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10 Remarks on Board of Bark Andrew Hicks of Mon Nov 30th this day Comes in With N E Wind and Cloudy Weather 6 am keep steering for Saint Antone light 7:30 got up Cables and got all Ready and Came to anchor in 15 fathoms Capt Chace sent of tow Boat and she towed us in Close to the town in 3 fathoms of Water Where the Can fix the leak if Pasible Carpenter Coming off tomorrow 16 Steamers and two War Ships and one Merchant Bark so ends this day
ST Vincent Dec 1 this day Comes in With N E Wind and last night at 8:30 pm six of the Crew Went on Shore Without the Captain Permission Boat Came from Shore and took them from the head Rails at 3am they Came off again their names are James Walter John De Graua and Carlos Almeida antoine P andrade Repheal M Swares the Capt took all their Belonging and put them in Starboard house and Reported them to the Counsel and Came on Board at 4 pm and told they Was in the rong James Walters gave Counsel Back answers and told him he Wasent god Counsel forbids him landing on Shore to day Broke out the fore peack lighting up the Ship head so ends this day
St Vincent Dec 2d: this day Comes in With N E Wind Crew Emp Breaking Stores and pumping Water put the Ship down 3 feet by the Stern Carpenter from Shore trying to locak the leak at 5:30 pm Starboard Watch Went on leave for the night so ends this day
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTES Line 8: The "ce" spelling of Chace was used by many Quaker families originating in Portsmouth, RI and Swansea, MA.
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11 Hicks of New Bedford. Charles a. Chace Master Lat N Thurs Dec 3d: Long W this day Comes in With pleasant Weather and N E Wind Carpenters repairing Ship at 8 am Came to the Conclusion that Could not do anny thing With out Puting the Ship on a dry Dock as there is none here We must Stow Back again at 5 pm Port Watch Went on Shore While getting them started James Walter Cleared out in a Boat from shore geting in from fore Chains 2 Departers 3 arivals at 8:30 am pumped ship had been standing fifteen hours tacking 18 min on one pump so ends this day
Frid Dec 4th: this day Comes in With Comes in With fine Weather Crew Emp stowing Back and took in fiftwen tuns of Water 1 Steamer arived tow departed Carpenters finished 3 pm 5 pm Starboard Watch gone ashore James Walter Deserted Ship 5 pm pumped Ship 18 minutes in time so ends this day
Sat Dec 5th: this day Comes in With Strong N E. Wind all day. Crew Emp Stowing off fore peak finished at 3 pm 6:45 am Watch Came on With eccepteons of Nicholas Fernandes Repheal SWares James Walters not on board one arival 5 pm Port Watch Whent ashore for the might the New Bedford Schr Elector arived from ST Nicholass 9 am Ship leaking about the same tacking 17 minutes to pump her out after standing fifteen hours on one pump having 8 inches of water so end day
Sund Dec 6th: this day Comes 2 men Came Back Joe Phillips and Joseph De Grass so ends this day
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12 Remarks on Board of Bark Andrew Hicks Mon Dec 7: this day Comes in With heary N E. Squalls Crew Refuses to go in the Ship Counsel held a survey the harbor Master and one Capt and a Ship Carpenter Ship had been standing since last night 4:45 pm til 5:20 pm had 22 inches of Water We pump out 7 inches they decided to leave it til tomorrow so ends this day.
Tues Dec 8: this day Comes in With heary N E. Squalls at 9 am Capt of Port and Carpenter and another Capt came off Sounded the pump had 23 inches of Water gave orders to Brake out for peak started 9:15 5 pm not finished at 11 am most of the Crew on Board exception [Jhan filsao?] Joe Hermon Carles Almeda Several steamers Departed and 5 arivels so ends this day
Wed Dec 9: this day Comes in With fresh N E Wind part of Crew Breking out fore peak Survays Came on Board had another look found leak on starboard side three feet under water they went on shore again 12 men from Forward Cleared out so ends this day Counsel put James Walters in jail Thurs Dec 10 this day Comes in With Steady N E Wind Crew Emp doing notting waiting for a decisson of the Survayers at 3 pm American Counsel sent for the mate log Book for information nothing douning English Man War and Cargo Steamers going Coming so end the day
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTES Lines 35-37: One the day a cablegram was sent from St. Vincent to Wing (owner/agents) "New Bedford. Surveyrs Recommends Hicks Barbados for repairs instruction. Guimarmes" [Written below] J. R. Guimarmes [NBWM Collections]
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13 of New Bedford Charles A. Chace Master Saint Vincent Fri Dec 11 this day Comes in With steady N E Wind Crew Waiting for the Survayers Decision at 10 am two transports and one man War all Portgees Departed one English man War Cleared 3 pm Counsel sent four fore men to sine a Protest falvering Persons William H Griffiths Benjamen Frates Peter Anderson Walter Flagg signed the Protest Counsel gave up log Book all Came on Board 4:30 pm so ends this day Saint Vincent Sat Dec 12 this day Comes in With N E Wind Crew Emp listing Ship to Port 8 am Carpenters Came off Bored a hole 2 feet Below Water line under Starboard fore Chanes Witch they claim is the Worst place at 4 pm pumped Ship ha tch 14 inches took ten minuts part of the Crew at 5 pm Went on Shore so ends this day. Saint Vincent Sun Dec 13: this day Comes in With N E Wind and fare Weather Ship laying with 2 anchors down and 45 fathoms of Cable out listed to Port down to Chain Plates. Part of the Crew ashore fare arrivals and two Departures pumped 10 includes of Water standing eight hours taking 30 minutes to suck the pump yesterday just same on Even keel about the same so ends this day Saint Vincent Mon Dec 14 this day Comes in Carpenter finished at 12 pm Crew Emp Stowing back fore hold this pm Capt Discharged Joseph De Gase Antoine Antores 5 pm part stowed Back so ends this day Ship had 4 am 9 inches 4:30 pm7 inches so ends this day --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTES Line 14: On this day a cablegram was sent which read: "St Vincint capeverdisland Dec 16'14 Wing, New Bedford Mass. Offer twelve hundred pounds ship Hicke as she stands Ronucci [NBWM collections]
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14 Remarks on Board of Bark Andrew Hicks Tues Dec 15: this day Comes in With light Wind from N E Crew Emp Stowing Back fore hold finished at 3 pm Manuel George Discharge sick and by lookes moar trying get thires 5 pm all but 2 went ashore at the Capt Request so ends this dark Wed Dec 16: this day Comes in With Calm several of this Crew holding the Ship from sailing the Counsel Refused to dicharge them But Sined three men in place of thoes that have been Discharged tuo English War Ships Came in Port and several Cago steamers Departed so ends this day
Thurs Dec 17th: this day Comes in With Calm Nothing douning 6 am found lanyard on the fore Smefter Cut off no boady knew any thing about it Ship leaking 10 inches in 15 hours tacking thirty minutes to pump her free it look as if they Were Bound to delay us as much as Possible so ends this day
Fri Dec 18th: this day Comes in With N E. Wind and Rain Showers lat part off the day Wind from South at 10 am go up Steam and put in new lanyard to fore shiller 12 pm all the men forward aboard of the Ship Boatsterers all on Shore 5 pm puled fires and this day gave nothing clome pumped Ship at 8 am 9 inches of Water taking 25 Shiruts and ayans at 4.30 had 7 inches Boats hanging round the Ship all day [Buying?] Waht they Can so ends this day
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTES Line 6: Did not find a Manuel George or Jorge in the shipping list. Line 28: This day a cablegram was sent as follows: St Vincint, C. V. Dec 18'1914 Wing, New Bedford, Mass Competent Surveyors report Unfit proceed except to dock repair bottom leaking can clear for Barbados Propose try cruise and home Chace Line 31: The Andrew Hicks was equiped with a donkey boiler for raising the anchors and possibly other functions.