Frederick Callaghan

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Maureen Withey on 10th October 2022

List of 80 male convicts (originally sent on Guildford 1812) be embarked per Ruby of Calcutta to Hobart Town, with the indents from Guildford, master Johnson, in 1812. https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON13-1-1$init=CON13-1-1P22 Fredk. Callaghan, tried Northamn. Ass., 5 Mar 1810, Life.

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Maureen Withey on 31st July 2022

PIRATICAL SEIZURE OF THE UNITY. — This vessel, a colonial schooner of about 30 tons, left Port Dalrymple on the 3d of April last bound for Hobart Town, with Mr. W. H. MANSELL, who was one of the owners, and three seamen on board. Shortly after she had put to sea, however, she encountered a heavy gale, by which she was driven considerably out of her course, in Bass's Straits, and having but little provision on board, was obliged to procure from a small sealing party a quantity of salted mutton birds. On the 23d of the same month (April) she reached the Derwent, moored off Hobart Town, and was the same night boarded between eleven and twelve, by seven armed men, who presented firelocks at Mr. MANSELL and his small unarmed crew, and captured the vessel by surprise, without any possibility of rendering opposition effectual. Having cut her away from her moorings, the desperadoes made sail ; and landing the legitimate owner and crew at Frederick Henry Bay, gave them up the boat with which they had effected the piracy. The persons who were immediately discovered to be absent, and who there could be no doubt were the offenders, are as follow: William Britton, alias Symer, alias Mark Tyler, capitally convicted at the Old Bailey in December, 1810 ; came by the Guilford ; a prisoner for life. Richard Payne, capitally convicted, at the Old Bailey in October, 1811 ; came in the Indefatigable ; also for life. Patrick, commonly called Peter Russell, capitally convicted at the Old Bailey in April, 1811 ; came in the Indefatigable ; for life. Thomas Watson, convicted at the Old Bailey in December, 1809 ; came in the Indefatigable ; a prisoner for seven years. Thomas Curtis, capitally convicted at Bristol in April, 1811 ; came in the Indefatigable ; a prisoner for life. Thomas Bird, convicted at Wells, in Somersetshire, in July, 1811 ; came in the Indefatigable, for seven years ; and Frederick Callaghan, capitally convicted at Northampton in March, 1810; came also in the Indefatigable ; a prisoner for life. As the only provisions on board the Unity comprised about 50 lbs. of flour, and 40 lbs. of salted mutton birds, it is scarcely possible that they should attempt a long voyage without adopting some method of recruiting their stock, in which effort a delay must be occasioned, which it is to be hoped will prove the means of their being secured, and speedily brought to condign punishment. The owners, we are sorry to add, had a considerable property on board, consisting of piece goods, wine, &c. shipped from hence for the settlements on Van Dieman's Land. Sydney Gazette, 21 Aug 1813. -------------------------------------------------- The above report is factually incorrect, as Frederick came on the Guildford, not the Indefatigable. --------------------------------------------------- The following have been removed have been removed Habeas Corpus from his Majesty's gaol for the county of Huntingdon, to the gaol of this county, viz. Henry Boswaite, charged with stealing four ewe sheep, the property of Wm. Smith, of Stoke-Doyle ; and Frederick Callaghan, charged with stealing two bulls, the property of John Higgins, of Irthlingborough. Northampton Mercury, 6 Jan 1810. At our assizes, which ended on Wednesday, Frederick Callaghan, for stealing two bulls, and Henry Boswait and William Burditt, for sheepstealing, were severally convicted, and received sentence death, but were all reprieved before the Judge left the town. Northampton Mercury, 10 Mar 1810. --------------------------------------------------