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Daniel Delahunty was transported on the Earl St Vincent, departing 9th Aug 1818 and arriving 16th Dec 1818 with 161 passengers.
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Convict Notes
THE ECLIPSE; On Wednesday the 11th instant, at about the hour of ten o’clock in the forenoon, the cutter Eclipse, belonging to Messrs. John Atkinson and James Reibey, was piratically taken from alongside the Government Wharf, at the port of Newcastle, Hunter’s River, by thirteen prisoners of the crown, three of whom are said to be seamen. They were facilitated in their escape by the sails being loosened to dry, and the master only being on deck at the time, so that they had only to put him below and slip the cable. There was a sentinel on duty at the wharf, when she began to move ; she was almost out of musket shot before suspicion was excite, and any alarm given; she was nearly round Nobby ‘s Island before a boat, properly manned and armed, could be got ready. The master and the crew were put into a boat, which was alongside belonging to the government, but this was not done until the vessel was well out at sea. At twelve o’clock she was just visible faraway, in the offing, steering North East. The provisions on board at the time consisted of two bags of bread, a cask of salt pork, a harness cask of beef, and a quarter of fresh beef, with about 80 gallons of water. Two puncheons of rum were landed from the cutter a short time previous to her seizure by the pirates. (Further particulars.) In less than two minutes the men had entire possession of the cutter. When she swung it was thought she had parted from her moorings ; but, on seeing the sails begin to be hoisted, it was immediately suspected what they were at, and alarm was given; but before Captain A. or Lieutenant Owen could reach the wharf she was running down the harbour with a fine fair westerly wind and ebb tide. Every effort was made to get a boat away in pursuit; but the boats crews being all convicts, did not hurry them selves to overtake her. However, they started with six or eight soldiers, under Mr. Owen’s orders, but their expedition was fruitless, and they soon returned. The pirates put the master and his crew into a boat, and sent them on shore; and by three or four o’clock the cutter was out ot sight. The last time she was seen she was standing to the N. E., wind at west, and appeared to be hauling up north, under a press of canvas ; but being very crank, on account of the small quantity of coal on board, they were obliged to run her away large. We have no doubt, from all that can be learnt, that they intend for Timor. A person who was steward with Captain King (Jas. Johnston) in his voyage round this Island, is the navigator, and Wm. Tunnecliffe, who headed the party that ran away with Captain Allman’s gig last January, is the Captain. There were no spirits on board, and consequently there is less chance of falling in with the pirates, as they will be kept sober. They were, employed in lading the vessel with coals ; for which service the owners were to pay so much per ton. Three of them had been ordered to be kept in gaol previous to their being transported to Port Macquarie but notwithstanding their being under sentence they were allowed to work in irons — their overseer had run away from Port Macquarie. The Australian, 26 May 1825. Accompanying the following list was a letter from the Colonial Secretary, dated 14 Nov 1825, to A. Hely, the Principal Supt. of Convicts. Sir, I beg to call your attention to the enclosed list of runaways, whose names have not, I believe, been published in the Gazette, and I solicit a statement of the reasons of these omissions to enable me to adopt measures to prevent their recurrence. Signed, F. Goulburn. List of Runaways specifying their names, ships, assignments and dates of desertion. All were assigned to Govt, Hunters River, and deserted on 11 May 1825. William Tunnecliffe, per Elizabeth, James Obery, Per Coromandel Charles Day, Per Lady Castlereagh John Patterson, per Guildford. James Johnston, per Larkins Lewis Collins, per Neptune Thomas Greenway, per Dick Danl. Delahantry, per Earl St Vincent Charles North, per Recovery Joseph Collins, per Medway William Wheatley, per Batavia George Cain, per Elizabeth George Spencer, per Shipley. —————————————————————————- Nothing further was heard of the Eclipse and the 13 men who sailed in her.
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ADM 101/21/7A/61818-1819 Journal of the Convict Ship Earl St Vincent for 22 July 1818 to 15 January 1819 by John Johnson, Surgeon and Superintendent, during which time the said ship was employed on a voyage to New South Wales. Folio 15: Danl [Daniel] Delahunty, taken ill at sea, sick or hurt; purging with griping and tenesmus severe pain of left side and much purged; taken ill on 6 November 1818. Folio 18: 2 December 1818; bedding stowed away owing to rain, convicts attended the usual duties, fires in the prison and hospital, shaving and washing day, double irons to John Maloney, Thomas Maker, Daniel Delahunty, Pat Sullivan, and Thomas Lahy for conspiring and beating Pat Magee. -------------------------------------------------- Colonial Secretary Index. DELAHUNTY, Daniel or DELANTY. Per "Earl St Vincent", 1818 1821 Sep 12 On list of prisoners transported to Newcastle per "Elizabeth Henrietta" (Reel 6008; 4/3504 p.362) 1821 Dec 29 Runaway from Newcastle who delivered himself up under the Proclamation of 15 Dec; re his staying in Sydney or return to Newcastle (Reel 6067; 4/1807 p.257) 1822 Feb 6 On lists of convict runaways from Newcastle removed to Port Macquarie per "Newcastle" (Reel 6008, 4/3504A p.494; Reel 6019, 4/3864 pp.350-1) 1822 Feb 6 To be removed to Port Macquarie having given himself up under the proclamation of Sir Thomas Brisbane (Reel 6008; 4/3504A p.405) 1824 Dec 10 Runaway from Port Macquarie; sentenced to Macquarie Harbour, Van Diemen's Land. On return of fines and punishments in the Police Office; listed as Delanty (Reel 6023; 4/6671 p.103) 1824 Dec 15 On list of runaways from Port Macquarie forwarded to Newcastle per "Mars" (Reel 6014; 4/3513 p.97) 1825 Nov 14,19 On lists of runaways; escaped from Newcastle in the cutter "Eclipse" on 11 May. Also listed as Delahantry (Reel 6015, 4/3515 p.615; Reel 6063, 4/1784 p.307a)
Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. Daniel Delahunty, age on arrival, 23, per Earl St Vincent (1) 1818, Tried at Tipperary, 1817, Life. DOB, 1795, Native place, Tipperary. Labourer.