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Magicienne, 1812
Type: Frigate ; Armament 42
Launched : 1812 ;
Disposal date or year : 1845
Notes:
Portsmouth 8 Nov 1812 Sailed.
17 Jan 1813 Captured vessel Thrasher
4 Jun 1813 Captured vessel Leo
5 Jun 1813 Captured vessel Tickler
Portsmouth 21 Jul 1813 Arrived with a convoy of transports, from Lisbon (3rd).
Portsmouth 19 Aug 1813 Has made the preparatory sailing signal for the transports bound to Passage and they are now dropping down to the easternmost part of Spithead, and will sail in the morning, should the wind be fair.
May - Aug 1813 Magicienne and Constant, stationed off the north coast of Spain to assist the patriots.
Portsmouth 15 Jun 1814 Arrived from Lisbon.
Portsmouth 5 Jul 1814 Came into the harbour.
Plymouth 15 Apr 1816 Sailed for the East Indies.
Port Louis, Mauritius 28 Feb - 2 Mar 1818 one of over forty vessels which were sunk or went ashore in the harbour during a hurricane. See extract from log.
Mauritius circa 14 Jul 1818 Sailed for the Island of Cargados to pick up the remnants of the crew of the ship Cabalva, wrecked on 7 Jul.
Port Louis, Mauritius 25 - 26 Jan 1819 extracts from log of a further hurricane.
Port Louis, Mauritius 26 - 29 Mar 1819 extracts from log of a further hurricane.
1830 Sheerness
Woolwich 9 Jan 1831 Sails tomorrow for the Downs.
Woolwich 1 Nov 1831 Sailed for the Downs.
Portsmouth 10 Nov 1831 Arrived from the Downs.
Portsmouth 12 Nov 1831 Sailed for Rio Janeiro and East Indies.
Portsmouth 19 Nov 1831 Is en route for the East Indies.
Trincomalee 22 Apr 1832 Departed for Penang.
Trincomalee 3 Oct 1832 Arrived from Batavia.
Singapore 29 Aug 1832 Sailed for Batavia.
Singapore 15 Aug 1832 Arrived from Malacca.
Madras 31 Jan 1833 Sailed on a cruise.
Prince of Wales's Island 10 Jan 1833 Refitting.
Calcutta 12 Feb 1833 Arrived from Madras.
Bay of Bengal 27 March 1833 Reported to be cruising in the Bay.
Singapore 23 Apr 1833 Sailed on a cruise.
Batavia 7 May 1833 Arrived from Singapore and sailed the 8th on a cruise to the north-west.
Madras 31 May 1833 Arrived from Trincomalee and sailed 10 Jun on a cruise.
Bengal 16 Jun 1833 Arrived from Trincomalee.
China 5 Nov 1833 Arrived from Manilla.
Mauritius 20 Jun 1834 Is reported to have gone to Zanguebar.
Mauritius 2 Aug 1834 Preparing for a passage to Zanzibar and to cruise of the coast of East Africa.
Bombay 20 Jul 1834 Arrived from Zanguebar.
Bombay 18 Oct 1834 sailed to Colombo.
Portsmouth 14 Mar 1835 arrived from China, Madras (15 Dec), Mauritius (10 Jan), St Helena (2 Feb), and off Fayal 2 Mar, after three and a half years abroad, and having sailed some 74,000 miles, which included time spent in the Canton River and at Manilla.
Portsmouth 18 Apr 1835 has been commissioned this week.
Portsmouth 2 May 1835 her 32 pounder of 49 cwt., are to be replaced with 32 pounder of 39 cwt.
Portsmouth 13 Jun 1835 was taken out of the dock yesterday.
Portsmouth 15 Aug 1835 At Spithead. Sails in the near future for Lisbon.
Cadiz 10 Nov 1835 arrived.
12 Aug 1836 was reported to be at Cadiz.
2 Nov 1836 reported to be at Cadiz.
Cadiz 14-15 Feb 1838 the weather reported to be moderate, and loosed her sails, whereas gales were experienced at Givraltar.
28 Dec 1839 Portsmouth, In Basin.
14 Mar 1840 Volunteer First Class, G. W. Rice, appointed to the Magicienne.
25 Apr 1840 Captain Frederick Thomas Michell, appointed to the Magicienne, vice Burnett, deceased ; Midshipman T. G. Carmichael, appointed to the Magicienne.
16 May 1840 Mates L. D. T. Provost and O. Bentall, appointed to the Magicienne.
6 Jun 1840 Portsmouth goes out to Spithead on Monday.
13 Jun 1840 Portsmouth, has received her orders, and will sail on Monday for the Mediterranean.
27 Jun 1840 Lisbon, sailed for Malta.
3 Jul 1840 arrived at Cadiz,
8 Jul 1840 arrived Gibraltar with Prince Ernest of Saxe Coburg Gotha on board.
18 Jul 1840 Midshipman G. Wenthrope, appointed to the Magicienne.
5 Sep 1840 Mate James Yorke Peterson, appointed to the Magicienne.
15 Jul 1840 sailed from Mytelene for the coast of Syria.
21 Aug 1840 arrived at Beyrout from Malta.
22 Oct 1840 in the vicinity of Scanderoon, off the coast of Syria.
8 Nov 1840 at Scanderoon and the neighbourhood. See www.gazettes-online.co.uk of 15 Dec 1840.
14 Dec 1840 Marmorice Bay, expected shortly.
Aug - Nov 1840 Capture of Acre and operations on the coast of Syria. Turkish Medals awarded to the Officers and Men employed during the Campaign. 16 Oct 1844 those onboard between 9 Sep - 10 Oct 1840, and at the bombardment of St. Jean D’Acre, on the 3 Nov 1840, will be paid their respective proportions of the grant voted by Parliament for the said services.
12 Feb 1841, at Malta, is due to sail shortly to relieve the Talbot at Constantinople,
17 Mar 1841, arrived at Constantinople to relieve the Talbot.
7 Aug 1841, Captain R. L. Warren, appointed to Magicienne.
25 Oct 1841, Malta, will receive pratique in a few days.
11 Dec 1841, Lieutenant Herbert G. Austen appointed to the Magicienne.
23 Nov 1841, at Suda.
17 Dec 1841, Mate H. G. Austen, has been promoted to Lieutenant and is appointed to the Magicienne.
22 Jul 1850 Balance of Prize Monies due 1813 paid, following the bankruptcy of the agent appointed to make payment.
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Hour. |
Wind. |
Bar. |
Ther. |
Remarks. |
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February 28, 1818. |
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P.M. |
SSE |
Wind SSE. P.M. fresh breezes and squally ; heavy rain at times; at 3 sent party on board the Agile (a detained schooner) to take her lower yards and topmasts, and secure her afresh; observed a chasse-marée upset in the middle of the harbour; sent the barge to her assistance ; |
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| Squally | falls 29.6 | at 6 a pilot came on board, in consequence of the fall of the barometer, and threatening appearance; | ||
| at 8 squally; | ||||
| at 12 midnight strong gales, heavy squalls. | ||||
| March 1, 1818. | ||||
| A.M. | SSE | Wind SSE. A.M.2.10, strong gales, heavy squalls, and rain, blowing excessively hard; the best bower bent to a mooring-anchor; ship driving , slowly; got the spars out of the rigging, S E, | ||
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SE |
at 2.40 a merchant ship drove athwart us, and carried away the jib and flying-jibboom, with gear; then went clear and upset ; |
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| at 3 a schooner drove athwart us, remained some time, and then drove on shore; | ||||
| at 4, blowing a complete hurricane, ship still driving; drove on board the Prince Regent, merchant ship; carried away the ensign staff, and cut the stern down to the cabin windows; carried away her jib-boom, and sprung her bow-sprit; jolly-boat swamped and went down; the barge went adrift, and stove her broadside in with the Prince Regent's anchor; made fast a cable to the careening hulk; ship aground; heeling very much to port; | ||||
| ESE | 28.0 |
ESE, at 6 a brig drove athwart us ; carried away her mainmast, and went on shore ; daylight, hurricane still unabated; observed all the ships in harbour (except the American brig Jason), forty-one in number, were either on shore or sunk; found the main and mizen channels shitted with the violence of the wind, and the hammock-cloths, rails, and boards blown away ; |
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at 6 parted the sheet-cable ; the hulk parted her mooring-chains, and we drove on shore at the point of the entrance of the fort; |
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NE, ship heeling very much to starboard; sounded round the ship, end found ten feet water from the fore to the main chains, seventeen feet under the stern, and eighteen feet under larboard bow; | |||
| at 8 hard gales, with heavy squalls and rain; issued a gill of spirits to ship's company ; at 9 more moderate ; noon, strong breezes and squally; |
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29.5 |
found as the weather moderates the water shoaled fast ; under starboard forechains only seven feet, astern fourteen, and on the on the larboard bow fifteen feet; |
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P.M. |
NE between 2 and 3 P.M. fresh gales and squally, with rain; |
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at 4 fresh breezes and rainy weather; attempted to heave the ship off by the single bower fast to mooring-anchor; |
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at4.30 found anchor coming home; |
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ENE Easterly |
ENE, at 7 and 8 fresh breezes and cloudy weather; easterly at 10.30 ; |
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midnight, moderate, with rain. |
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| March 2, 1818. | ||||
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A.M. |
ESE |
Wind ESE at 8 A.M.. |
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Hour. |
Wind. |
Bar. |
Ther. |
Remarks, |
| Monday, January 25, 1819. | ||||
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A.M. |
SE |
A.M. Moderate breezes, with rain at times, |
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11 |
SE by S |
11. Strong breezes and squally; down royal and top-gallant-yards, and struck top-gallant-masts. |
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Noon |
Noon. Ditto weather. |
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P.M. 1.30 |
SSE |
29.79 |
79 |
1.30. Got top-gallant-masts on deck; sent a launch to the port-office for cables to secure the ship; the barometer having fallen greatly, struck lower yards and topmasts; run out one 12-inch hawser to an anchor on shore ahead; secured it on board, and secured the other cables afresh. |
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6 |
At 6 strong gales, with rain; employed securing boats, &c. ; several ships in the harbour broke from their moorings; got the awnings down, and jib and spanker-boom in |
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6.30 |
6.30. A brig off Magazine Point parted her stern moorings, and swung alongside our starboard quarter ; fast moored her afresh; pointed the yards to the wind. |
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At 2 hoisted the barge in, and hauled second cutter and jolly-boat upon shore; sent a party to secure the Voyageur, and a 12-inch hawser to the Shawfield to secure her; got the top-gallant-yards and skysail-masts out of the rigging. |
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7 |
SW ½ W |
29.14 |
76 |
At 7 strong gales, with hear squalls. |
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7.40 |
SSW |
29.10 |
76¼ |
7.40. Blowing a perfect hurricane from SSW. |
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8 |
At 8 hurricane increasing; saw the flash of a gun to the westward. |
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8.30 |
29.14 |
77 |
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8.40 |
NW |
rising |
8.40. The wind shifted to the N W, more moderate; barometer rising; pointed the yards to the wind. |
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12 |
29.68 |
77½ |
12. More moderate. |
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Hour. |
Wind. |
Bar. |
Ther. |
Remarks. |
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Tuesday, January 26, 1819. |
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12.30 |
29.62 |
77½ |
A.M. 12.30. Strong gales and squally ; a hulk astern parted her stern moorings and swung under our stern. |
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4 |
N |
29.80 |
75½ |
At 4 heavy gales, with rain; at daylight every vessel in the harbour on shore. with the exception of two brigs; one ship on Tonnelieo reef dismasted, and another on shore near her, with her masts standing and signal of distress up; sent an officer on board her; sent a party to moor the hulk astern, and another party to heave the Voyageur off. |
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NNE |
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8 |
At 8 dark cloudy weather, with rain. |
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9 |
29.80 |
75½ |
At 9 sent the lugger St. Jaques out to the Wolfe's Cove on shore off Fort Tonnelieo, to take her cargo out. |
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10 |
At 10 squally, with rain at times. |
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Noon |
Noon. Moderate and cloudy. |
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P.M. |
P.M.Moderate breeze and cloudy; got the jib and spanker-booms out, and got the top-gallant-yards and skysail-masts in the rigging; swayed the gaff up; sent the Voyageur with an officer to the Wolfe's Cove to assist in unloading her; hove a brig off Magazine Point; sent a boat to tow the St. Jaques up with part of the Wolfe's Cove's cargo. |
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Midn. |
Midnight. Moderate and fair. |
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Wind. |
Bar. |
Ther. |
Remarks. |
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Friday, March 26, 1819. |
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A.M. |
ESE |
A.M. Moderate and cloudy. |
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P.M. |
E by S |
P. M. Ditto. |
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Saturday, March 27, 1819. |
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Midn. |
ESE |
Midnight. Strong squalls of wind and rain. |
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A.M. |
E by S |
A.M. Squally, with rain; received on board the crew of the tender, and gave her to the Liverpool. |
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E by S |
Midnight. Strong squalls of wind and rain. |
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Sunday, March 28, 1819. |
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1 |
SE |
A.M. Fresh breezes and squally. |
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4 |
Came on board a pilot to unmoor the ship; sent a launch a-head to weigh the small bower anchor, but finding the barometer falling, and other indications of bad weather, let it go again. |
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10.30 |
29. 90 |
80½ |
10.30. Heavy squalls of wind; struck top-gallant-masts. |
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11 |
SSE |
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12 |
29. 77 |
83½ |
Strong breezes and equally. |
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P.M. |
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1 |
P.M. Ditto. |
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2 |
SSE |
Small spars out of the rigging. |
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3 |
29. 74 |
82½ |
3.10 Got top-gallant-masts on deck. |
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5 |
29.70 | 81½ | ||
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5.45 |
5.45. Fresh gales and cloudy; struck lower yards and topmasts; in jib and spanker-booms ; down gaff, and pointed the yards to the wind. |
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6 |
SSE |
29.70 |
81 |
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7 |
29.70 |
80 |
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8 |
SSE |
29.69 |
80 |
At 8, strong gales and heavy squalls, with rain. |
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9 |
29.66 |
79¾ |
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10 |
SSE |
29.66 |
79¼ |
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11 |
SE by S |
29.66 |
79½ |
At 11, gale increasing; squalls much more violent; wind veering round to the eastward. |
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12 |
29.46 |
79½ |
Midnight. Gale increasing violently ; expended forty fathom four inches four additional lashing for the cables. |
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Monday, March 29, 1819. |
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A.M. |
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1 |
SE by S |
29.26 |
79 |
A.M. Blowing a hurricane ; thick haze and sprays. |
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2 |
29.24 |
781 |
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2.18 |
At 2.18, the ring of the anchor on shore, to which the best bower cable was clinched, gave way, in consequence of which the ship drifted on shore on the larboard bilge, bringing home the small bower anchor and carrying away a 7¾ inch hawser; hove in the best bower cable. |
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3 |
29.16 |
77 |
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3.19 |
At 3.19, hurricane more violent ; observed H. M.S. Liverpool on shore, astern of us, and a number of merchant ships. |
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4 |
8 |
28.98 |
77 |
At 4, more moderate, wind round ; ran out the best bower cable again, and clinched it; ran out the sheet cable on the larboard-quarter, and clinched it. |
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4.30 |
NE |
At 4.30, quite moderate, wind veering round fast to NE ; ship still aground ; carried away the messenger in trying to heave the ship off; rove a purchase on the cable. |
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6 |
WNW |
28.98 |
78 |
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6 |
28.99 |
78 |
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7 |
NW |
29.70 |
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8 |
29.20 |
At 8, strong gales and squally; carried away the purchase-fall. |
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9 |
29.32 |
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10 |
29.40 |
79 |
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12 |
NW |
29.42 |
80 |
Noon. Ditto weather. |
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P.M. 1 |
P.M. Strong gales and squall ; up lower yards; rove a purchase-fall, and lashed the purchase-blocks afresh ; endeavoured to heave the ship off. but finding the tide lowering and the ship fast aground, with but twelve feet water under the lee-main-chains, deferred, and commenced lightening the ship. |
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2 |
N |
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3 |
29.60 |
80 |
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7 |
NNE |
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8 |
29.71 |
791 |
At 8, moderate, and squally with rain. |
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12 |
Midnight. Dark cloudy weather. |
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