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JOURNAL
OF MIDSHIPMAN PHILIP AUGUSTUS 29
OCTOBER 1824 ‑ 31 DECEMBER 1826, IN
USS CONSTITUTION MUSEUM 29
Oct 1824 Sailed from Captain Thomas Macdonough First Lieutenant E. A. F.
Vallette Second Lieutenant Thomas W.
Wyman Third Lieutenant Joseph Cross Fourth Lieutenant Samuel W.
Downing Fifth Lieutenant Josiah
Tattnall Sixth Lieutenant William M.
Armstrong Sailing Master B. M.
Tallmadge Surgeon William Turke [sic] Purser John B. Timberlake Chaplain John McCarty First Lieutenant H. W.
Gardner, USMC
Second Lieutenant H. B. Tyler, USMC
Midshipman
Pope Midshipman Calhoun Midshipman Harwood Midshipman H. W. Morris Midshipman Richard H. Morris Midshipman Marshall Midshipman Turner Midshipman L. Swartwout Midshipman J. W. Mooers Midshipman E. S. Lewis Midshipman Newell Midshipman Millen Midshipman Augustus Barnhouse Midshipman Robb Midshipman Baim Midshipman Philip A. Stockton Midshipman Hoban Midshipman Armstrong Midshipman Edwards Midshipman James Harmon Ward Midshipman Midshipman Skipwith Midshipman Jenkins Midshipman J. B. Glentworth Midshipman Midshipman Gansevoort Surgeon's Mate Walter Smith Surgeon's Mate D. W. Birck
[sic] Captain's Clerk G. F. Sawyer Boatswain John Balk Gunner John Lord Carpenter Richard Thomas Sailmaker Prince Acts [sic] 25
Nov 1824 Arrived at . 26 Nov 1824
"...the launch..." 28
Nov 1824 "...the 2nd
cutter..." 30
Nov 1824 Midshipmen Calhoun and Skipwith
detached. 1 Dec 1824
Sailed from 12
Dec 1824 Anchored off 16
Dec 1824 Sailed. 19
Dec 1824 1700 Seaman John C. Norman died
‑‑ buried at sea the next morning. 22
Dec 1824 Anchored at 10
Jan 1825 "Armourers repairing hoops
for mainmast..." 14
Jan 1825 "...painting the
Bowsprit..." 20
Jan 1825 "...painted the main
topgallant mast..." 22
Jan 1825 "...the 1st & 2nd
Cutters..." 6 Feb 1825
Sailed. 11
Feb 1825 Arrived at 16
Feb 1825 Lieutenant Cross detached. 8 Mar 1825
Midshipmen H. W. Morris, Swartwout, Mooers, Glentworth detached ‑‑
Midshipman Barnhouse compelled to resign for "ungentlemanly & unofficerlike conduct." 26
Apr 1825 Lieutenant H. W. Gardner, USMC,
died. 5 May 1825
Boy Joseph Colson died. 9 May 1825
Received an anchor weighing 77 cwt, 2 qr, 13 lbs. 11
May 1825 Seaman Moses Williams died. 12
May 1825 Lieutenant John W. Bell tried
by court martial, publicly reprimanded, and restored to duty. 29
May 1825 Sailed. 1 Jun 1825
Off 2 Jun 1825
"...the 5 Jun 1825
"...made telegraphic signals to Cyane..." 6 Jun 1825
Off 12
Jun 1825 Arrived at 16
Jun 1825 Commodore Rodgers relieved
Commodore Macdonough as squadron commander. ? Jul 1825
Midshipman Lewis detached ‑‑ Midshipman H. W. Morris
returned ‑‑ Midshipmen Ingersoll and Mower reported aboard for
duty, as did Lieutenant Carpenter ‑‑
Midshipman Pope promoted to Acting Sailing Master as Sailing Master Tallmadge
was promoted to Lieutenant. 9 Jul 1825
Sailed. 10
Jul 1825 11
Jul 1825 Rigged out new booms. 20
Jul 1825 "...our stern
boat..." 25
Jul 1825 Passed Golita. 26
Jul 1825 Anchored of 28
Jul 1825 Sailed ‑‑ lost
starboard anchor at the clinch. 10
Aug 1825 Arrived at Ausa, 14
Aug 1825 Sailed. 20
Aug 1825 Arrived at 31
Aug 1825 Sailed to Nourla for watering. 5 Sep 1825
[about] Marines Sword, Lockhart and Sawyer, and Seaman John Sloan died
in the temporary hospital set up on 9 Sep 1825
Sailed from Nourla [sic]. 12
Sep 1825 Arrived at Napoli [sic], 14
Sep 1825 Ship visited by the President
of the Grecian Executive Council. 17
Sep 1825 Seaman John Day died. 19
Sep 1825 Sailed. 7 Oct 1825
Off 10
Oct 1825 Arrived at 14
Oct 1825 Captain Daniel T. Patterson
relieved Captain Macdonough. 25
Oct 1825 Quarter Gunner Henry Morrison
died. 16
Nov 1825 Doctor Jackson replaced the
detached Doctor Turk ‑‑ Midshipman Arnold Hemphill detached ‑‑
Surgeon's Mate W. Smith transferred to 17
Nov 1825 Sailed. 18
Nov 1825 Marine Michael Hurley died. 20
Nov 1825 Passing 30
Nov 1825 Arrived at Port 3 Dec 1825
Entered the Navy Yard. 5 Dec 1825
Captain Patterson left the ship to take command of 23
Jan 1826 Captain George C. Read took
command. 3 Feb 1826
Moved out of Navy Yard. 21
Feb 1826 Captain Patterson relieved
Captain Read. 22
Feb 1826 Received 117 fathoms of chain cable
from 23
Feb 1826 Midshipman Hayne [sic] and
Porter joined. 25
Feb 1826 Received 120 fathoms of new
22" cable. 1 Mar 1826
"...launched 4th cutter..." 5 Mar 1826
Quartermaster John Neal demoted to Seaman and John Ward promoted in his
stead. 6 Mar 1826
"...launched the 3rd cutter..." 9 Mar 1826
"...the launch..." 13
Mar 1826 Boy John Ross fell from the
main topgallant crosstrees and broke his thigh. 20
Mar 1826 Received 120 bbls bread. 21
Mar 1826 Received 110 bbls bread. 23
Mar 1826 Received 2 cords wood. 29
Mar 1826 Received 23 bbls beef, 28 bbls
pork, 27 bbls flour, 27 kegs butter, 9 coils rigging, 116 gals (1 hhd)
molasses, 32 bolts Russian canvas, and 5 bolts American canvas. 1 Apr 1826
Holystoned decks. 4 Apr 1826
Received 3 casks (216 gals) vinegar. 6 Apr 1826
Received 238 bbls bread. 7 Apr 1826
Received 55 bbls bread and 109 bbls whiskey. 8 Apr 1826
Received 65 bbls bread ‑‑ "...launch, 1st cutter, and
barge..." 10
Apr 1826 Sailed. 14
Apr 1826 Passing 17
Apr 1826 Arrived at 29
Apr 1826 Received 200 bushels coal, 144
boxes raisins, 3 boxes prunes, and 6 boxes cheese. 1 May 1826
Doctor Dewit [sic] Birch died of bilious fever and was buried in the
neutral ground. 13
May 1826 Received a launch load of wood
and [?] bushels of charcoal. 16
May 1826 Sailed. 24
May 1826 Arrived at 25
May 1826 Sailed. 31
May 1826 Buried Seaman Edward Cogswell
at sea. 1 Jun 1826
Arrived at 4 Jun 1826
Sailed. 11 Jun 1826
Arrived at 15
Jun 1826 Sailed. 16
Jun 1826 Arrived at Ausa, 19
Jun 1826 Sailed. 20
Jun 1826 Arrived at Nourla ‑‑
"...scrub the paintwork on the main and spar deck..." ? Jun 1826
The crew is organized into 6 divisions. 30
Jun 1826 Sailed ‑‑ 35,150
gals of water aboard. 4 Jul 1826
Anchored between Tenedos and the mainland ‑‑ cleared for
action upon approach of 25 Turkish men‑of‑war ‑‑ no
action. 9 Jul 1826
Sailed to reconnoitre the entrance to the 11
Jul 1826 Anchored at Mytilene. 17
Jul 1826 Sailed. 18
Jul 1826 Arrived at Nourla. 20
Jul 1826 Holystoned decks. 11
Aug 1826 Sailed. 15
Aug 1826 Standing through the Straits of
Silot. 16
Aug 1826 Arrived at 19
Aug 1826 Lieutenant William M. Armstrong
transferred to 22
Aug 1826 Sailed ‑‑
"...the whaleboat..." 24
Aug 1824 30
Aug 1826 Off 10
Sep 1826 Arrived at Port 18
Sep 1826 The launch swamped with a load
of fresh water ‑‑ no casualties ‑‑ salvaged ‑
Lieutenant Voorhees and Surgeon Osborne detached – Lieutenant McCulloch and Surgeon
Smith joined ‑‑ Midshipmen R. H. Morris and R. Deacon detached. 9 Oct 1826
Quartermaster Gustavus Headlow fell from the main yard and was killed instantly
‑‑ buried ashore the next day. 31
Dec 1826 Embarked officers: Captain Daniel T. Patterson First Lieutenant E. A. F.
Vallette Second Lieutenant George
McCulloch Third Lieutenant Robert B.
Randolph Fourth Lieutenant William F.
Shields Fifth Lieutenant Benjamin
Tallmadge Sixth Lieutenant/Acting
Sailing Master Surgeon Walter Smith Purser John B. Timberlake First Lieutenant William Dulany, USMC Midshipman Harwood Midshipman Marshall Midshipman Turner Midshipman Hayne Midshipman Hansford Midshipman Robb Midshipman Amasa Paine, Jr. Midshipman Philip A. Stockton Midshipman Ward Midshipman Armstrong Midshipman Ingersoll Midshipman Jankins Midshipman Hoff Midshipman Edwards Midshipman Porter Midshipman Guert Gansevoort Midshipman Page Midshipman Bache Midshipman Brent Midshipman Keith Midshipman Mower [sic] Midshipman Doughty Surgeon's Mate John F. Brooks Captain's Clerk John Fairles Schoolmaster George Jones Boatswain John Bell Gunner John Lord Carpenter Richard Thomas Sailmaker William Prince
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