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JOURNAL
OF MIDSHIPMAN FREDERICK BAURY 5 Jul 1811
Joined CONSTITUTION at 6 Jul 1811
Court martial of James McCumber "for Mutany" [sic] adjourned. 8 Jul 1811
(Monday) 1100 Court reconvened ‑‑
sheet anchor stowed in waist; stream anchor in port fore channel ‑‑
watering. 9 Jul 1811
Midshipman Phelps joined. 12
Jul 1811 Exercised at general quarters. 13
Jul 1811 Received 7 bbls pork, 23 bbls
beef. 14
Jul 1811 Received 14 men. 15
Jul 1811 Received "50 bbls whiskey,
2 casks & 3 boxes for Mr. Barlow" ‑‑ 1330 Colonel Wharton,
USMC, aboard. 16
Jul 1811 Exercised at general quarters. 20
Jul 1811 Exercised at general quarters. 22
Jul 1811 Exercised at general quarters. 23
Jul 1811 Received from Baltimore stores
sloop: 69 bbls flour, 8 bbls "beanes," 22 bbls whiskey, 1 hhd
molasses, 3 tierces rice, 9 kegs butter,16 boxes soap, 12 "mattresses," 100 gals lamp
oil. 25
Jul 1811 Captain Hull "returned
from 27
Jul 1811 Received 10 quarter gunners, 3
quartermasters, 29 seamen ‑‑ exercised at general quarters. 29
Jul 1811 Received 5 bbls pork, 5 bbls
beef, 5 boxes spermaceti candles, 2 of tallow, 5 casks cheese. 30
Jul 1811 Joel Barlow's baggage arrived ‑‑
exercised at general quarters. 31
Jul 1811 Draft 23' aft, 21'10" fwd ‑‑
heavy thunder squall at 1830 caused port anchor ring to part, and ship dragged
2 miles. 1 Aug 1811
0730 Barlow boarded with Mr. Worden (Consul General at Paris), "Mr.
Lee" (Consul at Bordeaux), Mrs. Barlow and sister ‑‑ 0745
underway ‑‑ 1700 exercised at general
quarters. 3 Aug 1811
At Hampton Roads ‑‑ Captain Hull and Barlow to 4 Aug 1811
(Sunday) 1000 Barlow back ‑‑
1500 received 18 seamen from "NATALUS" and 20 casks of powder and an
anchor. 5 Aug 1811
0200 Captain Hull returned ‑‑ 0700 sailed. 7 Aug 1811
Heavy gales. 8 Aug 1811
The port anchor stowed "on the Gunwales." 9 Aug 1811
Exercised at general quarters. 11
Aug 1811 Squalls ‑‑ 9 kts 12
Aug 1811 Squalls ‑ 9 kts ‑‑
heavy sea running. 13
Aug 1811 Squalls ‑ 9 kts ‑‑
cleared for action ‑‑ false alarm: GENERAL GREEN of 15
Aug 1811 Exercised at general quarters. 18
Aug 1811 9 kts. 19
Aug 1811 Foggy ‑‑ on
soundings ‑‑ exercised at general quarters ‑‑ fired 8 cartridges. 20
Aug 1811 Exercised at general quarters. 21
Aug 1811 Gunner's mates making
"cylinders" ‑‑ exercised at general quarters. 22
Aug 1811 Starboard bower "stocked
and stowed" on the gunwales. 23
Aug 1811 Exercised at general quarters. 25
Aug 1811 Foggy ‑‑ exercised
at general quarters. 26
Aug 1811 10 kts (5 hours), 11 kts (4
hours). 27
Aug 1811 Exercised at general quarters. 28
Aug 1811 10 kts. 29
Aug 1811 Exercised at general quarters. 31
Aug 1811 Exercised boarders in small arms
‑‑ making cylinders and filling cartridges - on soundings. 1 Sep 1811
The Lizards N 9 leagues. 2 Sep 1811
0300 Eddystone Light NNE 7 leagues ‑‑ beating up the 4 Sep 1811
1700 Exercised at general quarters. 5 Sep 1811
1700 Exercised at general quarters ("off Sherbourgh") until
1830. 6 Sep 1811
1000 Arrived at 7 Sep 1811
1300 Barlow left ‑‑ manned yards; 17‑gun salute. 8 Sep 1811
1000 Visited by French Admiral for an hour ‑‑ 9 guns
returned by COURAGEUX. 11
Sep 1811 Sailed at 1300 ‑‑
1800 boarding officer from HMS ROYAL OAK (74 guns). 15
Sep 1811 Arrived at 16
Sep 1811 0200 John Fullington died ‑‑
0900 sailed ‑‑ 1000 buried at sea ‑‑ 1345 back at
anchor. 17
Sep 1811 0930 Sailed for 20
Sep 1811 1130 Purser Garrison [sic] left
ship in pilot boat for 21
Sep 1811 1000 Sailed ‑‑ 1500
anchored. 22
Sep 1811 0530 Sailed. 24
Sep 1811 1430 Anchored off 25
Sep 1811 0530 Sailed ‑‑
stormy. 27
Sep 1811 Exercised at general quarters. 29
Sep 1811 Lieutenant Page mentioned ‑‑
1200 pilot boat alongside for money ‑‑ 1300 pilot boat left ‑‑
Lieutenant Swift mentioned. 3 Oct 1811
1545 Arrived at 4 Oct 1811
0500 Sailed ‑‑ returned 1130 due to weather. 8 Oct 1811
0700 Sailed. 9 Oct 1811
About 0300 fired on by HM Brig REDPOLE ‑‑ 0330 received
apology. 12
Oct 1811 1530 4 shot from French
batteries ‑‑ 1615 anchored at 14
Oct 1811 "...the Green
Boat..." ‑‑ "...blackening the yards..." 18‑9
Oct 1811 Painting ship. 23
Oct 1811 Several Italian officers
visited the ship. 28
Oct 1811 James Burnes joined as
Supernumerary. 29
Oct 1811 1230 David Brainsford died. 30
Oct 1811 1130 Burial ashore. 3 Nov 1811
1330 Captain Hull returned from 6‑7
Nov 1811 "...remarkable gales and
Heavy Rain during the night..." 8 Nov 1811
1430 Mr. Russell's baggage arrived. 9 Nov 1811
"...another load of...baggage..." ‑‑ 1430 Mr.
Russell and party aboard 1600 sailed. 11
Nov 1811 1445 Arrived at 12
Nov 1811 1115 Captain Hull and Mr.
Russell left for 13
Nov 1811 American mariners Edward
Riddle, Seth Cleaveland [sic], Caler [sic] Chappel [sic], William Goodrich,
William Nash, William Morehead, James
Shipers [?], Isaac Terrell,
Philip Casebouch [?], and James Lorenore [?] came on board as passengers. 17
Nov 1811 0000 William Wallace, Royal
Navy deserter, swam to ship ‑‑ getting supplies. 18‑9
Nov 1811 Seaman Collins Frazier died
during the night. 19
Nov 1811 Gunners overhauling guns and
passing up round and grape shot ‑‑ Gustavus Newman and Hugh
Groundwaler shipped as seamen ‑‑ shifted berth to seaward. 20
Nov 1811 Seamen George Warren and
William Smith deserted from ship's boat ‑‑ Benjamin N. Dodd, John
Garney, George Jackson, George Hooper,
Thomas Bailey, M[ ? ]
Patten, William Scovey, Jacob Morris, and Richard Doxon [sic] came on board as
supernumeraries ‑‑ 1530 general quarters ‑‑ 1554
sailed. 22
Nov 1811 0900 Arrived at 30
Nov 1811 Exercised at general quarters. 14
Dec 1811 0530 Acting Sailmaker Lewis
Crofford [sic] died. 15
Dec 1811 1100 Burial ashore ‑‑
exercised at general quarters. 19
Dec 1811 1200 Punished Daniel Bliss and
William Cooper for "smuggling rum on board." 20
Dec 1811 0700 Midshipman William E. Pearpoint
died ‑‑ 1530 Boy Abraham Harding died. 21
Dec 1811 1100 Burials ashore. 27
Dec 1811 0600 James Lornson [?] died. 28
Dec 1811 0900 Burial ashore ‑‑
snow. 6 Jan 1812
1200 Lieutenant Morris returned. 9 Jan 1812
0830 Sailed. 19
Jan 1812 0700 Elisha Pomeroy died ‑‑
1630 burial at sea. 24
Jan 1812 Exercised at general quarters. 26
Jan‑1 Feb 1812 Heavy and
"extreme" heavy gales from W. 10
Feb 1812 0415 Matthews Cavanaugh died. 11
Feb 1812 1300 Burial at sea. 18
Feb 1812 1000 Sighted land ‑‑
1600 Lieutenant Morris left ship in pilot boat with dispatches ‑‑
2100 anchored off 19 Feb 1812
1600 Seaman Samuel Smith died. 20
Feb 1812 1200 Burial ashore ‑‑
1300 sailed for Hampton Roads ‑‑ 1630 anchored N of Craney Island. 22
Feb 1812 "5th cutter" ‑‑
1130 Captain Hull left ship for 25
Feb 1812 (Monday) 1200 Exercised boarders at small arms. 1 Mar 1812
Lieutenant Page left ship on leave. 2 Mar 1812
"...fitting new chain plates..." 3 Mar 1812
Ordinary Seaman Zackeriah [sic] Parkinson died ‑‑ "Mr.
Gordon left the ship." 4 Mar 1812
Burial ashore ‑‑ Carpenter Rogers died ‑‑
Midshipman Conklin left the ship. 5 Mar 1812
1200 Captain Hull returned, then went ashore again at 1600. 7 Mar 1812
"...washing shingle ballast..." ‑‑
"...whitewashing hold..." 9‑10
Mar 1812 William Bivins and William
Kinney deserted from 4th cutter. 10
Mar 1812 Midshipman German [sic] joined. 12
Mar 1812 James Tylor [sic] and James
Thompson deserted from 2nd cutter ‑‑ Seaman John Cornelia [sic]
fell through the main hatch and was killed. 13
Mar 1812 Isaac Daggett died in hospital. 14
Mar 1812 Cornelia buried ashore. 15
Mar 1812 Bivins and Kinney returned and
confined. 16
Mar 1812 1000 Bivins, Kinney, and John Martin
flogged for desertion. 19
Mar 1812 Lieutenant Hoffman joined;
Midshipman Gordon rejoined. 23
Mar 1812 Doctor Trevett left ‑‑
Dr. Evans joined. 24
Mar 1812 Lieutenant Page returned. 25
Mar 1812 Midshipman Barry joined ‑‑
0400 sailed. 27
Mar 1812 1530 Entered the 31
Mar 1812 Offloaded guns into lighters. 2 Apr 1812
Resumed trip upriver. 3 Apr 1812
More equipment lightered off, off 4 Apr 1812
1830 Captain Hull left ship off 5 Apr 1812
0830 Ran aground ‑‑ 1300 underway ‑‑ 1400
arrived at Washington Navy Yard. 7 Apr 1812
(Monday) Emptied magazines ‑‑
removed water casks ‑‑ Boys Thomas Johnson and John P. Linstrum
deserted ‑‑ 1300 SecNav Paul Hamilton visited; 17 guns ‑‑
1600 SecNav departed. 8 Apr 1812
1630 SecNav again; 17 guns ‑‑ 1830 departs ‑‑
rest of guns removed. 9 Apr 1812
Getting out ballast. 10
Apr 1812 Seaman Thomas Williams fell
from mizzen top and was killed. 11
Apr 1812 Stripping masts ‑‑
Midshipmen Cross and 12
Apr 1812 Seamen Henry Jefries [sic] and
John Brown deserted. 13
Apr 1812 Snow. 14
Apr 1812 "...ripping up planking
adjoining the ways..." 15
Apr 1812 Crew shifted to GENERAL GREENE. 21
Apr 1812 Commenced overhauling rigging
in loft ‑‑ Thomas Cassady [sic] and John Barnes deserted. 23
Apr 1812 Prepared to heave down. 27
Apr 1812 Midshipman Belcher joined. 30
Apr 1812 Seamen William Conklin, John
Dana, Calven Chappell, and John Smith deserted ‑‑ Dr. Cotton
transferred. 1 May 1812
(Wednesday) Midshipman Haslett rejoined ‑‑ Midshipmen Salter
and Barry and 6 new men joined. 2 May 1812
Boatswain's Mate Thomas Musto presumed to have drowned himself after 2
days of irrational behavior ‑‑ hove down ‑‑
"Bottom better than was Expected..." ‑‑
righted her again. 5 May 1812
6 May 1812
0800 Righted her to 2nd course ‑‑ patching copper. 8 May 1812
Finished coppering starboard side ‑‑ righted and
"winded" ship ‑‑ John Jeffries died in hospital ‑‑ Boys
Peter Jones and William Weri [sic] deserted ‑‑ 1700 received 8 new
men. 10
May 1812 1600 Thomas Musto's body found
floating alongside; inquest verdict: suicide due to insanity ‑‑
2100 Patrick McDonald died while on liberty. 11
May 1812 Received 3 new men. 12
May 1812 1700 Finished repairing copper. 13
May 1812 Unrigging heaving down pendants
‑‑ Midshipman Snelson joined. 14
May 1812 Got foremast out ‑‑
Midshipman McCrary joined. 15
May 1812 Boy John Waterhouse deserted. 16
May 1812 Bowsprit got out; it and
foremast condemned. 17
May 1812 Received 6 new men. 18
May 1812 Midshipman Eskridge joined. 19
May 1812 Midshipman Cook joined. 20
May 1812 Received 21 new men. 22
May 1812 Spars being returned to the
ship. 24
May 1812 Ordinary Seaman William Cooms
[sic] deserted. 25
May 1812 New foremast stepped. 26 May 1812
Main top emplaced. 28
May 1812 Painted main topmast ‑‑
James Barret [sic] and William Kinny deserted foretop emplaced and painted. 29
May 1812 Began stowing hold and getting
water casks ‑‑ main topmast swayed up. 30
May 1812 Getting mizzen top and mizzen
topmast from shop. 31
May 1812 (Sunday) Sultry. 1 Jun 1812
Swayed up the mizzen topsail yard and crossjack ‑‑ trysail
mast swayed up also fore topsail yard, main topsail yard, and spanker boom. 2 Jun 1812
Swayed up the topgallant yards ‑‑ received 2 new men and
deserter James Reed, caught in 3 Jun 1812
Rigging out the jibboom ‑‑ cool weather. 4 Jun 1812
Blacking the yards. 7 Jun 1812
Sent up studdingsail booms. 8 Jun 1812
"...got 3rd cutter, green boat, and gig..." from the boat shed
and "...run them aboard..." 9 Jun 1812
1600 Crew returned aboard ‑‑ deserters John Bivins and John
Lindsey brought back. 10
Jun 1812 0800 Sailed ‑‑ towed
of Greenleaf Point Bar. 11
Jun 1812 1100 Hove over bar ‑‑
1145 anchored off 12
Jun 1812 Watering. 13
Jun 1812 1200 SecNav visited; 15 guns ‑‑
1430 departed ‑‑ provisioning. 14
Jun 1812 Gun deck capstan brought aboard
for installation. 18
Jun 1812 1100 Sailed downriver ‑‑
2330 5th cutter brought declaration of war. 19
Jun 1812 0700 Exercised at general
quarters ‑‑ 1700 read declaration of war to crew; 3 cheers. 20
Jun 1812 1300 Sailed ‑‑ 1900
anchored off Indian Point. 21
Jun 1812 0400 Sailed ‑‑ 0700
anchored off |