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John Ryan was transported on the Phatisalam, departing 21st Jan 1821 and arriving 9th Jul 1821 with 4 passengers.
The Phatisalam, cargo ship left Calcutta 21 Jan 1821and on 9 July 1821, wrecked on Hunters Island, north of Van Diemen’s Land.
Phatisalam (generic)References
| Primary Source | Colonial Secretary Index. Hobart Town Gazette, 18 Aug 1821. |
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Captain Dillon's Sydney communication affords the names of our unfortunate fellow-creatures who were drowned in the long-boat; they are as follow :-Mr. Beamont, passenger; John Ryan and Charles Rigley, prisoners ; John Baptist, seacunny; Hassan, serang ; Amur, 2d tindle; and Carno, Mungaloo, and Amher, lascars. Sydney Gazette, 29 Sep 1821.
Colonial Secretary Index. RYAN, John. Per "Phatisalam", 1821. 1822 Feb 18 Convict from Calcutta per "Phatisalam" wrecked in Bass Strait. Drowned by the upsetting of a boat on 22 Jul 1821 (Reel 6018; 4/3521 p.299) ---------------------------------------------------- "PHATISALAM". Shipwrecked off Hunter Island. 1821 Aug 6-1822 Jan 14 Wreck of at Hunter's Island, rescue of survivors & Government mail, etc (Reel 6051; 4/1747 pp.125-55) 1822 Jan Re subsistence of shipwrecked sailors (Reel 6054, 4/1759 pp.89-2, 114; Reel 6056, 4/1763 p.241) 1822 c.Jan List of seamen belonging to Captain Dillon left at Sydney, and list of three men and the names of the ships in which they sailed (Reel 6051; 4/1749 pp.154-5) 1822 Jan 14 List of part of the crew of the "Phatisalam" provided for by Captain Dillon from their arrival at Port Dalrymple until sent to India or otherwise disposed of (Reel 6051; 4/1749 p.131) 1822 Apr 13 Re shipwreck (Reel 6009; 4/3505 pp.164-5) 1825 Mar 12 Re bond for maintenance of Lascar crewmen (Reel 6063; 4/1785 p.148) 1825 Mar 16 Re the subsistence of the crew (Reel 6014; 4/3513 p.615) --------------------------------------------------- LOSS OF THE INDIA SHIP PHATISALAM. - The following is the substance of a letter received overland from Port Dalrymple on Monday last from Captain Dillon, owner and commander of the India ship Phatisalam, addressed to an inhabitant of this town, stating the loss of that vessel from being driven on Hunter's Island, in a gale of wind, on the 9th ultimo:— It appears that the Phatisalam had experienced one of the worst voyages from Bengal perhaps ever known. She sailed from Calcutta on the 25th of January last, with a cargo of merchandize worth 80,000 rupees, bound for Hobart Town; but from accident the ship got twice on shore in coming out of the river; from which she did not however appear to have sustained any damage. On her passage she touched at Madras, from whence she sailed for her destined port on the 24th of February. After getting into the 15° south latitude, the ship began to make 6 inches water per hour; and the wind continued to blow S. E. till the vessel got into latitude 46° S. On the 30th April, at which time Captain D. was about 2500 miles from the Derwent, and 1400 miles from King George the Third's Sound, the ship made 16 to 28 inches water in the hour; and the crew were reduced to half a-pint of fresh water per day for seven weeks; during which period, several of the crew (Lascars) died from the extreme coldness of the weather, and the constant pumping. On the 21st May, the vessel was compelled to put into King George the Third's Sound, where she stayed a month, taking in water and endeavouring to stop the leaks of the ship; but all the exertions used had no effect, for soon after sailing from thence, she made no less than 20 inches water per hour, varying in quantity as the wind blew. In the beginning of July, the vessel reached Hunter's Island (North-west of Van Diemen's Land, about 90 miles from George-town); where, on the morning of the 9th of the same month, this unfortunate vessel drove on shore in a gale of wind; but the whole of the crew, with the Commander and his family, were safely got on shore from the wreck. We have to add, however, that the disasters of the voyage were not yet complete: soon after the vessel was stranded, several of the poor fatigued and wearied seamen were unfortunately drowned by the upsetting of the long-boat, just as they were starting off for Port Dalrymple to procure assistance. Out of those in the boat, only one person, an Officer of the ship, escaped a watery grave. The Commander, with 7 seamen, in the whale-boat, then left the wreck; and providentially reached George-town after a voyage of 12 days. The Phatisalam is nearly a new ship, of 259 tons burthen; the wreck and cargo are advertised to be sold by auction in this day's paper. Hobart Town Gazette, 18 Aug 1821.