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Richard Powell was transported on the Sugar Cane, departing 12th Apr 1792 and arriving 17th Sep 1793 with 102 passengers.
Sugar Cane, was a 403 burthen ton merchantman and convict ship that was dispatched in 1793 from Ireland to Australia. She was launched in 1786 upon the Thames River. Under the command of Thomas Musgrave, she sailed from Cork, Ireland, on 12 April 1793, with 110 male and 50 female convicts. During the voyage a mutiny by the convicts was put down and a convict executed. She arrived at Port Jackson, New South Wales on the 17 September 1793. The Sugar Cane left Port Jackson for Bengal in late 1793.
Sugar Cane (generic)References
| Primary Source | Freemans Journal, 12 January 1792 p 4: SRNSW, Indents of Convict ships, 1792-1794 "Sugar Cane" |
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Convict Notes
Freemans Journal, 12 January 1792 p 4: “TRIALS AT THE THOLSEL “The Quarter Sessions commenced at the Tholsel, before Dennis George, Esq, on Thursday last, at which the following persons were tried, viz: “Richard Powell for a highway robbery on James Cassidy – sentenced to be executed on Saturday, the 4th of February next.” Obviously, his sentence was respited from a capital conviction to Life. He is recorded on the indent for the ship "Sugar Cane". however, it is recorded in pencil "dead". This may mean he died on the ship.