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Hugh Mcteague was transported on the Recovery, departing 5th Apr 1823 and arriving 30th Jul 1823 with 169 passengers.
Built 1799 Batavia, 493 tons. 1823 voyage. Also arrived the same morning, (i.e. Thursday last) from Ireland, having sailed from the Cove of Cork on the 5th April, the ship Recovery, Captain Fotherley, with 180 male convicts, in tolerable health : no deaths on the passage. Surgeon Superintendent, Dr. Cunningham, R. N. The guard comprises a detachment of the 1st, or Royals, commanded by Captain Gill, who is accompanied by his Lady. Three free passengers come out by this conveyance, at the expence of the Crown. Sydney Gazette, Thurs 7 Aug 1823. 1835 voyage. Surgeon's general remarks. On 5th October 1835, the Guard embarked at Deptford, consisting of 1 staff, 1 subaltern, 2 sergeants, 1 drummer, 26 rank and file of the 28th Regiment, accompanied by 8 women and 4 children. On the 19th at Spithead we received on board 160 male convicts from the Leviathan and 120 from the York Hulk and in the 30th got under weigh, previous to which, the convicts were discharged to the hulks in consequence of their being a great nuisance on board. Source:The medical and surgical journal of HM convict ship Recovery for 5 October 1835 to 16 March 1836 by Alexander Neill, during which time the said ship was employed in passage to Sydney New South Wales
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| Primary Source | Colonial Secretary Index. Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. |
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https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/browse/r/h/C4106889 ADM 101/63/61822-1823 Journal of the convict ship Recovery for 19 November 1822 to 4 August 1823 by Peter Cunningham, Surgeon and Superintendent. (Described at item level). The first part of the journal is in diary form with daily entries covering the daily routine of cleaning decks and allowing prisoners on deck, temperature measurements, provisions opened, names of those admitted or discharged from the sick list and the number on the list. The second part of the journal, from folio 28, covers the treatment of some of the sick in more detail. Folio 6: 27 March 1823, W Graham, H McTeague and J Dogherty double ironed, handcuffed and confined on bread and water for stealing tobacco. Folio 11: Friday, 24 [25] April 1823, J Walsh and J Dignum handcuffed and confined on bread and water for 36 hours for quarrelling with Captain of Deck. J Horne, H Horne, H McTeague, F McCourt and J Jones ordered to clean the main deck for a week for various offences. Folio 18: [H] McTeague, Convict; disease or hurt, catarrh. Put on sick list, 5 June 1823. Discharged, 3 July 1823.
Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. Hugh McTeague, age 20, Recovery (2) 1823, Tried Leitrim Co., 7 years, DOB 1803, Native place, Armagh, Errand boy. --------------------------------------------------- Colonial Secretary Index. MCTEAGUE, Hugh. Per "Recovery", 1823. 1823 Aug 4 - On list of convicts landed from the "Recovery" and forwarded to Windsor for distribution (Reel 6011; 4/3509 p.5) 1825 Jun 20 - Convict in the service of Richard Fitzgerald of Windsor at the last two musters (Reel 6014; 4/3514 p.523) -------------------------------------------------- The following case may be relevant to Hugh. It concerns someone named McTeague, employed by a Mr Fitzgerald of Bathurst district. The GOVERNOR is concerned to think, from the Reports He has received, that the Proceedings of the Natives are the Effect of Resentment at the Outrages committed upon them by Stock-keepers, who interfere with their Women, and by such, and other Acts of Aggression, provoke them to retaliate. His EXCELLENCY is the more confirmed in this Opinion … ..A third Report has been received from the Magistrates of Bathurst, that a Party of Aborigines had been fired upon ; and it appears by the Statement of a Native Constable, that three Women and their Children were wounded. McTeague, who is in Custody, as being one of the Party who fired, is in the Employment of a Person of the Name of Fitzgerald ; and Saturday, the Chief, has stated, that he heard Mr. Fitzgerald tell his Men to fire at the Natives if they took any more of the Indian Corn.—It appears that two Shots were fired, and that one of the Persons present was on Horseback, and galloped off, after firing. —This Matter is now in Train of immediate Investigation. It is not, however, enough that the Aggressors in such Cases suffer a just Punishment, it is necessary to look to the Consequences, in the Event the Natives, who have always appeared friendly and well-disposed, being forced into Measures of determined Hostility,—not that the Government apprehends any immediate or positive Danger from their Proceedings, but it must ever reluctantly punish Acts, which are the Result of unprovoked Injuries. …. Sydney Gazette, 6 May 1826. --------------------------------------------------- THE undermentioned Persons have obtained Certificates of Freedom during the last Week; viz. Recovery (2), Hugh M'Teague. Sydney Gazette, 4 Aug 1829.