30. Mary Daughter of John Adams. Abigail Daughter of Robert Vose Jun'.; Abigail Daughter of Joseph Crane; Lydia Daughter of Ebenezer Swift. Samuel son of Ebenezer Sumner. Abigail Daughter of William Wood-House. Mary Daughter of Lanclot Pierce; Benjamin son of Andrew Canedy. 5 EXTRACTS FROM CAPT, FRANCIS GOELET'S' JOURNAL, RELATIVE TO BOSTON, SALEM AND MARBLEHEAD, &c., 1746-1750. HON. WILLIAM A. WHITEHEAD, of Newark, N. J., has kindly placed in our hands the journal of Capt. Francis Goelet, with permission to publish the same. It is a MS. volume containing 54 folio leaves, stitched, and bound in pasteboard covers. The title page is as follows: THE VOYAGES AND TRAVELS OF FRANCIS GOELET | OF THE CITY OF NEW-YORK, MERCH'. In the centre is a monogram of the author's initials, surrounded by an elaborate scroll, colored, in which appear the rose and thistle. Below this is a well executed picture of a swan swimming in smooth water. At the bottom of the page is the following motto:-Silentium, est. Vitrum. Amicorum. The MS. is handsomely written, and is illustrated with colored drawings, viz.:-"The Ship Antilope Among The Rocks of Silley;" "The ship Tartar Galley In A Storm at Sea ye 9th of September, 1750, Latt. 39d. 10m. N.: Long. 53d. 0. W.;" "A Map of the Coast of Britaigne and Normandie;" "A Map of the Isle of Wight, and a part of the coast of Hampshire, with a drawing of Hurst Castle," &c. 66 The journal covers an account of his voyages and travels, as follows:From New-York to Portsmouth, Eng., Dec. 8, 1746, to Jan. 20, 1746–7; his journey from Portsmouth to London, Jan. 21 to Jan. 30, 1746-7; an account of his visit to London and vicinity, Jan. 31 to April 25; journey from London to Portsmouth, April 25 to 27; voyage from Portsmouth to New-York, May 3 to July 1; voyage from New-York to London, Aug. 14 to Dec. 6, 1750; second visit to London and some of the principal cities of England; voyage from London to New-York, March 2 to May 15, 1752; voyage from New-York to St. Thomas, and other West India islands, Sept. 24, 1754, to Jan. 5, 1754-5; an account of his visit to the chief ports of Holland in 1757; voyage from Amsterdam to St. Eustatius, Aug. 19 to Oct. 17, 1758; voyage from St. Eustatius to New-London, Oct. 31 to Nov. 18, 1758. During his first voyage he fell in with French privateers at different times; had a narrow escape from capture; and, besides encountering a terrible storm at sea, he came near being wrecked on the Rocks of Scilley. His description of the journey by land from Portsmouth to London, is interesting as showing the mode of travelling, and the bad roads of those days; and his account of his visit to London and other places in England, and to the chief maritime cities of Holland, is instructive as affording a close view of popular customs. We have appended a few notes.-EDITOR. Of the Goclet family we have but little information. The name has continued in the city of New-York to the present day. In 1775, Peter Goelet was a member of the "General Committee of that city. Docs. relating to Col. His. of New-York, vol. viii. p. 601. 2 One of the castles where Charles I. of England was confined. 3 This group of islands lies off the S. W. coast of England, and is included in the county of Cornwall. It consists of about 140 islets and rocks having an aggregate area of 5,770 acres. Several shipwrecks have occurred here, in the most noted of which 3 line-ofbattle ships, under Sir Cloudesley Shovel, were totally lost, Oct. 22, 1707. They have been considered the Cassiterides (Plin. H. C. 22), or tin islands of the ancients, and there is a tradition that a tract of land connected them with Cornwall, but they have no mines. JOURNEY FROM PORTSMOUTH TO LONDON. January 21, 1746-7. Portsmouth. Haveing Order Our Coaches, and Rideing Horses, to be Got ready by Ten O Clock, we Breakfasted and Got in Readiness to Proceed on Our Journey, Two of the Comp went on Horse Back, and the Rest of us made Two Coaches and Four, we had not gone but to the First Stage, but began to Rain and Blow, the Gentlemen on horsback, began to Repent they had not taken Coach also, we were well armed with Pistols &c. to defend Our Selves against the Robers, who where then Considerable, Expecting Every moment to have a vissit from them, we where Joy'd by a Gent" Coach who had Servants on Horse Back with Pistols and Blunderbusses, Comeing trough a Large Heath Call Petersfield Heath, which is About 7 miles Over where we see one of them, Gentlemen at a Distance Survey us but did not Care to Venture but Rode of. We Put up at a Large Inn in Farnham, where Supd and Lodged. January 22. Farnham. Having Rested well all Night, in the Morning haveing Breakfasted Proceeded on our Journey, the Rhoades being very Deep, Occasion'd by the Continual Rains, which they Generally have in Winter Time, Nothing upon the Rhoad, seemed to afford us the Least Prospect. The Co"ntry we traveld trough, is the Greatest Part Baron Soil, and Serves only for Pasturage for Sheep, all hills and Dale, and some of those Very heigh. The Heaths are Pretty Level, Coverd all with a Pricklie Brush Used much for Dunnages Ships. A Great Part of the Rhoad, at Least One half from Portsmouth to London is all Chalk, as is all the Land ab' for many Miles, where the Chalk is the Land is Fertile, the Body being all Chalk, and Covered over its Surfice, with about 12 or 14 Inches Black mould, upon which they Strew Chalk, to Fatten, the rains disolving it renders the land again Fertil, the Hills round ab' are Coverd with Sheep, the Land about heere is not much Inhabited, you wride some Miles at times without Seeing Houses, &c. we where Obliged to go over several heigh Steep Hills, the Rhoad, running so steep and heigh, that we were Obliged to have Chocks to Chock the wheels of the Coaches, when the Horses where tyred and Rested to Prevent their running Back, and then again when going down where Obliged to Chain the Wheels of the Coaches, and Let them be dragd Easily down the Road, being all Chalk and with the Rain renderd so Greasey and Slippery, that the Horses Slid all the way down upon their Backsides, not being able to stay or Stand on their legs, we did not Care to Venture downe in Coaches for Fear of Over setting &c. allighted and desended by the Side of the Hill being also very steep but thick Sett with Busshes, all the way, by which we Lowerd our Selves to the Bottom, where we came to a Pleasent Villiage, haveing a Brook Running trough it, we stopd there and Refreshd Ourselves and Proceeded on Our Journey, being about Noon, Stopd at the Next Village where Dined and Again Proceeded on our Journey, havi Passed Several Pretty Villages, and Fine Lawns, well Coverd with Sheep, we Came to a Villiage with a Verry Good Inn the Red Lyon, where put up haveinge Sup'd Very hearty, being hungary and much Fatigued, went to Bed in Time, In the Morning haveing Breakfasted we again Pursued Our Journey. January 30, 1746-7. FarnhTM to Lond. We had now got about 60 Miles on Our Journey, haveing yet ab' 25 Miles to go, we Could not travel Faster on Accot the deep Rhoads and Short dayes, we pased several Small Villiages which are to tedious to mention, Came to Hunslow where Dyn'd Ellegantly, got a Suply of wine again in Our Coaches, we pursued our Jour ney and to Pass the time at Cards in Our Coaches, have pased Hounslow Heath Being noted for Heighwaymen. Several Roberies haveing been Committed there Lattlely, and One abt 2 Hours before we pased it Comeing to an Inn ab a mile beand the Heath, where we stopd to Refresh Ourselves, there found a Coach with 2 Gent" and Ladies who where Rob'd of their watches and Money, so we narrowly Escaped we again Proceeded on our Journey, and Came to Kingston where Dynd, Pased by kinsington and so by Hyde Park, and arived at the White Bear in Picadelly, where took Coach for Cornhill, and went to the New England Coffee House, with my Portmantue with Linnen Papers Letters &c. Drank some Warm Punch Mr. Gauthron who keeps the Coffe House, Sent Out and got a Lodgeing for me at Mr Maxies in Abeurch lane Opposite to Pontack. MAST-SHIPS. At Sea. Sept 18th & 19th [1750]. Light Breeses of Wind at WSW at times Calm and Pleasant weather, have a Good Observation, Saw 2 Dolphin but Could not take them, it being a Rarety to see them so far to the Northwd as this vizt 41d 52m Long. 64d 46m. ye 19th Close thick weather with a Light Breese from y° Westwd Smooth water, Saw a Ship to windward but Could not Speak to her abt 10 A.M. Saw a Large Ship under our Lee, we Bore Downe and Spoke with her, found her to be a Mast Ship' from Casco Bay, bound for London. we desired the Capt. to make Mention of Our Ship on his arival. he Informed us Cape Sable Bore abt W. 45 Leag and Cape Cod 100 Legs Dist. [During his second voyage from New-York to London, in 1750, in the ship "Tartar Galley," he encountered a severe storm on the 9th of Sept., in Long. 53° W. Lat. 39° 10m N., which so disabled his ship that he was compelled to put into the port of Boston for repairs. Here he remained from Sept. 29, to Nov. 7, in the meanwhile visiting Salem and Marblehead.] September 29th. Fair Clear and Hard Cold Weather, with a Fresh Breese at N.W., still at an Anchor, Threw out our Line and Caught 4 dog Fish and a Large Skate being better than 3 Foot Broad, at 2 PM hove Short our Anchor, at 3 Waide with a Fresh Gale at N.W. from Nantasket Rhoa aud arived at Boston about Ten a Clock at Night, went on Shore and was Carried by a Porter, to my Friend, Capt John Wendell to whome applyd, the Same Night went with him to the Officers House and Enterd a It will be recollected that in nearly all the royal grants of New-England territory the king specially reserved all trees fit for masts. To secure these from destruction, he appointed commissioners whose duty it was to inspect the forests and mark such trees as they deemed suitable for masts. A portion of the forests of New-Hampshire were, to a great extent, stripped for this purpose prior to 1727, and that year the mast business was transferred from Portsmouth, N. H., to Falmouth, now Portland, Me. Mr. Willis, in his learned History of Portland, ed. of 1865, p. 453, says :-"This brought a number of large ships here annually until the revolution, and became a business of great importance to the town, furnishing a ready market for timber and encouragement to shipbuilding. Col. Westbrook, agent for procuring the masts, came here in 1727. The first ship of this kind was loaded here in May, 1727." And, on page 454, he further says:-" All persons are forbidden to cut down the marked trees without a license, under a heavy penalty passed in 1722. The government paid a premium of one pound a ton on masts, yards, and bowsprits, and the commissioners of the navy had a right of pre-emption for these articles twenty days after they were landed in England. The ships for the transportation of this species of merchandise, were constructed particularly for the purpose; they were about 400 tons burthen, and were navigated by about twenty-five men, and carried from forty-five to fifty masts a voyage. In time of war these ships were convoyed by armed vessels." He also gives a list of prices of masts, &c. in England, for 1770. Sec, also, The NewEngland Weekly Journal of May 8, 1727. |